Analog Rack Compressor vs Mantis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Analog Rack Compressor
This audio plugin emulates the sound of analog tube preamps and rack compressors for music production. It offers an easy-to-use interface to sculpt dynamics and add analog coloration to your tracks. It functions as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect.
- Analog tube preamp emulation
- Dynamic sculpting
- Easy-to-use interface
- Standalone app
- AudioUnit v3 effect
- Inter-App Audio effect
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Analog Rack Compressor plugin ideal to sculpt the dynamic with an easy to use interface. 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 Compressor plugin in your tracks to hear its beautiful analog tube coloration! Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect
Mantis
This audio plugin emulates a vintage 70s analog delay/echo unit, offering a warm, authentic sound. It features four echo taps, swell selectors, and a unique modulation section for chorus-like effects.
- Emulates rare 70s BBD delay/echo
- Warm analog sound
- Four echo taps
- Four swell selectors
- Rotafaze modulation section
- Mimics tape echo wow/flutter
- Chorus-delay effect
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Mantis is a plugin that emulates a rare BBD (bucket-brigade device) delay/echo unit of the 70s, faithfully recreating its warm and analog sound. Available as AUv3 and Standalone. As the original unit, Mantis features an echo section with four taps and four swell selectors. It also features the rotafaze section, a modulation that can mimic the wow/flutter of a tape echo or turn the unit into a unique chorus-delay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Analog Rack Compressor at $2.99 against Mantis's $14.99. Mantis's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Analog Rack Compressor costs $2.99 and Mantis $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Analog Rack Compressor against 5.0 for Mantis. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.
Analog Rack Compressor ships an update every 19 months, Mantis every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Analog Rack Compressor | Mantis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nembrini Audio | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
Analog Rack Compressor
Mantis
In-app purchases
Analog Rack Compressor
No in-app purchases
Mantis
No in-app purchases
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