Scissor Hands vs EvilTwin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
EvilTwin
This audio effect plugin adds width, motion, and unique character to your sound. It offers creative stereo enhancement and dynamic spatial animation, suitable for subtle polish or dramatic transformations. Designed for musicians and sound designers, it encourages sonic exploration with a focused interface.
- Creative stereo enhancement and widening
- Dynamic movement and spatial animation
- Subtle-to-extreme sound shaping
- Performance-focused interface
- AUv3 support for iPad and Mac
- Works with popular music hosts
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Evil Twin is a creative stereo processing effect designed to add width, motion, depth, and unexpected character to your sound. Built for musicians, producers, sound designers, and experimental artists, Evil Twin combines stereo enhancement with controlled instability, allowing you to move from subtle spatial polish to dramatic transformations with a simple and focused interface. Whether you're widening a synth, adding movement to a pad, creating animated textures, or pushing sounds into unfamiliar territory, Evil Twin encourages exploration while remaining fast and musical to use. Features: • Creative stereo enhancement and widening • Dynamic movement and spatial animation • Subtle-to-extreme sound shaping possibilities • Simple, performance-focused interface • AUv3 support for iPad and Mac • Works in compatible hosts including GarageBand, Logic Pro, AUM, Cubasis, and Audiobus Evil Twin is designed for creators who enjoy discovering new sounds rather than following predictable presets. Sometimes the best results happen when things drift a little off course. Basic usage guide at folinaaudio.com.
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The clearest difference is price: Scissor Hands at Free against EvilTwin's $2.99. EvilTwin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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
Scissor Hands is free to download; EvilTwin costs $2.99 up front. Scissor Hands sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. EvilTwin asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scissor Hands against 5.0 for EvilTwin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Scissor Hands | EvilTwin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sketch Audio, LLC | Jeremy Phillips |
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Scissor Hands
EvilTwin
In-app purchases
Scissor Hands
- Two-week TrialFree
- Full Unlock$6.99
EvilTwin
No in-app purchases









