FabFilter Pro vs UghSongs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FabFilter Pro
This professional audio plug-in offers a high-quality equalizer with up to 24 bands, featuring dynamic EQ, linear phase processing, and an intuitive interface. It allows for precise sound shaping with advanced features like spectrum analysis and EQ matching.
- Up to 24 bands with diverse filter types
- Dynamic EQ for every band
- Natural Phase and Linear Phase processing
- Real-time spectrum analyzer with collision detection
- Spectrum Grab for direct adjustment
- EQ Match for tonal characteristic transfer
- Per-band stereo, left, right, mid, or side mode
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FabFilter Pro-Q 3 is a top-quality EQ plug-in with up to 24 bands, perfect analog modeling, dynamic EQ, linear phase processing, and a gorgeous interface with unrivalled ease of use. With its unique Natural Phase mode, it matches both the magnitude and phase response of analog EQing perfectly. Innovative features like Spectrum Grab and collision detection together with its intelligent interactive EQ display make Pro-Q 3 an absolute joy to use. The Pro-Q 3 app filters the microphone input and plays it back in real-time. To use Pro-Q 3 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like Auria, AUM or Cubasis. Pro-Q 3 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app. Key features: - Professional mastering-grade EQ plugin with exceptional sound quality - Up to 24 bands with a huge range of filter types - (New) Dynamic EQ option for every band - Filter shapes: Bell, Notch, High/Low Shelf, High/Low Cut, Band Pass, Tilt Shelf, Flat Tilt (New) - 6-96dB/octave slopes for all filter types - (New) Additional Brickwall slope for the High Cut and Low Cut filters - (New) Per-band Stereo, Left, Right, Mid or Side mode - Zero Latency, Natural Phase and Linear Phase processing modes - Powerful real-time spectrum analyzer - (New) External spectrum visualization from any other Pro-Q 3 instance in the session, including collision detection - Spectrum Grab: grab and adjust a peak directly in the spectrum analyzer (Improved) - EQ Match for imposing the tonal characteristics of one signal on another - Extremely efficient processing and low memory usage - Intelligent multiband selection and editing - Intelligent band solo mode - Piano Display switches the frequency scale to musical note values - Separate Mastering (3/6dB) and Mixing (12/30dB) display ranges - Save, restore and organize presets - Optional Gain-Q interaction - Auto Gain and Gain Scale - Phase Invert option to change polarity - Large output level meter with peak level readout - MIDI Learn with option to control the currently active band - Undo/redo and A/B comparison "Pro-Q 3 is a wonderful update to an (arguably) already class-leading equalizer. The best just got better! Verdict: 10/10!" — Future Music Magazine "Pro-Q 3 is unarguably one of the finest EQ plug-ins around. [...]. Outstanding! Verdict: 10/10!" — Computer Music Magazine
UghSongs
This app helps musicians and singers prepare for performances by organizing events, managing setlists, and centralizing practice materials. It tracks songs needing work, stores recordings, lyrics, and notes, and offers playback tools for focused rehearsal.
- Event and setlist organization
- Song learning tracker
- Link external music sources
- Upload rehearsal recordings
- Store lyrics and sheet music
- Playback speed adjustment
- Loop difficult song sections
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UghSongs helps singers and musicians turn an upcoming event into a setlist they actually know. Organize your events, add the songs you need to prepare, and keep every useful recording, lyric, note and practice tool together. UghSongs shows what still needs work, so you can spend rehearsal time on the right songs instead of searching through messages and links. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Organize events, venues, bands and setlists • See every song you still need to learn in one place • Add YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Dropbox and other source links • Upload your own rehearsal recordings • Find lyrics and keep lyric images or sheet music with the song • Slow down playback without losing the song's timeline • Loop difficult sections and map song parts • Keep notes and learning status with each version • Receive optional reminders before an upcoming event • Use the same account across your devices UGHSONGS PREMIUM UghSongs requires an active Premium subscription. Eligible new subscribers may receive Apple's 3-day introductory trial; eligibility and availability are determined by the App Store and shown before purchase. Choose a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Both plans include the complete UghSongs experience and 5 GB for recordings, lyric images and sheet music. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Terms: https://ughsongs.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ughsongs.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: UghSongs at Free against FabFilter Pro's $29.99. UghSongs also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). FabFilter Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (47 vs 1). On ads 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
UghSongs is free to download; FabFilter Pro costs $29.99 up front. UghSongs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FabFilter Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
UghSongs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FabFilter Pro has 47 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of FabFilter Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of UghSongs's.
FabFilter Pro ships an update every 5 months, UghSongs fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FabFilter Pro | UghSongs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FabFilter | Solomon Salzman |
Customer experience
FabFilter Pro
UghSongs
In-app purchases
FabFilter Pro
No in-app purchases
UghSongs
- UghSongs Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- UghSongs Premium Annual3 Days trial$49.001 Year









