Comparison

Analog Rack Noise Gate vs Exciter

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

Exciter

This audio effect plugin enhances the sonic quality of your music by generating new harmonics, offering a more natural sound than traditional EQ. It provides detailed control over harmonic generation and signal mixing, and can be used within compatible music production apps.

Highlights
  • Harmonic generation for enhanced sonic quality
  • Control over odd/even harmonic balance
  • Adjustable frequency for side chain filtering
  • Mix control for blending processed and original signal
  • Input and output signal level metering
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • A/B comparison for sound design
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Exciter 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 Exciter AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of Exciter AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. The Red Rock Sound Exciter will allow you to improve and enhance sonic quality of signal more naturally than with equalization. Unlike traditional EQ that just turns up the existing harmonics, Exciter generates additional harmonics, therefore there is no boost in the output signal level, this maintains a clear and balanced sound. Control & Indicator Functions: • IN meter — Input Signal Level indicator; • LEVEL — control knob for the Level of the Input Signal; • HARMONICS — this knob controls the amount of generated Harmonics; • TIMBRE — sets the balance between Odd and Even harmonics; • FREQ — sets the frequency of the high pass filter in the side chain prior to the harmonics generator. For example, with a setting of 6000 Hz all frequencies above 6000 Hz will have Harmonics generated by Exciter; • HL meter — the Level meter for the Harmonics that are created; • MIX — sets the amount of Exciter enhancement added to the original signal; • LISTEN — allows you to listen to the Exciter process alone; • OUTPUT meter — Output Signal Level indicator; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. To use Exciter as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — Exciter will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app.

Screenshots

Analog Rack Noise Gate1 screens
Exciter4 screens

Verdict

The call

Analog Rack Noise Gate and Exciter both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Exciter's written reviews are positive against 25% of Analog Rack Noise Gate's. Exciter also leads on 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 update cadence 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. Exciter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Analog Rack Noise Gate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Analog Rack Noise Gate against 4.9 for Exciter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Analog Rack Noise Gate's written reviews are positive against 80% of Exciter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Analog Rack Noise Gate ships an update every 5 months, Exciter every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Analog Rack Noise Gate versus Exciter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnalog Rack Noise GateExciter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24 ratings) — better4.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — 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 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNembrini AudioRRS, OOO

Customer experience

Analog Rack Noise Gate

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

Exciter

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Analog Rack Noise Gate

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Exciter

One-time1
  • RRS Exciter Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Analog Rack Noise Gate free?
Analog Rack Noise Gate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exciter free?
Exciter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Analog Rack Noise Gate or Exciter?
Analog Rack Noise Gate is rated higher. Analog Rack Noise Gate averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Exciter averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Analog Rack Noise Gate or Exciter have ads?
Neither Analog Rack Noise Gate nor Exciter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Analog Rack Noise Gate or Exciter?
Analog Rack Noise Gate ships an update every 5 months, and Exciter every 3 months. Most recently, Analog Rack Noise Gate was updated on October 24, 2026 and Exciter on October 24, 2026.

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