Comparison

amoenus externus vs Waveguide Flute AUv3

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

Head to head
About

amoenus externus

Features
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amoenus externus transforms your headphone listening into a natural speaker experience. Using a carefully tuned arrangement of 9 ultra-short delays, it recreates the acoustic perception of a classic stereo speaker triangle — placing the sound naturally in front of you, slightly outside your head, rather than inside it. No artificial reverb. No coloration. Just a more natural, fatigue-free headphone sound. Compatible with foobar2000 (v2.25+), AUM, GarageBand, and all AUv3-compatible hosts on iOS.

About

Waveguide Flute AUv3

Transform your device into a physically modeled wind instrument. Play melodies using an on-screen piano roll or a MIDI wind controller, with deep sound shaping and expression controls for authentic performance.

Highlights
  • Physically modeled wind instrument
  • AUv3 plugin for GarageBand, Logic, AUM
  • On-screen piano roll and MIDI controller support
  • Deep sound shaping controls
  • Expression controls for performance
  • Built-in reverb
  • Full MIDI support
Features
Currently charting
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This is the AUv3 version — everything in the free Waveguide Flute app, plus the Waveguide Flute AUv3 instrument plug-in you can load in GarageBand, AUM, Logic, or any AUv3 host to play the same physical model inside your own projects. Waveguide Flute turns your iPad or iPhone into a physically modeled wind instrument — a Cook/STK-style waveguide flute you play from an on-screen piano roll or a MIDI wind controller (EWI). FEATURES • Authentic waveguide physical modeling — not a sample library • Waveguide Flute AUv3 instrument plug-in for GarageBand, AUM, Logic, and other AUv3 hosts • Deep Sound page: shape jet ratio, reflection, loop damping, noise, and more • Expression controls for live performance: blow intensity, breathiness, pitch bend, auto-vibrato • Built-in reverb with 7 factory spaces • On-screen piano roll with velocity and breath control • Full MIDI support — notes, breath (CC#2), pitch bend • Compatible with Akai EWI and other MIDI wind controllers that send breath and pitch bend • Remembers your last settings, with one-tap reset to defaults • Bluetooth MIDI support, plus a configurable Breath Control input (Mod Wheel or custom CC) for keyboard players without a wind controller Play it like a real wind instrument: breathe into the sound, bend pitch, add vibrato — all rendered by a genuine physical model, not recordings.

Screenshots

amoenus externus4 screens
Waveguide Flute AUv32 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Waveguide Flute AUv3 at every 2 days against amoenus externus's fortnightly. Waveguide Flute AUv3 also leads on chart position (#191 vs unranked). amoenus externus's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

amoenus externus costs $2.99 and Waveguide Flute AUv3 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

amoenus externus ships an update fortnightly, Waveguide Flute AUv3 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
amoenus externus versus Waveguide Flute AUv3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteramoenus externusWaveguide Flute AUv3
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#191 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErich MeierTomonori Yamasaki

In-app purchases

None

amoenus externus

No in-app purchases

None

Waveguide Flute AUv3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is amoenus externus free?
amoenus externus costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waveguide Flute AUv3 free?
Waveguide Flute AUv3 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do amoenus externus or Waveguide Flute AUv3 have ads?
Neither amoenus externus nor Waveguide Flute AUv3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, amoenus externus or Waveguide Flute AUv3?
amoenus externus ships an update fortnightly, and Waveguide Flute AUv3 every 2 days. Most recently, amoenus externus was updated on October 25, 2026 and Waveguide Flute AUv3 on October 26, 2026.

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