CrossOver Filter vs FabFilter Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrossOver Filter
Design and simulate car stereo or home audio crossover filters with professional precision. Calculate various filter types, Q factors, and component values. Includes signal generation and project sharing features.
- Crossover filter calculation (2-way, tweeter, mid-range, subwoofer)
- Selectable Q factor of Merit (Butterworth, Bessel, etc.)
- Zobel and Speaker Attenuation calculation
- Notch circuit calculation
- Component value calculation (resistors, coils, capacitors)
- Speaker cable attenuation and resistance calculation
- Signal generator (frequency sweep, noise)
- Project PDF/image generation and sharing
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Designs and simulates the Crossover Filter of your car stereo system or home in a simple and professional way at the same time. Features and Functions: • Crossover Filter Calculation for Two-Way 6 / 12 / 18 and 24dB / octave. • Crossover Filter Calculation for Tweeter to 6 / 12 / 18 and 24dB / octave. • Crossover Filter Calculation for Mid-range to 6 / 12 and 18dB / octave. • Crossover Filter Calculation for Subwoofer / Woofer to 6 / 12 / 18 and 24dB / octave. Ability to select the "Q factor of Merit" in Two-Way, Tweeter and Subwoofer / Woofer (Butterworth, Bessel, Chebyshev, Linkwitz-Riley and Linear Phase). • Zobel Circuit Calculation. • Speaker Attenuation Calculation. • "Check Projects" of filters already existing. • Notch Circuit Parallel Calculation. • Notch Circuit Series Calculation. • Calculating Resistances, Coils and Capacitors in series or parallel connections. • Calculation Speaker Cable Attenuation and Cable Resistance with selection of metal cable (Copper, OFC Copper, LC-OFC Copper, Tin-Plated Copper, Nichel-Plated Copper, Silver and Aluminium). • Conversion table for AWG / mm / mm2. • Signal Generator, slide to select the Frequency from 20Hz to 20KHz, Sweep Up and Sweep Down to 20Hz/20KHz, Ascending tones, Descending tones, Pink Noise and White Noise. • Assembly diagram of Crossover. • Generates PDF files or image files to share or save your project. • Sharing of projects through Mail, iMessage and Social networks. • Saving of project in Photo, iBooks, Note, Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote, etc. • Printing of project.
FabFilter Pro
This professional audio tool offers a high-quality equalizer for mixing and mastering. It features an intuitive interface with up to 24 bands, multiple phase modes, and advanced tools like Spectrum Grab and EQ Match for precise audio editing.
- Up to 24 EQ bands
- Natural Phase mode
- Spectrum Grab
- EQ Match
- Interactive EQ display
- Universal filter slope support
- Mid/side processing
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FabFilter Pro-Q 2 is a transparent, high-quality equalizer plug-in for mixing and mastering purposes, with up to 24 bands and a gorgeous interface for easy and precise editing. With its unique Natural Phase mode, it matches both the magnitude and phase response of analog EQ'ing perfectly. Innovative features like Spectrum Grab and EQ Match together with its intelligent interactive EQ display make Pro-Q 2 an absolute joy to use. The Pro-Q 2 app filters the microphone input and plays it back in real-time. To use Pro-Q 2 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like Auria, AUM or Cubasis. Pro-Q 2 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app. Key features: - Highest possible sound quality - Gorgeous Retina interface with large interactive EQ display, multi-band selection and editing for maximum ease of use and efficiency - Up to 24 EQ bands - Operates in zero latency mode, linear phase mode with adjustable latency or the unique Natural Phase mode - Filter shapes: Bell, Notch, High/Low Shelf, High/Low Cut, Band Pass, Tilt Shelf - Universal filter slope support for all filter types, up to 96 dB/oct - Spectrum Grab: just grab and adjust a peak in the real-time spectrum analyzer right away! - EQ Match feature to automatically match the spectrum of another track - Optional Gain-Q interaction - Each band can operate on the stereo signals or on the left or right channels independently for per-channel EQ-ing - Built-in spectrum analyzer with Pre-EQ, Post-EQ and SC modes, adjustable range, speed, resolution, tilt and freeze - Auto Gain and Gain Scale - Mid/side mode where you can EQ the mid and side signals separately - Optional piano roll display to quantize EQ frequencies to musical notes - Different display ranges: 3 dB and 6 dB ranges for mastering, 12 dB and 30 dB for mixing - Intelligent solo mode makes it easy to find problem frequencies and hear the effect of a band - Phase Invert option to change polarity - Large output level meter with peak level readout - Undo/redo and A/B comparison "FabFilter Pro-Q 2 is sure to be the first plug-in we add to almost every channel on every mix we do for the next few years. Absolutely brilliant! Verdict: 10/10!" — MusicTech Magazine "FabFilter Pro-Q 2 is practically impossible to fault, being absolutely stunning in terms of usability, functionality and sound. Verdict: 10/10!" — Computer Music Magazine
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FabFilter Pro at 86% against CrossOver Filter's 33%. FabFilter Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (24 vs 3). CrossOver Filter's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $29.99) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
CrossOver Filter costs $1.99 and FabFilter Pro $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FabFilter Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FabFilter Pro has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of CrossOver Filter's written reviews are positive against 86% of FabFilter Pro's.
CrossOver Filter ships an update every 4 months, FabFilter Pro every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrossOver Filter | FabFilter Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pasquale Puglisi | FabFilter |
Customer experience
CrossOver Filter
FabFilter Pro
In-app purchases
CrossOver Filter
No in-app purchases
FabFilter Pro
No in-app purchases
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