Comparison

Waveguide Flute vs SL Radio Mini

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

Head to head
About

Waveguide Flute

Features
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Waveguide Flute turns your iPad or iPhone into a physically modeled wind instrument — a Cook/STK-style waveguide flute you play from an on-screen piano roll or a MIDI wind controller (EWI). FEATURES • Authentic waveguide physical modeling — not a sample library • Deep Sound page: shape jet ratio, reflection, loop damping, noise, and more • Expression controls for live performance: blow intensity, breathiness, pitch bend, auto-vibrato • Built-in reverb with 7 factory spaces • On-screen piano roll with velocity and breath control • Full MIDI support — notes, breath (CC#2), pitch bend • Compatible with Akai EWI and other MIDI wind controllers that send breath and pitch bend • Remembers your last settings, with one-tap reset to defaults • Bluetooth MIDI support, plus a configurable Breath Control input (Mod Wheel or custom CC) for keyboard players without a wind controller Play it like a real wind instrument: breathe into the sound, bend pitch, add vibrato — all rendered by a genuine physical model, not recordings.

About

SL Radio Mini

This audio effect plugin transforms vocals, drums, and loops into a radio-style sound. It features a touch-draggable FM tuner and local AI for realistic radio character, offering control over interference and signal mix. It functions as both a standalone app and an AUv3 audio effect for music production.

Highlights
  • Touch-draggable FM tuner
  • Local AI radio character
  • Signal and Mix controls
  • Animated tuner glitches
  • Standalone app and AUv3 effect
  • Runs fully on device
Features
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SL Radio Mini is an AUv3 audio effect for music-making apps, not an internet radio player. Insert it on an audio track in a compatible AUv3 host to give vocals, drums and loops a radio-style tone. Drag across 88-108 MHz to move between cleaner station lock, narrow radio tone, flutter and interference. Signal controls reception character. Mix blends the result with the original sound. Radio Match v2 is a compact trained neural model embedded in the app. It runs entirely on your device. Audio is not sent to a server, and no processing account is required. Features: - Touch-draggable FM tuner - Local AI radio character - Signal and Mix controls - Animated tuner glitches and grille smoke - Standalone app and AUv3 audio effect - Runs fully on device The standalone app does not automatically monitor the built-in microphone through the speaker. Use AUv3 inside a compatible host for live audio processing.

Screenshots

Waveguide Flute2 screens
SL Radio Mini2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Waveguide Flute at every 3 days against SL Radio Mini's fortnightly. SL Radio Mini's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waveguide Flute ships an update every 3 days, SL Radio Mini fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Waveguide Flute versus SL Radio Mini: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaveguide FluteSL Radio Mini
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomonori YamasakiVIACHESLAV ZHILTSOV

In-app purchases

None

Waveguide Flute

No in-app purchases

None

SL Radio Mini

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waveguide Flute free?
Waveguide Flute is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SL Radio Mini free?
SL Radio Mini is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waveguide Flute or SL Radio Mini have ads?
Neither Waveguide Flute nor SL Radio Mini shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waveguide Flute or SL Radio Mini?
Waveguide Flute ships an update every 3 days, and SL Radio Mini fortnightly. Most recently, Waveguide Flute was updated on October 26, 2026 and SL Radio Mini on October 29, 2026.

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