Comparison

Midnight Plaza vs Touch33

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

Head to head
About

Midnight Plaza

Transform your audio into a nostalgic, degraded soundscape with this AUv3 effect. Designed for genres like vaporwave and lo-fi, it adds a unique tape-style slowdown, age, and dreamy reverb to your sounds.

Highlights
  • AUv3 audio effect plugin
  • Vaporwave, mallsoft, lo-fi sound design
  • Tape-style slowdown
  • Degraded character effect
  • Dreamy reverb
  • Works on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Midnight Plaza is an AUv3 audio effect that turns clean sound into faded memory, slow neon reflections, and worn-out late-night atmosphere. Built for vaporwave, mallsoft, ambient, lo-fi, and nostalgic sound design, Midnight Plaza gives you three simple controls: Time - Slows playback (tape style) Memory - Adds age, wear, and degraded character Place - Surrounds your sound with a dreamy reverb Use it on drums, synths, samples, keys, vocals, or full mixes to create blurred, emotional spaces that feel like memories. Features: - AUv3 effect plugin - Designed for vaporwave, mallsoft, lo-fi, ambient, and degraded textures - Simple three-dial workflow - Great for sound design and resampling - Works with compatible AUv3 hosts on iPhone and iPad Important: Midnight Plaza does not make sound on its own. It is an audio effect, not a standalone instrument or standalone app. A compatible AUv3 host app is required, such as Logic Pro, GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, or another app that supports Audio Unit v3 plugins.

About

Touch33

Features
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Touch33 is a free app that keeps you up-to-date with Touch news; read about and listen to tracks from the Touch catalogue; stream each and every Touch Radio episode; cook meals from the Touch Recipe Book. Artists released on Touch include Oren Ambarchi, Eleh, Fennesz, Soliman Gamil, Hildur Gudnadottir, Bana Haffar, Ryoji Ikeda, Philip Jeck, Phill Niblock, BJNilsen, Rosy Parlane, Mika Vainio, Chris Watson and Jana Winderen.

Screenshots

Midnight Plaza1 screens
Touch334 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Midnight Plaza at 15.0 against Touch33's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Midnight Plaza ships an update every 10 days, Touch33 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Midnight Plaza versus Touch33: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidnight PlazaTouch33
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEWIS GARETH K LE VALTIMOTHY JAMES MEDCALF

In-app purchases

None

Midnight Plaza

No in-app purchases

None

Touch33

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Midnight Plaza free?
Midnight Plaza is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Touch33 free?
Touch33 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Midnight Plaza or Touch33 have ads?
Neither Midnight Plaza nor Touch33 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Midnight Plaza or Touch33?
Midnight Plaza ships an update every 10 days, and Touch33 every 9 days. Most recently, Midnight Plaza was updated on October 24, 2026 and Touch33 on October 18, 2026.

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