Comparison

Analog Rack Chorus 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 Chorus

This powerful yet simple audio plugin emulates classic analog chorus pedals and rack units. It adds beautiful analog tube coloration to your tracks, offering a custom tube preamp circuit for unique sound shaping. It functions as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect.

Highlights
  • Emulates famous analog chorus pedals and rack units
  • Custom tube preamp virtual circuit
  • Adds analog tube coloration
  • Standalone app functionality
  • AudioUnit v3 effect support
  • Inter-App Audio effect support
Features
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The Analog Rack Chorus plugin is a very simple but powerful chorus plugin inspired by the most famous Chorus pedals and rack effect units. 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 Chorus 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 Chorus1 screens
Filterstep2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Analog Rack Chorus at 100% against Filterstep's 73%. Analog Rack Chorus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Filterstep's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15). 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 Chorus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Analog Rack Chorus's written reviews are positive against 73% of Filterstep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Analog Rack Chorus versus Filterstep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnalog Rack ChorusFilterstep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (17 ratings) — better4.7 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1742 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS159.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNembrini AudioAUDIOMODERN

Customer experience

Analog Rack Chorus

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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 Chorus

No in-app purchases

None

Filterstep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Analog Rack Chorus free?
Analog Rack Chorus 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 Chorus or Filterstep?
Analog Rack Chorus is rated higher. Analog Rack Chorus averages 5.0 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Filterstep averages 4.7 from 42 ratings.
Do Analog Rack Chorus or Filterstep have ads?
Neither Analog Rack Chorus nor Filterstep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Analog Rack Chorus or Filterstep?
Analog Rack Chorus ships an update every 6 months, and Filterstep every 6 months. Most recently, Analog Rack Chorus was updated on October 13, 2026 and Filterstep on October 1, 2026.

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