Comparison

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin vs MicroPitch

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

Head to head
About

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin

This audio plugin acts as a noise gate for digital audio workstations, allowing users to suppress unwanted background noise from microphones or instruments. It offers fine-grained control over attack, release, and hold times, along with filtering to remove hum and hiss, ensuring subtle sounds are preserved.

Highlights
  • AUv3 compatible plugin
  • Suppresses background noise
  • Controllable attack, release, and hold
  • High and low pass filtering
  • Preserves subtle sounds
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This is an AUv3 compatible noise gate which can be used as a plugin with your favourite DAW such as Cubasis, Meteor, GarageBand or Auria. Anyone working in a live recording environment whether that be with a microphone or a high gain guitar effects will feel the need to suppress unwanted noise. This gated noise gate allows you to suppress any background noise over a specified level by a chosen suppression amount. This allows subtle sounds to still be heard as opposed to the brick wall approach. The effect has controllable attack, release and hold times as well as high and low pass filtering to eliminate main hum and hiss. This is one of a series of AUv3 compatible plugins available from 4Pockets;

About

MicroPitch

This audio effect app offers fine-resolution pitch shifting and delays for subtle tone fattening and slapback effects. It allows for creating depth, dimension, and pristine chorusing with expanded controls and innovative features.

Highlights
  • Two voices of pitch shifting
  • Up to 2 seconds of delay per voice
  • Classic stereo-spreading effect
  • Slapback effects
  • Chorusing effect
  • Pitch dive or rise effects
  • Innovative Ribbon controller
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MicroPitch is a fine-resolution pitch shifter for subtle tone fattening, plus delays for interesting slap back effects. With origins in the legendary Eventide H3000 Harmonizer®, MicroPitch is the effect that put Eventide on the map. The plug-in allows mixing in detuned and delayed versions of a signal creating depth and dimensions not possible before with expanded controls for deep pitch dives, haunting echoes, and pristine chorusing effects. Features: - Two voices of pitch shifting, one from unison to -50 cents, the other from unison to +50 cents, each with up to 2 seconds of delay. - Create classic stereo-spreading effect. - Create slapback effects using longer delay times. - Mod Depth and Rate provide chorusing effect on each voice. - Use Feedback to perform pitch dive or rise effects. - Incredibly easy use with included presets. - Innovative Ribbon allow for changing any combination of parameters simultaneously. - Use Mix Lock to scroll through presets while keeping the wet-dry mix constant. - Available as an Audio Units AUv3 plug-in and Standalone App.

Screenshots

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin2 screens
MicroPitch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MicroPitch at every 4 weeks against Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin's every 42 months. MicroPitch also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 4). Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin's advantage is price ($5.99 vs $9.99) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin costs $5.99 and MicroPitch $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin's written reviews are positive against 88% of MicroPitch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 42 months, MicroPitch every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin versus MicroPitch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoise Gate AUv3 PluginMicroPitch
Price$5.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better4.3 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings416 — better
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Pockets.comEventide

Customer experience

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MicroPitch

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

None

MicroPitch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin free?
Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MicroPitch free?
MicroPitch costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin or MicroPitch?
Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin is rated higher. Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MicroPitch averages 4.3 from 16 ratings.
Do Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin or MicroPitch have ads?
Neither Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin nor MicroPitch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin or MicroPitch?
Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 42 months, and MicroPitch every 4 weeks. Most recently, Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin was updated on October 20, 2026 and MicroPitch on October 26, 2026.

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