Comparison

NYCompressor vs Epicycle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Epicycle

Create complex rhythms and polymeters using Euclidean rings on your iPhone or iPad. Explore generative patterns with a built-in sound engine. Unlock advanced features like MIDI output and export for external hardware synchronization.

Highlights
  • Euclidean ring rhythms
  • Up to eight simultaneous tracks
  • Polymeter generation
  • Built-in sound engine
  • Scene saving and launching
  • MIDI out and clock sync
  • .mid file export
Features
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Epicycle is a MIDI sequencer for iPhone and iPad. Every rhythm is a Euclidean ring, and each track's parameters generate its pattern. Layer rings of different lengths for polymeter, and hear them on the built-in sound engine with no external gear. EUCLIDEAN RINGS Each track is a ring, and you can run up to eight at once. A track's pattern follows from its parameters, so you see the rhythm as a shape. POLYMETER Give tracks different lengths and they play together. Loop-lock protects one track's pattern while you change the others. SCENES Save pattern states as scenes and launch them with quantize. FREE TO PLAY Epicycle is free to download. The full sound engine and every creative feature are free, up to eight tracks, with no time limit. MIDI OUT, CLOCK AND EXPORT A one-time lifetime unlock adds live MIDI out, MIDI clock in and out, and .mid export, so you can drive and sync external hardware and apps. Requires iOS 18 or later. VoiceOver is supported.

Screenshots

NYCompressor1 screens
Epicycle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Epicycle at Free against NYCompressor's $9.99. Epicycle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). NYCompressor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Epicycle is free to download; NYCompressor costs $9.99 up front. Epicycle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NYCompressor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Epicycle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NYCompressor ships an update every 6 months, Epicycle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NYCompressor versus Epicycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNYCompressorEpicycle
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (15 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian SiedschlagOuthaul

In-app purchases

None

NYCompressor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Epicycle

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$24.99

Questions

Is NYCompressor free?
NYCompressor costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Epicycle free?
Epicycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NYCompressor or Epicycle?
Epicycle is rated higher. NYCompressor averages 3.8 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Epicycle averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do NYCompressor or Epicycle have ads?
Neither NYCompressor nor Epicycle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NYCompressor or Epicycle?
NYCompressor ships an update every 6 months, and Epicycle every 2 days. Most recently, NYCompressor was updated on November 2, 2026 and Epicycle on October 31, 2026.

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