NYCompressor vs Analog Rack Compressor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NYCompressor
A professional audio compressor plugin for iOS devices, offering versatile dynamics management for music production. It supports various hosts and provides features like sidechaining and parallel compression for achieving desired mix effects.
- Compression ratio up to 1:10
- Optional key signal filtering
- True sidechaining
- Hard/soft knee
- Parallel (New York) compression
- Independent L/R or Mid/Side compression
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A professional compressor plugin for iOS. Compatible with Garageband, Cubasis, AuriaPro and other AUv3 or Inter App Audio compatible hosts. The NYCompressor is the ideal workhorse when it comes to dynamics management in a mix. From gentle compression for glueing your mix together to heavy drum compression for the ultimate punch: NYCompressor can do it all. Features: – Compression ratio up to 1:10. – Optional key signal filtering. – True sidechaining (4 inputs, needs to be supported by host) – Hard/soft knee. – Parallel (New York) compression. – Independent L/R or Mid/Side compression. Planned, designed and lovingly handcrafted by DDMF, a renowned audio software company from Southern Germany.
Analog Rack Compressor
This audio plugin emulates the sound of analog tube preamps and rack compressors for music production. It offers an easy-to-use interface to sculpt dynamics and add analog coloration to your tracks. It functions as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect.
- Analog tube preamp emulation
- Dynamic sculpting
- Easy-to-use interface
- Standalone app
- AudioUnit v3 effect
- Inter-App Audio effect
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Analog Rack Compressor plugin ideal to sculpt the dynamic with an easy to use interface. 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 Compressor 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 rating: Analog Rack Compressor at 5.0 against NYCompressor's 3.8. Analog Rack Compressor also leads on price ($2.99 vs $9.99). NYCompressor's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
NYCompressor costs $9.99 and Analog Rack Compressor $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Analog Rack Compressor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NYCompressor has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NYCompressor ships an update every 6 months, Analog Rack Compressor every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NYCompressor | Analog Rack Compressor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Siedschlag | Nembrini Audio |
Customer experience
NYCompressor
Analog Rack Compressor
In-app purchases
NYCompressor
No in-app purchases
Analog Rack Compressor
No in-app purchases
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