AE975 vs Vinyl Room
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AE975
Enhance audio tracks with presence, articulation, and density using a parallel processing path. This AUv3 audio effect offers subtle polish and detailed control for mixing and mastering.
- Parallel processing with sidechain
- Sound-shaping controls (Focus, Enhance, Texture, Saturation, Density)
- AUv3 compatibility for DAWs
- Standalone companion host app
- 92 categorized factory presets
- iCloud preset sync
- MIDI Learn for controller mapping
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Give tracks presence without flattening the source. Add air, articulation, and density through a tuned parallel path. AE975 is an AUv3 audio effect for subtle polish, forward detail, and playable control. AE975 keeps the dry signal as the foundation, listens to a Focus-controlled sidechain, generates source-derived harmonic texture, and blends the result back in parallel. The goal is mix-ready lift without treating brightness like a simple EQ boost. Sound-shaping controls: - Focus sets the responsive region from 600 Hz to 6 kHz, with 3 kHz at center. - Enhance controls the parallel return depth. - Texture changes harmonic color and complexity. - Saturation adds intensity inside the enhancement generator, not as a full-band clipper. - Density moves from clean transient sparkle to smoother sustained glow. - Mix, Output, and Bypass make level-matched comparison simple. Built for DAW workflows: - Use AE975 as an audio effect in compatible AUv3 hosts. - Open the standalone companion host app to audition the processor with generated test audio, or compatible hardware I/O. - Browse 92 categorized factory presets for mastering, mixing, buses, vocals, guitars, bass, drums, synths, strings, brass, woodwinds, and sound design. - Save user presets locally and mirror them with iCloud preset sync. - Map hardware controllers with MIDI Learn, direct CC assignment, reset-to-default controls, and feedback broadcast support. Use it when a vocal needs to read forward, drums need more snap, guitars need pick detail, synths need shine, strings need rosin, buses need polish, or a master needs a controlled final lift.
Vinyl Room
Experience music with a tactile 3D turntable and customizable desk. Play included offline jazz tracks or stream from YouTube, personalizing your listening environment.
- Interactive 3D turntable with adjustable room
- Play included offline jazz and lounge music
- Stream music via YouTube integration
- Customizable 2D turntable and desk setup
- Sleep timer and focused view options
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Make room for music. Vinyl Room gives listening a little more presence: a record on the platter, a tonearm under your finger and a calm desk made your way. A TURNTABLE YOU CAN TOUCH Press the power button, lower the needle and watch the record turn. Explore a real-time 3D room with adjustable lighting, reflective metal and five base finishes: porcelain, sage, graphite, leather and wood. The 3D room requires iOS or iPadOS 18 or later. READY WHEN YOU ARE Start with ten included jazz and lounge recordings by Kevin MacLeod. They play offline, with the next record following in collection order. Bossa Antigua is cued at launch. No account is needed for the included collection. SEARCH OR PASTE Tap the YouTube search button to enter an artist, a song or a video link. Use + to paste several links. YouTube plays through its visible official video player in both 2D and 3D, subject to video availability. MAKE THE DESK YOURS Choose five 2D turntables, mix different tonearms and buttons, and soften the background with pastel colours. Save favourites, arrange the 2D desk cards, set a sleep timer or hide the panels for a focused view. Included music needs no video window; YouTube keeps a visible player. MADE FOR IPAD AND IPHONE A spacious tablet layout and a compact phone layout. Free, with no subscription or in-app purchases. YouTube requires internet and may show ads. Some videos cannot be embedded. YouTube pauses when its window is hidden or covered. All playback pauses when the app becomes inactive or the device locks. No background playback or YouTube downloads. Included recordings are licensed under CC BY 4.0, with credits in the app. Vinyl Room is made by Sfoor Labs and is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vinyl Room at Free against AE975's $19.99. AE975's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Vinyl Room is free to download; AE975 costs $19.99 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 AE975 against 5.0 for Vinyl Room. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | AE975 | Vinyl Room |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christian Thompson | VIACHESLAV ZHILTSOV |
Customer experience
AE975
Vinyl Room
In-app purchases
AE975
No in-app purchases
Vinyl Room
No in-app purchases









