Audio Function Generator vs Amp Switch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Function Generator
Generate various audio test tones, including sine, square, triangle, and sawtooth waves. Explore frequency and volume sweeps, noise generation, and custom preset creation. Advanced features like extended frequency ranges and multi-tone playback are available with an upgrade.
- Generate sine, square, triangle, and sawtooth tones
- Frequency and volume sweep generation
- Noise generation (white, pink, violet, etc.)
- Custom preset creation and saving
- Extended frequency range (PRO feature)
- Multi-tone playback (PRO feature)
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This is the highly recommended and praised Function Generator App - an amazingly great and powerful tone generator. Enriched with a vast amount of features yet it is extremely intuitive and designed for simplicity. Get to know this great App now! It is very well maintained and has received considerable upgrades over the past years. So, … what can you do with this App? • PLAY TEST TONES Sine, Rectangular, Triangular and Sawtooth. • PLAY FREQUENCY SWEEP TEST TONES in both directions (minimum to maximum frequency and maximum to minimum frequency). • PLAY VOLUME SWEEPS (from minimum to maximum volume). • Try the SWEEP REPEAT / WOBBLE function. • Try the MUSIC TONES PLAYBACK. • Experiment with the huge FINE TUNE SELECTON, PRESETS SELECTION! • Or create your own CUSTOM PRESETS! • And SAVE an endless amount of CONFIGURATIONS (Frequency, Sweep, Noise) for later quick access and direct playback function. • Even play back different kinds of NOISE – White, Pink, Violet, Grey, Brown, Blue is also supported. The Function Generator is AMAZINGLY INTUITIVE and SIMPLE to use! AND THESE ARE THE ADVANCED SETTINGS/FEATURES (upgrade to PRO required): => Extending The Frequency Range (1Hz - 21kHz) => Extending The Sweep Times (0.1s - 600s) => Changing Min/Max Slider Frequency Ranges => Changing Max Sweep Time Slider Range => Changing Signal Amplitude => Enabling Of The Sweep Repeat / Wobble Function => Frequency Slider Setting to Linear or Logarithmic => Left/Right Channel Individual Selection => Permanently Saving Custom Presets => Saving Of Endless Number Of Audio Configurations => Phase Out Setting (custom phase shift of the generated signal) => BPM (Beats per Minute) Feature => Dual Function Generator => MultiTone Generator (playback of up to eight individual tones) => Background Theme Selection (Light/Dark) Check out the tutorial page: www.ee-toolkit.com/audio-function-generator
Amp Switch
Control your guitar amplifier's channels, FX loops, and master volume using your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch via MIDI. Connect your device to your amp with a MIDI cable to remotely manage settings while playing.
- Switch amp channels
- Toggle FX loop
- Change master volume
- MIDI control via iOS devices
- Apple Watch integration
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MIDI footswitch app for switching channels, toggling FX loop and changing the master volume of your amp with MIDI. You can plug your iPhone or iPad with a MIDI Din cable to your amp's MIDI input on the back. After that, just enable the MIDI output at the bottom of the app. Then you can control your amp's channel, fx loop and master volume settings. With the Apple Watch app, you can control your amp while playing your guitar easily! Please note that you can't use the MIDI control when you are plugged a footswitch to your app (through the footswitch jack on the back).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Amp Switch at none against Audio Function Generator's 1. Amp Switch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Audio Function Generator's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Audio Function Generator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Amp Switch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Amp Switch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Function Generator has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Audio Function Generator | Amp Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Gruber | Cem Olcay |
Customer experience
Audio Function Generator
Amp Switch
Bugs and requests
Audio Function Generator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch
- Volume slider issues
- Airplay not working
- Sound distortion when display is active
Requested features
6 requests- Add download/save feature for custom sounds
- Improve sweep function (continuous mode, better frequency control)
- Add more multi-frequency rows
- Implement 432Hz base frequency option
- Add phase control for noise generators
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- Improve accessibility (VoiceOver support)
Amp Switch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Audio Function Generator
- Upgrade to PRO$9.99
Amp Switch
No in-app purchases
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