Comparison

Mix Bus Compressor vs Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin

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

Head to head
About

Mix Bus Compressor

This audio plugin offers ultra-transparent compression with exceptionally low harmonic distortion. Its unique design provides immediate response without adding latency or phase distortion, making it ideal for real-time audio processing. The scalable interface ensures a clear visual experience on all iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Ultra-low harmonic distortion
  • Unique envelope follower
  • Immediate response time
  • No added latency
  • No phase distortion
  • Scalable user interface
Features
Currently charting
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This compressor has the lowest total harmonic distortion of any plugin we have seen, including desktop units. At the heart of it is a unique envelope follower design that makes it possible to compress the signal without creating distortion harmonics. On the spectrum of compressor tone that ranges from "vintage analog" to "pristine digital", this plugin sits at the extreme end of low-noise digital clarity, but it is different from other low-noise digital designs because it doesn't use digital look-ahead. Therefore its response time is immediate, it adds no extra delay to the signal chain, and it works great for processing real-time performance effects. It uses no oversampling so there is no phase distortion or loss of high-frequency energy from anti-aliasing filters. It also uses no digital-style filters (FIR filters) and no digital look-ahead, so it adds no additional latency to the signal chain. Although it is not a model of an existing piece analog hardware, every component of its signal path is realizable in the analog domain. We think of it as a digital model of our ideal analog compressor: it could exist as an analog circuit but would be very expensive to build with physical analog electronic parts. The user interface is 100% scalable, designed specifically for iOS, so it looks beautiful at any screen size or orientation, from tiny portrait views in AUM on iPhone to the largest full-screen views on iPad Pro.

About

Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin

This studio-quality audio effect plugin offers a multi-band equalizer with real-time spectrum analysis. It features 10 adjustable filters, a compressor/limiter, and the ability to save and load custom presets for precise audio manipulation within compatible DAWs.

Highlights
  • Multi-band EQ with 10 filters
  • Real-time spectrum analyzer
  • Compressor/Limiter section
  • Custom preset saving and loading
  • Copy/paste settings between instances
  • Touch interface with multi-touch control
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This is an AUv3 compatible effect plugin which is intended for use inside your favourite DAW such as Cubasis, Auria, Meteor, AUM or GarageBand etc. Visual EQ Console is a studio quality multi-band EQ console with the ability to analyse audio in real time giving an accurate and reliable spectrum representation of the frequency response.  It includes your typical set of 4 parametric filters which are stable even when parameters are being changed. We also include low and high shelf as well as low and high pass filters, that's 10 filters in all. We use a high quality highly hardware optimised FFT to plot the frequency response through the filters so you can see exactly what effect your changes are having on the sound. The scrolling interface automatically adjusts to the hosts window size to allow a double height display in an appropriate DAW. One of the main problems with most Studio type EQ's is they don't give a true representation of the frequency response, often hiding the inpact of low and high pass / shelf filters on the frequency response. This plugin accurately tracks the response all the way through the audio chain and is backed up by the spectrum analyser so you can be confident that it is having the desired effect. We also include a Compressor / Limiter section to ensure those settings never get too aggressive.  You can load and save custom console presets as well as copy and paste settngs between instances. This is great if you need to setup multiple instances with the same settings. Plenty of options are tucked away under the hood so as not to clutter the display.  Main Features: ○ 4 resonant paramettic filters (A-D) . ○ All filters adjustable +/-24dB. ○ High and Low Pass filters. ○ Low and High Shelf Filters. ○ Touch interface with multi-touch for controlling filter Q. ○ Spectrum Analyser with Pre and Post monitoring. ○ Vertical shift and scale options for the spectrum. ○ Create and save custom presets. ○ Copy / Paste presets between instances. ○ Compressor / Limiter with Auto Makup Gain. ○ Twin VU meters ○ Quick Reset options for each section of the console.

Screenshots

Mix Bus Compressor4 screens
Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mix Bus Compressor at $5.99 against Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin's $8.99. Mix Bus Compressor also leads on chart position (#194 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 13). Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Mix Bus Compressor costs $5.99 and Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Mix Bus Compressor's written reviews are positive against 71% of Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mix Bus Compressor ships an update every 6 weeks, Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Mix Bus Compressor versus Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMix Bus CompressorVisual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin
Price$5.99 — better$8.99
Rating3.9 (8 ratings)4.1 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings821 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.2 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Mangoo Consulting Company Limited4Pockets.com

Customer experience

Mix Bus Compressor

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

Mix Bus Compressor

No in-app purchases

None

Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mix Bus Compressor free?
Mix Bus Compressor costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin free?
Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mix Bus Compressor or Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin?
Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin is rated higher. Mix Bus Compressor averages 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin averages 4.1 from 21 ratings.
Do Mix Bus Compressor or Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin have ads?
Neither Mix Bus Compressor nor Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mix Bus Compressor or Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin?
Mix Bus Compressor ships an update every 6 weeks, and Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mix Bus Compressor was updated on September 11, 2026 and Visual EQ Console AUv3 Plugin on September 19, 2026.

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