Comparison

CrispAudio vs AD

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

Head to head
About

CrispAudio

Features
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CrispAudio is a cross-platform audio workstation that brings sound-effect synthesis, voice processing, and a timeline waveform editor into one app. - SFX Synthesizer: design retro game sounds from 16 preset generators, shape ADSR envelopes, FM, arpeggios, and a full effects rack. - Voice Processor: record or import audio and transform it with 9 voice presets, pitch/formant shifting, and a deep effects chain. - Timeline Editor: arrange clips on multiple tracks with fades, crossfades, and per-segment effects, then export to WAV. Everything runs on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking.

About

AD

This app emulates a classic 1983 micro synthesizer with modern enhancements like MPE and eight-voice polyphony. It offers a rich sound engine with multiple oscillators, filters, and a comprehensive drive section for unique sonic textures. Enjoy extensive modulation options and a built-in keyboard for immediate creativity.

Highlights
  • Eight-voice polyphony
  • MPE support
  • Classic four-pole lowpass filter
  • Comprehensive drive section
  • AUv3 and standalone operation
  • Preset manager with favorites
  • Built-in chicklet keyboard
Features
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We rebuilt the legendary micro composer of 1983, then gave it everything the original owners wished for: eight voices, MPE, a sequencer worthy of the name, and a couple of new dirty tricks. The voice is the one you know: a single fat oscillator with sawtooth and pulse (manual, LFO, or envelope PWM), a three-mode sub oscillator, and a noise source, mixed and driven into a classic four-pole lowpass filter. One snappy ADSR, switchable env/gate VCA, and an LFO with triangle, square, stepped random, and noise shapes, complete with onset delay, tempo sync, and retrigger. Portamento with the proper on/auto/off modes, and gate, gate+trig, and LFO trigger modes, exactly like the hardware. And the a sequencer: eight patterns of up to 64 steps, drawn right on the panel, with accent, slide, and octave per step, follow actions and repeats, swing, and tools to randomize in a key and scale, mutate, copy, and rotate. Play a pattern from a held key, transpose it from the keyboard, lock it while you browse presets, and run it from its own clock, the host transport, or an Ableton Link session in the standalone. Sequences save with your presets. • Eight-voice polyphony, or the original mono behavior with the flip of a switch • MPE support with per-note pitch bend and pressure, four aftertouch destinations (VCO mod, VCF mod, filter freq, LFO rate), and adjustable pressure smoothing • MTS-ESP microtonal tuning, retuned continuously while notes sound • SPREAD for stereo voice panning, and AGE, which drifts each voice like forty-year-old components • A full drive section: pre-filter saturation, filter drive, post-VCA distortion, and a tilt EQ • Velocity to filter and amp • A chicklet keyboard with latch and octave shift, playable right on the panel • Full preset manager with favorites and a factory bank • Five faceplate colors, including one for console cowboys • AUv3 and standalone, with an interface that fills whatever window your host hands it AD-202 works everywhere iOS makes noise: AUM, apeMatrix, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubasis, and any other AUv3 host, plus a standalone app with its own audio and MIDI settings, Ableton Link, and background audio. No subscriptions. No accounts. No nonsense. Buy it once, own it forever.

Screenshots

CrispAudio3 screens
AD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CrispAudio at Free against AD's $6.99. CrispAudio also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CrispAudio is free to download; AD costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CrispAudio versus AD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrispAudioAD
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating—4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian StrobeleAudio Damage, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

CrispAudio

No in-app purchases

None

AD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrispAudio free?
CrispAudio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AD free?
AD costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrispAudio or AD have ads?
Neither CrispAudio nor AD shows ads.

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