Comparison

Analog Rack Cleaner vs EQ550b

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

Head to head
About

Analog Rack Cleaner

This audio plugin provides high-pass and low-pass filters to remove unwanted low-end rumble and high-frequency noise. It offers a custom tube preamp for analog coloration and works as a standalone app or within other audio applications.

Highlights
  • High-pass filter
  • Low-pass filter
  • Tube preamp circuit
  • Analog coloration
  • Standalone app
  • AudioUnit v3 effect
  • Inter-App Audio effect
Features
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The Analog Rack Cleaner plugin is high pass and low pass filters in a single rack Fx plugin to clear up low-end rumble and high frequency noise. 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 Cleaner plugin in your tracks to hear its beautiful analog tube coloration! Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect

About

EQ550b

This audio effect plugin emulates a classic American equalizer from the late 1960s, offering four bands of equalization with selectable frequencies and proportional Q. It provides a wide range of tonal variations for professional audio manipulation and can be used as a standalone app or an AUv3 plugin.

Highlights
  • Modeled vintage EQ
  • Four bands of equalization
  • Selectable frequency centers
  • Proportional Q filter
  • Stereo, Mid, or Side EQ modes
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
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EQ550b 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 EQ550b AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of EQ550b AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. Based on Classic American EQ from the late '60s, the EQ550b is a continuation of the EQ that played a major role in the history of music recording, but with an additional filter band and several new frequencies. With a surprisingly wide range of tonal variations, the EQ550b 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 American equalization; • Each band offers seven selected frequency centers; • 15 dB of boost/cut per band; • EQ band 1 and 4 offer shelf/peak switching; • Proportional Q narrows filter Q at extremes; • Stereo (Mono), Mid or Side EQ modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. Rather than offer a huge assortment of complex features, the EQ550b provides exactly the right number of controls. Its four EQ bands are overlapped significantly to aid in dual roles as problem solver and sweetening device with each band offering seven switchable filter frequencies that span four-to-five octaves. These frequencies, purposely selected to be musical rather than numeric. Making use of Proportional Q intuitively widens the filter bandwidth at minimal settings and narrows it at higher settings without the need for additional bandwidth controls. This unique feature minimizes the «phase-shift» sound found in many equalizers. The EQ550b 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. To use EQ550b as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — EQ550b will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app.

Screenshots

Analog Rack Cleaner1 screens
EQ550b4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Analog Rack Cleaner at none against EQ550b's 1. Analog Rack Cleaner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). EQ550b's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15). On price, 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

Both are free to download. EQ550b sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Analog Rack Cleaner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Analog Rack Cleaner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Analog Rack Cleaner ships an update every 6 months, EQ550b every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Analog Rack Cleaner versus EQ550b: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnalog Rack CleanerEQ550b
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings) — better4.8 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1510.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNembrini AudioRRS, OOO

Customer experience

Analog Rack Cleaner

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EQ550b

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Analog Rack Cleaner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EQ550b

One-time1
  • RRS EQ550b Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Analog Rack Cleaner free?
Analog Rack Cleaner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EQ550b free?
EQ550b is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Analog Rack Cleaner or EQ550b?
Analog Rack Cleaner is rated higher. Analog Rack Cleaner averages 5.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while EQ550b averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Analog Rack Cleaner or EQ550b have ads?
Neither Analog Rack Cleaner nor EQ550b shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Analog Rack Cleaner or EQ550b?
Analog Rack Cleaner ships an update every 6 months, and EQ550b every 2 weeks. Most recently, Analog Rack Cleaner was updated on October 13, 2026 and EQ550b on October 1, 2026.

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