Comparison

EQ560 vs 808 Overdrive Pro

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

808 Overdrive Pro

This audio plugin emulates a classic green overdrive pedal, offering versatile sound modification for guitarists. It's designed to produce breathtaking sounds and can be used standalone or with other audio apps.

Highlights
  • Classic overdrive pedal emulation
  • Drive, Tone, and Level controls
  • Standalone app functionality
  • AudioUnit v3 effect compatible
  • Inter-App Audio effect compatible
  • Responsive and versatile sound
Features
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Jazz, Rock, Metal, no matter what genre you play. NA 808 Overdrive Pro little magic box plugin will prove to be essential to your collection. It is very responsive and versatile, available for FREE. NA 808 Overdrive Pro is modeled on the Japanese green pedal with the same JRC4558D IC chip. The featured knobs on this classic “stomp-box” plugin indicate controls for Drive dial, Tone and Level, so you can modify your sound to your liking. NA 808 Overdrive Pro classic overdrive pedal is everything that made its original release fantastic, and more. Regularly remarked as the “Holy Grail” of overdrive pedals, it should be an integral part of every guitarists’ plugins arsenal. This pedal plugin produces amazing, breathtaking sounds, justifying its tradition and quality. If you’d like the push the boundaries of this brilliant “stomp-box” to its maximum potential, you can attach it to an amp plugin distortion setting, for producing that slick valve tune. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect

Screenshots

EQ5604 screens
808 Overdrive Pro1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 808 Overdrive Pro at 5.0 against EQ560's 3.7. 808 Overdrive Pro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). EQ560's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15). 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. 808 Overdrive Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

808 Overdrive Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of EQ560's written reviews are positive against 100% of 808 Overdrive Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EQ560 ships an update every 2 weeks, 808 Overdrive Pro every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EQ560 versus 808 Overdrive Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEQ560808 Overdrive Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (30 ratings)5.0 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3031 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 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 MB32 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%

808 Overdrive Pro

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EQ560

One-time1
  • RRS EQ560 Unlimited$4.99
None

808 Overdrive Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EQ560 free?
EQ560 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 808 Overdrive Pro free?
808 Overdrive Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EQ560 or 808 Overdrive Pro?
808 Overdrive Pro is rated higher. EQ560 averages 3.7 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while 808 Overdrive Pro averages 5.0 from 31 ratings.
Do EQ560 or 808 Overdrive Pro have ads?
Neither EQ560 nor 808 Overdrive Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EQ560 or 808 Overdrive Pro?
EQ560 ships an update every 2 weeks, and 808 Overdrive Pro every 6 months. Most recently, EQ560 was updated on November 3, 2026 and 808 Overdrive Pro on November 8, 2026.

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