Analog Rack Screamer vs Dead Kitty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Analog Rack Screamer
This app emulates a classic overdrive guitar pedal, offering a powerful yet user-friendly rack-style plugin experience. It adds a unique analog tube coloration to your audio signal, enhancing your sound with a special vintage warmth.
- Overdrive pedal emulation
- Rack-style plugin
- Tube preamp virtual circuit
- Analog tube coloration
- Standalone app
- AudioUnit v3 effect
- Inter-App Audio effect
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Analog Rack Screamer a very special overdrive pedal emulation inspired by the famous green stomp box. 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 Screamer plugin in your tracks to hear its beautiful analog tube coloration! Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect
Dead Kitty
This app provides high-gain British guitar tones with a modern edge, excelling in low tunings. It features two channels, a noise gate, and advanced tone shaping for clean riffs and heavy leads.
- High-gain British tones
- Low tuning support
- Clean and Lead channels
- Built-in noise gate
- Two high-quality IRs
- 4-knob tone stack with Air knob
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Get ready to rock with Dead Kitty! This app delivers high-gain classic British tones with a modern twist, handling low tunings effortlessly. Featuring two channels—clean and lead—Dead Kitty was developed in collaboration with Poland's premier guitar YouTube channel, FOG. Twist the Kitty Skull gain knob to dial in the perfect amount of purr or roar. With a built-in noise gate, two high-quality IRs, and a 4-knob tone stack including a unique Air knob for added clarity and brightness, Dead Kitty ensures ultimate control over your sound. Whether you're purring through clean riffs or shredding with ferocious leads, this app keeps your tone always on point. Download now and let your guitar roar!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Analog Rack Screamer at 100% against Dead Kitty's 50%. Analog Rack Screamer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Dead Kitty's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, 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 Screamer costs $3.99 and Dead Kitty $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Analog Rack Screamer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Analog Rack Screamer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dead Kitty's.
Analog Rack Screamer ships an update every 40 months, Dead Kitty every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Analog Rack Screamer | Dead Kitty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nembrini Audio | Aurora DSP |
Customer experience
Analog Rack Screamer
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In-app purchases
Analog Rack Screamer
No in-app purchases
Dead Kitty
No in-app purchases
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