EQ vs Analog Rack Noise Gate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EQ
This audio plug-in emulates a classic British equalizer from the 1970s. It offers extensive tonal control with four bands of equalization, high-pass and low-pass filters, and various operational modes. A demo version is available for free, with an unlimited version offered as an in-app purchase.
- Classic British EQ emulation
- Four bands of equalization
- High-pass and low-pass filters
- Stereo, Mid, or Side EQ modes
- Saturation On/Off
- Undo/Redo and A/B comparison
- Standalone and AUv3 plugin
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EQ-A 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 EQ-A AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of EQ-A AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. The EQ-A based on Classic British EQ from the '70s. With a surprisingly wide range of tonal variations, the EQ-A is an invaluable and professional audio tool with great flexibility and excellent sonic ability. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Precise port of Rack Extensions plug-in; • Modeled vintage EQ; • Four bands of classic British equalization (the mid frequency EQ sections are «peaking», while the high and low frequency sections are «shelving»); • Each band offers 4 selected frequency centers; • 15 dB of boost/cut per band; • Three high pass filters at 18 dB per octave and three low pass filters at 12 dB per octave; • Stereo (Mono), Mid or Side EQ modes; • Saturation On/Off-button; • The main of the EQ section allows four frequencies at any one time, switchable to one of four frequencies: Low Filter (Shelf): 50, 80, 100, 150 Hz; Low-Mid Filter (Bell): 250, 500, 1k, 2k Hz; High-Mid Filter (Bell): 3k, 5k, 7k, 9k Hz; High Filter (Shelf): 8k, 10k, 12k, 15k Hz; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. A series of three high pass filters at 18 dB per octave and three low pass filters at 12 dB per octave are arranged at the ends of the EQ section. They are unique in that the switches can be pushed in simultaneously, offering distinct cut filter combinations with unusual filter curves. The EQ-A 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.
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.
- Noise gate for guitar and bass
- Analog tube coloration
- Custom tube preamp virtual circuit
- Standalone app functionality
- AudioUnit v3 effect
- Inter-App Audio effect
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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
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Verdict
EQ and Analog Rack Noise Gate both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of EQ's written reviews are positive against 25% of Analog Rack Noise Gate's. EQ also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15). Analog Rack Noise Gate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. EQ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Analog Rack Noise Gate asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for EQ against 4.9 for Analog Rack Noise Gate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of EQ's written reviews are positive against 25% of Analog Rack Noise Gate's.
EQ ships an update every 2 weeks, Analog Rack Noise Gate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EQ | Analog Rack Noise Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (22 ratings) | 4.9 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RRS, OOO | Nembrini Audio |
Customer experience
EQ
Analog Rack Noise Gate
In-app purchases
EQ
- RRS EQ-A Unlimited$4.99
Analog Rack Noise Gate
No in-app purchases









