Comparison

Lurssen Mastering Console vs Overloud THU

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

Head to head
About

Lurssen Mastering Console

Achieve professional, Grammy-winning audio mastering on your mobile device. This app replicates the secret tools and techniques of a renowned mastering studio, offering pre-made styles and intuitive controls for a polished sound.

Highlights
  • Studio workflow replication
  • 40 pre-made 'Styles' templates
  • Input Drive and 5-band EQ
  • Waveform display with automation
  • Save custom EQ presets
  • Export to various formats
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Lurssen Mastering Console puts you at the controls in the studio with all of the secret tools, settings and techniques of world renowned multi-GRAMMY Award winning mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen and his team. Now you can master your music on the go on your iPhone/iPad and get the professional, Grammy award-winning sound that the studio is known for. Pop, rock, hip-hop and more, Lurssen Mastering Console can help you achieve amazing mastering results when a trip to Los Angeles just isn’t in the budget. Lurssen Mastering Console is a totally unique and new approach to digital audio mastering. It's designed to help you capture the magic of the Lurssen Mastering studio’s entire mastering audio processing philosophy. Instead of giving you just a collection of individual processors and presets, Lurssen Mastering Console provides you with models of the complete mastering gear processor chain as a whole. The interactions between the individual processors have been digitally recreated which recreates the synergistic "whole is greater than the sum of its parts" sound that has earned Gavin and Lurssen Mastering multiple Grammys. With Lurssen Mastering Console, you have automatic access to a lifetime's worth of professional audio mastering experience. It helps you quickly get great sounding results thanks to its 40 pre-made "Styles" templates, which have been created and optimized by Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer Reuben Cohen and the rest of the team. These templates reflect decades of combined mastering experience and fit a broad range of musical genres. Using Lurssen Mastering couldn't be easier: Just create a project, load a song, then select an appropriate "Style" from the drop-down menu. Take control via an Input Drive knob and a five band EQ as well as a "PUSH" knob, which lets you subtly and uniformly nudge the EQs so you can "ride" the flow of the song and add that special Lurssen "magic" to your music. You can view and automate changes to the two knobs by using the waveform display with three different automation modes. You can make adjustments to EQ settings and save those as presets for easy recall — a preset consists of a style plus your adjustments. You can also view the physical gear chain and make subtle adjustments via the Chain view. When you've finished your mastering work, you can export your song to File Sharing, SoundCloud and more in a variety of popular file formats for final distribution and delivery. With the Lurssen Mastering Console you can easily master audio with your iPhone/iPad while on the go. Features: • Created with Grammy Award winning Mastering Engineer Gavin Lurssen and his team • Digitally reproduces Lurssen Mastering's unique studio workflow, techniques and signal chain philosophy • Synergistic “whole is greater than the sum of its parts” mastering app for iPhone/iPad • 40 pre-made "Styles" created by Lursssen Mastering that reproduce the settings and gear used to master different genres • 3 easy-to-navigate displays: A Studio view with controls, a Wave waveform view and a Chain view for the individual processors • Controllable Input Drive knob • Adjustable 5 band EQ with fixed frequency • "PUSH" Knob to subtly enhance selected song passages via uniform EQ adjustment • Full automation available to adjust controls to audio content • Gangable Input Drive control for stereo balance tweaks • Input/Process assignable VU metering • Stereo/Mono monitoring capability • 88.2/96kHz output processing • Audio import from device library • FREE app that allows demo of settings and features (with intermittent noise injected plus no export options) • Play/Process In-app purchase unlocks application • HD Engine In-app purchase unlocks high res processing and export • Digital Delivery Mastering (DDM) option added to the HD Engine In-app purchase

About

Overloud THU

Transform your iOS device into a powerful guitar and bass amplifier and effects simulator. Build custom rigs with a vast library of amps, cabinets, and pedals, and utilize advanced features for recording, live performance, and practice.

Highlights
  • Guitar and bass amp simulation
  • Extensive cabinet and pedal effects library
  • IR Loader
  • Rig Player for captured tones
  • AUv3 support for DAWs
  • MIDI pedalboard control
  • Amp Tweak customization
Features
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Overloud TH-U turns your iOS device into a Guitar and Bass amp simulator, to let you play live, practice or record: standalone and AUv3, with IR Loader included. Build your own rig by using an unlimited number of amplifiers, cabinets, stompboxes and studio processors in your sound chain. You can connect your guitar to the iOS device using any digital audio interface. Overloud TH-U includes: • 86 guitar amplifiers and 4 bass amplifiers • Official Randall, THD, DVmark and Brunetti models • 47 guitar cabinets and 2 bass cabinets • 73 pedal and rack effects • 1000+ Presets • 5000+ Captured Rigs Overloud TH-U includes the Rig Player, the Overloud processor which allows to reproduce captured Amps, Cabs and Rigs. Several Rig producers already joined TH-U to provide their top quality captured tones, which are now available on iOS too. The FREE version includes 3 amplifiers, 3 cabinets, 4 stompbox effects, the Rig Player, a master effect section, 18 microphones and a looper. Sign up to the Overloud account to: - unlock 17 additional FREE models and Rigs - get the iOS license of all models and Rigs at a very competitive price if you already own TH-U and Rig Libraries for Desktop Overloud TH-U for iOS runs the same DSP full processing of the Desktop version for an unprecedented simulation quality. The AUv3 included format allows you to process your DAW guitar tracks with the full power of the TH-U audio engine. You can share presets with the Desktop version using the most common cloud services, like iCloud, Dropbox or Google Drive. Overloud TH-U is stage ready: you can fully control it using any MIDI pedalboard and play with no gaps thanks to the seamless preset change feature. Overloud TH-U can process your guitar sound while the device is playing a backing track through your preferred App (Music, Youtube, Anytune, …). Overloud TH-U has a flexible sound chain: you can add any number of effects, change their order with no limitations, and set up parallel chains of effects. With the Amp Tweak feature, you can customize the amplifiers by changing the preamp and power amp tubes, and simulate the action of a Variac. The ReSPiRe 2 technology allows you to choose between the real response of the cabinet and a processed version optimized to fit into a mix and avoid frequency overlap with other instruments.

Screenshots

Lurssen Mastering Console4 screens
Overloud THU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Overloud THU at 4.1 against Lurssen Mastering Console's 3.0. Overloud THU also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 34%). Lurssen Mastering Console's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Lurssen Mastering Console sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Overloud THU sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Overloud THU holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 97 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Lurssen Mastering Console's written reviews are positive against 60% of Overloud THU's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lurssen Mastering Console ships an update every 3 months, Overloud THU every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lurssen Mastering Console versus Overloud THU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLurssen Mastering ConsoleOverloud THU
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (87 ratings)4.1 (97 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews60.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8797 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIK Multimedia US, LLCAlmateq SRL

Customer experience

Lurssen Mastering Console

All ratings86 ratings
Positive47.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative46.5%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive34.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative59.5%

Overloud THU

All ratings97 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral14.0%
Negative25.6%

User reviews

Lurssen Mastering Console

From 87 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎵 Professional-quality mastering sound
  • ✨ Excellent sonic character and warmth
  • 🎚️ Effective preset-based mastering
  • ⚡ Quick and easy to use
  • 🎯 Produces bright, polished results

Room to improve

  • 💸 Extremely expensive pricing ($99-$170)
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 📁 Limited file import options (iTunes only)
  • ⏱️ No updates in 5-6 years
  • 🔐 Persistent authentication/registration problems

Overloud THU

From 97 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎸 Excellent amp and guitar tones
  • 🔊 Great sound quality and feel
  • 🎨 Impressive range of amps, cabs, and effects
  • 🤖 Faithful desktop version port to iOS
  • 🔍 Detailed and customizable presets

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Unintuitive and cluttered user interface
  • 🔇 Compatibility issues with certain audio interfaces
  • 🔍 Lack of clear documentation and tutorials
  • 🔀 Difficulty managing and navigating presets

Bugs and requests

Lurssen Mastering Console

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when importing songs
  • Crashes on launch or opening
  • Registration/login failures requiring repeated re-authentication
  • Audio playback glitches and skipping
  • Waveform display out of sync with audio
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  • Horizontal mode lock slipping back to locked position
  • Unable to add songs or access music library
  • Demo mode only allows 5-second playback
  • Incompatibility with iOS 14 and newer versions
  • Files stored in inaccessible iTunes shared folder
  • Cannot delete mastered files without reinstalling app
  • In-app purchase authorization issues

Requested features

12 requests
  • LUFS integrated loudness meter
  • Audio Unit (AU) plugin support
  • Audiobus and IAA compatibility
  • Dropbox and iCloud import support
  • Goniometer and multimeter visualization
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  • Better export options beyond iTunes
  • More customizable parameters
  • Improved file browser and management
  • Regular app updates and maintenance
  • Free trial period (10+ days) with full functionality
  • Lower pricing structure
  • Support for multiple file formats on import

Overloud THU

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • MIDI issues and temporary locking up of the app
  • Crashes and stability problems with recent updates
  • Incompatibility with newer iPad Pro models

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for loading custom impulse responses
  • Implement AUv3 support for better DAW integration
  • Improve preset management with better organization
  • Add more iconic amp models and effects
  • Enhance the looper functionality and usability

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Lurssen Mastering Console

One-time6
  • Two Day Full Functionality$4.99
  • One Week Full Functionality$9.99
  • One Month Full Functionality$29.99
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  • Play / Process$64.99
  • Unlimited Functionality$99.99
  • HD Engine$99.99
10 purchases

Overloud THU

One-time10
  • TH-U FREE PackFree
  • 11201 pack$0.99
  • TH-U RockGuy for Desktop$0.99
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  • American Classics Rig Library$17.99
  • FX Pack$24.99
  • TH-U Rock Collection$29.99
  • TH-U Metal Collection$29.99
  • TH-U RockGuy Collection$29.99
  • TH-U Full for Desktop Owners$59.99
  • TH-U Premium$119.99

Questions

Is Lurssen Mastering Console free?
Lurssen Mastering Console is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Overloud THU free?
Overloud THU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lurssen Mastering Console or Overloud THU?
Overloud THU is rated higher. Lurssen Mastering Console averages 3.0 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while Overloud THU averages 4.1 from 97 ratings.
Do Lurssen Mastering Console or Overloud THU have ads?
Neither Lurssen Mastering Console nor Overloud THU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lurssen Mastering Console or Overloud THU?
Lurssen Mastering Console ships an update every 3 months, and Overloud THU every 11 days. Most recently, Lurssen Mastering Console was updated on November 2, 2026 and Overloud THU on November 3, 2026.

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