Comparison

TB Enhancer 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 Enhancer

This professional audio plugin enhances and excites sound, adding depth and sparkle for a studio-quality finish. It processes microphone input in real-time and can be used as an AUv3 plugin in compatible music production apps.

Highlights
  • Studio-grade exciter and enhancer
  • Triple band exciter
  • Spatial widener/enhancer
  • Dynamics enhancer/compressor
  • Timbre enhancer/equalizer
  • Integrated spectrum analyser
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
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ToneBoosters Enhancer is a studio-quality, professional enhancer, exciter and sweetener AUv3 plugin with an unrivalled workflow, unlimited creative use and a gorgeous, functional user interface. Make your performances shine, your drums cut through the mix, add that extra depth and sparkle to give your creations that professional sound. The ToneBoosters Enhancer app captures the device's 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 Enhancer will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins. Key features: - Studio-grade exciter and enhancer - The same professional sound as the acclaimed desktop version - Triple band exciter with precise control over generated harmonics - Spatial widener / enhancer - Dynamics enhancer / compressor - Timbre enhancer / equalizer - Integrated spectrum analyser - 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

A powerful 4-band parametric stereo equalizer AUv3 plugin for iOS. It offers detailed frequency control, real-time spectrum analysis, and customizable presets for subtle enhancements or aggressive sound shaping. Load it within compatible music apps to enhance your audio.

Highlights
  • 4-band parametric stereo equalizer
  • High quality 32-bit DSP engine
  • Interactive frequency response curve
  • Real-time FFT spectrum analyzer
  • Bundled presets and user preset saving
  • Multiple instances and external control
Features
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A versatile 4-band parametric stereo equalizer AUv3 plugin for everything between subtle frequency enhancements to agressive boosting/cutting or special resonator effects. This app is part of the AU3FX series, a collection of simple and powerful audio unit effect plugins. • High quality 32-bit DSP engine. • Two parametric peak filters with gain, frequency and Q. • Low-shelf filter with gain and frequency. • High-shelf filter with gain and frequency. • On/Off toggle for each band. • Interactive frequency response curve with draggable handles. • Real-time FFT spectrum analyzer with pre/post/off switch. • 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). The container app shows the Users Guide. Load the AU3FX:PeakQ inside any music app that supports hosting Audio Unit Extensions to use the plugin.

Screenshots

TB Enhancer2 screens
AU3FX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AU3FX at $4.99 against TB Enhancer's $6.99. 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

TB Enhancer costs $6.99 and AU3FX $4.99 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 — 4.6 for TB Enhancer against 4.6 for AU3FX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of TB Enhancer's written reviews are positive against 100% of AU3FX's.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TB Enhancer versus AU3FX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTB EnhancerAU3FX
Price$6.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.6 (18 ratings) — better4.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
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 Enhancer

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

AU3FX

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TB Enhancer

No in-app purchases

None

AU3FX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TB Enhancer free?
TB Enhancer costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AU3FX free?
AU3FX costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TB Enhancer or AU3FX?
TB Enhancer is rated higher. TB Enhancer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while AU3FX averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do TB Enhancer or AU3FX have ads?
Neither TB Enhancer nor AU3FX shows ads.

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