Comparison

Zero Reverb vs LRC5

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Zero Reverb

Enhance your music production with a modern, high-quality reverb effect. This Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) works within compatible host apps, offering a rich, hall-like sound with adjustable parameters for diverse textures. Easily tweak settings with its expandable controls.

Highlights
  • Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) plugin
  • Modern hall-like reverb character
  • Rich feedback and smooth decay
  • Expandable controls for easy tweaking
  • Wide variety of reverb textures
  • Compatible with popular DAWs and hosts
Currently charting
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Tired of the stock reverb in your DAW? Looking for a more modern sound? Zero Reverb is an Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) that works as a plug-in inside host apps. Just open up your favorite host that supports Audio Units and add it as an effect. The controls expand when touched so they can be easily seen while tweaking. Zero Reverb will soon become your go-to reverb plug-in on iOS. Compatible with GarageBand, Cubasis, Auria, BeatMaker, AudioBus, AUM, Modstep, and more. Zero Reverb is a high quality Feedback Delay Network reverberator. The algorithm has rich feedback with smooth decay for a modern hall-like reverb character. Blamsoft brings their experience creating high quality plug-ins for the desktop to iOS. The same algorithm is found in the popular Zero Hybrid Synthesizer Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason. The available parameters allow you to dial in a wide variety of reverb textures. Tap Developer Website for sound examples. Note: Second screenshot shows the effect of touching a control.

About

LRC5

This audio unit provides a five-band equalizer for iOS devices. It features adjustable low shelf, high shelf, and three parametric filters with a boost/cut range of 24 dB. Designed for signal coloring, it can be used in mono or stereo configurations.

Highlights
  • Five-band equalizer
  • Low shelf and high shelf filters
  • Three parametric peak/cut filters
  • 24 dB boost/cut range
  • Adjustable Q factor
  • Mono-to-mono or stereo-to-stereo operation
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LRC5 is an Audio Unit, or AU, for iOS. This application is simply a container for the Audio Unit and serves only as the documentation. LRC5 must be used in some sort of Audio Unit host or DAW application. LRC5 is a five-band EQ. It includes low shelf, high shelf, and three parametric peak/cut filters. The filters can boost or cut by 24 dB. The frequency range for each of the filters is 10 Hz to 20 kHz. The filters aren't restricted to stay in any order. If a filter is set to a level of 0.0 dB it is turned off. You can also set the "Q" factor of each of the filters. The value ranges from 0.0 to 1.0. For the three peaking filters, a value of 1.0 gives a fairly narrow frequency band, but LRC5 isn't really designed for surgical frequency work. It is aimed primarily at coloring of the signal. LRC5 can be used in a mono-to-mono or stereo-to-stereo setting. Actually, it is only restricted to having the same number of input and output channels. The channels aren't independent. The controls and settings are applied the same to all channels. Editing of the control parameters is a bit different than is typical for an EQ. The intention is for it to be comfortable to use on a touch based interface. Please refer to the documentation in this App to learn how to control LRC5.

Screenshots

Zero Reverb2 screens
LRC54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LRC5 at 80% against Zero Reverb's 35%. LRC5 also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.4). Zero Reverb's advantage is chart position (#174 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LRC5 is free to download; Zero Reverb costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LRC5 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Zero Reverb's written reviews are positive against 80% of LRC5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zero Reverb ships an update every 6 months, LRC5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Zero Reverb versus LRC5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZero ReverbLRC5
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (46 ratings)4.6 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4646
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlamsoft, Inc.Neon Silicon

Customer experience

Zero Reverb

All ratings46 ratings
Positive54.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative41.3%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral8.7%
Negative56.5%

LRC5

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zero Reverb

No in-app purchases

None

LRC5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zero Reverb free?
Zero Reverb costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LRC5 free?
LRC5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zero Reverb or LRC5?
LRC5 is rated higher. Zero Reverb averages 3.4 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while LRC5 averages 4.6 from 46 ratings.
Do Zero Reverb or LRC5 have ads?
Neither Zero Reverb nor LRC5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zero Reverb or LRC5?
Zero Reverb ships an update every 6 months, and LRC5 every 2 months. Most recently, Zero Reverb was updated on September 18, 2026 and LRC5 on June 2, 2026.

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