Comparison

TB Barricade vs AU3FX

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

Head to head
About

TB Barricade

This professional audio tool provides studio-quality true-peak limiting and peak compression. It features integrated loudness measurement and an input modeller for analog simulation, offering precise control over audio levels for music production.

Highlights
  • Studio-grade true-peak limiting
  • Peak compressor
  • Integrated ITU/EBU loudness measurement
  • Analog circuitry simulation
  • Accurate level metering
  • Automatic and manual limiter tuning
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ToneBoosters Barricade is a studio-quality, professional, true-peak limiter and peak compressor AUv3 plug-in with a gorgeous interface and integrated ITU / EBU compliant loudness measurement. The ToneBoosters Barricade app captures the microphone 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 Barricade will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins. Key features: - Studio-grade, transparent peak limiting - The same professional sound as the acclaimed desktop version - ITU and EBU-compliant true-peak limiting option - Integrated ITU and EBU compliant loudness meter - Input modeller for analog circuitry simulation and saturation - Accurate metering of input and output levels, as well as attenuation - Simultaneous peak, peak hold, and RMS metering - Fully automatic, content dependent or manual tuning of limiter behaviour - Undo/redo, and A/B comparison - Color themes for the user interface - Max screen support in Garageband - Optimised for iPad and compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch 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.

About

AU3FX

This audio effect plugin offers a versatile stereo dynamics processor with a noise gate, compressor/expander, and limiter. Achieve subtle compression, extreme pumping, or maximum loudness with its highly tweakable controls and high-quality DSP.

Highlights
  • Noise gate
  • Compressor/expander with side-chain
  • Limiter/clipper
  • Negative ratio support
  • External side-chain input
  • Parallel compression
  • Adjustable envelope followers
Features
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A highly tweakable stereo dynamics processor with noise gate, compressor/expander with external side-chain input, and limiter/clipper. From subtle compression, extreme pumping, to maximum loudness! This app is part of the AU3FX series, a collection of simple and powerful audio unit effect plugins. • High quality 32-bit DSP engine. • Compressor/expander with optional lookahead buffer. • Allows negative ratios for pumping/cancellation effects. • Hard or soft knee with adjustable radius. • Built-in side-chain low/high cut filters with monitor toggle. • External side-chain input. • Built-in noise gate. • Brick-wall lookahead limiter. • Hard/soft clipper. • Supports "parallell compression". • RMS/Peak envelope followers with attack, release and hold time. • Switchable between Linear and Logarithmic mode. • Automatic makeup gain. • Stereo link on/off. • Comes with several bundled presets. • Use multiple instances at the same time. • Save/load session state in host. • External access and control of all parameters from host. • User presets shared across hosts (on iOS 13 and later).

Screenshots

TB Barricade2 screens
AU3FX3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AU3FX at every 4 days against TB Barricade's every 2 months. AU3FX also leads on price ($6.99 vs $8.99). TB Barricade's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

TB Barricade costs $8.99 and AU3FX $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for TB Barricade against 4.7 for AU3FX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of TB Barricade's written reviews are positive against 75% of AU3FX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TB Barricade ships an update every 2 months, AU3FX every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TB Barricade versus AU3FX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTB BarricadeAU3FX
Price$8.99$6.99 — better
Rating4.8 (30 ratings) — better4.7 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToneBoostersKymatica AB

Customer experience

TB Barricade

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AU3FX

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

TB Barricade

No in-app purchases

None

AU3FX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TB Barricade free?
TB Barricade costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AU3FX free?
AU3FX costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TB Barricade or AU3FX?
TB Barricade is rated higher. TB Barricade averages 4.8 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while AU3FX averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do TB Barricade or AU3FX have ads?
Neither TB Barricade nor AU3FX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TB Barricade or AU3FX?
TB Barricade ships an update every 2 months, and AU3FX every 4 days. Most recently, TB Barricade was updated on October 22, 2026 and AU3FX on October 21, 2026.

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