Sparkle vs yaleD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sparkle
Transform audio by transferring the temporal structure of one sound to another while preserving spectral properties. Create unique sound transformations with advanced spectral hybridization algorithms. Ideal for musicians and sound designers seeking innovative audio manipulation.
- Spectral hybridization
- Envelope preservation
- Phase-sync processing
- High-quality sound transformations
- Temporal structure transfer
- Spectral property preservation
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Sparkle is a tool for advanced spectral hybridizations made of several algorithms that operate on frequency domain. By means of envelope preservation and phase-sync processing it can creates high-quality sound transformations. The basic idea is to transfer the temporal structure of a sound (source) onto another sound (target) of which the spectral properties are preserved. Simply put, you can take a voice and make it sing a Beethoven’s symphony!
yaleD
This audio effect plugin creates a unique reverse delay sound. It offers detailed control over feedback, filtering, and timing, with options for synced beats or milliseconds. Ideal for musicians and producers seeking creative audio manipulation.
- Reverse delay audio effect
- AUv3 plugin extension
- Beat-synced or millisecond delay times
- Feedback with cross-pan and filtering
- Optional tape effect
- One-Shot mode for triggered records
- MIDI control and automation support
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yaleD is a dedicated reverse delay audio effect, with full support as an Audio Unit (AUv3) plugin extension. Please note that while it works as a standalone app, it is designed to be used from other host audio apps such as GarageBand, AUM, Audiobus 3, Cubasis, etc! A reverse delay effect continuously listens then plays back reversed chunks of the audio input depending on the delay time, feedback and filtering settings. Can be used for both obvious or subtle effects depending on the setup. Since a reverse delay is sensitive to positional sync as well as delay time, the reversals are appropriately synced to the host transport timeline when playing back and using the beat-based delay time. Or the Hold Time button can be used to both sync and set the delay time manually by pressing and releasing it at the appropriate time. - Complete control over input gain, and independent wet and dry output levels. - Feedback with cross-pan and both low-pass and high-pass filtering. - Two available repeat behaviors when using feedback: one keeps all repeats reversed, while the other alternates each repeat reversed then forwards. - Delay time specified either in milliseconds, or as beats (with 1/16th note resolution) synced to host tempo. You can also specify the maximum delay time (up to 20 seconds!) in the settings to control the per-instance memory usage. - Can apply a delay time scaling offset to the second channel for interesting stereo effects. - Optional Tape effect when changing delay time. - One-Shot mode for doing triggered records and single reverse playback. Great for playing a solo in and reversing just what you want to hear. The hold/record and replay buttons can be controlled with MIDI bindings. - All parameters are exposed to the AU host so that you can apply automation or MIDI bindings from the host - Easy to use resizable plugin interface optimized for host apps on both iPhones and iPads. Made for fingers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: yaleD at $1.99 against Sparkle's $9.99. yaleD also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Sparkle costs $9.99 and yaleD $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sparkle against 4.9 for yaleD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Sparkle's written reviews are positive against 100% of yaleD's.
Sparkle ships an update every 6 weeks, yaleD daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sparkle | yaleD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (48 ratings) — better | 4.9 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | apeSoft | Sonosaurus LLC |
Customer experience
Sparkle
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In-app purchases
Sparkle
No in-app purchases
yaleD
No in-app purchases









