Comparison

EchoSketch vs Kinetic by folina

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

Head to head
About

EchoSketch

Shape delay and reverb effects in real-time with a playable X/Y performance surface. Explore four distinct delay types and multiple reverb options, with extensive parameter control for unique sound morphing. Works as a standalone app or an Audio Unit plugin.

Highlights
  • X/Y performance surface for real-time sound shaping
  • Four distinct delay types: digital, analog, reverse, ping-pong
  • Spring, plate, and hall convolution reverb
  • Modulation and tone control for echoes
  • HOLD, LIFT, FREEZE, and MOTION performance gestures
  • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin compatibility
Features
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EchoSketch turns delay and reverb into a live, playable instrument. Shape your sound in real time using a responsive X/Y performance surface designed for intuitive touch expression. At its core are four great-sounding delays: digital, analog, ping-pong, and reverse. The range for each parameter and the XY axes direction can be set independently, allowing you to easily morph between sounds. It works as an Audio Unit plugin or standalone — iOS or Mac. Comprehensive Delays • Digital (patterned after a legendary '80s rack delay), Analog (warm, with tape-style pitch glide), Reverse, and Left/Right Ping-Pong • Delay times can sync to tempo or be set in milliseconds • Feedback features delay-dependent tone shaping — bright for short delays and darker for long ones Convolution Reverb • Stereo or mono Spring, Plate, and Hall • Reverb path is separate from the delay (same as vintage tape echo units), so repeats don’t get washed out Modulation and Filter • Analog-style modulation for chorused, warbly pitch echoes • Tone control — darken or brighten delays, with a center detent for flat Designed for Hands-On Performance • HOLD / LIFT — leave the XY cursor in place, or touch the pad for momentary delay sounds • FREEZE — set the current feedback into an infinite loop and play over it • MOTION — record a gesture on the XY pad and loop it Presets and More • Presets are transferable between hosts • Two looks — light "Trail" and dark "Glow" • Works standalone with live audio or as an AUv3 plugin • Universal — iPad/iPhone also gets you the Mac version — one purchase • Mac: after installing, open EchoSketch once to use it as a plugin in your DAW • Works in AUM, AudioBus, GarageBand, Logic, and other AUv3 hosts

About

Kinetic by folina

This app creates dynamic, evolving audio performances by generating continuous movement in filters, stereo position, and tonal balance. It offers six unique movement engines and intuitive controls to make sounds feel alive without obvious modulation.

Highlights
  • Generates evolving audio movement
  • Six unique movement engines
  • Organic modulation without repetition
  • Stereo and spatial animation
  • Dynamic tonal evolution
  • Intuitive character-first interface
Currently charting
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Kinetic transforms static sounds into living performances. Instead of relying on a single LFO or repeating modulation pattern, Kinetic continuously generates evolving movement throughout your audio. Filters drift, stereo position breathes, tonal balance shifts, spatial depth changes, and countless subtle interactions combine to create the feeling that your sound is alive. The result isn't obvious modulation. It's motion. Every control shapes a different aspect of that movement: • Motion determines the overall amount of animation. • Drift adds slow organic evolution that never repeats exactly. • Width expands movement across the stereo field. • Flow changes the speed and energy of internal motion. • Character selects one of six unique movement engines, each with its own personality. • Mix blends your original signal with the animated result. Choose from six Character modes: • Tide — Slow, relaxed, ocean-like movement. • Orbit — Rhythmic circular motion with electronic energy. • Current — Constant forward momentum. • Swarm — Dense competing layers of animated movement. • Ghost — Ethereal textures that appear and disappear. • Voodoo — Funky, asymmetrical motion with unpredictable attitude. Perfect for pads, guitars, synths, vocals, drums, ambience, and creative sound design. Features • Motion-focused audio processor • Six unique movement engines • Organic evolving modulation without repetitive LFO cycles • Stereo animation and spatial movement • Dynamic tonal evolution • Character-first interface with six intuitive controls Movement isn't something added afterward. In Kinetic, movement is the sound. Controls Motion — Overall amount of movement Drift — Slow evolving organic variation Width — Stereo movement and spatial expansion Flow — Energy and speed of internal motion Character — Select one of six movement engines Mix — Blend dry and processed audio

Screenshots

EchoSketch4 screens
Kinetic by folina1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kinetic by folina at $3.99 against EchoSketch's $7.99. Kinetic by folina also leads on chart position (#167 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On rating, ratings volume, 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

EchoSketch costs $7.99 and Kinetic by folina $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EchoSketch against 5.0 for Kinetic by folina. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EchoSketch versus Kinetic by folina: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoSketchKinetic by folina
Price$7.99$3.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#167 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvi BortnickJeremy Phillips

Customer experience

EchoSketch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kinetic by folina

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EchoSketch

No in-app purchases

None

Kinetic by folina

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EchoSketch free?
EchoSketch costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kinetic by folina free?
Kinetic by folina costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EchoSketch or Kinetic by folina?
EchoSketch and Kinetic by folina are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do EchoSketch or Kinetic by folina have ads?
Neither EchoSketch nor Kinetic by folina shows ads.

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