# The Orb vs BambooSilk

The clearest difference is price: BambooSilk at $3.99 against The Orb's $7.99. The Orb's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

The Orb costs $7.99 and BambooSilk $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

## The numbers

| Metric | The Orb | BambooSilk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $7.99 | **$3.99** |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Size | 15 MB | 30 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [AudioThing Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1659941236) | [宁 徐](https://appshunter.io/developer/1879657969) |

## What reviewers say

### The Orb

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-orb-formant-filter/id6804759733)

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### BambooSilk

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bamboosilk/id6809188902)

Explore 12 traditional Chinese instruments with intuitive touch controls or MIDI. Record, shape your audio with effects, and seamlessly integrate into compatible music production hosts via AUv3.

**Highlights:** 12 traditional Chinese instruments, Intuitive touch performance surfaces, MIDI keyboard and controller support, Audio recording and shaping, AUv3 instrument and effect integration, Pentatonic scale MIDI processing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is The Orb free?

The Orb costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is BambooSilk free?

BambooSilk costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do The Orb or BambooSilk have ads?

Neither The Orb nor BambooSilk shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*