Comparison

Analog Rack Noise Gate vs Filterstep

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Noise gate for guitar and bass
  • Analog tube coloration
  • Custom tube preamp virtual circuit
  • Standalone app functionality
  • AudioUnit v3 effect
  • Inter-App Audio effect
Features
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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

About

Filterstep

This app offers a creative motion filter plugin for real-time rhythmic movement. Explore intricate patterns and sonic possibilities with various filter effect settings and randomization. Shape any sound into a unique groove.

Highlights
  • Real-time rhythmic movement
  • Intricate filter effect settings
  • Filter randomization
  • Three filter types
  • Sequencer movement control
  • Infinity mode
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Filterstep is a creative motion filter plugin which provides all kinds of intricate rhythmic movement to any input in real-time. It can give you incredibly complex and nuanced results based on various filter effect settings, and almost infinite possibilities for sonic exploration through filter randomization. You can choose between three filter types, range, frequency, quantization, sequencer movement and more. Craft interesting patterns, or let it run endlessly using the infinity mode. Add filter motion and shape any sound into a groove.

Screenshots

Analog Rack Noise Gate1 screens
Filterstep2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Filterstep at 73% against Analog Rack Noise Gate's 25%. Filterstep also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15). Analog Rack Noise Gate's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Analog Rack Noise Gate holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 42 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Analog Rack Noise Gate's written reviews are positive against 73% of Filterstep's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Analog Rack Noise Gate ships an update every 5 months, Filterstep every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Analog Rack Noise Gate versus Filterstep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnalog Rack Noise GateFilterstep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23 ratings) — better4.7 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2342 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS159.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNembrini AudioAUDIOMODERN

Customer experience

Analog Rack Noise Gate

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Filterstep

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

None

Analog Rack Noise Gate

No in-app purchases

None

Filterstep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Analog Rack Noise Gate free?
Analog Rack Noise Gate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Filterstep free?
Filterstep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Analog Rack Noise Gate or Filterstep?
Analog Rack Noise Gate is rated higher. Analog Rack Noise Gate averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Filterstep averages 4.7 from 42 ratings.
Do Analog Rack Noise Gate or Filterstep have ads?
Neither Analog Rack Noise Gate nor Filterstep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Analog Rack Noise Gate or Filterstep?
Analog Rack Noise Gate ships an update every 5 months, and Filterstep every 6 months. Most recently, Analog Rack Noise Gate was updated on October 13, 2026 and Filterstep on October 17, 2026.

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