Comparison

Heathcliff vs Magnetic Echo

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

Head to head
About

Heathcliff

This app functions as a DJ channel strip plugin for iOS, allowing users to cut, mix, and blend audio tracks within compatible host applications. It features low latency performance, customizable character profiles, and MIDI learn capabilities for hardware control.

Highlights
  • 3-band EQ with character profiles
  • Filter FX for sweeps
  • Trim and volume control
  • User-selectable character profiles
  • MIDI learn for hardware controllers
  • Low latency performance
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
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Heathcliff turns any iOS host into a DJ channel strip. Cut, mix, and blend one track into the next — without thinking about the right preset. Heathcliff isn't your parametric EQ; it's the channel strip for transitions. Heathcliff is built for low latency — aggressive performance targets keep it out of the way when you're playing live, and multiple instances won't tax your CPU. The tuning takes its cue from leading DJ mixers, with user-selectable character profiles so you can match the feel to your mixing style. * 3-band EQ — two character profiles: one cuts clean, one bleeds for feel * FX: Filter — sweeps for builds and washes * Trim and volume — set the gain so the blend sits right * Character profiles — voicing presets for EQ, filter, and FX, matched to your mixing style * MIDI learn — supports legacy and modern 14-bit MIDI controllers (most modern DJ controllers are 14-bit). Map UI controls to your hardware; a DJ controller is the recommended way to play. * Low latency — plays live, stacks across multiple instances * AUv3 — works in any AUv3 host * Note: Heathcliff is an AUv3 plugin, not a standalone DJ app. The app runs inside a plugin host app like GarageBand, AUM, or Cubasis. Your DAW, your DJ moves. That's Heathcliff!

About

Magnetic Echo

This app offers a vintage-inspired multi-head tape delay and spring reverb effect for mobile devices. It recreates the warm echoes, ambient trails, and analog textures of classic tape echo machines, with adjustable feedback and saturation for unique soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Multi-head tape delay
  • Spring reverb effect
  • Wow and flutter simulation
  • Feedback and saturation controls
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • Dub and ambient soundscapes
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Magnetic Echo is a vintage-inspired multi-head tape delay and spring reverb effect for iPhone and iPad, built for warm echoes, ambient trails, dub feedback, and evolving analog textures. Inspired by classic tape echo machines of the 1970s, Magnetic Echo combines the movement and imperfections of magnetic tape with the flexibility of a modern AUv3 plugin. TAPE DELAY Three playback heads create layered and rhythmic repeats, from short slapback echoes to spacious multi-head patterns. SPRING REVERB A dedicated spring tank with adjustable decay and tone, for that unmistakable splashy, metallic space. WOW & FLUTTER Real tape isn't perfect — subtle pitch drift and mechanical wobble give every repeat organic character. FEEDBACK & SATURATION Push the feedback path from gentle repeats into self-oscillation, with saturation adding color and character on every pass. FROM DUB TO AMBIENT Create warm guitar echoes, psychedelic textures, washed-out ambient trails, rhythmic delays, and dub-style feedback. HOST READY Works as an AUv3 Audio Unit plugin inside AUM, Audiobus, GarageBand, Cubasis, Logic Pro for iPad, and any other AUv3-compatible host. %100 FREE No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, and no ads.

Screenshots

Heathcliff3 screens
Magnetic Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Heathcliff at 15.0 against Magnetic Echo's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Heathcliff against 5.0 for Magnetic Echo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Heathcliff versus Magnetic Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeathcliffMagnetic Echo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan SegoviaBaturay Koc

In-app purchases

None

Heathcliff

No in-app purchases

None

Magnetic Echo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heathcliff free?
Heathcliff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magnetic Echo free?
Magnetic Echo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Heathcliff or Magnetic Echo?
Heathcliff and Magnetic Echo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Heathcliff or Magnetic Echo have ads?
Neither Heathcliff nor Magnetic Echo shows ads.

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