Comparison

myReplay vs Mantis

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

Head to head
About

myReplay

Create custom multi-channel audio playback with independent track control. Load music from your library or files, adjust volume, pan, rate, loop, and fade each channel. Ideal for live performances, podcasts, and audio design.

Highlights
  • Customizable multi-channel audio playback
  • Independent track control (play, stop, pause, replay)
  • Adjustable volume, pan, rate, loop, and fade per channel
  • Load audio from Music Library, Files, or Apple Music
  • Global stop and fade controls
  • Persistent channel settings and loaded tracks
Features
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myReplay is a custom multi-channel audio playback pad. Add as many channels as you need, load each with its own track, and trigger them independently or as a live mix. YOUR PAD, YOUR WAY • Add, reorder, and delete channels at any time • Switch between list view (full controls per channel) and a compact grid view (pad-style tiles — tap to play, open a menu for details) • Channel layout, settings, and loaded tracks persist across launches EVERY CHANNEL • Play / Stop / Pause / Replay with three transport modes • Volume with a live stereo VU meter • Pan — Left / Center / Right • Rate from 0.5× to 2×, with a lock for pinning to normal speed • Loop with editable start and end times — change them live and the next loop honours the new bounds • Fade — smooth volume ramp using your chosen duration • Trim each track to the section you want LOAD ANY AUDIO • Music Library — pick from your iTunes / imported songs with the full feature set • From Files — drop in mp3, m4a, wav, or aiff from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, AirDrop, or anywhere Files reaches • Apple Music — DRM-protected subscription tracks play through the system music player with a focused control set GLOBAL CONTROLS • Stop All — instantly stop every channel, honouring each channel's transport mode • Fade All — ramp every playing channel down using each channel's own fade time. Excluding DRM-protected music. BUILT FOR iOS 26 Modern SwiftUI from the ground up, with Liquid Glass surfaces, system-native sliders, and adaptive layouts that look right on iPhone and iPad. Every parameter and channel persists automatically. GREAT FOR • Theatre and live performance cue playback • Podcasts and live shows — sound effects, beds, stingers • Worship leaders and presenters • Fitness, yoga, and dance instructors • DJs prototyping mixes • Audio designers blocking out scenes PRIVACY Audio and settings stay on your device. No accounts, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. REQUIREMENTS iPhone or iPad running iOS / iPadOS 26 or later.

About

Mantis

This audio plugin emulates a vintage 70s analog delay/echo unit, offering a warm, authentic sound. It features four echo taps, swell selectors, and a unique modulation section for chorus-like effects.

Highlights
  • Emulates rare 70s BBD delay/echo
  • Warm analog sound
  • Four echo taps
  • Four swell selectors
  • Rotafaze modulation section
  • Mimics tape echo wow/flutter
  • Chorus-delay effect
Features
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Mantis is a plugin that emulates a rare BBD (bucket-brigade device) delay/echo unit of the 70s, faithfully recreating its warm and analog sound. Available as AUv3 and Standalone. As the original unit, Mantis features an echo section with four taps and four swell selectors. It also features the rotafaze section, a modulation that can mimic the wow/flutter of a tape echo or turn the unit into a unique chorus-delay.

Screenshots

myReplay4 screens
Mantis1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: myReplay at $1.99 against Mantis's $14.99. myReplay also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Mantis's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

myReplay costs $1.99 and Mantis $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mantis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mantis has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myReplay ships an update every 3 months, Mantis every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
myReplay versus Mantis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyReplayMantis
Price$1.99 — better$14.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MickeyAudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

myReplay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Mantis

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

myReplay

No in-app purchases

None

Mantis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myReplay free?
myReplay costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mantis free?
Mantis costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myReplay or Mantis?
Mantis is rated higher. myReplay averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Mantis averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do myReplay or Mantis have ads?
Neither myReplay nor Mantis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myReplay or Mantis?
myReplay ships an update every 3 months, and Mantis every 9 months. Most recently, myReplay was updated on October 8, 2026 and Mantis on October 16, 2026.

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