Comparison

Raven Audio vs EffectDeck

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

Head to head
About

Raven Audio

Features
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Raven Audio brings you exclusive HD concert films with high-resolution, 24-bit lossless audio — the performance the way it actually sounded in the room. Every concert is recorded live, without an audience, using the same uncompromising approach to sound that defines Raven Audio: vintage RCA ribbon microphones, high-voltage omni mics, Millennia Media preamps, and Pyramix mastering. The result is intimate, true-to-life, and made for serious listeners and great playback gear. Explore a growing library — French gypsy jazz, Beethoven violin and piano sonatas, solo piano on a Fazioli concert grand, Bach/Gounod's Ave Maria, and more — each with the story behind the music. • Stream free in HD with 24-bit / 48 kHz lossless audio • Download concerts to watch offline, anywhere • Resume right where you left off • AirPlay to your TV or sound system • Lock-screen and Control Center controls No account. No subscription. No ads. Just press play — a concert in your living room.

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

Raven Audio4 screens
EffectDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Raven Audio at 17.0 against EffectDeck's 27.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Raven Audio versus EffectDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaven AudioEffectDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames ConnellMasahiro Sato

In-app purchases

None

Raven Audio

No in-app purchases

None

EffectDeck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Raven Audio free?
Raven Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EffectDeck free?
EffectDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Raven Audio or EffectDeck have ads?
Neither Raven Audio nor EffectDeck shows ads.

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