Steve Roach Immersion III vs skippodisk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steve Roach Immersion III
Create infinite, evolving ambient music soundscapes using unique loops from a renowned artist. This interactive tool offers intuitive controls for mixing and saving custom sound combinations, perfect for deep listening experiences.
- Create custom soundscapes
- Infinite loop combinations
- Intuitive interactive interface
- Save and share custom mixes
- Background music playback
- CD quality sound
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Immersion Station I and II have received rave reviews from users worldwide. We are excited to announce the release of Immersion Station III. Created from the soundworlds of ambient music pioneer Steve Roach, in this third version Steve draws from a special selection of new sounds that takes the Immersion Station into a deeper realm of sonic suspension. This version is especially effective in automation mode where the sources and silence intermingle into infinity. Immersion Station is an elegant interactive sound immersion tool. Create infinite mix combinations from five different loops of varied lengths for endless playback. These sounds have been extracted from the heart of Steve Roach's soundworlds and carefully chosen for a congruent relationship allowing the user to sculpt constantly changing ambient music. The Immersion Station interface and application, created by Software Artist Eric Freeman (working closely with Steve), allows you to mix loops using a simple, intuitive, interactive and organic interface that is reflective of Steve's work FEATURES * Easily create custom soundscapes from Steve Roach's source loops * Includes 80 megabytes of loops custom crafted by Steve Roach * Includes four custom mixes from Steve Roach * Each mix provides constantly changing ambient music * Save your own mixes at any time * Use AirPlay to stream your music anywhere * Share your mixes with Twitter * Control the volume or stereo pan of each loop * Incubate new mixes using the evolve function * Plays music in the background * Optimized with HD Images for iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 * CD quality sound * Supports Apple's remote interface for controlling playback * User's guide provided in the App and online Recommended for headphones or external speakers.
skippodisk
This music app simulates the sound of a compact disc skipping and glitching. It offers a 2D slider for controlling delay time and feedback, with options for automatic skipping and silence dropouts to create unique audio effects.
- Simulates CD skipping and glitching
- 2D slider for delay time and feedback
- Automatic CD skipping
- Silence dropout effect
- Comb filtering effect
- Bypass and volume controls
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skippodisk is a free AUv3 plugin and standalone app. It features algorithm that imitates compact disc reading errors and adds feedback for some comb filtering. controls: * main control is a 2-dimensional slider that changes delay time / buffer size using value on X axis and feedback (positive and negative, -0.997 to 0.997) on Y axis. This control adds some creative comb-like effect. * algorithm settings: [ auto ] enables automatic cd skipping. [ dropout ] enables adding silence. Use both [auto] and [dropout] with zero feedback value (in the centre of touch control) to achieve the effect of a CD audio glitch * [ bypass ] control and volume control. This slider is in low value state by default.
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The clearest difference is rating: skippodisk at 4.9 against Steve Roach Immersion III's 4.3. skippodisk also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 47 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). Steve Roach Immersion III's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
skippodisk holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Steve Roach Immersion III's written reviews are positive against 80% of skippodisk's.
Steve Roach Immersion III ships an update every 47 months, skippodisk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steve Roach Immersion III | skippodisk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Freeman | Alexey Nadzharov |
Customer experience
Steve Roach Immersion III
skippodisk
In-app purchases
Steve Roach Immersion III
No in-app purchases
skippodisk
No in-app purchases
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