Analog Rack Cleaner vs Apogee Control 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- High-pass filter
- Low-pass filter
- Tube preamp circuit
- Analog coloration
- Standalone app
- AudioUnit v3 effect
- Inter-App Audio effect
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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
Apogee Control 2
This mobile application allows users to control and mix audio projects on iOS devices. It offers adjustable controls for microphone gain, plugin settings, and output levels, enabling a mobile workstation for music production and content creation.
- Mic pre gain control
- Symphony ECS Channel Strip plugin settings
- Headphone and speaker level control
- Mixer levels and metering
- Sample rate adjustment
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Apogee Control 2 gives you the flexibility to easily record and mix your projects on iPhone*, iPad* or iPad Pro with GarageBand or any iOS audio recording application. With Apogee Control 2, you have the ultimate mobile workstation for music production, podcast recording or any type of content creation that requires high-quality audio inputs and outputs. *Connection to iOS Lightning devices requires an Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter and also requires the device to be powered by an external power source (check the product user's guide for details). Adjustable Controls: - Mic pre gain control - Symphony ECS Channel Strip plugin settings - Headphone and speaker level control - Mixer levels and metering - Sample rate
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Analog Rack Cleaner at 100% against Apogee Control 2's 16%. Analog Rack Cleaner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Apogee Control 2's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Analog Rack Cleaner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Analog Rack Cleaner's written reviews are positive against 16% of Apogee Control 2's.
Analog Rack Cleaner ships an update every 6 months, Apogee Control 2 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Analog Rack Cleaner | Apogee Control 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (25 ratings) — better | 2.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 15.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nembrini Audio | Apogee Electronics Corp |
Customer experience
Analog Rack Cleaner
Apogee Control 2
In-app purchases
Analog Rack Cleaner
No in-app purchases
Apogee Control 2
No in-app purchases
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