Comparison

RRS EQ3 vs EqualizeMusic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RRS EQ3

This audio effect plugin offers vintage-inspired tonal adjustments with five broad, interacting bands. It emulates an '80s approach to frequency shaping, allowing for precise control over your mix's clarity and low-end response. A demo version is available for trial before unlocking the full unlimited experience.

Highlights
  • Standalone and AUv3 plugin
  • Modeled vintage EQ
  • Multiple fixed and boost-only bands
  • Stereo, Mid, or Side EQ modes
  • Undo/Redo and A/B comparison
  • Scalable GUI
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EQ3 AUv3 plug-in — comes as time-limited Demo-version for you to try. It gives you 5 minutes of Free play time. (You can reload the EQ3 AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of EQ3 AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. In the '80s it was the first to use a different approach to tonal adjustments. In conventional analog equalizers, whether they are shelving, sweepable, graphic or parametric types, various sections of the audio spectra are boosted or attenuated by adding or subtracting bandpasses. In this case, frequency shaping is achieved by summing bandpasses. Our emulation of this method is quite similar to the original and improved with additional possibilities of digital technology. Now you can hear it for yourself. There are five broad, overlapping, interacting bands: 10 (Sub), 40, 160, 650 and 2.5 кHz, along with the «rock (airy) band» control, which is an HF boost-only control. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Precise port of Rack Extensions plug-in; • Modeled vintage EQ; • Boost only shelf at 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz, 20 kHz and 40 kHz; • 2.5 kHz fixed boost and cut shelf; • 650 Hz fixed boost and cut bell; • 160 Hz fixed boost and cut bell; • 40 Hz fixed boost and cut bell; • SUB (10 Hz) fixed boost and cut bell; • Stereo (Mono), Mid or Side EQ modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. When using the EQ3, remember that the bands are broad, approximately 2 octaves. They overlap one another. For example: when boosting the 10 kHz «rock band» to a +6 position on the knob, to keep the response flat through in 2.5 kHz region you should rotate the 2.5 kHz coarse knob to about a -1 position. The amount you back off the 2.5 kHz control should, of course, be set by ear. Following this kind of procedure will accomplish a more airy sound, with much more clarity. You can accomplish the same thing for the low frequency response by applying the same principles. The EQ3 will reach further into your mix than you've ever heard before with minimal phase distortion. As a result, you may need to take a little time and «play around» with the controls on the EQ3 before you can make intuitive adjustments. To use EQ3 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — EQ3 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app.

About

EqualizeMusic

Features
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This app is the minimal version of a player with a 10-band equalizer. For reasons of simplification, it only contains the functions that are absolutely necessary for the player and equalizer. 
 With the app you can
 ・ create playlists from the music files stored on the device or in cloud storage. The tracks are saved in the sandbox and can therefore also be played offline. To use a specific cloud storage, the corresponding app must be activated. ・ define individual equalizer settings for the individual tracks. 
 ・ make a default setting for the individual playlists.
 ・ use a switch to determine whether the playlists are played with the individual EQ settings of the tracks or with the playlist preset.

Screenshots

RRS EQ34 screens
EqualizeMusic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EqualizeMusic at every 2 weeks against RRS EQ3's monthly. RRS EQ3's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. RRS EQ3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EqualizeMusic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RRS EQ3 ships an update monthly, EqualizeMusic every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RRS EQ3 versus EqualizeMusic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRRS EQ3EqualizeMusic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRRS, OOOKarl-Heinz Loch

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RRS EQ3

One-time1
  • RRS EQ3 Unlimited$4.99
1 purchases

EqualizeMusic

One-time1
  • Any number of playlists$0.99

Questions

Is RRS EQ3 free?
RRS EQ3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EqualizeMusic free?
EqualizeMusic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RRS EQ3 or EqualizeMusic have ads?
Neither RRS EQ3 nor EqualizeMusic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RRS EQ3 or EqualizeMusic?
RRS EQ3 ships an update monthly, and EqualizeMusic every 2 weeks. Most recently, RRS EQ3 was updated on October 24, 2026 and EqualizeMusic on October 24, 2026.

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