Comparison

Analog Rack Cleaner vs RRS EQ3

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

RRS EQ3

This audio effect plugin offers vintage-inspired tonal adjustments with five broad, interacting bands. It emulates an '80s approach to frequency shaping, allowing for precise control over your mix's clarity and low-end response. A demo version is available for trial before unlocking the full unlimited experience.

Highlights
  • Standalone and AUv3 plugin
  • Modeled vintage EQ
  • Multiple fixed and boost-only bands
  • Stereo, Mid, or Side EQ modes
  • Undo/Redo and A/B comparison
  • Scalable GUI
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EQ3 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 EQ3 AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of EQ3 AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. In the '80s it was the first to use a different approach to tonal adjustments. In conventional analog equalizers, whether they are shelving, sweepable, graphic or parametric types, various sections of the audio spectra are boosted or attenuated by adding or subtracting bandpasses. In this case, frequency shaping is achieved by summing bandpasses. Our emulation of this method is quite similar to the original and improved with additional possibilities of digital technology. Now you can hear it for yourself. There are five broad, overlapping, interacting bands: 10 (Sub), 40, 160, 650 and 2.5 кHz, along with the «rock (airy) band» control, which is an HF boost-only control. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Precise port of Rack Extensions plug-in; • Modeled vintage EQ; • Boost only shelf at 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz, 20 kHz and 40 kHz; • 2.5 kHz fixed boost and cut shelf; • 650 Hz fixed boost and cut bell; • 160 Hz fixed boost and cut bell; • 40 Hz fixed boost and cut bell; • SUB (10 Hz) fixed boost and cut bell; • Stereo (Mono), Mid or Side EQ modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. When using the EQ3, remember that the bands are broad, approximately 2 octaves. They overlap one another. For example: when boosting the 10 kHz «rock band» to a +6 position on the knob, to keep the response flat through in 2.5 kHz region you should rotate the 2.5 kHz coarse knob to about a -1 position. The amount you back off the 2.5 kHz control should, of course, be set by ear. Following this kind of procedure will accomplish a more airy sound, with much more clarity. You can accomplish the same thing for the low frequency response by applying the same principles. The EQ3 will reach further into your mix than you've ever heard before with minimal phase distortion. As a result, you may need to take a little time and «play around» with the controls on the EQ3 before you can make intuitive adjustments. To use EQ3 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — EQ3 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app.

Screenshots

Analog Rack Cleaner1 screens
RRS EQ34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Analog Rack Cleaner at none against RRS EQ3's 1. RRS EQ3's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. RRS EQ3 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 25 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Analog Rack Cleaner ships an update every 6 months, RRS EQ3 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Analog Rack Cleaner versus RRS EQ3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnalog Rack CleanerRRS EQ3
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings) — better4.8 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2525
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — 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 MB23 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%

RRS EQ3

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Analog Rack Cleaner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RRS EQ3

One-time1
  • RRS EQ3 Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Analog Rack Cleaner free?
Analog Rack Cleaner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RRS EQ3 free?
RRS EQ3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Analog Rack Cleaner or RRS EQ3?
Analog Rack Cleaner is rated higher. Analog Rack Cleaner averages 5.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while RRS EQ3 averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Analog Rack Cleaner or RRS EQ3 have ads?
Neither Analog Rack Cleaner nor RRS EQ3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Analog Rack Cleaner or RRS EQ3?
Analog Rack Cleaner ships an update every 6 months, and RRS EQ3 monthly. Most recently, Analog Rack Cleaner was updated on November 8, 2026 and RRS EQ3 on November 3, 2026.

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