F vs LRC5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
F
This audio effect plugin offers sixteen versatile filter modes with precise controls for frequency, resonance, and analog-style saturation. Visualize your frequency response in real-time for intuitive adjustments. It integrates seamlessly with popular AUv3 compatible music production apps.
- Sixteen filter modes
- Frequency and resonance controls
- Analog-style saturation
- Wet/dry mix
- Frequency response display
- Zero Delay Feedback algorithm
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F-16 Filter is a flexible multi-mode filter with frequency response display. It features sixteen modes, frequency and resonance controls, saturation for analog-style soft clipping, and wet/dry mix. The 4 pole lowpass mode provides the frequency response of classic the Moog ladder filter. The other modes provide all of the choices available in the famous Oberheim Matrix 12 and Xpander synthesizers. At the heart of F-16 is a Zero Delay Feedback algorithm, the latest in DSP filtering technology. F-16 Filter gives you a wide variety of filtering options with pristine fidelity. F-16 Filter is an AUv3 that works inside host apps. Just open up your favorite host that supports AUv3 and add it as an effect. Compatible with GarageBand, Cubasis, Auria, BeatMaker, AudioBus, AUM, Modstep, and more. Blamsoft brings their experience creating top notch plug-ins for the desktop to iOS. The same filter modes are found in the popular Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason. You get a desktop quality plug-in at an iOS friendly price. In addition to controlling the filter through the knobs and sliders, you can use the frequency response display to control cutoff frequency and resonance simultaneously. The sixteen filter modes available are: 1, 2, 3, and 4 Pole Lowpass 1, 2, 3, and 4, Pole Highpass 2 and 4 Pole Bandpass 2 Pole Notch 3 Pole Phase 2 Pole Highpass + 1 Pole Lowpass 3 Pole Highpass + 1 Pole Lowpass 2 Pole Notch + 1 Pole Lowpass 3 Pole Phase + 1 Pole Lowpass Tap Developer Website for sound examples.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LRC5 at Free against F's $2.99. LRC5 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). F's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On review sentiment, 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
LRC5 is free to download; F costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
F holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 46 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of F's written reviews are positive against 80% of LRC5's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
F ships an update every 8 months, LRC5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | F | LRC5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (18 ratings) — better | 4.6 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blamsoft, Inc. | Neon Silicon |
Customer experience
F
LRC5
In-app purchases
F
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases








