Comparison

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin vs BLEASS Multiband 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
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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

BLEASS Multiband Compressor

This audio processing tool offers precise control over music dynamics by separating audio into three frequency bands. It features a dual-stage processor for compression or expansion in each band, along with a flexible sidechain system for creative effects and corrective work. Achieve professional loudness and punch in your mixes.

Highlights
  • Multiband processing (3 bands)
  • Dual-stage dynamics processor per band
  • Compressor and expander modes
  • Flexible sidechain system
  • Soft clipping for saturation
  • Dry/wet balance control
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BLEASS Multiband Compressor is the perfect tool for injecting loudness, power and punch into your mixes, stems and tracks. Whether you are creating music on-the-move on your iPad, producing your masterpiece in the studio, or doing both, BLEASS Multiband Compressor dispenses detailed precision control over your music's dynamics. One of the secret weapons of professional mix and mastering engineers, multiband dynamics processors have various advantages over conventional broadband processors. By separating your audio into three frequency bands, and processing each independently, BLEASS Multiband Compressor ensures that loud passages and transients in one frequency range do not impact on how the other bands behave. This eliminates the "volume pumping" effect often exhibited by broadband compressors, making BLEASS Multiband Compressor the perfect tool for processing drum kits, synths, pianos and – of course – full mixes and stems. The plugin works brilliantly with other sources too, from solo instruments to vocals and spoken voice. Unusually for a multiband processor, each of BLEASS Multiband Compressor's three bands features a dual stage dynamics processor. This consists of an Above stage that senses for and processes signals whose level exceeds the Above threshold, and a Below stage that senses for and processes signals that are quieter than the Below threshold. Additionally, each stage can operate as either a compressor or, by dialing in Ratio values below 1:1, an expander. Altogether this makes for phenomenally versatile control over the volume and loudness of your mixes, stems and parts. Another innovative feature of BLEASS Multiband Compressor is its flexible sidechain system. This allows you to choose which bands will key from the input signal in the normal way, and which will key from a filtered and/or external signal. This is ideal for corrective work such as controlling resonances, sibilances and other unwanted artefacts, but is also a fabulous creative tool, allowing for stylish ducking effects and ultra-deep dynamics control. Rounding things off, the plugin provides comprehensive output level and dry / wet balance control, along with a soft clipping feature that ensures overly-hot signals don't become nasty and harsh, but instead take on a classic valve-like saturation character. BLEASS Multiband Compressor stands out for its great sound, innovative features, versatile dynamics control, and exceptional efficiency. More information on https://www.bleass.com/multibandcompressor

Screenshots

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin2 screens
BLEASS Multiband Compressor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin at 100% against BLEASS Multiband Compressor's 33%. Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin also leads on price ($5.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). BLEASS Multiband Compressor's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 42 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). 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 BLEASS Multiband Compressor $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BLEASS Multiband Compressor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin's written reviews are positive against 33% of BLEASS Multiband 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, BLEASS Multiband Compressor every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin versus BLEASS Multiband Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoise Gate AUv3 PluginBLEASS Multiband Compressor
Price$5.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.7 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings413 — better
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Pockets.comBLEASS

Customer experience

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin

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

BLEASS Multiband Compressor

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

None

BLEASS Multiband 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 BLEASS Multiband Compressor free?
BLEASS Multiband Compressor costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin or BLEASS Multiband Compressor?
BLEASS Multiband Compressor is rated higher. Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while BLEASS Multiband Compressor averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin or BLEASS Multiband Compressor have ads?
Neither Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin nor BLEASS Multiband Compressor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin or BLEASS Multiband Compressor?
Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin ships an update every 42 months, and BLEASS Multiband Compressor every 8 months. Most recently, Noise Gate AUv3 Plugin was updated on October 12, 2026 and BLEASS Multiband Compressor on October 16, 2026.

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