Comparison

ChannelStrip vs TB Enhancer

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

Head to head
About

ChannelStrip

This app provides essential audio processing tools for music production, including a noise gate, equalizer, and compressor. It offers smooth control for mixing and tonal shaping, with a characterful output stage for adding warmth.

Highlights
  • Noise gate with adjustable envelope
  • PEV-modeled equalizer for tone shaping
  • Rough Rider-based compressor
  • Input/output gain control
  • Mute and bypass functions
  • AUv3 plugin support
Features
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ChannelStrip is, as its name implies, a channel strip app and AUv3 plugin. With a gate, equalizer, and compressor, ChannelStrip can provide a solid and easy-to-use channel control for your iOS mixing needs. GATE: The gate is of our own design, and very smooth. With envelope that vary from nearly instantaneous to ludicrously long, you can use it for both basic noise control and more extreme tonal shaping. EQUALIZER: Modeled on the PEV, a famous German "cartridge" equalizer, the EQ in ChannelStrip is super useful for basic tone shaping. A very smooth and forgiving general-purpose EQ. COMPRESSOR: The compressor in ChannelStrip is, at its heart, our Rough Rider model. We removed all the filtering from Rough Rider to make it cleaner, and changed the times to be more appropriate to general mixing duties. I/O: ChannelStrip has positive gain on both the input and output, to get your levels right. It also has a bit of a personality on the output stage if you drive it hard (with either or both the input and output gains). Nominally very clean, it picks up a bit of dirt with high levels just like a hardware console. Along with that, both mute (which mutes the input entirely) and bypass (which sends the inputs right to the outputs without passing the DSP stages) are available as automatable parameters. In short, ChannelStrip is a general utility mixing tool, with a bit of character and a lot of usefulness. We _strongly_ recommend you use the AUv3 version. The standalone is provided as a courtesy, but ChannelStrip is designed as an AUv3 plugin, and prefers to be hosted in a DAW or modular host like GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, nanoStudio, etc.

About

TB Enhancer

This professional audio plugin enhances and excites sound, adding depth and sparkle for a studio-quality finish. It processes microphone input in real-time and can be used as an AUv3 plugin in compatible music production apps.

Highlights
  • Studio-grade exciter and enhancer
  • Triple band exciter
  • Spatial widener/enhancer
  • Dynamics enhancer/compressor
  • Timbre enhancer/equalizer
  • Integrated spectrum analyser
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
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ToneBoosters Enhancer is a studio-quality, professional enhancer, exciter and sweetener AUv3 plugin with an unrivalled workflow, unlimited creative use and a gorgeous, functional user interface. Make your performances shine, your drums cut through the mix, add that extra depth and sparkle to give your creations that professional sound. The ToneBoosters Enhancer app captures the device's 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 Enhancer will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins. Key features: - Studio-grade exciter and enhancer - The same professional sound as the acclaimed desktop version - Triple band exciter with precise control over generated harmonics - Spatial widener / enhancer - Dynamics enhancer / compressor - Timbre enhancer / equalizer - Integrated spectrum analyser - 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

ChannelStrip2 screens
TB Enhancer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TB Enhancer at 92% against ChannelStrip's 39%. TB Enhancer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 66 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 3). ChannelStrip's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and price ($3.99 vs $6.99). 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

ChannelStrip costs $3.99 and TB Enhancer $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChannelStrip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TB Enhancer has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of ChannelStrip's written reviews are positive against 92% of TB Enhancer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChannelStrip ships an update every 66 months, TB Enhancer every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChannelStrip versus TB Enhancer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChannelStripTB Enhancer
Price$3.99 — better$6.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews38.9% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings318 — better
Update frequencyEvery 66 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudio Damage, Inc.ToneBoosters

Customer experience

ChannelStrip

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive38.9%
Neutral16.7%
Negative44.4%

TB Enhancer

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

None

ChannelStrip

No in-app purchases

None

TB Enhancer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChannelStrip free?
ChannelStrip costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TB Enhancer free?
TB Enhancer costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChannelStrip or TB Enhancer?
ChannelStrip is rated higher. ChannelStrip averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while TB Enhancer averages 4.6 from 18 ratings.
Do ChannelStrip or TB Enhancer have ads?
Neither ChannelStrip nor TB Enhancer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChannelStrip or TB Enhancer?
ChannelStrip ships an update every 66 months, and TB Enhancer every 2 months. Most recently, ChannelStrip was updated on October 24, 2026 and TB Enhancer on October 24, 2026.

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