Comparison

Compa vs WEAR Texture Processor

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

Head to head
About

Compa

This app enhances your hardware groovebox workflow by providing sample manipulation, pattern creation, and synchronization tools. It offers device-specific controls and integrates with various music production hardware and software.

Highlights
  • Sample capture and manipulation
  • Pattern creation and editing
  • Hardware device profiles
  • MIDI and Ableton Link synchronization
  • AUv3 plugin hosting
  • Clip and Arrange modes for song structure
Features
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COMPA is a sampling and performance studio for iPhone and iPad. Record new sounds, turn dialogue into playable phrases, scratch your tracks and build a song. Use COMPA's instruments, including Raw Dog 303 (RD303), or connect compatible AUv3 apps, MIDI gear and audio interfaces. Hardware is optional. SAMPLE APPS, THE WEB AND YOUR GEAR Capture supported other-app audio on iOS/iPadOS 27, open a web player inside COMPA, or record hardware and hosted instruments. Send audio straight to CHOMP pads, Clips, Arrange, Takes or Quota DS. Hold for a quick sample or tap to record while you switch apps. Audition, keep sampling, and share web links into COMPA without copying and pasting addresses. Audio Recall saves recent audio when inspiration arrives before Record. QUOTA DS: TURN WORDS INTO SAMPLES Transcribe audio, search the transcript and highlight the words or phrases you want to play. Audition the selection, refine its timing and fades, then send it to CHOMP. Q-Chop helps make sentence and segment cuts. Saved transcripts, flexible reading layouts and a resizable workspace keep longer recordings manageable. Choose Apple speech recognition or an optional downloadable Whisper model that runs locally. CHOMP: PLAY WHAT YOU FIND Record, import, trim, tune, reverse, layer, sequence and resample. Play samples chromatically in Mono or Poly. Perform Live FX, map controls to MIDI and route the standalone FX bank to CHOMP's master or a bus. Quota Stems separates drums, bass, other and vocals on device. Quota Kits imports and exports sampler kits. CHOMP AUv3 is included for compatible hosts. DJ DECKS AND PAD SCRATCH Load Files, song clips or CHOMP samples onto Deck A and Deck B. Scratch, set hot cues, loop, adjust pitch and levels, and mix with EQ, filters and crossfader curves. Analyze tempo and cue suggestions, map performance controls to MIDI, and record your performance. Open Pad Scratch for a single sample, add Cut, Brake or Echo Out, and send the recording to a new pad. RAW DOG 303: INCLUDED BASSLINE SYNTH + AUv3 Meet Raw Dog 303! Create basslines with RD303's 128-step sequencer, pattern library and generator, modulation, stereo effects and note/knob automation recording. It's built into COMPA and included as an AUv3 instrument for other compatible music apps. No extra purchase or unlock. FROM IDEAS TO SONGS Launch Clips and scenes, arrange audio and MIDI, draw automation and mix with AUv3 inserts and sends. Import files where you're working, move and copy clips, normalize audio and export mixes or stems. FETCH develops chords, bass, melody and drums; Guided FETCH works through parts one at a time. Capture linked video, perform it from pads and export MP4 with your audio. A COMPANION FOR YOUR SETUP Tailored workspaces give supported grooveboxes and synths direct controls. Compatible MIDI ports also work without a device profile. Set note channels, Clock and Start/Stop independently, map controllers, assign analog returns through an audio interface, and save your rig with the Session. Sync through Ableton Link, with optional transport and compatible Link Audio connections. One upfront COMPA purchase. No COMPA subscription, account or in-app purchases. RD303 and its AUv3, CHOMP, Quota DS, Quota Stems and Quota Kits are included. Third-party apps and hardware are separate. Other-app capture requires iOS/iPadOS 27 and depends on source playback and system permissions. Optional models and imported media use device storage; selected cloud files download for playback/editing. USB MIDI and USB audio are separate device capabilities.

About

WEAR Texture Processor

This audio effect plugin introduces filtered, warbled movement and texture to any sound source. It's designed for creating instability, movement, and degradation, transforming audio from subtle to extreme.

Highlights
  • AUv3 texture processor
  • Pitch modulation (RATE and DEPTH)
  • Dynamic gating (GATE)
  • Frequency filtering (FILTER)
  • Texture and degradation effects (GRIME, WASH, ROOM)
  • Adjustable by ear for unique sound design
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WEAR is an AUv3 texture processor designed for making audio feel uncertain. WEAR makes no sound on its own—it is an audio effect designed to be loaded inside a compatible AUv3 host. Place it after pianos, guitars, vocals, drums, synthesizers, field recordings, or other audio sources to introduce filtered, warbled movement and texture. Built around instability, movement, and degradation, WEAR reshapes incoming audio through a collection of processes designed to add character. RATE and DEPTH introduce pitch modulation. GATE responds dynamically to the incoming signal, allowing quieter material to become increasingly unstable while louder sounds push through. FILTER reshapes the frequency range, while GRIME, WASH, and ROOM introduce different forms of texture, space, and degradation. The result can range from subtle movement to extreme transformation depending on what you dial in. WEAR intentionally includes no presets. Its behavior depends heavily on the material being passed through it, so it is designed to be adjusted by ear for each sound rather than treated as a collection of fixed effects. Exploration is encouraged.

Screenshots

Compa4 screens
WEAR Texture Processor1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WEAR Texture Processor at $2.99 against Compa's $39.99. WEAR Texture Processor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Compa's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model and device support 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

Compa costs $39.99 and WEAR Texture Processor $2.99 up front. Compa sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. WEAR Texture Processor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Compa holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Compa's written reviews are positive against 50% of WEAR Texture Processor's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Compa versus WEAR Texture Processor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompaWEAR Texture Processor
Price$39.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJordan McdonaldField Tone Audio, LLC

Customer experience

Compa

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

WEAR Texture Processor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Compa

One-time2
  • Kit Export$9.99
  • Compa Unlock$29.99
None

WEAR Texture Processor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compa free?
Compa costs $39.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is WEAR Texture Processor free?
WEAR Texture Processor costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Compa or WEAR Texture Processor?
Compa is rated higher. Compa averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while WEAR Texture Processor averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Compa or WEAR Texture Processor have ads?
Neither Compa nor WEAR Texture Processor shows ads.

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