NYCompressor vs mobileinearStage
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.
mobileinearStage
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mobileinearStage is an innovative Studio and Stage monitoring system for musicians mobile devices. You need no extra expensive hardware for sending audio to stage/studio. The stage sound is transmitted to your mobile device via WiFi or Ethernet. The individual audio signals can be mixed extreme easily by each musician himself. A monitor sound check is no longer necessary. You hear your individually mixed sound from your earbuds. To use this app you need mobileinearMix-App which is connected to stage mixer and sends the sound to your mobile device. You can download mobileinearMix for free on App-Store. mobileinearStage works only if mobileinearMix is started and works as server in the local WLAN or Ethernet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: mobileinearStage at Free against NYCompressor's $9.99. NYCompressor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 32 months). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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mobileinearStage is free to download; NYCompressor costs $9.99 up front. mobileinearStage sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NYCompressor asks for nothing beyond the download.
NYCompressor ships an update every 6 months, mobileinearStage every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NYCompressor | mobileinearStage |
|---|---|---|
| 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 — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Siedschlag | Mario Maucher |
In-app purchases
NYCompressor
No in-app purchases
mobileinearStage
- 3 Hours of Worktime$0.99
- mobileinearStage Multiuser$26.99
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