Comparison

Analog Rack Noise Gate vs Echord

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

Echord

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Echord is an accessible mobile application designed to help people who are blind and partially sighted read chord sequences, and tune their instruments with ease. Built with full VoiceOver integration and a voice-first mindset, Echord removes visual barriers and transforms guitar learning into a fully accessible experience. Whether you are reading your chords or tuning your instrument before a performance, Echord provides a simple, reliable, and inclusive tool designed around real user needs. KEY FEATURES • Accessible guitar chord reading system • Real-time guitar tuner using device microphone • Fully VoiceOver-compatible interface • Audio-first, simple navigation design • Works completely offline DESIGNED FOR ACCESSIBILITY Echord is built specifically for people who are blind and partially sighted. Every interaction is designed to be clear, structured, and fully compatible with Apple accessibility technologies. The app does not rely on visual cues alone — it communicates through sound, structure, and accessibility-first design principles. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Echord does not collect personal data, does not require user accounts, and does not use analytics or advertising services. All user interactions remain entirely on-device. No data is ever stored, shared, or transmitted externally. FREE AND OPEN EXPERIENCE Echord is completely free to use, with no ads, no subscriptions, and no hidden payments. THE TEAM (S&J / TEAA) Andreina Costagliola — Code Bianca De Vivo — Project Manager Elisabetta Garofalo — Project Manager Jorge Salcedo — Code Serena Squitieri — Design Yolanda Macias — Code Echord is built with care to make music learning accessible to everyone.

Screenshots

Analog Rack Noise Gate1 screens
Echord3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Analog Rack Noise Gate at 3 against Echord's 1. Analog Rack Noise Gate also leads on iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Analog Rack Noise Gate versus Echord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnalog Rack Noise GateEchord
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNembrini AudioAndreina Costagliola

In-app purchases

None

Analog Rack Noise Gate

No in-app purchases

None

Echord

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 Echord free?
Echord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Analog Rack Noise Gate or Echord have ads?
Neither Analog Rack Noise Gate nor Echord shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Analog Rack Noise Gate or Echord?
Analog Rack Noise Gate ships an update every 5 months, and Echord every 3 months. Most recently, Analog Rack Noise Gate was updated on October 24, 2026 and Echord on October 24, 2026.

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