Comparison

GlitchShredder vs FIELD KIT Playback Engine

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

Head to head
About

GlitchShredder

This app creates glitch and stutter audio effects for music production. It captures, repeats, reverses, and recombines audio fragments in real-time, offering extensive control over rhythmic subdivisions and chaotic textures. It functions as a standalone app or an AUv3 plugin for compatible hosts.

Highlights
  • Independent stereo chopper with 16 segment slots per channel
  • Adjustable chaos and glitch probability
  • Stutter sync to host tempo with rhythmic subdivisions
  • Bit crusher and sample rate reduction
  • Real-time oscilloscope visualization
  • MIDI control for freezing and slot jumping
  • Preset management system
Features
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GlitchShredder is a glitch and stutter effect for iPhone and iPad, available as a standalone app and as an AUv3 plugin for GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, Logic Pro for iPad and other compatible hosts. At its core is the Chopper: it captures fragments of the incoming audio, repeats, reverses and recombines them in real time, turning any source — vocals, drums, synths, guitar — into unpredictable glitch textures or tightly synced stutter rhythms. KEY FEATURES • Independent stereo chopper: L/R channels with 16 segment slots each, for natural glitch divergence and organic stereo width. • Chaos and Glitch Probability: from predictable behavior to total chaos, with spontaneous segment jumps adjustable in probability and rate. • Reverse Probability and ZC Reverse: random segment reversal, or ping-pong mode that flips direction at the end of every segment. • Stutter Sync: automatic sync to the host tempo (AudioPlayHead) with manual BPM fallback and built-in Tap Tempo. 9 rhythmic subdivisions, from 1/4 to 1/64 plus triplets and dotted values. • Quantized Jumps: locks spontaneous glitch jumps to the beat grid for chaos that stays in time. • Transient Snap: detects transients in the input signal and forces a new segment on every hit, with adjustable sensitivity threshold. • Segment Leveler: per-segment RMS normalization to smooth out level jumps between loud and quiet fragments. • Bit Crusher and Sample Rate Reduction: post-chopper digital degradation for lo-fi textures, from subtle to destroyed. • Drive: output soft clipper with a tanh curve, for progressive, controlled saturation without hard clipping. • Equal-power Dry/Wet and independent Input Gain control. • Single Win mode: a single capture slot for a continuous loop, freeze/looper style. • MIDI: any Note On triggers freeze; notes C3–D#4 jump directly to slots 1–16. • Real-time visualization: oscilloscope with dry/wet overlay colored by active slot, plus a 2×16 segment grid with waveform preview. PRESETS AND INTERFACE GlitchShredder ships with a ready-to-use factory preset library, managed through the 34AudioLibrary system (.a34 format): folder organization, quick search, and the ability to save your own settings. Presets are compatible with the desktop version of the plugin. The touch-first interface offers knobs with vertical drag for coarse adjustment, horizontal drag for fine adjustment, double-tap to reset to default, and long-press for manual value entry. The panel supports pinch-to-zoom up to 2.5x, while the preset bar and controls stay accessible at all times. A live help pop-up on the knob or a bottom info bar (your choice) shows the description of each parameter. WHO IT'S FOR GlitchShredder is built for producers, DJs, sound designers and musicians who want to add glitch, stutter, granular or lo-fi elements to their productions directly from iPhone or iPad — in the studio or on the go, standalone or integrated into your favorite AUv3 setup. No account required, no connection needed to use the plugin.

About

FIELD KIT Playback Engine

Transform audio recordings into evolving textures, rhythms, and atmospheres. Create up to four independent playback windows with customizable speed, direction, and effects. Explore new sonic material from your recordings.

Highlights
  • Up to four independent playback windows
  • Variable playback speed and direction
  • Drive and filtering per window
  • Routable modulation sources
  • Save and recall .fieldkit files
  • Standalone app and AUv3 Audio Unit
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FIELD KIT is an audio playback instrument built for turning recorded sound into evolving texture, rhythm, and atmosphere. Load an audio file and create up to four independent playback windows across the recording. Each window can move through a different section of the source with its own playback speed, direction, crossfade, drive, filtering, level, and pan. Use FIELD KIT to pull overlapping textures from long field recordings, transform environmental sound into ambient beds, create asynchronous loops, or find entirely new material hidden inside a recording. Three modulation sources can be routed independently across the playback windows, allowing parameters to drift, pulse, and evolve over time. Features include: - Up to four independent playback windows - Forward, reverse, and ping-pong playback - Variable playback speed - Adjustable loop crossfade - Drive and filtering per window - Independent level and pan controls - Three routable modulation sources - SPLICE for working with multiple audio sources - Save and recall .fieldkit files to share across platforms - Internal recording in Standalone mode - Standalone app and AUv3 Audio Unit - Host transport support in compatible AUv3 hosts FIELD KIT was designed around a simple idea: a recording doesn't have to be played from beginning to end. It can be a place to explore.

Screenshots

GlitchShredder1 screens
FIELD KIT Playback Engine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GlitchShredder at 5.0 against FIELD KIT Playback Engine's 4.5. GlitchShredder also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

GlitchShredder costs $4.99 and FIELD KIT Playback Engine $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GlitchShredder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of GlitchShredder's written reviews are positive against 80% of FIELD KIT Playback Engine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlitchShredder ships an update daily, FIELD KIT Playback Engine every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
GlitchShredder versus FIELD KIT Playback Engine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlitchShredderFIELD KIT Playback Engine
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#193#183 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiego CapoccittiField Tone Audio, LLC

Customer experience

GlitchShredder

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FIELD KIT Playback Engine

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GlitchShredder

No in-app purchases

None

FIELD KIT Playback Engine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GlitchShredder free?
GlitchShredder costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FIELD KIT Playback Engine free?
FIELD KIT Playback Engine costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GlitchShredder or FIELD KIT Playback Engine?
GlitchShredder is rated higher. GlitchShredder averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while FIELD KIT Playback Engine averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do GlitchShredder or FIELD KIT Playback Engine have ads?
Neither GlitchShredder nor FIELD KIT Playback Engine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GlitchShredder or FIELD KIT Playback Engine?
GlitchShredder ships an update daily, and FIELD KIT Playback Engine every 2 weeks. Most recently, GlitchShredder was updated on October 21, 2026 and FIELD KIT Playback Engine on October 5, 2026.
Which is more popular, GlitchShredder or FIELD KIT Playback Engine?
GlitchShredder currently peaks at #193 in the App Store charts, and FIELD KIT Playback Engine at #183. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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