Comparison

Scissor Hands vs Wreck

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

Head to head
About

Scissor Hands

This powerful audio effect offers dual high-pass and low-pass filters with adjustable steepness and extensive modulation options. Shape clean tones or create extreme sonic destruction with internal saturators and versatile modulation sources.

Highlights
  • Dual high-pass and low-pass filters
  • Four independent modulation sources
  • Internal saturators up to +36 dB
  • Morph settings for smooth transitions
  • Standalone app with trial and license purchase
  • HQ mode with 4x oversampling
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Scissor Hands is a dual filter with internal drive and modulation to boot. High-pass and low-pass filters in series, four modulation sources, and internal saturators you can push up to +36 dB. It may look straightforward, but this little filter is extremely capable, equally useful for clean tone shaping and brutal sonic destruction. Dual Filters - High-pass and low-pass filters in series - Selectable steepness per filter - Drive internal saturators up to +36 dB. At 0 dB, perfectly clean and linear - Per-filter Q-Gain Compensation for taming output at high resonance settings - Updated drive gain compensation for louder output at high settings Modulation - Stereo LFO with nine waveforms, warp, and swing - Envelope follower with optional sidechain input - Eight-step sequencer - Self FM, filter audio output to cutoff for spicy audio-rate modulation - Freely mixable modulation sources per filter - Repeatable Random engine for consistent bounces Core Features - Morph Settings for smooth transitions between two complete configurations - Auto Bypass saves CPU when input is silent - AB settings comparison - HQ mode with 4x oversampling - One-click loudness matching - All parameters automatable with precise playback - Light and dark interface modes - Internal undo/redo - Standalone app includes support, manual links and in-app purchase options for license purchase Two-week trial included, one-time purchase for full unlock. Unlock your plug-in via in-app purchase from the standalone app or activate in the plug-in using an existing desktop license. Your in-app purchase activates the plug-in on all of your iOS devices. Owners can claim a crossgrade code in the standalone app to receive a discount on a desktop license. Check out our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sketchaudio Read the manuals: https://sketchaudio.com/manuals/

About

Wreck

This audio effect app offers a suite of tools for digital sound degradation, including bitcrushing, sample rate reduction, and wavecycle mangling. Achieve everything from subtle sonic smearing to complete audio collapse with flexible controls and parallel processing options.

Highlights
  • Bit depth reduction (1-24 bit)
  • Sample rate decimation
  • Wavecycle mangling
  • Drive and bias controls
  • Pre and post filters
  • AUv3 plugin support
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WRECK destroys audio in the most musical ways possible. Reduce bit depth down to 1-bit dust. Decimate the sample rate to dial frequencies. Smear jitter across the clock. Mangle wavecycles at the zero-crossing level. WRECK puts every form of digital degradation in one place. Clean destruction or full collapse — it's yours. — BITCRUSHER — Bit Depth from 24 down to 1. Dead Zone and Dither shape the quantization character. Quant Mode selects the rounding algorithm. — SAMPLE RATE REDUCER — Decimate the sample rate from full down to aliased chaos. Tempo sync locks it to your host BPM. Jitter adds clock instability. — CYCLE MANGLER — Operates on individual wavecycles. Amount controls how aggressively cycles are reshaped. Shape blends between cycles. Sens sets the zero-crossing detection threshold. — DRIVE SECTION — Drive pushes the signal. Bias offsets the waveform asymmetrically. Alias adds deliberate aliasing artifacts. Oversample when you need clean destruction instead. — FILTERS — Pre and post filters (cutoff + Q) bracket the destruction. Shape what goes in, shape what comes out. — MIX & OUTPUT — Dry/wet blend for parallel destruction. Output gain to compensate. — AUv3 PLUGIN — Run WRECK inside AUM, ApeMatrix, Audiobus, or any AUv3 host. Multiple instances, each with independent settings. — WORKS ON — iPhone and iPad, all modern screen sizes.

Screenshots

Scissor Hands2 screens
Wreck3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scissor Hands at Free against Wreck's $3.99. Wreck's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

Scissor Hands is free to download; Wreck costs $3.99 up front. Scissor Hands sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Wreck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scissor Hands against 5.0 for Wreck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scissor Hands ships an update every 3 weeks, Wreck weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scissor Hands versus Wreck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScissor HandsWreck
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSketch Audio, LLCStephan Bolch

Customer experience

Scissor Hands

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wreck

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scissor Hands

One-time2
  • Two-week TrialFree
  • Full Unlock$6.99
None

Wreck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scissor Hands free?
Scissor Hands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wreck free?
Wreck costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scissor Hands or Wreck?
Scissor Hands and Wreck are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Scissor Hands or Wreck have ads?
Neither Scissor Hands nor Wreck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scissor Hands or Wreck?
Scissor Hands ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wreck weekly. Most recently, Scissor Hands was updated on October 24, 2026 and Wreck on October 24, 2026.

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