Comparison

apeCsound vs Deep House Audio

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

Head to head
About

apeCsound

Features
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apeCsound brings the full power of Csound 7, one of the most complete sound synthesis and signal processing languages ever created, inside your music apps. Write or paste any Csound orchestra, press Apply, and apeCsound turns it into an Audio Unit (AUv3) instrument or effect you can play, record and automate in GarageBand, Logic Pro for iPad, AUM, Cubasis, Loopy Pro and any other AUv3 host. It also runs as a standalone app. THE CSOUND ENGINE, BUILT IN Csound 7 is embedded in the app: nothing else to install Thousands of opcodes: oscillators, filters, physical models, granular, spectral (pvs), FM, waveguides, reverbs, delays, OSC and much more Process live audio from the host as an effect, or play it as a MIDI instrument Audio channels follow the host layout automatically Host transport available to your code as control channels: tempo, play/stop, position, time signature PARAMETERS YOUR HOST CAN AUTOMATE Describe sliders, switches, menus and XY pads directly in your .csd file apeCsound builds the control panel for you and exposes every parameter (176 in all) to the host for automation and MIDI learn Values are read in Csound with a simple chnget; chnset writes them back and moves the controls Organise the panel in collapsible groups with a comment in the code Snapshots: save, recall, rename and overwrite complete sets of values, stored with the session Undo and redo for every change, with one shared history LIVE CODING Evaluate sends the selection, the current instrument block or a single line to the running engine, without recompiling: redefine an instrument while it plays, change a global value, trigger a score event A dedicated Evaluate line for one-liners such as "i 2 0 1" SEE WHAT YOUR CODE IS DOING Monitor: every value written with chnset appears as a meter, a multi-bar card or a text line, with dB scale and history on request Channels: a diagnostic list of every channel the engine knows, with type, direction, value and who writes it; channels that nobody writes are flagged and can be mapped to a parameter in one tap Graphs: function tables and display signals drawn live, redrawn whenever a table changes Console: all Csound messages and errors, with errors marked on the line in the editor A CODE EDITOR MADE FOR CSOUND Syntax highlighting with dark and light themes, line numbers and adjustable text size Opcode completion that inserts the complete syntax, with outputs and optional arguments, in classic or modern (functional) style Jump between arguments with Tab Inline help bar showing the syntax of the opcode under the cursor, or the error on that line Find and replace, comment/uncomment, smart indentation Designed for touch: native-style selection handles, magnifier, edit menu and long-press caret navigation Built-in link to the Csound reference manual SESSIONS AND FILES Open and save standard .csd files from Files, iCloud Drive or any document provider Your code, parameters and snapshots are saved with the host project Start from a ready-made template, a blank session or one of nearly 200 included examples Import Cabbage and CsoundQt files: their widgets become parameters, their meters and displays show up in the Monitor ACCESSIBILITY Fully usable with VoiceOver: named controls, real menus, an accessible code editor and XY pad, complete keyboard navigation Whether you are a sound designer, a composer, a teacher or a student, apeCsound turns your iPad and iPhone into a complete Csound workstation that lives inside your favourite music apps.

About

Deep House Audio

This app generates endless electronic music sets with synthesized sounds. Users can customize the music by adjusting various parameters or rolling dice for new tracks. It offers offline playback and a unique interface for a personalized listening experience.

Highlights
  • Endless electronic music sets
  • Synthesized kick, chords, bass, and pads
  • Offline playback
  • Customizable sigils for sound control
  • Shareable track links
  • Background playback with lock screen controls
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Roll the dice to wind it, set its eight sigils, and Deep House plays an endless electronic set: kick, chords, bass and pads, every sound synthesized as the gears turn. Nothing is recorded and nothing is streamed, so it plays fully offline. And like any good mechanism it is exact: the same link plays the same track, anywhere. Its best sounds are in the Featured playlists. A music companion for work, reading or a late drive. No distracting vocals. No agenda. Just vibes. THE DIAL The ring is the machine's face, an old brass instrument for reading music the way sailors read the sky: the lanes of the track turning past the needle, the sections ahead, and eight sigils in orbit that set its springs: tempo, space, groove, harmony, texture and more. Roll the dice for a new track, or rearrange the sigils to cast your own. You rarely know how it will turn out: it's more often a journey than a destination. ONE LINK, ONE TRACK Every track has a link, and it plays the same anywhere, in the app or in any browser at deephouse.audio. THE WORKS Open the machine view to see the gears move: every voice, bus and meter of the track as it plays, like a studio desk. ON YOUR DEVICES • Plays in the background, with lock screen and Control Center controls • Pauses for calls and picks up after • AirPlay to your speakers and Apple TV • On the Mac: a floating mini player, menus and full screen Fully offline. No account. No ads. No tracking. No data collected.

Screenshots

Deep House Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: apeCsound at every 2 days against Deep House Audio's every 5 days. Deep House Audio's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

apeCsound ships an update every 2 days, Deep House Audio every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
apeCsound versus Deep House Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterapeCsoundDeep House Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperapeSoftEugene Tiutiunnyk

In-app purchases

None

apeCsound

No in-app purchases

None

Deep House Audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is apeCsound free?
apeCsound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deep House Audio free?
Deep House Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do apeCsound or Deep House Audio have ads?
Neither apeCsound nor Deep House Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, apeCsound or Deep House Audio?
apeCsound ships an update every 2 days, and Deep House Audio every 5 days. Most recently, apeCsound was updated on October 31, 2026 and Deep House Audio on November 1, 2026.

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