Comparison

AmpVortex vs EffectDeck

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

Head to head
About

AmpVortex

Features
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AmpVortex App, hub of your smart home audio, packs six core powers: 1/on-board AmpVortex multi-room streaming amplifier in seconds, 2/pick AirPlay or Spotify Connect at will, 3/route music to any zone, 4/pin-point volume, 5/ rename sources & rooms, 6/and full EQ/DSP tweak, etc. In short—several taps: pick rooms, choose music, set volume, switch modes—done.

About

EffectDeck

Process audio from any app with a customizable chain of effects. Add built-in, AUv3, or custom JSFX plugins. Share your audio chains and scripts easily.

Highlights
  • 100+ built-in audio effects
  • JSFX script support
  • AUv3 plugin integration
  • Custom impulse responses
  • Audio analysis tools
  • Preset management
  • Chain and script sharing
Features
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EffectDeck puts an effect chain on the audio other apps are already playing, and the effects you can put in it are not limited to the ones it ships with. Pick EffectDeck as the output in Control Center, then open the app and build a chain. No virtual cable, no routing to set up, nothing to configure first. Start from over 100 of EffeTune's effects, running unmodified: the same DSP code EffeTune runs on the desktop and on the web. Add the AUv3 plug-ins already on your device and your own impulse responses. When the effect you want does not exist, write it as a JSFX script, and it goes into the chain like any other effect. WHAT YOU GET - Over 100 built-in effects: EQ, dynamics, saturation, modulation, reverb, delay, spatial, lo-fi and restoration - JSFX effects: import a script from Files, a link or the clipboard. Each gets its own sliders and, if it draws, its own display - AUv3 effect plug-ins installed on your iPhone or iPad - Convolution reverb with your own impulse responses, and AutoEQ profiles for the 15-band EQ - Analyzers you can drop into the chain: spectrum, spectrogram, oscilloscope, level and stereo meters - Presets from EffeTune, plus your own presets in folders - Share a chain or a JSFX script as a link, and open the links others send you - A two-column layout on iPad - Oversampling at 48, 96 or 192 kHz, with latency and CPU shown while it runs HOW IT WORKS iOS 27 lets an app present itself as an audio output device. EffectDeck appears in Control Center next to your speaker and headphones. Choose it, and the audio from the player you are using is handed over, processed, and played back on the same device. Apps that never report themselves as playing, most games among them, keep going straight to the speaker. The audio never leaves the device, and nothing is collected. If you are signed in to iCloud, your presets and chain follow you to your other devices. The effects are EffeTune by Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (MIT). This app is a separate project and is not affiliated with EffeTune. The name was changed at the upstream author's request.

Screenshots

AmpVortex4 screens
EffectDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EffectDeck at every 2 days against AmpVortex's every 2 months. AmpVortex's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 27.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AmpVortex ships an update every 2 months, EffectDeck every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AmpVortex versus EffectDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmpVortexEffectDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmpVortex LLCMasahiro Sato

In-app purchases

None

AmpVortex

No in-app purchases

None

EffectDeck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AmpVortex free?
AmpVortex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EffectDeck free?
EffectDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AmpVortex or EffectDeck have ads?
Neither AmpVortex nor EffectDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AmpVortex or EffectDeck?
AmpVortex ships an update every 2 months, and EffectDeck every 2 days. Most recently, AmpVortex was updated on October 12, 2026 and EffectDeck on October 10, 2026.

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