Comparison

Bass Booster vs TB Equalizer

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

Head to head
About

Bass Booster

Enhance your music listening experience with powerful audio editing tools. Boost bass, apply various genre-specific effects, and fine-tune tracks with an in-app equalizer. Create custom playlists and access lyrics for your favorite songs.

Highlights
  • Bass boosting
  • Genre-specific audio effects
  • In-app equalizer
  • Playlist creation
  • Lyrics display
  • Cloud storage integration
Features
Read full description

Get the maximum of each song and enjoy your music as never before with the audio editing tools Bass Booster brings directly to your device. Improve the audio quality to every song in your library and have a better experience every time you listen to music with the bunch of editing tools that will make your songs sound like edited by a professional DJ. • Add your favorite songs directly from your device, and boost your songs’ effects just by clicking right from your library. • Edit the songs you have saved in iCloud, Dropbox, and Google Drive in just a couple of taps. • Add stronger effects to your songs with an easy-to-use interface to boost the bass of each song in your device. • Rock, Pop, Classic, Latin, Hip-Hop, Dance, Acoustic, Electro, Jazz, and other different musical effects to give each song the style you prefer. • Edit any feature from your songs with our in-app equalizer feature. • Get the lyrics of the songs you add. • Edit as many songs as you want, and create your own playlists to listen to your music any time of the day and share them in just a couple of steps. Listen to music as never before, and get the whole experience of professional edited music just in the palm of your hand. Bass Booster Subscription options:

 1. Title of publication or service: Bass Booster 2. Length of subscription & Price of subscription, and price per unit if appropriate: - Monthly (First 3 day free trial) 3. Price of subscription: - 3 day free trial then $9.99 per month - 3 day free trial then $2.99 per week - 3 day free trial then $49.99 per year 4. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase 
 5. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn of the auto-renew subscription from iPhone setting
 6. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal 7. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
 8. Privacy Policy: https://funappsandtopcoolgames.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ 9. Terms of use: https://funappsandtopcoolgames.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/ 10. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication where applicable 
11. Bass Booster adds new features above and are available through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase.

About

TB Equalizer

This professional audio plug-in offers advanced equalization with a dynamic workflow and warm, non-linear filters. It processes microphone input in real-time and integrates with AUv3-compatible host apps for music production.

Highlights
  • Mastering grade equalizer
  • Integrated spectrum and dynamics analyzer
  • Up to 16 filter sections
  • Dynamic or static filter modes
  • AI-powered equalization suggestions
  • Oversampling and anti-aliasing
  • Mid/side/left/right processing
Read full description

ToneBoosters Equalizer is a top-quality, professional, dynamic equalizer AUv3 plug-in with an unrivalled workflow, warm, non-linear filters and a gorgeous, functional user interface. The ToneBoosters Equalizer app captures the microphone (or external sound card) 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 Equalizer will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins. Key features: - Mastering grade, professional equalizer - Integrated spectrum analyser and dynamics analyser - The same professional sound as the acclaimed desktop version - Up to 16 filter sections with a very wide range of filter types - Run each section in dynamic or static mode - Run each section with digital purity or with analog character and non-linearities - Oversampling and anti-aliasing modes to further improve sound quality - Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for content-dependent equalisation suggestions - Audition mode to easily identify problematic frequency areas - Automatic level make up function for every section - Zero latency mode for live operation - Lasso function to select and move multiple filters simultaneously - Piano display to select musical note frequencies - Output VU meters showing peak and RMS levels simultaneously - Undo/redo, and A/B comparison - Color themes for the user interface - Adjustable colours for every filter section - Mid, side, left, right processing for stereo input for each section - Max screen support in Garageband - Optimised for iPad and compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch - Efficient, low CPU usage 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

Bass Booster3 screens
TB Equalizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bass Booster at Free against TB Equalizer's $9.99. Bass Booster also leads on ratings volume (4.7K vs 66). TB Equalizer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Bass Booster is free to download; TB Equalizer costs $9.99 up front. Bass Booster sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. TB Equalizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TB Equalizer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bass Booster has 4.7K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Bass Booster's written reviews are positive against 85% of TB Equalizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bass Booster ships an update every 2 weeks, TB Equalizer monthly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Bass Booster versus TB Equalizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBass BoosterTB Equalizer
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.3 (4.7K ratings)4.6 (66 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews85.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.7K — better66
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPretty View LLCToneBoosters

Customer experience

Bass Booster

All ratings4,721 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews334 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative29.0%

TB Equalizer

All ratings66 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%

User reviews

Bass Booster

From 4.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔊 Excellent sound quality
  • 🎵 Enhances music experience
  • 🔋 Improves audio on low-quality devices
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires subscription for full features
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with certain music players
  • 🚫 Limited support for local music libraries
  • 💰 Expensive subscription

TB Equalizer

From 66 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Professional sound quality
  • 💡 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💰 Excellent value for money
  • 🚀 Powerful features
  • ✨ High-quality product

Room to improve

  • 📱 UI size is too small on iPhones
  • 🤏 Microscopic menus and icons
  • 🎛️ Popup window for node selections is redundant
  • 🖥️ Takes away valuable screen space on smaller devices
  • 🚫 Popup cannot be disabled

Bugs and requests

Bass Booster

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Unable to access personal music library
  • Constant prompts to rate the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for video audio boosting
  • More customization options for equalizer
  • Integration with popular music streaming services

TB Equalizer

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Popup window for node selections cannot be disabled
  • Plug-in not being read correctly
  • Destroys mixed tracks
  • App crashes LumaFusion as a plug-in
  • Makes audio sound flat
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  • Doesn't adjust any frequency
  • Compatibility problem with Air Pod Pro
  • Dynamic mode only works for taming frequency bands (compression), not boosting (expansion)
  • LFO maximum frequency could be improved
  • Instruments lose crystalline sound under 17Khz
  • Only one channel side chain
  • Need more bands for side chain

Requested features

14 requests
  • Disable popup window for node selections
  • Larger UI for iPhones
  • Fix plug-in reading issues
  • Mouse compatibility
  • Improve LFO maximum frequency
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  • Add negative dynamic ratios
  • Implement multi-band compressor
  • Add a channel for ~5 bands side chain
  • More documentation available
  • Add brickwalls
  • Fading spectrum on reverb app
  • More Tonebooster AUs on iOS
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Bass Booster

Subscriptions12
  • Bass Booster weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Bass Booster Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Lite Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • Lite Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Six Month Subscription$19.996 Months
  • Bass Booster yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Lite Yearly$99.991 Year
  • Lite Yearly3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$149.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$149.991 Year
None

TB Equalizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bass Booster free?
Bass Booster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TB Equalizer free?
TB Equalizer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bass Booster or TB Equalizer?
TB Equalizer is rated higher. Bass Booster averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while TB Equalizer averages 4.6 from 66 ratings.
Do Bass Booster or TB Equalizer have ads?
Bass Booster shows ads; TB Equalizer does not.
Which is updated more often, Bass Booster or TB Equalizer?
Bass Booster ships an update every 2 weeks, and TB Equalizer monthly. Most recently, Bass Booster was updated on September 25, 2026 and TB Equalizer on September 25, 2026.

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