FAC Transient vs TB Barricade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FAC Transient
This app offers precise control over the attack and sustain stages of your instruments. It allows for subtle to drastic sonic shaping, suitable for drums, guitars, bass, vocals, and more. Design the perfect sound for your mix with advanced detection and envelope controls.
- Precise attack and sustain control
- Versatile instrument shaping
- Subtle to drastic sonic changes
- Fine control of detection circuit
- Three envelope controls
- Adjustable depth and duration
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FAC Transient as is suggested by the name is an outstanding dynamics processor providing precise design and control of the attack and sustain stages of your instruments. Transient designers or shapers are often associated with drum enhancements and only the best of them are versatile enough to suit most of the scenarios. Of course, you know that FAC takes pride in ensuring versatility in its product line, providing subtle to drastic changes. FAC Transient is no exception to the rule! To meet this objective and to be ready for all the situations: drums, guitars, bass, vocal and much more. FAC Transient includes, in addition to the classic amplification or attenuation of the attack and sustain portion of your instrument, a fine control of the detection circuit involved in the processing. Without going into technical details, there are three envelopes built from their respective detection circuits. The first one is the contour of the input signal, this includes similar processing available in Maxima and brings you control of the treshold, time and detector algorithm. The second and third one define the contour of the attack and sustain portions and brings you a total control of the depth and duration of each stage. FAC Transient gives you all you need to design the shape of your instruments and provides them the place they deserve in your mix.
TB Barricade
This professional audio tool provides studio-quality true-peak limiting and peak compression. It features integrated loudness measurement and an input modeller for analog simulation, offering precise control over audio levels for music production.
- Studio-grade true-peak limiting
- Peak compressor
- Integrated ITU/EBU loudness measurement
- Analog circuitry simulation
- Accurate level metering
- Automatic and manual limiter tuning
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ToneBoosters Barricade is a studio-quality, professional, true-peak limiter and peak compressor AUv3 plug-in with a gorgeous interface and integrated ITU / EBU compliant loudness measurement. The ToneBoosters Barricade app captures the microphone input and processes the signals in real time. To use it as a plug-in, use an AUv3-compatible host app such as Steinberg Cubasis, Apple Garageband, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio, Auria, AUM, or others. ToneBoosters Barricade will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins. Key features: - Studio-grade, transparent peak limiting - The same professional sound as the acclaimed desktop version - ITU and EBU-compliant true-peak limiting option - Integrated ITU and EBU compliant loudness meter - Input modeller for analog circuitry simulation and saturation - Accurate metering of input and output levels, as well as attenuation - Simultaneous peak, peak hold, and RMS metering - Fully automatic, content dependent or manual tuning of limiter behaviour - Undo/redo, and A/B comparison - Color themes for the user interface - Max screen support in Garageband - Optimised for iPad and compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch What you should know: - Licenses acquired for this platform are not compatible with other platforms. - Audio Unit (AUv3) extensions require an iPad mini 2, iPad 4 or later models.
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Verdict
FAC Transient and TB Barricade both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of TB Barricade's written reviews are positive against 87% of FAC Transient's. TB Barricade also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and price ($8.99 vs $9.99). FAC Transient's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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
FAC Transient costs $9.99 and TB Barricade $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for FAC Transient against 4.8 for TB Barricade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of FAC Transient's written reviews are positive against 100% of TB Barricade's.
FAC Transient ships an update every 4 months, TB Barricade every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | FAC Transient | TB Barricade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $8.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (71 ratings) | 4.8 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frederic Corvest | ToneBoosters |
Customer experience
FAC Transient
TB Barricade
In-app purchases
FAC Transient
No in-app purchases
TB Barricade
No in-app purchases
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