Zero Reverb vs RoughRider3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
RoughRider3
This audio effect plugin offers advanced compression with new features like external sidechain input and a sidechain HPF control. It allows for cleaner sound with full bandwidth control and includes input/output level adjustments for easier tuning.
- External Sidechain Input
- Sidechain HPF control
- Input and Output level controls
- FULL BANDWIDTH control
- AUv3 and Standalone
- Inter-App Audio support
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With almost a quarter million downloads, the free Rough Rider compressor from Audio Damage is one of the most popular plugin effects on the planet. RoughRider3 expands on the original RoughRider and RoughRider2. New features: • External Sidechain Input in hosts that support it. (Currently only AUM) • Sidechain HPF control (works on both normal operation and external sidechain, for removing the low end from the compression algorithm.) • Input and Output level controls, for easier level tuning. • FULL BANDWIDTH control removes the warming features and high end attenuation from the original RoughRider, for a cleaner sound. All this in addition to the original RoughRider compression you know and love. RoughRider3 installs both an AUv3 and a standalone with Inter-App Audio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RoughRider3 at 87% against Zero Reverb's 35%. RoughRider3 also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.4). 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
RoughRider3 is free to download; Zero Reverb costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RoughRider3 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 76 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Zero Reverb's written reviews are positive against 87% of RoughRider3's.
Zero Reverb ships an update every 6 months, RoughRider3 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zero Reverb | RoughRider3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (46 ratings) | 4.6 (76 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 76 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blamsoft, Inc. | Audio Damage, Inc. |
Customer experience
Zero Reverb
RoughRider3
In-app purchases
Zero Reverb
No in-app purchases
RoughRider3
No in-app purchases
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