Comparison

Magnetic Echo vs Deck Lite

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

Head to head
About

Magnetic Echo

This app offers a vintage-inspired multi-head tape delay and spring reverb effect for mobile devices. It recreates the warm echoes, ambient trails, and analog textures of classic tape echo machines, with adjustable feedback and saturation for unique soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Multi-head tape delay
  • Spring reverb effect
  • Wow and flutter simulation
  • Feedback and saturation controls
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • Dub and ambient soundscapes
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Magnetic Echo is a vintage-inspired multi-head tape delay and spring reverb effect for iPhone and iPad, built for warm echoes, ambient trails, dub feedback, and evolving analog textures. Inspired by classic tape echo machines of the 1970s, Magnetic Echo combines the movement and imperfections of magnetic tape with the flexibility of a modern AUv3 plugin. TAPE DELAY Three playback heads create layered and rhythmic repeats, from short slapback echoes to spacious multi-head patterns. SPRING REVERB A dedicated spring tank with adjustable decay and tone, for that unmistakable splashy, metallic space. WOW & FLUTTER Real tape isn't perfect — subtle pitch drift and mechanical wobble give every repeat organic character. FEEDBACK & SATURATION Push the feedback path from gentle repeats into self-oscillation, with saturation adding color and character on every pass. FROM DUB TO AMBIENT Create warm guitar echoes, psychedelic textures, washed-out ambient trails, rhythmic delays, and dub-style feedback. HOST READY Works as an AUv3 Audio Unit plugin inside AUM, Audiobus, GarageBand, Cubasis, Logic Pro for iPad, and any other AUv3-compatible host. %100 FREE No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, and no ads.

About

Deck Lite

This app provides a streamlined interface for loading and playing AUv3 audio plugins on iOS devices. It features a card-based browser for easy plugin selection and adaptable controls for different screen sizes and orientations.

Highlights
  • AUv3 plugin hosting
  • Card browser for plugins
  • Adaptable interface for screen size
  • Keyboard and controller support
  • MIDI controller integration
  • Live audio processing
Features
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Your plugins. A place to play. Deck Lite opens one audio plugin at a time, with a card browser that makes your collection easy to explore. Pick a card and the plugin opens, ready for you to play. ROOM FOR YOUR PLUGIN Keep the plugin interface and its parameters together on a wide screen, or switch between them on iPhone. Enlarge the editor when you want more room. The controls adapt as you rotate your device. PLAY YOUR WAY Turn parameters on screen, navigate with a keyboard or compatible game controller, or use a MIDI controller. A connected Novation Launch Control 3 provides automatic parameter mapping and card selection in DAW Control mode. Other MIDI controllers can use Deck Lite's fixed command map. MADE FOR PLAYING Connect your instrument through a compatible audio interface, choose your plugin and enable LIVE. On iPhone and iPad, Deck Lite starts muted so you can get your audio route ready first. Effects process your incoming sound; instrument plugins receive MIDI notes. Deck Lite is free, with no subscriptions or in-app purchases. Use Deck Lite on iPhone and iPad with AUv3 plugins installed through compatible music apps. Plugin interfaces and features depend on their developer. Plugins pictured in store images are separate Untamed Audio products. Use headphones or a suitable monitored audio route when playing through a microphone or instrument input.

Screenshots

Magnetic Echo4 screens
Deck Lite1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Deck Lite at 15.0 against Magnetic Echo's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Magnetic Echo versus Deck Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagnetic EchoDeck Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaturay KocJoshua Rideout

Customer experience

Magnetic Echo

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

Deck Lite

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

In-app purchases

None

Magnetic Echo

No in-app purchases

None

Deck Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magnetic Echo free?
Magnetic Echo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deck Lite free?
Deck Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magnetic Echo or Deck Lite?
Magnetic Echo and Deck Lite are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Magnetic Echo or Deck Lite have ads?
Neither Magnetic Echo nor Deck Lite shows ads.

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