NYCompressor vs TraqFreq
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.
TraqFreq
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TraqFreq is a musical instrument activity tracker that automatically tracks Playing, Climate, Supplies and Health. View detailed Live and Historical stats. Tune and intonate via Bluetooth on your Phone or TV! 1. TRACK YOUR PLAYING Automatically track playing activity on musical instruments, including time, sessions, passages, songs, epics and sets. Know and see what you are doing with your time on your musical instrument. 2. TUNER A unique, innovative and feature-packed tuner! Detection is done on the instrument and displayed via Bluetooth on a phone or TV!. Tune to an accuracy of 0.1 cents. See the lifespan of your strings, while you tune, based on actual playing time. An intonation mode helps you accurately compute an intonation offset for each string. Built-in and custom tunings and temperaments. Display modes for strobe, needle and both strobe and needle. Audible reference of the notes being tuned. 3. LIVE PLAYING STATS See your playing stats in real time, as you practice or perform, on your phone or TV! Display real-time information updated every second, on a phone or TV, providing real-time motivation. 5 display modes to help you focus on various Live playing scenarios. 4. METRONOME A metronome that knows when you play and can automatically start and stop as you play and stop playing. Supports 18 different metronome and drum sounds. Create your own patterns and variations, and sequence them to form more interesting beats. 5. TOUCH The TraqFreq enclosure is capacitive touch sensitive. Execute various actions simply by touching your TraqFreq while you play, without having to reach for your phone. Touch to switch between the Tuner, Live Stats and Metronome. 6. PHONE AND TV Connect directly to your Phone and TV. Supports up to 2 connections, allowing the TV and Phone apps to display your Tuner or Live Stats on both screens at the same time. Just touch TraqFreq or start playing and your results appear automatically where you need them. 7. AUDIBLE UI Not near your TV or phone? Plugged in and cannot access your locked phone easily? The Audible UI enables you to use TraqFreq without looking at a screen. By using the speakers on your phone, you can use the Tuner, Live Stats and Metronome, even if your phone is locked. 8. STREAKS See your latest daily playing streak and your best streaks. 9. HEALTH INSIGHTS TraqFreq analyzes your playing habits and provides insights and recommendations to help you avoid or recover from injuries. A playing Fitness score provides an analysis of playing data and health status. 10. CLIMATE MONITORING Innovative climate monitoring, with intelligent rule based processing of climate data specifically designed for musical instruments, enabling useful and relevant alerts. See detailed charts depicting the history of humidity and temperature. 11. SUPPLIES TRACKING Automatically track the lifespan of virtually any supply, like strings, bows and plectrums, based on actual playing time. Get alerted when to change a supply. 12. GOALS Create various goals based on actual playing time and monitor progress towards them. See detailed charts showing progress towards your goals. 13. SHARING AND REPORTS Create reports and send them to yourself, your parents, teachers and friends. Schedule reports to be sent by email on a weekly, monthly or custom interval. Manually share any chart or view using the share button. 14. RECORDS View a list of all-time records for playing and climate conditions. 15. TIMERS Create timers and stopwatches for specific events and practice sessions. Timers run and accumulate directly on the TraqFreq device when you play, even when your phone is off. TraqFreq supports most non-percussive instruments like acoustic, electric and bass guitars, violin, cello, saxophone, trumpet, piano and more. TraqFreq (pronounced track-freak) is designed for student, amateur and professional musicians. Learn more about TraqFreq at www.traqfreq.com and www.traqfreq.com/tutorials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TraqFreq at Free against NYCompressor's $9.99. TraqFreq also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). NYCompressor's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.0). On 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
TraqFreq is free to download; NYCompressor costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NYCompressor ships an update every 6 months, TraqFreq every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NYCompressor | TraqFreq |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Siedschlag | TraqFreq |
In-app purchases
NYCompressor
No in-app purchases
TraqFreq
No in-app purchases









