Analog Rack Chorus vs Magic Switch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Magic Switch
This audio effect plugin provides a lush, one-button chorus inspired by analog synthesizers. It adds dimension and depth to music tracks with a dark, detuned character. A mix slider allows for blending the effect to your preference.
- One-button lush chorus effect
- Juno-60 analog chorus inspiration
- Dark and detuned character
- Adds dimension and depth
- Mix slider for blending
- Based on Super VHS plugin's 'Magic' button
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Since its original release, Baby Audio's Magic Switch has been one of the most popular free plugins on the desktop market. Now it's finally available as an AUv3 plugin. Features: * Lush one-button chorus effect loosely inspired by the Juno-60 analog chorus * Dark and detuned character, perfect for adding dimension and depth to your tracks * Mix slider lets you blend the effect to taste * Based on the "Magic" button in Baby Audio's award-winning Super VHS plugin Note: This is an Audio Unit Effect Plugin (AUv3), which requires a host such as AUM or Audiobus – or a DAW such as GarageBand or Cubasis.
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Verdict
Analog Rack Chorus and Magic Switch both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Analog Rack Chorus's written reviews are positive against 83% of Magic Switch's. Magic Switch's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Analog Rack Chorus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Analog Rack Chorus's written reviews are positive against 83% of Magic Switch's.
Analog Rack Chorus ships an update every 6 months, Magic Switch every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Analog Rack Chorus | Magic Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better | 4.8 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nembrini Audio | Baby Audio Inc. |
Customer experience
Analog Rack Chorus
Magic Switch
In-app purchases
Analog Rack Chorus
No in-app purchases
Magic Switch
No in-app purchases
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