Comparison

AmpGate vs KAGARIBI

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

Head to head
About

AmpGate

This app provides a real-time amplifier simulator for mobile devices, featuring exact digital captures of real amplifiers and full rigs. It allows users to browse and audition a vast library of tones, load custom impulse responses, and import their own captures. It also functions as an AUv3 plugin for use in music production hosts.

Highlights
  • Real-time amp simulation
  • Vast tone library access
  • Cabinet section with IR loader
  • Noise gate and gain controls
  • Low-latency processing
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
Features
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Every amp ever, in your pocket. AmpGate is a Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) player for iPhone and iPad: a real-time amp sim that plays exact digital captures of real amplifiers and full rigs, including the new Architecture 2 (A2) models, the most accurate generation of neural captures yet. BROWSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TONES Connect your free TONE3000 account and the world's largest tone library opens right inside the app. Search by amp, gear or genre, audition any capture through your own guitar before saving it, and build your collection with one tap. - NAM engine with A2 model support - Cabinet section with impulse response loader, browse TONE3000 IRs or import your own WAV files - Tone stack (bass / mid / treble), noise gate, input and output gain - Low-latency processing tuned for live playing - Import your own .nam captures from the Files app AUv3 PLUGIN INCLUDED Load AmpGate inside GarageBand, Logic Pro, AUM, Loopy Pro, Cubasis and any other AUv3 host. The app and the plugin share one library: save a tone and it's already in your session. Neural Amp Modeler is an open-source project by Steven Atkinson. TONE3000 is a free third-party service; an account is optional.

About

KAGARIBI

This music creation tool allows users to shape and understand sound with a powerful synthesizer and an integrated sound anatomy feature. It offers extensive sound design capabilities, MIDI support, and advanced tuning options for both standalone use and as an AUv3 instrument.

Highlights
  • Dual oscillators with analog waveforms and wavetables
  • Extensive modulation matrix and effects suite
  • Integrated Sound Anatomy for sound explanation
  • Support for MPE and MIDI 2.0
  • Advanced tuning systems beyond 12-TET
  • Offline WAV export
  • Live Safe mode for reduced audio dropouts
Features
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Play a sound. Shape it. Understand why it sounds that way. KAGARIBI is a free synthesizer for iPhone and iPad with no ads, tracking, account, or network connection required. Play it standalone or load it as an AUv3 instrument. CREATE YOUR SOUND • Two oscillators with analog waveforms and six wavetable families • Up to seven-voice unison, FM, ring modulation, and hard sync • Six filter types, three envelopes, two LFOs, and an eight-slot modulation matrix • Drive, phaser, chorus, delay, reverb, compressor, and limiter • Arpeggiator and four performance macros UNDERSTAND IT — SOUND ANATOMY Sound Anatomy reads the patch you are playing and explains why it sounds the way it does. Connect what you hear to unison, filters, envelopes, LFOs, effects, and more—without leaving the instrument. PLAY AND PRODUCE • 30 factory presets • Multitouch keyboard, Hold, and Arpeggiator • MPE and MIDI 2.0, plus USB and Bluetooth MIDI input • AUv3 host automation for 95 parameters • One preset library shared between the app and AUv3 • A/B comparison, search, favorites, and a recoverable trash • Offline 48 kHz / 24-bit WAV export BEYOND 12-TET Explore 16 included tunings—from just intonation and Pythagorean to Japanese scales, 19/24/31-EDO, and Bohlen–Pierce. Import Scala .scl and .kbm files and set reference pitch from A=415 to 466 Hz. READY FOR LIVE PLAY Live Safe watches real-time processing headroom and adjusts the voice limit when needed to reduce the risk of audio dropouts. Choose Studio or Offline HQ when the session calls for more detail. Your data stays on your device. KAGARIBI includes no third-party ad SDKs, tracking, or network transmission.

Screenshots

AmpGate3 screens
KAGARIBI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KAGARIBI at 4.5 against AmpGate's 1.0. KAGARIBI also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

KAGARIBI holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AmpGate ships an update every 3 weeks, KAGARIBI every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AmpGate versus KAGARIBI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmpGateKAGARIBI
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMATTEO DEMETRIO ZANARDICode and DESIGN inc.

Customer experience

AmpGate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

KAGARIBI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AmpGate

No in-app purchases

None

KAGARIBI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AmpGate free?
AmpGate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KAGARIBI free?
KAGARIBI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AmpGate or KAGARIBI?
KAGARIBI is rated higher. AmpGate averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while KAGARIBI averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do AmpGate or KAGARIBI have ads?
Neither AmpGate nor KAGARIBI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AmpGate or KAGARIBI?
AmpGate ships an update every 3 weeks, and KAGARIBI every 2 days. Most recently, AmpGate was updated on October 9, 2026 and KAGARIBI on October 12, 2026.

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