Comparison

Auris Hi vs EffectDeck

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

Head to head
About

Auris Hi

This music player is designed for audiophiles, offering gapless playback of lossless audio files without streaming or compression. It features a 10-band parametric EQ, real-time spectrum analyzer, and customizable playlists. The app prioritizes sound quality and user privacy, with no accounts or data collection.

Highlights
  • Gapless playback
  • 10-band parametric EQ
  • Spectrum analyzer
  • Favorites and playlists
  • Lossless file support (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF)
  • No streaming or compression
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Auris is a music player built for audiophiles who care about what they hear. Import your own lossless files such as FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and play them back through a clean, gapless audio engine. No streaming. No compression. No middleman. FEATURES • Gapless playback with a true audio pipeline • 10-band parametric EQ with visual curve editor • Adjustable Crossfeed • Spectrum analyzer in real time • Favorites and playlists • Album artwork backgrounds • Accent color customization • Resume on launch Auris respects your music. No accounts, no cloud sync, no data collection. Most apps treat music as content, Auris treats it as sound.

About

EffectDeck

Process audio from any app with a customizable chain of effects. Add built-in, AUv3, or custom JSFX plugins. Share your audio chains and scripts easily.

Highlights
  • 100+ built-in audio effects
  • JSFX script support
  • AUv3 plugin integration
  • Custom impulse responses
  • Audio analysis tools
  • Preset management
  • Chain and script sharing
Features
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EffectDeck puts an effect chain on the audio other apps are already playing, and the effects you can put in it are not limited to the ones it ships with. Pick EffectDeck as the output in Control Center, then open the app and build a chain. No virtual cable, no routing to set up, nothing to configure first. Start from over 100 of EffeTune's effects, running unmodified: the same DSP code EffeTune runs on the desktop and on the web. Add the AUv3 plug-ins already on your device and your own impulse responses. When the effect you want does not exist, write it as a JSFX script, and it goes into the chain like any other effect. WHAT YOU GET - Over 100 built-in effects: EQ, dynamics, saturation, modulation, reverb, delay, spatial, lo-fi and restoration - JSFX effects: import a script from Files, a link or the clipboard. Each gets its own sliders and, if it draws, its own display - AUv3 effect plug-ins installed on your iPhone or iPad - Convolution reverb with your own impulse responses, and AutoEQ profiles for the 15-band EQ - Analyzers you can drop into the chain: spectrum, spectrogram, oscilloscope, level and stereo meters - Presets from EffeTune, plus your own presets in folders - Share a chain or a JSFX script as a link, and open the links others send you - A two-column layout on iPad - Oversampling at 48, 96 or 192 kHz, with latency and CPU shown while it runs HOW IT WORKS iOS 27 lets an app present itself as an audio output device. EffectDeck appears in Control Center next to your speaker and headphones. Choose it, and the audio from the player you are using is handed over, processed, and played back on the same device. Apps that never report themselves as playing, most games among them, keep going straight to the speaker. The audio never leaves the device, and nothing is collected. If you are signed in to iCloud, your presets and chain follow you to your other devices. The effects are EffeTune by Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (MIT). This app is a separate project and is not affiliated with EffeTune. The name was changed at the upstream author's request.

Screenshots

Auris Hi4 screens
EffectDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EffectDeck at 4.8 against Auris Hi's 4.0. EffectDeck also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Auris Hi's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Auris Hi sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. EffectDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EffectDeck holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Auris Hi versus EffectDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuris HiEffectDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLUIGI DI MAUROMasahiro Sato

Customer experience

Auris Hi

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

EffectDeck

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Auris Hi

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$8.99
None

EffectDeck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auris Hi free?
Auris Hi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EffectDeck free?
EffectDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Auris Hi or EffectDeck?
EffectDeck is rated higher. Auris Hi averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while EffectDeck averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Auris Hi or EffectDeck have ads?
Neither Auris Hi nor EffectDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auris Hi or EffectDeck?
Auris Hi ships an update every 2 days, and EffectDeck every 2 days. Most recently, Auris Hi was updated on September 29, 2026 and EffectDeck on October 10, 2026.

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