Viking Synth vs Analog Rack Cleaner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Viking Synth
This app emulates a classic monophonic analog synthesizer with advanced DSP technology. It features three variable wave oscillators, dual ladder filters, an LFO, and two modulation busses for versatile sound design. An intuitive interface and extensive preset library make it ideal for creating thick bass and rich lead sounds.
- Three continuously variable wave oscillators
- Dual ladder filters (Lowpass/Highpass)
- Multi-wave LFO
- Two modulation busses
- Intuitive user interface with expandable controls
- 228 presets including Bass, Lead, and Synthwave
- State-of-the-art DSP for authentic sound
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Viking Synth is an authentic emulation of a classic monophonic analog synthesizer. It has three continuously variable wave oscillators, two ladder filters with a Dual Lowpass or Highpass/Lowpass configuration, a multi-wave LFO, and two modulation busses. Viking Synth uses state of the art DSP technology to accurately reproduce the sound of the hardware. You get a desktop quality plug-in at an iOS friendly price. Viking Synth is an Audio Unit Extension Instrument (AUv3) that works as a plug-in inside host apps. Just open up your favorite host that supports Audio Unit Instruments and select it from the list of available Audio Units. Compatible with GarageBand, Cubasis, Auria, BeatMaker, AudioBus, AUM, Modstep, and more. The user interface of Viking Synth is designed for quick and intuitive control. Knobs and sliders expand during tweaking and are designed so the current value isn't hidden below your finger. The six pages divide the synth into logical sections that can be accessed quickly. The filter display acts as an XY pad for controlling cutoff and resonance. Simply double tap a knob or slider to reset it to its default value. Presets Viking Synth comes with 228 presets in the categories Bass, Bright Lead, Electro Bass, FX, Percussive Lead, Soft Lead, and Synthwave. The synth excels at thick bass and rich lead sounds. The 50 Electro Bass and 50 Synthwave presets were designed by renowned sound designer eXode. Presets work perfectly with GarageBand, Cubasis, and AUM. Oscillators At the heart of Viking are three adjustable wave oscillators. The continuously variable waveform knob gives the oscillators a unique sound that can’t be achieved with the fixed waveforms found in most synths. A noise oscillator provides three types of noise, one specifically modeled after the hardware. Modulation Two modulation busses and an LFO provide flexible modulation capabilities. All of the options hidden deep in menus on the hardware are immediately accessible with one tap. Filters The filters are classic transistor ladder filters modeled meticulously. Two DSP varieties are available allowing for either reduced CPU load or soft clipping plus three additional overdriven modes. The number of poles is adjustable for a wider range of filter sounds. Compare Viking to other synths: – Viking’s oscillators are free running, not sampled, wavetable based, or generated from a zero point – Viking’s oscillators use advanced techniques to avoid aliasing – Viking’s oscillators have instability, which is controllable through the tuning drift control – Viking’s nonlinear filter uses circuit modeling and provides soft clipping
Analog Rack Cleaner
This audio plugin provides high-pass and low-pass filters to remove unwanted low-end rumble and high-frequency noise. It offers a custom tube preamp for analog coloration and works as a standalone app or within other audio applications.
- High-pass filter
- Low-pass filter
- Tube preamp circuit
- Analog coloration
- Standalone app
- AudioUnit v3 effect
- Inter-App Audio effect
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The Analog Rack Cleaner plugin is high pass and low pass filters in a single rack Fx plugin to clear up low-end rumble and high frequency noise. Nembrini Audio has taken the guitarists most preferred analog and digital effect pedals and has repacked it in new rack style plugins easy to use and extremely powerful at the same time, with the addition of a custom design tube preamp virtual circuit which gives color to the signal in a very special way. Just insert the Analog Rack Cleaner plugin in your tracks to hear its beautiful analog tube coloration! Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Analog Rack Cleaner at Free against Viking Synth's $3.99. Analog Rack Cleaner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Viking Synth's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Analog Rack Cleaner is free to download; Viking Synth costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Analog Rack Cleaner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Viking Synth's written reviews are positive against 100% of Analog Rack Cleaner's.
Viking Synth ships an update every 4 months, Analog Rack Cleaner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Viking Synth | Analog Rack Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blamsoft, Inc. | Nembrini Audio |
Customer experience
Viking Synth
Analog Rack Cleaner
Bugs and requests
Viking Synth
Reported bugs
6 issues- Presets not showing up
- Presets disappear
- App not showing in AUv3 menu
- Settings not saving after iOS 14 update
- Crashes when opening presets browser
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- Saved presets not loading
Requested features
5 requests- More subtle drive mode
- Categorized preset browser
- Polyphony option
- Dark mode
- More apps from developer
Analog Rack Cleaner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Viking Synth
No in-app purchases
Analog Rack Cleaner
No in-app purchases
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