Comparison

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer vs SploshBox

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

Head to head
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

SploshBox

This audio effect plugin offers vintage-style digital reverb with a unique "freeze" function for infinite sustain. It allows for extensive customization of reverb decay, stereo width, and filtering, all while being CPU-efficient.

Highlights
  • Vintage-flavoured digital reverb
  • Infinite sustain "freeze" effect
  • Adjustable reverb decay time
  • Stereo width control
  • Low-pass filter for reverb tone
  • Mix dry and wet signals
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SploshBox Reverb / Sustainer (AUv3) SploshBox is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic or GarageBand. Overview SploshBox is vintage-flavoured digital reverb that also allows you to "freeze" the reverb tail for infinite sustain effects. The early generation of hardware digital reverbs had a slightly grainy and "unnatural" quality to them due to limited CPU and RAM. SploshBox has similar tonal characteristics, but while being kind to your CPU, it also features up to one minute of reverb decay time! Or, infinity when you engage freeze mode... Parameters Active - Toggles the effect On or Off. When SploshBox is turned Off, any reverb will continue to decay, similar to "trails mode" found in many effects pedals. Delay - Sets a pre-delay time before the incoming audio is passed on to the reverb DSP. This can be used creatively so that the initial attack / transients of a sound are preserved and not "smeared" by the reverb tail for example. Decay - Sets the overall decay time for the reverb tail. This is calculated as the time for a 0dB impulse to decay to -60dB. Typically, unless the incoming signal is 0dB, the actual decay time may appear a little shorter before it hits -60dB. Spread - Sets the stereo width of the generated reverb from totally mono, to very stereo-tastic! LPF - Sets the cutoff frequency of a lowpass filter on the generated reverb. Reduce this parameter to make the reverb effect warmer / softer. Mix - Adjusts the balance between the dry incoming audio, and the wet generated reverb, from completely dry to 100% wet. Freeze - Engages the reverb freeze effect so that whatever is in the reverb buffers will sustain continuously. By toggling Freeze in and out, very interesting creative and drone effects can be achieved, especially when assigning the parameter to a MIDI controller. Please note that when Freeze is On, reverb will not be applied to your dry input signal - it's as if the reverb is frozen in that moment. SploshBox does not store "frozen" audio between sessions, so if Freeze mode is On when restoring a session, you won't hear any reverb. If the name sounds familiar, SploshBox is a version of the SPLOSHBOX module developed for Voltage Modular by Waverley Instruments. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer4 screens
SploshBox3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SploshBox at $1.99 against AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer's $19.99. SploshBox also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 3). On review sentiment, 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 SploshBox $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SploshBox 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer's written reviews are positive against 100% of SploshBox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer ships an update every 2 months, SploshBox daily. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer versus SploshBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUBE 2 Audio Unit Box ExplorerSploshBox
Price$19.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (22 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — 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%

SploshBox

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

SploshBox

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 SploshBox free?
SploshBox costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer or SploshBox?
SploshBox is rated higher. AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while SploshBox averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer or SploshBox have ads?
Neither AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer nor SploshBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer or SploshBox?
AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer ships an update every 2 months, and SploshBox daily. Most recently, AUBE 2 Audio Unit Box Explorer was updated on September 22, 2026 and SploshBox on September 18, 2026.

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