Comparison

AUFX vs Ruismaker

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

Head to head
About

AUFX

This app offers a versatile stereo delay audio effect with extensive customization options. It can produce a wide range of sounds, from clean digital delays to gritty dub echoes and flangers. The app supports processing external audio and other applications, with features for saving and sharing presets.

Highlights
  • High quality 32-bit DSP engine
  • Tape simulation (noise and warble)
  • Filters in the delay loop
  • Stereo delay, detune, and ping-pong
  • Dual LFO for modulation
  • Inter-App Audio and Audiobus support
  • Save, load, and share presets
Features
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A highly tweakable stereo delay audio effect, suitable for everything from clean digital delays to filthy dub echoes, flangers and broken cassette tapes. This app is part of the AUFX series, a collection of simple and powerful audio effect apps. • High quality 32-bit DSP engine. • A multitude of parameters to tweak to get a wide range of sounds. • Tape simulation (noise and warble). • Filters in the delay loop for typical dub sound. • Stereo delay, stereo detune, ping-pong delay. • Sinewave and random dual LFO for flangers and other modulations. • Process hardware input/output. • Process other apps through Inter-App Audio or Audiobus (input/filter/output slots supported). • Save, load and share user presets. • Supports Audiobus2 state saving • Comes with several bundled presets. • Fully MIDI controllable, including Virtual MIDI. • Background Audio. • Built-in lookahead limiter to prevent clipping. • Record the result directly in app. • Email recordings or export to AudioShare audio document manager app. • Access user presets and recordings through iTunes File Sharing.

About

Ruismaker

This app is an analog drumsynth that creates sounds using authentic synthesis algorithms, not samples. It features a creative Euclidean sequencer for pattern programming and integrates seamlessly with AUv3 hosts like Garageband. It offers customizable sound models and MIDI control for flexible music production.

Highlights
  • Analog and FM synthesis sound modeling
  • Sample-free sound generation
  • Euclidean sequencer
  • AUv3 compatibility
  • MIDI CC control
  • WAV and MIDI export
  • Ableton Link sync
Features
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What the reviews say: "A must-have drum synth for electronic music lovers on iOS" - Keyboard Mag "All of this comes together in a vision that’s really playable [...] this is another excellent choice for the iPad." - CreateDigitalMusic "Small, compact and easy to use, Ruismaker is both inexpensive and a perfectly credible choice if you are after solid drum synth sounds." - MusicAppBlog -- Ruismaker is a unique drumsynth plugin (i.e. it does not use samples), which is coupled with a creative Euclidean sequencer when run in standalone mode. The plugin is fully AUv3 (Audio Unit) compatible: - Seamless integration with Garageband and other AU hosts - Audio Unit Instrument: making music on iOS doesn't get more convenient - Supports Multi-Output AUv3 in AUM and ApeMatrix! - Each sound is modeled using authentic analog and FM algorithms; - Comes with dozens of unique customizable models - Does not use any samples; all sounds are synthesized in realtime, on the fly - Emulates analog components, introducing subtle, natural fluctuations in the sound - Light on the CPU, so you can run lots of Ruismakers simultaneously - Fully automatable parameters (requires host support) and MIDI CC controllable - Has its own preset manager The standalone sequencer is refreshingly different: - Program patterns using Euclidean algorithms - Powerful random feature and mutation probability settings per channel - Syncs with Ableton Link or MIDI Clock - Exports WAV and MIDI - Compatible with Audiobus 3 (including MIDI IN/OUT mode) - CoreMIDI In and Out - AU MIDI output for the on-screen pads User manual available on Ruismaker.com

Screenshots

AUFX4 screens
Ruismaker2 screens

Verdict

The call

AUFX and Ruismaker both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of AUFX's written reviews are positive against 74% of Ruismaker's. AUFX also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Ruismaker's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

AUFX costs $4.99 and Ruismaker $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ruismaker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 58 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of AUFX's written reviews are positive against 74% of Ruismaker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUFX ships an update every 2 months, Ruismaker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AUFX versus Ruismaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUFXRuismaker
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.6 (33 ratings)4.8 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better74.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3358 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKymatica ABBram Bos

Customer experience

AUFX

All ratings33 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative8.8%

Ruismaker

All ratings57 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative20.4%

Bugs and requests

AUFX

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when loading presets
  • Loading presets causes crash
  • Will NOT launch in AUM
  • Workarounds don't work

Requested features

10 requests
  • AUv3 support
  • Add creativity, functions, magic
  • AUv3 would solve the only problem
  • AUv3 compliance
  • Add AU3
Show 5 more
  • AUFX 5 release date
  • AU3 support needed
  • Morphing time function
  • Update ASAP
  • Fix preset loading crash

Ruismaker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AUFX

No in-app purchases

None

Ruismaker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUFX free?
AUFX costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ruismaker free?
Ruismaker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUFX or Ruismaker?
Ruismaker is rated higher. AUFX averages 4.6 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Ruismaker averages 4.8 from 58 ratings.
Do AUFX or Ruismaker have ads?
Neither AUFX nor Ruismaker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUFX or Ruismaker?
AUFX ships an update every 2 months, and Ruismaker every 5 weeks. Most recently, AUFX was updated on October 21, 2026 and Ruismaker on October 24, 2026.

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