ChannelStrip vs TrackLoot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
TrackLoot
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TrackLoot turns music discovery into a game! open themed packs of vinyl records — each one hiding a licensed track from an emerging or established artist. Watch the record spin as the music plays, then decide: save it to Spotify, add it to your collection, or keep ripping for more. Every crate is curated around a theme or genre, so you always know the vibe before you open it! Whether you're into hip-hop, classic rock, R&B, or underground electronic, there's a crate built for your taste. WHAT MAKES TrackLoot DIFFERENT? • Real music from real artists with real licensing deals • Open in Spotify with one tap to save, share, or follow the artist • Your collection grows as you open crates — build a record shelf of everything you've discovered • New crates drop regularly so there's always something fresh to open HOW IT WORKS Browse available packs, pick a theme that speaks to you, and start ripping. Each pack reveals a set of vinyl records one by one. Tap a record to hear the full track. Love it? Open it in Spotify to save it to your library and follow the artist. Your discovered records live in your collection, ready to replay anytime. Support independent artists. Discover music before everyone else. Build a collection worth showing off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TrackLoot at Free against ChannelStrip's $3.99. ChannelStrip's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
TrackLoot is free to download; ChannelStrip costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | ChannelStrip | TrackLoot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 66 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audio Damage, Inc. | BlueWEB Media, Inc |
In-app purchases
ChannelStrip
No in-app purchases
TrackLoot
No in-app purchases









