# Blofeld vs AulDelay

The clearest difference is price: AulDelay at $1.99 against Blofeld's $24.99. AulDelay also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Blofeld's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 5). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Blofeld costs $24.99 and AulDelay $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

AulDelay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blofeld has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Blofeld's written reviews are positive against 100% of AulDelay's.

Blofeld ships an update every 3 weeks, AulDelay every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Blofeld | AulDelay |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $24.99 | **$1.99** |
| Rating | [4.6 (28 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blofeld/id6742895365/reviews) | **[5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/auldelay/id6743680956/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **28** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Size | 117 MB | 12 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Waldorf Music](https://appshunter.io/developer/516565566) | [Rob Jackson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1072346998) |

## What reviewers say

### Blofeld

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blofeld/id6742895365)

Experience the classic Waldorf synthesizer sound on your iPad with this app. It offers a powerful wavetable engine for rich, expressive tones and can control hardware units. Compatible with existing soundsets and popular hosts, it brings iconic sounds to your mobile music production.

**Highlights:** Wavetable synthesis engine, AUv3 support, Hardware control, Compatible with existing soundsets, Classic Waldorf sound character

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great sound
- 👍 Awesome synth
- 💡 Serum wavetable import works well
- 🚀 Sounds lovely
- 👍 Brilliant synthesizer app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 UI is a bit janky
- 👎 UI doesn't scale well on iPad MINI
- 👎 Multi-mode is confusing and doesn't work properly
- 👎 Individual sounds are rather flat and don't sound like the hardware version
- 👎 Volume faders in multi-mode are extremely unresponsive

**Reported bugs**

- No presets at first, had to delete and re-download the app
- Some old sysex files don't import properly

**Requested features**

- Physical emulation mode based on the desktop hardware device
- Ability to favorite presets


### AulDelay

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/auldelay/id6743680956)

This audio effect plugin offers a vintage-inspired stereo delay with extensive customization. Achieve classic retro tones through built-in filtering, modulation, and compression, perfect for creative sound design and live looping.

**Highlights:** Vintage-inspired delay effect, Stereo delay with L:R ratio control, Delay time modulation, Internal highpass and lowpass filtering, Compression and limiting for retro sound, Up to 8 seconds delay time, Standalone or AUv3 host compatible

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Blofeld free?

Blofeld costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is AulDelay free?

AulDelay costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Blofeld or AulDelay?

AulDelay is rated higher. Blofeld averages 4.6 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while AulDelay averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.

### Do Blofeld or AulDelay have ads?

Neither Blofeld nor AulDelay shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Blofeld or AulDelay?

Blofeld ships an update every 3 weeks, and AulDelay every 3 days. Most recently, Blofeld was updated on October 15, 2026 and AulDelay on October 16, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*