SoundState vs L12X Solid State Amplifier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoundState
Discover local music and connect with emerging artists. This streaming app allows you to explore sounds from your community and engage directly with the creators behind them.
- Local music streaming
- Artist discovery
- Social connection with creators
- Community music exploration
- Direct artist engagement
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SoundState is a music streaming app with a social twist. Discover the music being made in your own backyard and connect with the artists creating it!
L12X Solid State Amplifier
This app offers an analog simulation of a classic solid-state guitar amplifier, enhanced with extra channels and a contour knob for versatile tone shaping. It includes an integrated cabinet simulator with a high-quality impulse response for authentic sound.
- Analog simulation of Marshall Lead 12
- Clean and Metal channels
- Contour knob for tone shaping
- Boost overdrive stage
- Integrated Cab Simulator
- Marshall cabinet IR with Celestion V30
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L12X is an analog simulation inspired by the Marshall® Lead 12™ solid state amplifier of the late ‘80s. The original circuit has been modified by adding two additional channels (Clean and Metal), a Contour knob (to get a more scooped tone) and an additional Boost overdrive stage. An integrated Cab Simulator is loaded with a Marshall® cabinet IR featuring Celestion® V30 cones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SoundState at 5.0 against L12X Solid State Amplifier's 4.5. L12X Solid State Amplifier's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SoundState holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively.
SoundState ships an update every 5 weeks, L12X Solid State Amplifier weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoundState | L12X Solid State Amplifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Kearney | Audiority Srl |
Customer experience
SoundState
L12X Solid State Amplifier
In-app purchases
SoundState
No in-app purchases
L12X Solid State Amplifier
No in-app purchases
Questions
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