NYCompressor vs KQ Voice Plugins
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.
KQ Voice Plugins
This app provides a suite of Audio Units for music production, including tools for audio routing, vocal effects, pitch modification, and noise reduction. A compatible host application is necessary to utilize these plugins.
- Loopback for audio routing
- Vocoder effect for robot voice
- Pitch Shifter for sound modification
- Noise Suppression filter
- Gainer for volume adjustment
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This is a set of Audio Units including Loopback, Vocoder, Pitch Shifter, and Noise Suppression. A host application that can handle Audio Units is required for use. Loopback (In/Out/MIDI/Mixer): Connects to each other and transfers audio between host applications. MIDI signals can also be transferred. Please note that you might not do the recording inter app. Vocoder: This effect processes the sound of a synthesizer or other carrier with the input sound (modulator) and outputs it. It creates a so-called robot voice by inputting a voice or other sound. By default, Saw (sawtooth wave) is specified as the carrier, but it can also be input from a sidechain or Vocoder Input Audio Unit. Pitch Shifter: An effect that changes the pitch of the sound. Noise Suppression: A noise removal filter using RNNoise. This machine learning filter is optimized for voices. Gainer: An effect for adjusting the volume.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KQ Voice Plugins at 100% against NYCompressor's 50%. KQ Voice Plugins also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). NYCompressor's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 KQ Voice Plugins $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KQ Voice Plugins holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of NYCompressor's written reviews are positive against 100% of KQ Voice Plugins's.
NYCompressor ships an update every 6 months, KQ Voice Plugins daily. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NYCompressor | KQ Voice Plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $7.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Siedschlag | Ryouta Kira |
Customer experience
NYCompressor
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In-app purchases
NYCompressor
No in-app purchases
KQ Voice Plugins
No in-app purchases
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