Comparison

iFX Rack vs Things

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

Head to head
About

iFX Rack

This app offers a virtual analog effects rack for iOS devices, featuring meticulously modeled vintage analog processors. It includes a suite of classic effects and allows for flexible FX chain assignment and MIDI automation.

Highlights
  • Analog modeled virtual effects rack
  • Vintage analog circuit modeling
  • AUv3 support
  • MIDI learnable automation
  • Dynamically drag-able FX chain
  • Includes VKFX effects suite
Features
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• NEW TalkBox® Effect • NEW CloudVerb (Creatomspheric Reverb) • NEW PhatFilt Filter FX • NEW iFX AMP FX ***New FX Modules not included with ALL FX Expansion iFX Rack is an analog modeled virtual effects rack for your iOS Device. In partnership with Overloud™, we have licensed the, ever so popular VKFX™ effects suite, which is included in the initial purchase. The VKFX suite is a meticulously modeled vintage analog effect processor, which aims to recreate classic vintage hardware using actual analog circuit modeling. It has been the most beloved effects suite ever created for the desktop and our iFX Rack is providing the same exact effects to you along with a recreation of the original factory presets. iFX Rack is your all encompassing effects rack with all of the virtual effects you need in one app. Here is what is included in the initial purchase: 1. Preamp with Two band EQ 2. Stereo Auto-Pan 3. Analog Chorus 4. Tube Amplifier with Three Band EQ 5. Spring Reverb 6. Envelope and Dynamic Filter Wah 7. Opto-Compressor 8. Phase Shifter 9. Overdrive 10. Multi-Tap Tape Delay with Multiple Modes Highlights ▪ AUv3 ▪ 93 Factory Presets from VKFX Library Ported Over ▪ MIDI Learnable Automation ▪ Modulation FX Syncable ▪ Dynamically Drag-able FX Chain Slot Assignment ▪ Highly CPU Efficient coding ▪ Flexible Preset Management with Favorite Options The 17 IAPs below can be purchased as a complete package or individually: ▪ Master Limiter with Soft Clipping and Tube Saturation ▪ 11-Band EQ ▪ SUB Harm - Sub frequency modulator/enhancer ▪ AMP Combo and Speaker Simulation ▪ Degrade - Sample Quality Bit Reduction ▪ Detune - Pitch Shifter Thickener ▪ Rotar - Rotary Speaker/Leslie simulation with physical modeled parameters ▪ DimenD - Dimension D Chorus emulation ▪ DISTORTIT - Nasty Distortion unit ▪ Stereo Widener Chorus - Turns any mono sound into a stereo with slight warm chorusing ▪ ST Widener Enhancer - Enhance stereo signals with Safe Bass frequency option to keep mono and two spread modes ▪ Amp Sim - A convolution IR with popular AMP Simulations ▪ FVerb - Schroeder Algorithmic Reverb ▪ MVerb - Dattorro's figure-of-eight Algorithmic Reverb ▪ Spring Reverb - Rare and vintage spring reverbs ▪ Flanger - Warm Flanger effect ▪ FantasyVerb - A convolution reverb containing iconic spaces and analog reverbs such as: **All other future FX will not be included in the 17 FX Bundle. You will Need to purchase them separately. --------- Terms and Privacy Notices: • EULA Terms of use - https://gospelmusicians.com/EULA.html • Privacy Policy - https://gospelmusicians.com/privacy-policy.html • Terms and Conditions - https://gospelmusicians.com/terms-conditions.html

About

Things

This audio plugin offers a unique tilting equalizer effect, allowing users to easily adjust the balance between highs and lows by turning a single knob. It also provides mid/side processing for enhanced stereo depth and adjustable cutoff frequencies.

Highlights
  • Tilting EQ with main knob control
  • Mid/side processing for stereo depth
  • Adjustable cutoff frequency
  • Boost gain control
  • Easy-to-use interface
Features
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Things Flip EQ is an easy-to-use tilting EQ plugin with mid/side mode. Turn the main knob to the right, and you get more highs and less lows; turn it to the left, and lows are boosted while highs are attenuated. You can choose the cutoff frequency of the EQ with the Cutoff control, or increase the gain of the EQ with the Boost button. Things Flip EQ can also be applied to either the mid or side of a stereo signal to further enhance the stereo depth.

Screenshots

iFX Rack4 screens
Things1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Things at 4.9 against iFX Rack's 3.8. Things also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 20) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). iFX Rack's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 28 months). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

iFX Rack costs $9.99 and Things $6.99 up front. iFX Rack sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Things asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Things holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of iFX Rack's written reviews are positive against 100% of Things's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFX Rack ships an update monthly, Things every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iFX Rack versus Things: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFX RackThings
Price$9.99$6.99 — better
Rating3.8 (10 ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better8
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIDIculous LLCAudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

iFX Rack

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative21.7%

Things

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

20 purchases

iFX Rack

One-time20
  • Distortit$0.99
  • Spring Reverb$0.99
  • Flanger$0.99
Show 17 more
  • Amp Combo$1.99
  • SUB Harm$1.99
  • Amp Sim$2.99
  • DimenD Chorus$2.99
  • Detune$2.99
  • FantasyVerb$3.99
  • 11 Band EQ$3.99
  • ST Widener Enhancer$3.99
  • iFX Amp$3.99
  • PhatFilt$3.99
  • Talkbox® Effect$3.99
  • Rotar$4.99
  • Master Limiter$4.99
  • IMPULSation for iFX Rack$6.99
  • Phick Analog Thickener$6.99
  • Additional Effects Bundle$7.99
  • CloudVerb$9.99
None

Things

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFX Rack free?
iFX Rack costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Things free?
Things costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iFX Rack or Things?
Things is rated higher. iFX Rack averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Things averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do iFX Rack or Things have ads?
Neither iFX Rack nor Things shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFX Rack or Things?
iFX Rack ships an update monthly, and Things every 28 months. Most recently, iFX Rack was updated on October 16, 2026 and Things on October 15, 2026.

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