Comparison

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer vs BitClip

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

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About

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer

Organize, explore, and share your AUv3 plugin collection with this comprehensive tool. Discover new plugins, track favorites, and manage your library efficiently across devices. Features include advanced search, filtering, and community sharing.

Highlights
  • AUv3 plugin organization by group, category, and features
  • Search and filter by device compatibility and keywords
  • Track favorites and create wishlists
  • Community sharing of plugin collections
  • Mac and iOS versions with universal purchase
  • Keyboard extension for quick plugin searches
Features
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AUBE keeps your AUv3 collection organized and ready to explore. Browse a constantly updated catalog, discover and launch your plugins, and quickly find what you need, all in one place! Get a clear overview of your AUv3 plugins, whether they’re installed on your device or offloaded. Browse the AUv3 plugin catalog and discover plugins you're interested in. With a simple, intuitive interface, AUBE organizes your AUv3 plugins by group, category, and features, making it easy to find the right plugin for your creative needs. You can search quickly using keywords, filter by device compatibility, or browse related plugins within the same group. Instantly launch, preview, and test your installed AUv3 plugins. Easily track your favorites, wishlist, and custom tags across devices, share your collection with friends, explore new plugins by importing their selections, and create custom badges to showcase your top picks on social media. It also supports iPad multitasking, allowing you to work side by side with other apps. It includes a convenient keyboard extension for fast plugin searches directly within your AUv3 host apps. With AUBE, managing and discovering AUv3 plugins has never been easier. • Provides full catalog browsing with over 1.8k AUv3 plugins • Database updates are included with the one-time purchase • AUv3 host for instantly exploring and testing your installed plugins* • Preview effects, instruments, and MIDI plugins • Export parameter trees and run plugin validation tests • Widget Extension: Get your AUv3 plugin stats, always in view • Keyboard Extension: Search and locate your AUv3 plugins inside hosts that have a text search field** • "Wishlist" to track plugins you want to acquire • Community Sharing: Share your collection with friends or browse others' collections • Precise filtering to view only plugins compatible with your device • Browse related plugins within the same group or category • Quick launch actions and split-screen support for working with multiple apps, including the App Store • Export installed AUv3 plugins to CSV • Universal Purchase: Includes the Mac version (**keyboard extension and *AUv3 hosting are currently iOS only) Check the documentation at fredantoncorvest.com/AudioUnitBoxExplorer.html for more information

About

BitClip

This audio effect plugin combines bit-crushing and soft-clipping for lo-fi distortion. It mimics vintage hardware sounds with adjustable bit-depth and gain, offering subtle degradation to gnarly distortion with low CPU usage.

Highlights
  • Bit-crushing effect
  • Soft-clipping distortion
  • Warm mode for vintage hardware sound
  • Adjustable bit-depth (4-16 Bit)
  • Variable gain for distortion
  • Low CPU usage
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BitClip Bit Crusher / Soft Clipper Plugin (AUv3) BitClip is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic or GarageBand. Overview BitClip combines bit-crushing and soft-clipping to create lo-fi distortion effects. From subtle, retro degradation, to gnarly diode-emulated distortion, BitClip can deliver, with a very low CPU cost! In "Warm" mode, BitClip's DSP has been tuned to mimic the sound of actual hardware, instead of just performing a simple bit-crush calculation. As a result, some of the higher frequencies normally associated with the effect are attenuated. Both effects work well in tandem, especially when trying to bring the character of old hardware samplers and drum machines to sounds that would otherwise be too "pristine". Parameters Active - Set to Off for bypass / no processing. Warm mode adds a bit of vintage character to the processing, attenuating some high frequencies, although this is not a simple LPF. Bright mode essentially bypasses the Warm mode processing with no added tonal colouration. Out - Sets the output level. This can be used to attenuate the overall volume of the effect. For example, you can smash the Gain going into the clipper, then back-off the Out level so the track doesn't dominate your mix. At the maximum setting, no attenuation is applied. Crush - Toggles bit-crushing On or Off. Depth - Sets the desired bit-depth of the crushing from 16 Bit down to 4 Bit in 1 Bit intervals. In vintage hardware, devices would often be 8 or 12 Bit, whereas BitClip allows you to explore unusual values in-between. For example, 5 Bit provides much more clarity than 4 Bit, but can still sound satisfyingly crunchy! Clip - Toggles soft-clipping On or Off. Gain - Sets the gain applied to the signal going into the soft-clipper. Depending on the level of the incoming signal, lower settings may not sound obvious, but clipping will still occur, creating a subtle distortion effect and preventing any signal through that's over 0dB. With up to 48dB of gain on tap, BitClip can drive pretty much anything into nasty diode-like distortion! For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer4 screens
BitClip2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BitClip at $1.99 against AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer's $19.99. BitClip also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer costs $19.99 and BitClip $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BitClip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer ships an update every 2 months, BitClip every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer versus BitClip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUBE 2 Audio Unit Box ExplorerBitClip
Price$19.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (22 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederic CorvestRob Jackson

Customer experience

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

BitClip

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

BitClip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer free?
AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BitClip free?
BitClip costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer or BitClip?
BitClip is rated higher. AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while BitClip averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer or BitClip have ads?
Neither AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer nor BitClip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer or BitClip?
AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer ships an update every 2 months, and BitClip every 2 days. Most recently, AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer was updated on September 22, 2026 and BitClip on August 14, 2026.

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