Comparison

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin vs TB Compressor

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
Currently charting
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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

TB Compressor

This professional audio plugin offers mastering-grade compression and dynamics processing for iOS devices. It features advanced controls like soft knee, parallel, upward/downward, and band-limited compression, with real-time visual feedback and an interactive interface.

Highlights
  • Mastering-grade compression
  • Upward and downward compression
  • External side-chain input
  • Band-limited and spatially selective compression
  • Real-time interactive display
  • Audition function for compressor and side chain
  • Integrated spectrum analyzer
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Say Hi! to your new favourite iOS compressor AUv3 plugin! ToneBoosters Compressor is an AUv3 plugin for professional, mastering-grade compression and dynamics processing. This flexible plug-in has all the features you will ever need, such as: - Soft knee compression - Parallel compression - Upward and downward compression - External side-chain input (if supported by the host) - Band-limited compression - Spatially selective compression This compressor is suitable for every compression task and beyond: - Track compression - Bus and master bus compression - De-essing and de-harshing using the band-limited compression feature The user interface shows compression in action, with a real-time and interactive display of levels, gains and curves. Assisted sliders provide guidance to accurately adjust threshold, makeup and range parameters. Want to hear what signal elements are affected by compression? Hit the audition button and listen to everything that is changed by the compressor in isolation. The side-chain editor allows you to adjust the frequency response of the side chain, and has an integrated spectrum analyzer. You can select which channels the side chain listens to, including selection of mid or side channels. Obviously we have provided an audition button for the side chain as well! Imagine you could just compress the mid or side channel, and apply compression to a specific frequency range only. Dynamically make space for elements without having to compress the full mix; de-ess those sibilant vocals in the mid channel; soothe those harsh frequencies; the possibilities are endless. This is all possible with the compression zone feature. The ToneBoosters Compressor app captures the microphone (or external sound card) 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 Compressor will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins. Key features: - The same professional sound as the acclaimed desktop version - Ultra-low harmonic distortion, even with very short attack and release times (THD less than -100dB at 1kHz, depending on the selected compression mode) - Full-fledged side-chain equalizer - Audition function for compressor and side chain - Integrated spectrum analyzer for output and side chain - Variable release curve shape and release time - Upward and downward compression - Signal-adaptive release - Auto make up - Range parameter to limit the amount of compression - Dry/wet (amount) control for parallel compression - Zero latency (for live use) or lookahead mode (for studio use) - Interactive user interface with assisted sliders, curve and gain visualization - 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.

Screenshots

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin2 screens
TB Compressor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TB Compressor at every 2 months against Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin's every 42 months. TB Compressor also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (24 vs 4). Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and price ($5.99 vs $8.99). 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 TB Compressor $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TB Compressor holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TB Compressor has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin's written reviews are positive against 82% of TB Compressor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 42 months, TB Compressor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin versus TB Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoise Gate AUv3 PluginTB Compressor
Price$5.99 — better$8.99
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.8 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better82.4% of reviews
Number of ratings424 — better
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Pockets.comToneBoosters

Customer experience

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin

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

TB Compressor

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%

In-app purchases

None

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

None

TB Compressor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin free?
Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TB Compressor free?
TB Compressor costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin or TB Compressor?
TB Compressor is rated higher. Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while TB Compressor averages 4.8 from 24 ratings.
Do Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin or TB Compressor have ads?
Neither Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin nor TB Compressor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin or TB Compressor?
Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 42 months, and TB Compressor every 2 months. Most recently, Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin was updated on October 16, 2026 and TB Compressor on October 9, 2026.

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