Comparison

Coil vs Phase Garden

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

Head to head
About

Coil

This app simulates the sound and behavior of a spring reverb unit, offering two distinct tanks and engines for varied sonic textures. It allows for interactive "kicking" of the springs via tap or MIDI input, with adjustable decay, tone, and mix controls.

Highlights
  • Two distinct spring reverb tanks (Long/Short)
  • Two reverb engines (physical modeling/vintage)
  • Interactive "kick" feature via tap or MIDI
  • Adjustable Dwell, Tone, and Mix controls
  • Optional built-in amp stage
  • AUv3 and standalone app support
Features
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Coil brings the character of spring reverb into a compact, playable pedal. TWO TANKS Choose LONG for spacious, wobbling tails or SHORT for a tighter, brighter response. TWO ENGINES A uses physical spring modeling. B offers a lower-CPU vintage spring sound. Both follow the TANK switch. KICK THE TANK Tap the pedal body to strike the physical springs. You can also trigger Kick from your host, MIDI CC 83, or MIDI notes; velocity controls strike strength. THREE KNOBS DWELL sets decay, TONE shapes brightness and high-frequency damping, and MIX blends your dry signal with the reverb. CLEAN OR AMP Use the dedicated CLEAN / AMP switch to add the built-in amp stage. The lamp and artwork show the amp state. PLAY YOUR WAY Use Coil as an AUv3 audio effect in a compatible host or as a standalone app with an audio interface. The MUTED/LIVE control provides quick access to input muting. The in-app scroll guide explains controls and MIDI mappings. One purchase for Mac, iPad and iPhone.

About

Phase Garden

This app offers a unique multi-phaser effect with three independent voices for dynamic and evolving audio modulation. It allows for subtle, spacious, or complex phase textures on various instruments and mixes.

Highlights
  • Three independent phaser voices
  • Evolving multi-phaser architecture
  • Organic modulation drift
  • Controlled unpredictable behavior
  • Adjustable voice separation
  • Integrated stereo movement
  • Resonant feedback control
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Phase Garden takes the familiar sound of a phaser and lets it grow wild. Instead of relying on a single repeating sweep, Phase Garden uses three independent phaser voices moving together as a constantly evolving network. Each voice has its own modulation relationship, sweep behavior, feedback character, and stereo position. At restrained settings, Phase Garden creates smooth, dimensional movement that can add life to synths, guitars, pads, drums, vocals, and complete mixes. Increase Spread and the voices begin separating into a wider, more complex field. Add Drift and their relationships slowly evolve over time. Then there’s Wild. Wild introduces occasional controlled disturbances into the garden. A voice may change pace, alter its sweep, become more prominent, or temporarily move away from the others before settling back into the larger pattern. The result is phasing that doesn't feel locked to a perfectly repeating modulation cycle. Phase Garden can be subtle, spacious, liquid, hollow, tangled, resonant, unstable, or gloriously overgrown—but it always remains recognizably a phaser. Three phasers grow from the same source. None of them behave exactly alike. Plant a phase. Let it wander. Features Three independent phaser voices Evolving multi-phaser architecture Smooth organic modulation drift Controlled unpredictable behavior Adjustable separation between phaser voices Integrated stereo movement Resonant feedback from subtle to aggressive Wide range from gentle movement to tangled phase textures Factory presets ranging from restrained to overgrown

Screenshots

Coil3 screens
Phase Garden1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Coil at $0.99 against Phase Garden's $3.99. Coil also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Coil costs $0.99 and Phase Garden $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 Coil against 5.0 for Phase Garden. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Coil versus Phase Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoilPhase Garden
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua RideoutJeremy Phillips

In-app purchases

None

Coil

No in-app purchases

None

Phase Garden

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coil free?
Coil costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phase Garden free?
Phase Garden costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coil or Phase Garden?
Coil and Phase Garden are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Coil or Phase Garden have ads?
Neither Coil nor Phase Garden shows ads.

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