Comparison

orphinio vs PSA1000 Jr

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

Head to head
About

orphinio

This app offers a unique virtual musical instrument with an interface that allows for expressive melodies and soundscapes. It's designed for both beginners and experienced musicians to create music through intuitive finger movements on virtual pads.

Highlights
  • Unique glockenspiel/jaw harp sound
  • Expressive polyphonic music
  • Intuitive virtual pad interface
  • Various articulations and shaker mode
  • MIDI output for other synths
  • Record and share performances
  • Audiobus support
Features
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orphinio for iPhone is a musical instrument with a unique sound between glockenspiel and jaw harp. Like on its bigger brother Orphion for iPad you can play expressive, wonderful sounds and easy or virtuosic melodies on it just by moving fingers on virtual pads. This video shows you how: https://vimeo.com/82138127 What can I do with it? ◦ Express the sounds you feel ◦ Play polyphonic music very expressively ◦ Crazy drumming and shaking ◦ Dream and relax ◦ Create soundscapes and melodies without 
musical knowledge ◦ Visually explore music and music theory ◦ Use orphinio’s innovative interface to play other synth apps via MIDI Features ◦ Different articulations from soft to plucked to hardly slapped ◦ Natural interaction ◦ Shaker mode ◦ Individual voices for each finger ◦ Extend your ways of expression as a percussionist, guitarist, pianist or other musician ◦ 9 transposable pad layouts with different tonalities from easy to complex ◦ Record and share what you play via EMail, SoundCloud or AudioCopy ◦ Audiobus support: Now you can stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps! See http://audiob.us for more information. Follow orphinio & Orphion on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/orphion
 or Twitter:
 https://twitter.com/OrphionApp

About

PSA1000 Jr

This audio plugin emulates a classic '90s analog guitar preamp, offering rich saturation for guitars, keyboards, bass, and vocals. It includes modern features like a dry/wet mix knob and phase reverse for enhanced versatility in recording and mixing.

Highlights
  • Analog saturation emulation
  • Dry/Wet mix knob
  • Phase Reverse switch
  • In and Out level controls
  • Standalone, AUv3, and IAA support
Features
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The PSA1000 Jr Analog Saturation Unit plugin is a modern recreation of a '90s classic analog guitar preamp which is used in recording studios all around the world! It is used and "abused" for recording and characterizing not only guitars but also electric pianos, organs, synthesizers, electric basses and many other instruments. The original unit has found its place even in the mix stage for processing all type of sounds, as drum rooms, percussions, vocals, kicks, snares and sound fx too! For creating the PSA1000 Jr Analog Saturation Unit plugin, Nembrini Audio has carefully modeled the original analog circuits and finely refined it by ear as all its products. Nembrini Audio also adds new features that brings the PSA1000 Analog Saturation Unit plugin to modern days: - Dry/Wet mix knob for both channels - Phase Reverse switch to take advantage of the original phase changes in the real analog unit when used in parallel - In and Out level knobs for maximum versatility Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect

Screenshots

orphinio4 screens
PSA1000 Jr1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: orphinio at $0.99 against PSA1000 Jr's $8.99. orphinio also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15). PSA1000 Jr's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On ratings volume, 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

orphinio costs $0.99 and PSA1000 Jr $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PSA1000 Jr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of orphinio's written reviews are positive against 100% of PSA1000 Jr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

orphinio ships an update every 8 months, PSA1000 Jr every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
orphinio versus PSA1000 Jr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterorphinioPSA1000 Jr
Price$0.99 — better$8.99
Rating4.7 (15 ratings)5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1521 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBastus TrumpNembrini Audio

Customer experience

orphinio

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative10.0%

PSA1000 Jr

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

orphinio

No in-app purchases

None

PSA1000 Jr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is orphinio free?
orphinio costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PSA1000 Jr free?
PSA1000 Jr costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, orphinio or PSA1000 Jr?
PSA1000 Jr is rated higher. orphinio averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while PSA1000 Jr averages 5.0 from 21 ratings.
Do orphinio or PSA1000 Jr have ads?
Neither orphinio nor PSA1000 Jr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, orphinio or PSA1000 Jr?
orphinio ships an update every 8 months, and PSA1000 Jr every 17 months. Most recently, orphinio was updated on November 11, 2026 and PSA1000 Jr on November 8, 2026.

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