Comparison

Reel2 vs J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin

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

Head to head
About

Reel2

This audio effect app adds warm, musical echoes to your music using tape delay emulation. Shape your repeats with controls for saturation, tone, and tape age, and choose from free-time, tap tempo, or host sync modes. Save your favorite echo settings with custom presets.

Highlights
  • AUv3 effect for compatible hosts
  • Free-time, tap-tempo, and host-tempo modes
  • Tape age, tone, saturation, wow and flutter
  • Stereo width and dry/wet mix
  • Factory and user presets
  • Saturated self-oscillation feedback
Features
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Reel2 is a characterful AUv3 tape delay for iPhone and iPad. Add warm, musical echoes inside compatible Audio Unit hosts, then shape the repeats with tape-inspired controls for saturation, tone, age, wow and flutter, feedback, width, and dry/wet mix. Use free-time mode for manual delay times, tap tempo when you want to play the delay in by feel, or host sync when your session tempo should drive the repeats. Factory presets make it quick to start, and user presets let you save your own favorite echo settings. Reel2 includes a five-minute trial for audio processing. The Full Version unlock is a one-time non-consumable in-app purchase. Features: - AUv3 effect for compatible hosts - Free-time, tap-tempo, and host-tempo modes - Natural feedback through saturated self-oscillation - Tape age, tone, saturation, wow and flutter - Stereo width and equal-power dry/wet mix - Factory presets and saveable user presets - One-time Full Version unlock with restore support

About

J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin

Features
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jj-breeze is a stereo micro-pitch widener with vibrato and a warmth tone stage. It is an Audio Unit (AUv3) effect for iPhone and iPad. PRICING Free download. Full effect for 7 days from first launch (no signup). Then unlock permanently for a one-time purchase ($2.99 in the U.S. — price varies by region). No subscription. Open the app, tap Play, and listen to a built-in demo through the effect. Turn knobs, throw section switches, pick a panel finish (Field Green or Slate), and try factory presets. After you have launched the app once, the same plug-in is available in GarageBand, Logic for iPad, AUM, and other AUv3 hosts as: jj-breeze. WHAT IT DOES Shift creates width or a full-band pitch change with independent left and right pitch (±1 octave) and delay, plus a Focus crossover so the low end can stay dry. Vibrato adds a slow delay-based pitch wobble. Warmth is a final tone stage: low-shelf body, low-pass, and gentle saturation. SECTIONS • Shift — Pitch L/R, Delay L/R, Focus, Mix • Vibrato — Rate, Depth, Mix • Warmth — Tone, Drive, Body, Mix Each section has its own bat switch. Turning a section off removes it from the sound without wiping the knobs. PANEL Retro hardware look with two finishes — Field Green and Slate — chosen with a rotary selector. IN/OUT LED meters in the header. Save As… for user presets; swipe to rename or delete. FACTORY PRESETS Default, Stereo Width, JJ Cajun Moon, JJ Lies, JJ Dark Vocal, Octave Width, Deep Baritone, Slapback Twang. IN A DAW 1. Install and open jj-breeze once (this registers the Audio Unit). 2. GarageBand: Audio FX → Audio Unit Extensions → jj-breeze 3. Logic for iPad: Audio Units → Gerov 4. AUM and other AUv3 hosts: look for: jj-breeze This app is a working host, not an empty wrapper. You can hear and edit the effect without leaving the app. Microphone input in the host is optional (Demo Loop is the default). jj-breeze is an original effect. It is not affiliated with any third-party plug-in vendor or recording artist.

Screenshots

Reel21 screens
J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin3 screens

Verdict

The call

Reel2 and J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Reel2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Reel2 versus J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReel2J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperJoshua David AquinoPetar Gerov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reel2

One-time1
  • Reel2 Full$1.99
1 purchases

J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin

One-time1
  • jj-breeze Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Reel2 free?
Reel2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin free?
J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reel2 or J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin have ads?
Neither Reel2 nor J.J.Breeze AUv3 Plugin shows ads.

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