Comparison

EQ560 vs Analog Rack Noise Gate

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

Head to head
About

EQ560

This audio effect offers a 10-band graphic equalizer based on a classic American design. It provides precise filtering, high headroom, and unique "Proportional Q" for intuitive curve shaping. Use it standalone or as an AUv3 plugin in compatible music apps.

Highlights
  • 10-band graphic equalizer
  • Proportional Q design
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Standalone mode
  • Stereo, Mid, Side EQ modes
  • Undo/Redo and A/B comparison
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EQ560 AUv3 plug-in — comes as time-limited Demo-version for you to try. It gives you 5 minutes of Free play time. (You can reload the EQ560 AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of EQ560 AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. The EQ560 based on Classic American EQ from the late '60s, the 10-band graphic equalizer features precision filtering and high headroom, ideal for signal enhancement. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Precise port of Rack Extensions plug-in; • Modeled vintage EQ; • 10 bands of proprietary equalization; • Familiar graphics operation on one octave centers; • 12 dB of boost/cut per band; • «Proportional Q» narrows filter Q at extremes; • IN/OUT switch allows the user to bypass the Graphic EQ for before/after comparisons; • Stereo (Mono), Mid or Side EQ modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. The curve shaping potential is unmatched, while unique Proportional Q design intuitively widens the filter bandwidth at lower boost/cut levels and narrows it at higher settings. The EQ560 extends the features of the original hardware and joins the flexibility of the digital world to the character of the analog processing. Allows you to choose between equalizer modes (Stereo, Mid, Side) and remove analogue saturation from the processing circuit to deliver pure digital sound. The EQ560 is handy when you need to make EQ adjustments on larger parts of the spectrum instead of a restricted area. Boosting or cutting several bands at once will radically alter the sound of a track, be it a thin, weak snare that needs low end or a dull vocal that needs to be opened up. To use EQ560 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — EQ560 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app. The EQ560 is a great complement to the parametric EQ550 and EQ550b.

About

Analog Rack Noise Gate

This powerful noise gate plugin is specifically designed for guitar and bass. It offers beautiful analog tube coloration and a custom tube preamp virtual circuit for unique signal coloring. It functions as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect.

Highlights
  • Noise gate for guitar and bass
  • Analog tube coloration
  • Custom tube preamp virtual circuit
  • Standalone app functionality
  • AudioUnit v3 effect
  • Inter-App Audio effect
Features
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The Analog Rack Noise Gate plugin is a very simple but powerful noise gate plugin especially tuned for guitar and bass. Nembrini Audio has taken the guitarists most preferred analog and digital effect pedals and has repacked it in new rack style plugins easy to use and extremely powerful at the same time, with the addition of a custom design tube preamp virtual circuit which gives color to the signal in a very special way. Just insert the Analog Rack Noise Gate plugin in your tracks to hear its beautiful analog tube coloration! Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect

Screenshots

EQ5604 screens
Analog Rack Noise Gate1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Analog Rack Noise Gate at 4.9 against EQ560's 3.7. Analog Rack Noise Gate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). EQ560's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. EQ560 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Analog Rack Noise Gate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Analog Rack Noise Gate holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of EQ560's written reviews are positive against 20% of Analog Rack Noise Gate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EQ560 ships an update every 2 weeks, Analog Rack Noise Gate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EQ560 versus Analog Rack Noise Gate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEQ560Analog Rack Noise Gate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (30 ratings)4.9 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRRS, OOONembrini Audio

Customer experience

EQ560

All ratings30 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%

Analog Rack Noise Gate

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EQ560

One-time1
  • RRS EQ560 Unlimited$4.99
None

Analog Rack Noise Gate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EQ560 free?
EQ560 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Analog Rack Noise Gate free?
Analog Rack Noise Gate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EQ560 or Analog Rack Noise Gate?
Analog Rack Noise Gate is rated higher. EQ560 averages 3.7 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Analog Rack Noise Gate averages 4.9 from 24 ratings.
Do EQ560 or Analog Rack Noise Gate have ads?
Neither EQ560 nor Analog Rack Noise Gate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EQ560 or Analog Rack Noise Gate?
EQ560 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Analog Rack Noise Gate every 5 months. Most recently, EQ560 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Analog Rack Noise Gate on November 8, 2026.

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