Comparison

EZ Trigger vs FabFilter Pro

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

Head to head
About

EZ Trigger

Transform your iOS device into a bass drum sound module. Enhance your acoustic drum kit's kick drum sound in real-time for live performances without complex miking setups. Choose from over 30 high-definition samples.

Highlights
  • Real-time bass drum sample triggering
  • High-definition 44.1kHz samples
  • Works with standard piezo drum triggers
  • Simple setup for live performance
  • Compatible with various guitar interfaces
  • Over 30 bass drum samples
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EZ Trigger is a revolutionary tool for drummers -- an app that turns your iOS device into a single-channel drum module, allowing you to trigger a high definition bass drum sample from an acoustic kit in realtime. It's a great way to give your bass drum a boost in the mix without the hassle of miking or a setting up other hardware. Just plug a standard drum trigger into the phone through a guitar interface such as IK Multimedia's iRig 2 and play through a PA, choosing from over 30 great bass drum samples. • Made for live performance • Works with standard piezo drum triggers • Made especially for the iRig 2 guitar interface, works with a variety of interfaces. (for phones without a headphone jack, make sure the interface has an audio out port) • high quality 44.1khz bass drum samples for a range of rock and other styles • Simple setup in seconds *** Check out eztriggerapp.com for more info *** Give your kick some extra kick!!!

About

FabFilter Pro

This professional audio plug-in offers a high-quality equalizer with up to 24 bands, featuring dynamic EQ, linear phase processing, and an intuitive interface. It allows for precise sound shaping with advanced features like spectrum analysis and EQ matching.

Highlights
  • Up to 24 bands with diverse filter types
  • Dynamic EQ for every band
  • Natural Phase and Linear Phase processing
  • Real-time spectrum analyzer with collision detection
  • Spectrum Grab for direct adjustment
  • EQ Match for tonal characteristic transfer
  • Per-band stereo, left, right, mid, or side mode
Features
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FabFilter Pro-Q 3 is a top-quality EQ plug-in with up to 24 bands, perfect analog modeling, dynamic EQ, linear phase processing, and a gorgeous interface with unrivalled ease of use. With its unique Natural Phase mode, it matches both the magnitude and phase response of analog EQing perfectly. Innovative features like Spectrum Grab and collision detection together with its intelligent interactive EQ display make Pro-Q 3 an absolute joy to use. The Pro-Q 3 app filters the microphone input and plays it back in real-time. To use Pro-Q 3 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like Auria, AUM or Cubasis. Pro-Q 3 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app. Key features: - Professional mastering-grade EQ plugin with exceptional sound quality - Up to 24 bands with a huge range of filter types - (New) Dynamic EQ option for every band - Filter shapes: Bell, Notch, High/Low Shelf, High/Low Cut, Band Pass, Tilt Shelf, Flat Tilt (New) - 6-96dB/octave slopes for all filter types - (New) Additional Brickwall slope for the High Cut and Low Cut filters - (New) Per-band Stereo, Left, Right, Mid or Side mode - Zero Latency, Natural Phase and Linear Phase processing modes - Powerful real-time spectrum analyzer - (New) External spectrum visualization from any other Pro-Q 3 instance in the session, including collision detection - Spectrum Grab: grab and adjust a peak directly in the spectrum analyzer (Improved) - EQ Match for imposing the tonal characteristics of one signal on another - Extremely efficient processing and low memory usage - Intelligent multiband selection and editing - Intelligent band solo mode - Piano Display switches the frequency scale to musical note values - Separate Mastering (3/6dB) and Mixing (12/30dB) display ranges - Save, restore and organize presets - Optional Gain-Q interaction - Auto Gain and Gain Scale - Phase Invert option to change polarity - Large output level meter with peak level readout - MIDI Learn with option to control the currently active band - Undo/redo and A/B comparison "Pro-Q 3 is a wonderful update to an (arguably) already class-leading equalizer. The best just got better! Verdict: 10/10!" — Future Music Magazine "Pro-Q 3 is unarguably one of the finest EQ plug-ins around. [...]. Outstanding! Verdict: 10/10!" — Computer Music Magazine

Screenshots

EZ Trigger2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EZ Trigger at $9.99 against FabFilter Pro's $29.99. EZ Trigger also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). FabFilter Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 24 months). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

EZ Trigger costs $9.99 and FabFilter Pro $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FabFilter Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FabFilter Pro has 47 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of EZ Trigger's written reviews are positive against 78% of FabFilter Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EZ Trigger ships an update every 24 months, FabFilter Pro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EZ Trigger versus FabFilter Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEZ TriggerFabFilter Pro
Price$9.99 — better$29.99
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)4.7 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings947 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRalph SeamanFabFilter

Customer experience

EZ Trigger

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

FabFilter Pro

All ratings47 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative14.8%

In-app purchases

None

EZ Trigger

No in-app purchases

None

FabFilter Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EZ Trigger free?
EZ Trigger costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FabFilter Pro free?
FabFilter Pro costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EZ Trigger or FabFilter Pro?
FabFilter Pro is rated higher. EZ Trigger averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while FabFilter Pro averages 4.7 from 47 ratings.
Do EZ Trigger or FabFilter Pro have ads?
Neither EZ Trigger nor FabFilter Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EZ Trigger or FabFilter Pro?
EZ Trigger ships an update every 24 months, and FabFilter Pro every 5 months. Most recently, EZ Trigger was updated on October 24, 2026 and FabFilter Pro on October 23, 2026.

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