Comparison

AudioReverb vs sub808

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AudioReverb

Apply studio-quality algorithmic reverberation to your music and audio. This app simulates acoustic spaces and classical reverb algorithms for a realistic sound. Enhance your music library or use it as a professional plugin with compatible hosts.

Highlights
  • Algorithmic reverberation
  • Early reflection modeling
  • 118 factory presets
  • 4-band equalizer
  • AUv3 compatible
  • Audiobus 3 compatible
  • Inter-app audio compatible
Features
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Studio quality reverb for AUv3 compatible hosts / Audiobus / Inter-app audio and songs from your iTunes music library. AudioReverb is an algorithmic reverberation app which combines the flexibility of vintage algorithmic reverbs with the sonic quality of convolution based reverbs.

 The creation of high quality reverb needs a realistic simulation of the important early reflections together with a smooth and colorless reverberation tail.

 The early reflections are the most important clue for the human ear to get a feeling about the dimension and character of a room. Most algorithmic reverbs offer a number of different algorithms to simulate different natural rooms like chamber, halls or artificial ones like plates.  AudioReverb uses impulse responses from real acoustic spaces and classical reverb algorithms to emulate their acoustical properties.

 The resulting reverberation sets new standards in clarity and sense of space ! Use AudioReverb for enhancing your listening experience with your favourite iTunes songs. Use AudioReverb as professional reverb plugin to improve the quality of any Audiobus or Inter-app audio compatible App. • Smooth reverb tail generation. • Early Reflection Modelling. • 118 factory presets. • 4 Band Equalizer. • AudioUnit for AUv3 compatible hosts. • Inter-app audio compatible effect. • Audiobus 3 compatible as effect. • Reverberate any song in your iTunes library. • Low latency live usage with mic and headphones. • Audio recorder. • Audio file export via pasteboard / open in / e-mail

About

sub808

Create powerful sub-bass sounds with this intuitive instrument app. Explore analog-inspired flavors, fine-tune saturation, and sculpt your basslines with versatile envelope and shaper controls. Compatible across devices for seamless production.

Highlights
  • 50 Factory Presets
  • 4 Analog Flavors
  • 8 Saturation Modes
  • Filter Cutoff & Glide
  • Handcrafted Envelope & Shaper
  • Cross-platform Compatibility
Features
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Sub atomic bass. Anywhere. For any mix. sub808 is the end result of countless hours dialing in and perfecting the perfect 808 - so you don’t have to! Experience the instant power of sub808 in your productions and sculpt your bass into something uniquely yours with our intuitive interface, all within moments. At its core, sub808 includes 50 Factory Presets, featuring 4 distinct flavors: Smooth, Tape, Gritty, and Nasty. Each flavor comes with its own unique analog character, providing excellent starting points for your creativity. Fine-tune these sounds to perfection with 8 Saturation modes, offering precise control over drive and mix levels. Smooth Easy-To-Dial-in Filter Cutoff & Glide Times: Experience enhanced versatility with a filter cutoff featuring both pre and post saturation modes, enabling you to position your filter precisely within the signal chain. Elevate your bass playability with the added convenience of an easily adjustable glide function, facilitating seamless pitch bending between your bass lines for added depth and expression. Handcrafted Envelope and Shaper: We’ve dialed in a customized amp envelope, giving you just what you need: Attack & Release. To complement this further, a specialized transient shaper that can sculpt your sound from a smooth bass pad, to PUNCH kick drum sound with ease. Collaborate, Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Machine: Wether you have a fleet of production machines, or if you collaborate with music makers around the world, we have you covered with cross-platform compatibility & presets to make switching between any machine fast and easy. Features - 50 Factory Presets covering multiple genres - 4 distinct Flavors with baked in Analog goodness - 8 Saturation Modes w/ Drive & Mix Controls - Punch Control for Smooth or Punchy bass - Sound sculpting Glide & Attack/Release Controls - Preset Manager included for saving, editing, and loading different presets - Standalone app and AUv3 included

Screenshots

AudioReverb3 screens
sub8084 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AudioReverb at 65% against sub808's 0%. AudioReverb also leads on price ($1.99 vs $9.99). sub808's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.7). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AudioReverb costs $1.99 and sub808 $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

sub808 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of AudioReverb's written reviews are positive against 0% of sub808's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AudioReverb ships an update every 4 months, sub808 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AudioReverb versus sub808: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioReverbsub808
Price$1.99 — better$9.99
Rating3.7 (23 ratings)4.1 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarry GohsOSC Audio

Customer experience

AudioReverb

All ratings22 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral13.6%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral12.3%
Negative22.8%

sub808

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

AudioReverb

No in-app purchases

None

sub808

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AudioReverb free?
AudioReverb costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is sub808 free?
sub808 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AudioReverb or sub808?
sub808 is rated higher. AudioReverb averages 3.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while sub808 averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do AudioReverb or sub808 have ads?
Neither AudioReverb nor sub808 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AudioReverb or sub808?
AudioReverb ships an update every 4 months, and sub808 every 6 months. Most recently, AudioReverb was updated on November 1, 2026 and sub808 on November 4, 2026.

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