Comparison

TempoFlow vs Sampledex Effect Shift

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

Head to head
About

TempoFlow

Features
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TempoFlow is a music player built around rhythm, movement, and focused listening. Import your local songs, view analyzed BPM, and play music using tempo presets for lo-fi, jogging, sprinting, yoga, walking, running, and more. Switch between Audiophile mode for clean listening and BPM Engine mode when you want music to match your pace. Free features include basic presets, starter playlists, local playback, and vinyl mode. TempoFlow Pro unlocks all presets, playlists, manual BPM controls, target BPM tools, Audiophile controls, and advanced playback diagnostics. Terms of Use (EULA): [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

About

Sampledex Effect Shift

This app offers a versatile audio effects suite with 50 distinct effects, seven macro controls, and a seven-band EQ. Shape sounds with various parameters, explore factory presets, and integrate into your music workflow via AUv3 extension or live input processing.

Highlights
  • 50 effect choices
  • Seven hands-on macro controls
  • Seven-band Bender EQ
  • 51 factory presets
  • AUv3 audio effect extension
  • Live input processing
  • EQ A/B comparison
Features
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Give your sound a new direction. Sampledex Effect Shift brings 50 effect choices, seven hands-on macro controls and the seven-band Bender EQ to iPhone and iPad. Add drive to a drum loop, movement to a synth or space around a melody, then shape the result to fit your track. FIND A STARTING POINT Choose from 51 factory presets: Default plus a starting sound for each of the 50 effects. A factory preset recalls a complete sound. Use the separate effect menu when you want to change the algorithm while keeping your other settings. CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER Explore drive, digital textures, filters, chorus, flanging, phasing, tremolo, ring modulation, delay and reverb. Start with an effect, then turn Amount, Tone, Time, Mix, Dimension, Sparkle and Output to make it your own. SHAPE IT WITH BENDER EQ Follow seven colored band curves and their numbered handles. Select a band to adjust frequency, gain and Q directly. Use Fine for smaller graph movements, or lock dragging to frequency or gain. High-pass, low-pass and Prism controls give you more ways to shape the response. COMPARE AND KEEP YOUR IDEAS Use EQ A/B to compare two settings and copy a favorite into the other slot. Save the full sound as a preset and import or export preset documents when moving between your workflows. Each instance keeps its own sound in your host's project state. BUILT FOR TOUCH Move between Effects, Bender EQ and Advanced pages. Scroll to reach every control, enter a precise value or turn a textured macro knob. Switch Light or Dark directly from the touch header, or use the theme menu in Advanced. Your theme and settings return when the instance is restored. BRING IT INTO YOUR MUSIC WORKFLOW The included AUv3 audio effect extension loads in compatible hosts. The containing app also offers live input processing: connect headphones or an audio interface, then enable live input. Microphone permission is requested when you enable input. Your host manages audio when you use the extension. GO FURTHER Explore HoloRune character, spatial modes, EQ routing, parallel mix and Mid/Side levels in Advanced. Sidechain ducking requires a compatible host and a routed sidechain source.

Screenshots

TempoFlow4 screens
Sampledex Effect Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sampledex Effect Shift at none against TempoFlow's 1. Sampledex Effect Shift also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. TempoFlow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Sampledex Effect Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
TempoFlow versus Sampledex Effect Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempoFlowSampledex Effect Shift
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbhishek sharmaRobert Clemons

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TempoFlow

Subscriptions1
  • TempoFlow Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Sampledex Effect Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TempoFlow free?
TempoFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sampledex Effect Shift free?
Sampledex Effect Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TempoFlow or Sampledex Effect Shift have ads?
Neither TempoFlow nor Sampledex Effect Shift shows ads.

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