Rivet 01 vs DAF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rivet 01
This audio effect plugin adds saturation and drive to your music, perfect for techno and industrial genres. It can be used on drum, synth, or mix buses to enhance weight and grit, offering subtle warmth to aggressive crunch. It functions as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin.
- Console-style saturation and drive
- AUv3 plugin compatibility
- Standalone app functionality
- Oversampling for clean high-drive
- High pass filtering
- Pedal-style character
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Rivet 01 - Console is a console-style saturation and drive AUv3 built for techno and industrial. Put it on a drum bus, synth bus, or mix bus to add weight, grit, and “glue”, from subtle warmth to aggressive crunch. Console works both as a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin. Console combines a fast, punchy drive stage with a console EQ + saturation circuit, plus oversampling for cleaner high-drive tones when you need it. KEY FEATURES • Pedal-style drive and character • Console-style overdrive and EQ • High pass filtering, pre and post EQs RIVET SERIES / OPEN SOURCE • Console is part of my Rivet series of AUv3 effects plugins targeting techno and industrial genres. Rivet plugins are based on the amazing open-source Airwindows DSP code and are made available free. AUv3 Effect • Works in AUv3 hosts such as AUM, Drambo, Logic, and Cubasis IN-APP PURCHASE Console includes In-App Purchases for optional tipping. Tipping does not unlock any additional features as all features are already available.
DAF
This application provides a digital audio funstation with a 16-step sequencer, drum machine, and multiple synthesizers. Explore sound creation with a drone generator, effects, and a recorder for creative audio experiments.
- 16-step x 4-bar sequencer
- Drum machine
- 2 monophonic synths
- 1 polyphonic synth
- Drone generator
- FX and recorder
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DIGITAL AUDIO FUNSTATION 100 NOT A WORKSTATION IT IS A FUNSTATION - 16-STEP x 4-BAR SEQUENCER - DRUM MACHINE - 2 MONOPHONIC SYNTHS - 1 POLYPHONIC SYNTH - SAMPLER - DRONE GENERATOR - FX, RECORDER AND OTHER FUN THINGS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DAF at none against Rivet 01's 3. Rivet 01's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Rivet 01 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DAF asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rivet 01 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Rivet 01 ships an update every 10 days, DAF every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rivet 01 | DAF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joe Topjian | Daniel Busheikin |
Customer experience
Rivet 01
DAF
In-app purchases
Rivet 01
- Tip - Small$0.99
- Tip - Medium$1.99
- Tip - Large$3.99
DAF
No in-app purchases
