Tarkine Mist Reverb vs EchoSketch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tarkine Mist Reverb
Create expansive soundscapes with this ambient reverb and delay processor. It offers smooth reverb tails, musical repeats, shimmer effects, and expressive controls. A built-in looper allows for quick idea capture and layering, perfect for guitar, synths, vocals, and sound design.
- Ambient reverb with spacious tails
- Musical delay for rhythmic motion
- Shimmer effect for harmonic bloom
- Built-in looper for idea capture
- Tone and mix controls
- AUv3 extension for host integration
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Tarkine Mist is an ambient reverb and delay processor for guitar, synth, vocals, and sound design. Build wide, cinematic spaces with smooth reverb tails, musical repeats, shimmer lift, and expressive movement controls. Use the built-in looper to capture and layer ideas or quickly, then shape tone and depth without breaking creative flow. Use Tarkine Mist as: - A standalone app for live input and quick sound design. - An AUv3 effect inside compatible hosts on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Key features: - Lush ambient reverb for spacious, pad-like tails - Musical delay section for rhythmic motion and depth - Shimmer for airy harmonic bloom - Built-in looper for fast capture and granular controls - Eq and mix controls for dark-to-bright voicing - AUv3 extension included for host workflows - More features to come Tarkine Mist is designed for atmospheric playing, ambient composition, post-rock textures, and cinematic soundscapes
EchoSketch
Shape delay and reverb effects in real-time with a playable X/Y performance surface. Explore four distinct delay types and multiple reverb options, with extensive parameter control for unique sound morphing. Works as a standalone app or an Audio Unit plugin.
- X/Y performance surface for real-time sound shaping
- Four distinct delay types: digital, analog, reverse, ping-pong
- Spring, plate, and hall convolution reverb
- Modulation and tone control for echoes
- HOLD, LIFT, FREEZE, and MOTION performance gestures
- Standalone app and AUv3 plugin compatibility
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EchoSketch turns delay and reverb into a live, playable instrument. Shape your sound in real time using a responsive X/Y performance surface designed for intuitive touch expression. At its core are four great-sounding delays: digital, analog, ping-pong, and reverse. The range for each parameter and the XY axes direction can be set independently, allowing you to easily morph between sounds. It works as an Audio Unit plugin or standalone — iOS or Mac. Comprehensive Delays • Digital (patterned after a legendary '80s rack delay), Analog (warm, with tape-style pitch glide), Reverse, and Left/Right Ping-Pong • Delay times can sync to tempo or be set in milliseconds • Feedback features delay-dependent tone shaping — bright for short delays and darker for long ones Convolution Reverb • Stereo or mono Spring, Plate, and Hall • Reverb path is separate from the delay (same as vintage tape echo units), so repeats don’t get washed out Modulation and Filter • Analog-style modulation for chorused, warbly pitch echoes • Tone control — darken or brighten delays, with a center detent for flat Designed for Hands-On Performance • HOLD / LIFT — leave the XY cursor in place, or touch the pad for momentary delay sounds • FREEZE — set the current feedback into an infinite loop and play over it • MOTION — record a gesture on the XY pad and loop it Presets and More • Presets are transferable between hosts • Two looks — light "Trail" and dark "Glow" • Works standalone with live audio or as an AUv3 plugin • Universal — iPad/iPhone also gets you the Mac version — one purchase • Mac: after installing, open EchoSketch once to use it as a plugin in your DAW • Works in AUM, AudioBus, GarageBand, Logic, and other AUv3 hosts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EchoSketch at every 2 days against Tarkine Mist Reverb's every 6 days. Tarkine Mist Reverb's advantage is price ($5.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Tarkine Mist Reverb costs $5.99 and EchoSketch $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tarkine Mist Reverb against 5.0 for EchoSketch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Tarkine Mist Reverb ships an update every 6 days, EchoSketch every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tarkine Mist Reverb | EchoSketch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHRISTOPHER JOHN BERRY | Avi Bortnick |
Customer experience
Tarkine Mist Reverb
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In-app purchases
Tarkine Mist Reverb
No in-app purchases
EchoSketch
No in-app purchases
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