Analog Rack Compressor vs Things
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
Things
This app provides a versatile audio effect plugin featuring a multimode filter and a bit crusher. It can be used as a standalone application or as an AUv3 plugin for further audio manipulation.
- Multimode filter (lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch)
- 2 or 4-pole filter options
- Crisp bit crusher
- Downsampling and bit reduction
- Harshness control
- Output gain control
- Standalone and AUv3 plugin support
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Crusher is an easy-to-use Filter and Bit Crusher effect available as an AUv3 plugin and standalone. This plugin is inspired by the effect section of our instrument plugin Noises. Crusher features a multimode filter (lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch) with 2 or 4-pole and an output gain, along with a crisp bit crusher (bits, downsample, mix) paired with a harshness control taken from our plugin Reels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Analog Rack Compressor at $2.99 against Things's $6.99. Things's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On rating, 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
Analog Rack Compressor costs $2.99 and Things $6.99 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 Things. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Analog Rack Compressor ships an update every 19 months, Things every 17 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Analog Rack Compressor | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 17 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 | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nembrini Audio | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
Analog Rack Compressor
Things
In-app purchases
Analog Rack Compressor
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases
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