Comparison

MetaSkew vs milliVerb

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

Head to head
About

MetaSkew

This audio effect processor offers granular delay and pitch-shifting for creating width, motion, and unique textures. Shape delay times, pitch intervals, grain size, and stereo spread with built-in LFO modulation and extensive preset categories. It's ideal for producers, musicians, and sound designers seeking controlled sonic damage and experimental soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Granular delay and pitch-shifting
  • Adjustable grain size, smoothing, and gain
  • Stereo spread and asymmetry control
  • Built-in LFO modulation with multiple shapes
  • Extensive preset categories for production jobs
  • MIDI Learn for hardware control
  • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin support
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MetaSkew is a granular delay and pitch-shift effect built for producers, musicians, and sound designers who want one processor for width, motion, ambience, and controlled damage. What you can shape: - Delay time from tight doubling to long phrase memory - Pitch from deep drops to shimmer intervals - Grain size, smoothing, and gain for soft clouds or chopped repeats - Feedback, pan, mix, and output for clean blend control - Latch for frozen textures and phrase-end captures - Spread and Skew for stereo width, asymmetry, and unstable character The signature Skew control is the fastest way to move from polished enhancement into unstable texture. Keep it low for subtle smear, or push it with Spread, Feedback, and LFO movement for broken motion. Modulation is built in. Three LFOs can run free or sync to musical divisions, with Sine, Triangle, Sample & Hold, and Saw shapes. Route movement to Delay, Pitch, Grain, Smoothing, Feedback, Mix, Pan, Spread, or Skew, then push subtle drift or obvious rhythmic motion. Presets are designed around real production jobs, not random patches. Browse Utility, Width, Pitch, Atmosphere, Motion, Rhythmic, Freeze, Destruction, and Signature categories. Save your own snapshots, recall them later, and keep user presets synced through iCloud when available. For hands-on control, MIDI Learn lets you map parameters to hardware. Default assignments cover the core effect, and MIDI CC broadcast can reflect parameter movement in connected setups. Use MetaSkew for: - Vocal throws and shimmer trails - Wide synth doubles and guitar halos - Drum stutters, glitch fills, and tempo-locked motion - Frozen pads and transition beds - Experimental resynthesis, smear, and warped ambience MetaSkew includes a standalone app and effect plugin for host apps that support AUv3 plug-ins.

About

milliVerb

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a professional reverb processor for live audio. Shape rich algorithmic spaces in real-time, visualize your reverb with a spectral display, and control parameters with MIDI. Ideal for musicians and vocalists seeking immersive sound.

Highlights
  • Real-time reverb shaping
  • Spectral display visualization
  • MIDI control and tempo sync
  • Live audio processing
  • Feedback cancellation
  • Customizable presets
Features
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milliVerb turns your iPhone or iPad into a real-time reverb instrument for voice, instruments, and other live sound. Shape the effect as you play with hands-on controls designed for performance. • Build a space with expressive reverb and modulation controls. • Shape tone with a visual EQ, including filters and adjustable bands. • Tune low-, mid-, and high-frequency decay independently. • Use adaptive feedback EQ to reduce persistent resonances. Feedback depends on the room, speakers, microphone, and volume; protection cannot guarantee that feedback will never occur. • Record a dry take on demand, then audition it with reverb and adjust the mix. milliVerb’s live processing, recording, playback, and factory presets are free to use without a session timer. milliVerb Full is an optional one-time purchase that unlocks dry WAV saving, processed-mix export, and custom presets, favorites, and performance sets. Restore a previous purchase in Settings. Recording starts only when you tap Record. Takes are stored in the on-device Recordings library. Exporting or sharing is initiated by you.

Screenshots

MetaSkew4 screens
milliVerb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: milliVerb at Free against MetaSkew's $14.99. milliVerb also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). MetaSkew's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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

milliVerb is free to download; MetaSkew costs $14.99 up front. milliVerb sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MetaSkew 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 MetaSkew against 5.0 for milliVerb. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MetaSkew ships an update every 5 weeks, milliVerb weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MetaSkew versus milliVerb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetaSkewmilliVerb
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian ThompsonAngelo Milli

Customer experience

MetaSkew

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

milliVerb

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MetaSkew

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

milliVerb

One-time1
  • milliVerb Full$4.99

Questions

Is MetaSkew free?
MetaSkew costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is milliVerb free?
milliVerb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MetaSkew or milliVerb?
MetaSkew and milliVerb are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MetaSkew or milliVerb have ads?
Neither MetaSkew nor milliVerb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MetaSkew or milliVerb?
MetaSkew ships an update every 5 weeks, and milliVerb weekly. Most recently, MetaSkew was updated on November 1, 2026 and milliVerb on October 29, 2026.

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