Comparison

SignatureDYN vs The Keystone

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

Head to head
About

SignatureDYN

Features
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SignatureDYN - Compressor / Gate / Limiter SignatureDYN is a professional 3-in-1 dynamics processor for iPhone and iPad. It combines a peak compressor, a smooth noise gate, and a brick-wall limiter in a single AUv3 plugin - covering the complete dynamics processing chain in one insert slot. Compressor Hard-knee peak compressor with independent attack and release. Threshold from βˆ’60 to 0 dB, ratio from 1:1 to 20:1. Transparent at low ratios, aggressive at high ratios. Gate Exponential noise gate with smooth closing - 3Γ— slower than opening to avoid clicks and unnatural cutoffs. A dedicated LED indicator lights when the gate is active, making threshold setting precise and visual. Limiter Brick-wall output limiter with fixed 0.1 ms attack. No signal exceeds the set ceiling. Release follows the compressor release time. Default ceiling βˆ’0.3 dB β€” transparent protection always on. Metering Real-time Input VU meter and Gain Reduction meter with dB scale. Signal presence LED. Features AUv3 Audio Unit Extension - loads in AU EngineCore and any AUv3 compatible host Zero latency Full parameter automation Responsive UI - iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape 7 automatable parameters: Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release, Makeup Gain, Gate, Limiter #nobodysbanda

About

The Keystone

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The Keystone dials in the sound and spirit of the early-’70s Bay Area club scene to your iPhone and iPad. More than half a century later, that music is still being playedβ€”and guitarists are still chasing those tones. Connect to your audio interface, direct to your studio, powered speakers or headphone, or send to an amp and play live. Musician and developer Mike Lawson spent years performing and recording with Merl Saunders and recording/playing with musicians from that scene. The Keystone grew out of those experiences and decades of chasing the sound as a working guitarist. He created this rig from his own live and studio settings, pedals, from authentic schematics and calibrations to his own live rig. The Keystone puts a little of that magic within reach, without the vintage-gear hunt. At the center is Quackmaster III: a touch-sensitive envelope filter with the deep, vocal quack that makes this style of guitar playing so much fun. Around it are bell-like cleans, warm amplifier breakup, singing sustain, spring reverb, phase, octave and delay, even per-accurate amps with their mods. Choose from 65 factory presets or turn the knobs and find your own sound. The effects and settings, attention to details and a few Easter eggs, this is a fun to use as it is to play through. The Keystone includes both the standalone app and an AUv3 plug-in for GarageBand, Logic Pro for iPad and other compatible iOS hosts. Plug into a compatible audio interface to play through the app, or use the plug-in in your recording sessions. One purchase includes the complete rig and AUv3 plug-in for iOS. No subscriptions, no ads, no account required. Just all good things in all good time. Support: support@artistpro.com

Screenshots

SignatureDYN2 screens
The Keystone1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SignatureDYN at $5.99 against The Keystone's $19.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

SignatureDYN costs $5.99 and The Keystone $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
SignatureDYN versus The Keystone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignatureDYNThe Keystone
Price$5.99 β€” better$19.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntonio Sorin TASUartistpro, LLC

In-app purchases

None

SignatureDYN

No in-app purchases

None

The Keystone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SignatureDYN free?
SignatureDYN costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Keystone free?
The Keystone costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SignatureDYN or The Keystone have ads?
Neither SignatureDYN nor The Keystone shows ads.

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