Raven Audio vs EffectDeck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raven Audio
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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.
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.
- 100+ built-in audio effects
- JSFX script support
- AUv3 plugin integration
- Custom impulse responses
- Audio analysis tools
- Preset management
- Chain and script sharing
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Raven Audio | EffectDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Connell | Masahiro Sato |
In-app purchases
Raven Audio
No in-app purchases
EffectDeck
No in-app purchases









