Unfiltered Audio
For professional music producers, sound designers, and electronic musicians requiring deep, performative, and experimental audio manipulation tools.
Snapshot
Who is Unfiltered Audio?
Providing professional-grade audio processing tools for iOS musicians and sound designers. Enabling complex sonic manipulation through high-fidelity standalone apps and AUv3 plugins.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 1Last updated
Silo - Granulator and Reverb
v1.2.0
1.6y ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Unfiltered Audio?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Professional audio processing and sound design tools
Scale
indie
Target audience
Professional music producers, sound designers, and electronic musicians requiring deep, performative, and experimental audio manipulation tools.
Signature Patterns
- •Consistent use of the AUv3 plugin format for cross-platform compatibility
- •Strict premium paid-only pricing model with no in-app purchases
- •Focus on experimental, character-driven audio processing rather than standard utility
- •Dual-functionality as both standalone iOS apps and DAW-integrated plugins
Portfolio momentum
Released 1 update in the last 6 months across a small, stable portfolio of 4 music production apps.
Portfolio
What does Unfiltered Audio ship?
Apps
7 apps analysed
Generative sequencer capabilities encourage long-form session engagement and deep user investment.
- Deep sound design capabilities and modulation engines provide professional-grade creative tools for mobile electronic musicians
- Lack of multi-pattern sequencing forces users to play single loops, limiting the app for improvisational live performances
Analysis in progress
Analysis in progress
Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.
Based on 2 of 7 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (1)
- United States2 / 2
Core markets (2/2 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
1
Positive apps
0
Neutral / mixed
0
Negative apps
75/100
Avg sentiment score
Rivals
Who does Unfiltered Audio compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(2)
The primary rival for advanced, non-linear sequencing and high-end drum sound design on iPad.
Both apps target music producers requiring granular or layering-based sound design tools for mobile and DAW-integrated workflows.
Contenders(10)
Serves as a rhythmic companion to the source app by providing DAW-integrated drum sampling and sequencing.
Uses automated microlooping to create evolving textures that complement the vintage degradation of the source app.
Adds rhythmic frequency modulation to the static degradation effects of the source app.
Provides reverb and diffusion processing that complements the degradation artifacts of the source app.
Serves the same professional sound design audience but focuses on broad synthesis rather than specialized granular processing.
Both apps target sound designers seeking experimental spatial processing, with Silo offering granular synthesis alongside reverb while Blackhole focuses on specialized, large-scale reverb algorithms.
Both apps target sound designers and experimental musicians with paid, specialized audio processing tools priced within one dollar of each other.
Both applications provide AUv3 audio processing capabilities, targeting musicians who manipulate audio files for creative or practice purposes.
Both apps target professional sound designers and experimental musicians through AUv3 plugin support, competing for the same creative audio processing workflow on iOS.
Both apps compete for the same iOS AUv3 audio processing market, sharing a similar price point and professional-grade reverb functionality.
Same space(17)
Expands on the texture-shaping capabilities of the source app by using granular synthesis for experimental sound design.
Functions as a direct granular synthesis alternative with similar AUv3 integration for mobile producers.
Offers a more complex, multi-engine synthesis environment that competes for the same experimental sound design market.
A performance-oriented looper and sequencer that often acts as the hub for generative drum apps.
Shares the audio-manipulation space but focuses on viral social media content rather than professional sound design.
Provides a modular acoustic analysis framework that complements the creative processing tools found in Silo.
Offers advanced delay-based sound design tools that complement the degradation artifacts found in the source app.
Targets the same mobile production workflow as Silo but limits its scope to specialized sub-bass synthesis.
Provides a grid-based granular sampler that offers a different performance interface for the same synthesis tasks.
Shares the same AUv3-compatible mobile production space but focuses on live looping rather than granular synthesis.
Directly competes with Silo's granular processing by offering a glitch-focused, non-linear audio reconstruction tool.
Directly competes in the granular synthesis niche by offering a highly playable interface for textural sound design.
Offers a simpler, ad-light alternative for casual audio reversal, contrasting with the professional-grade degradation tools in the source app.
Complements the experimental sound design of Silo by providing a high-fidelity acoustic instrument for mobile workflows.
Provides a vintage synthesis alternative for users who want deep DSP capabilities in a mobile format.
Provides a broader bundle of synthesis tools that includes a granular effect alongside other modular-inspired units.
Provides a general-purpose soundboard that serves as a repository for audio clips processed by the source app.
New entrants(3)
Functions as a direct granular synthesis competitor with a focus on tactile, gesture-based performance.
Offers a structured, polyphonic synthesis alternative for users who prefer routing-based sound design over granular processing.
Provides neural amp modeling that can be processed by the degradation tools in the source app.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on Unfiltered Audio
Bottom line
Unfiltered Audio is a high-quality boutique developer that has successfully translated complex desktop-grade audio processing into the iOS environment. Their focus on professional-tier features and AUv3 integration creates a strong moat against generic mobile audio apps, positioning them as a go-to for serious mobile musicians.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 4
- With full intel:
- 1
- With overview:
- 4
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes