Comparison

Boost Pedal vs VU950

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

Head to head
About

Boost Pedal

Features
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Boost Pedal is a professional clean boost effect designed for guitarists, bassists, and music producers. Add up to +20dB of transparent gain to push your amp into natural overdrive or cut through the mix. **Features:** - Up to +20dB clean boost - AUv3 plugin format — works in GarageBand, AUM, and any AUv3 host - Low noise, high headroom design - Simple, intuitive pedal-style interface - Zero-latency processing - MIDI control — map any external MIDI device or use the built-in MIDI pad to engage and disengage the boost hands-free **Perfect for:** - Pushing your amp into breakup - Solo boosts - Hands-free control on stage with MIDI Requires an AUv3-compatible host app.

About

VU950

This app emulates the behavior of early digital samplers, focusing on sound shaping through intentional limitations and artifacts. It offers a full timestretch workflow, reduced bit depth processing, and MIDI control for a hands-on experience. Standalone mode includes multi-track sequencing, effects, and the ability to host other AUv3 apps.

Highlights
  • Classic sampler sound emulation
  • Full timestretch workflow
  • Reduced bit depth processing
  • MIDI-controllable parameters
  • Multi-track sequencing
  • AUv3 hosting
  • Built-in effects
Features
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VU950 is not about realism. It is about behavior. Sound shaped by limits, gain interaction and audible artifacts — the same forces that defined early digital samplers. Draws inspiration from classic midi sequencers combined with samplers. Why it sounds the way it does Instead of emulating a single piece of hardware, VU950 recreates the way early samplers behaved internally. Resolution limits, imperfect filtering and non-linear stages are treated as musical decisions, not technical flaws. What shapes the sound VU950 sample rate: 7.5 kHz to 48 kHz Full timestretch workflow with classic hardware sampler tone Reduced bit depth processing for early-digital density User-adjustable anti-aliasing behavior Stereo signal path with selectable left or right input channel Dedicated input gain stage with drive and circuit bias Multiple filtering stages including bandwidth limitation Built-in low-pass filter for tone shaping Anti-aliasing tuned for musical artifacts, not transparency Non-linear processing across the entire signal path Output gain stage that affects tone and density, not just level MIDI-controllable parameters for hands-on workflow Maximum sample length: 63 seconds Truncate option to trim sample Precise mode for precise trimming on start and end screen One or eight voices of polyphony Precise start and end point control for trimming Chop function with selectable amount of slices And that was just VU950 AUv3 plugin. In Standalone: 8 tracks Support for hosting AUv3 apps to change VU950 sound engine to any sound You like. Build in multi sampler - VU20. Build in midi device - VUMIDI. Mixer with 4 inserts per track. 17 build in effects like filters, eq, compressors Possibility to use 4 AUv3 effects per channel Step Sequencer Piano Roll. Song Mode Live Mode Export wav with stems. Loading samples to build in turntable and record samples to VU950/VU20 or another AUv3 plugin with inputs Classic and modern UI template (Modern is fully customisable) In app purchases drumkits are downloadable after purchase (MPC60 drumkit for free) You can check also my another beatmaking app - VU202 - which is free and it is also a AUv3 instrument so You can use VU202 in VU950!

Screenshots

Boost Pedal4 screens
VU9504 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boost Pedal at none against VU950's 8. Boost Pedal also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). VU950's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On 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

Boost Pedal costs $0.99 and VU950 $1.99 up front. VU950 sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Boost Pedal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boost Pedal ships an update every 2 weeks, VU950 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Boost Pedal versus VU950: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoost PedalVU950
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating—4.5 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRafael Guilherme BertholdoDariusz Chynek

In-app purchases

None

Boost Pedal

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

VU950

One-time8
  • EMAX drumkit$0.99
  • S2400$0.99
  • MPC2000$0.99
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  • MPC2000 2$0.99
  • MPC3000$0.99
  • SP1200$0.99
  • S900$0.99
  • SP202$0.99

Questions

Is Boost Pedal free?
Boost Pedal costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VU950 free?
VU950 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Boost Pedal or VU950 have ads?
Neither Boost Pedal nor VU950 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boost Pedal or VU950?
Boost Pedal ships an update every 2 weeks, and VU950 every 2 days. Most recently, Boost Pedal was updated on October 8, 2026 and VU950 on October 15, 2026.

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