Arguments vs Skulptur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arguments
This vintage-style audio processing plugin generates unique sounds by combining two signals with complex math. It functions as a tone generator, distortion unit, or multimode filter, encouraging sonic exploration.
- Vintage-style audio processing
- Dual signal combination
- Test tone generation
- Complex distortion unit
- Multimode filter
- Encourages sonic exploration
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Arguments is a vintage-style test equipment plugin for tone generation and dual audio processing. It takes two signals and smashes them together using math derived from analog nuclear research processors. The results are dynamic, often unpredictable but always unique. Since each part of Arguments can run independently, it also works as a sonically rich test tone generator, as a complex distortion unit, or as a multimode filter. Arguments open nature rewards exploration, the presets are a mere suggestion for you to jump off from.
Skulptur
This interactive filter instrument offers a unique way to manipulate sounds with touch-centric controls. Animate and sculpt your audio using 10 surgical filters with kinetic sliders and innovative gestures.
- 10-band surgical filters
- Kinetic sliders
- Touch-centric innovations
- Built-in noise generator
- LFO mode
- Multiple UI modes
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Skulptur is a highly interactive Performance Filterbank designed by Bram Bos and Berlin-based musician Hainbach. It's a 10-band filter instrument unlike any other filterbank you've ever used. Designed for touch with kinetic sliders and other touch-centric innovations, it brings lots of different ways to interact with your sounds. Swipe, throw, slide, push, pull and draw the 10 surgical filters to animate and manipulate your sounds in ways that no other plugin allows. Comes with plugins for iOS, iPadOS and MacOS (13+, Intel and ARM) - Multiple UI modes to play with your sounds - 10 steep, surgical 48dB filters (1 LP + 8 BP + 1 HP) with filter feedback - 4 Filterbank model configurations - Built-in noise generator and high quality input signal saturator - LFO mode, optionally tempo-synchronised - Real world tested as an instrument in numerous live performances by Hainbach Find the manual on ruismaker.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Skulptur at $12.99 against Arguments's $19.99. Skulptur also leads on chart position (#187 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Arguments costs $19.99 and Skulptur $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Arguments against 5.0 for Skulptur. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Arguments | Skulptur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $12.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #187 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AudioThing Ltd. | Bram Bos |
Customer experience
Arguments
Skulptur
In-app purchases
Arguments
No in-app purchases
Skulptur
No in-app purchases
