Comparison

Equalizer Pro + vs EQ560

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

Head to head
About

Equalizer Pro +

Enhance your audio experience with a professional equalizer and a full-featured music player. Enjoy high-quality sound, customizable EQ curves, and support for various audio formats. Manage your music library with ease, including playlist creation and song transfer options.

Highlights
  • High-performance equalizer with 32-bit float processing
  • Customizable EQ curves with unlimited points
  • Plays MP3, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE files
  • Supports iPod Library playback
  • Multiple playlists and playback controls
  • Song transfer via iTunes File Sharing and WiFi
  • CarPlay and Dark Appearance support
Features
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Professional Equalizer + Full featured MP3/OGG/FLAC Player HIGH PERFORMANCE EQUALIZER - Highly optimized equalizing algorithm. Uses much less battery than other EQ apps with comparable algorithm. - High quality equalization without distortion. Uses 32-bit float processing. - Draw EQ curves without limitation of number of points. - Realtime spectrum output FULL FEATURED PLAYER - Play directly from iPod Library. - MP3/FLAC/OGG/WAV/APE file support - lock screen album art & meta-data support - mulitasking - remote control support - Customizable gestures - Multiple playlists - scrubbing, repeat, shuffle - Support ID3 lyrics (LRC and SYLT word-level lyrics), album art. - Transfer songs between PC/MAC using iTunes files sharing - Transfer songs using WiFi - supports CarPlay - supports Dark Appearance EQ PRESETS - 12 built-in EQ Presets - Unlimited user EQ Presets. - You can set EQ preset for individual track. (EQ preset for song is automatically loaded when played) * DRM protected tracks are not supported.

About

EQ560

This audio effect offers a 10-band graphic equalizer based on a classic American design. It provides precise filtering, high headroom, and unique "Proportional Q" for intuitive curve shaping. Use it standalone or as an AUv3 plugin in compatible music apps.

Highlights
  • 10-band graphic equalizer
  • Proportional Q design
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Standalone mode
  • Stereo, Mid, Side EQ modes
  • Undo/Redo and A/B comparison
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EQ560 AUv3 plug-in — comes as time-limited Demo-version for you to try. It gives you 5 minutes of Free play time. (You can reload the EQ560 AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of EQ560 AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. The EQ560 based on Classic American EQ from the late '60s, the 10-band graphic equalizer features precision filtering and high headroom, ideal for signal enhancement. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Precise port of Rack Extensions plug-in; • Modeled vintage EQ; • 10 bands of proprietary equalization; • Familiar graphics operation on one octave centers; • 12 dB of boost/cut per band; • «Proportional Q» narrows filter Q at extremes; • IN/OUT switch allows the user to bypass the Graphic EQ for before/after comparisons; • Stereo (Mono), Mid or Side EQ modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. The curve shaping potential is unmatched, while unique Proportional Q design intuitively widens the filter bandwidth at lower boost/cut levels and narrows it at higher settings. The EQ560 extends the features of the original hardware and joins the flexibility of the digital world to the character of the analog processing. Allows you to choose between equalizer modes (Stereo, Mid, Side) and remove analogue saturation from the processing circuit to deliver pure digital sound. The EQ560 is handy when you need to make EQ adjustments on larger parts of the spectrum instead of a restricted area. Boosting or cutting several bands at once will radically alter the sound of a track, be it a thin, weak snare that needs low end or a dull vocal that needs to be opened up. To use EQ560 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — EQ560 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app. The EQ560 is a great complement to the parametric EQ550 and EQ550b.

Screenshots

Equalizer Pro +4 screens
EQ5604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EQ560 at Free against Equalizer Pro +'s $4.99. EQ560 also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 47%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Equalizer Pro +'s advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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

EQ560 is free to download; Equalizer Pro + costs $4.99 up front. EQ560 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Equalizer Pro + asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Equalizer Pro + holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Equalizer Pro + has 557 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Equalizer Pro +'s written reviews are positive against 60% of EQ560's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Equalizer Pro + ships an update fortnightly, EQ560 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Equalizer Pro + versus EQ560: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEqualizer Pro +EQ560
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (557 ratings) — better3.7 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews46.8% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings557 — better30
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTachyon Factory Inc.RRS, OOO

Customer experience

Equalizer Pro +

All ratings557 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive46.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative44.7%

EQ560

All ratings30 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%

Bugs and requests

Equalizer Pro +

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to play songs from iTunes library
  • Issues with CarPlay integration
  • Inconsistent behavior with iOS updates
  • Syncing problems with playlists and album art
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Expand support for streaming services
  • Improve playlist management
  • Add more preset EQ options
  • Enhance visualizer and UI customization
  • Optimize performance for older devices
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  • Provide better guidance and tutorials

EQ560

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Equalizer Pro +

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EQ560

One-time1
  • RRS EQ560 Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Equalizer Pro + free?
Equalizer Pro + costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EQ560 free?
EQ560 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Equalizer Pro + or EQ560?
Equalizer Pro + is rated higher. Equalizer Pro + averages 4.2 out of 5 from 557 ratings, while EQ560 averages 3.7 from 30 ratings.
Do Equalizer Pro + or EQ560 have ads?
Neither Equalizer Pro + nor EQ560 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Equalizer Pro + or EQ560?
Equalizer Pro + ships an update fortnightly, and EQ560 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Equalizer Pro + was updated on October 3, 2026 and EQ560 on October 1, 2026.

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