Comparison

BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier vs EQ510

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

Head to head
About

BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier

This app meticulously models a classic boutique guitar amplifier, offering three distinct channels with extensive tone-shaping options. It provides advanced digital features beyond the original hardware for maximum control over your sound, including a noise gate and recording chain emulation.

Highlights
  • 3 distinctly voiced channels
  • Extensive tone-shaping controls
  • Digital enhancements beyond hardware
  • Optimized Noise Gate
  • Complete recording chain emulation
  • Standalone, AUv3, and IAA support
Features
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Every now and then, a new classic is born, they come in the shape of a revisited classic or a whole new world with monster tone and myriads of options, with its 3 distinctly voiced channels morphing past, present and future tones. BG Extasy Boutique Guitar Amplifier is meticulously modelled on the Bogner Ecstasy* 101B head guitar amplifier. Nembrini Audio has carefully reproduced the incredible tone and versatility of this famous boutique guitar amplifier, being one of the most desirable guitar amps on the market today. We have also extended the possibilities of the original hardware thanks to the versatility of the digital world with new features for the maximum control of your tone: - 3 channel all tube design - Ch 1: gain, bass, middle, treble and volume control - Ch 1: 3 position pre eq and gain boost - Ch 2: gain, volume and 3 position pre eq - Ch 3: gain, volume and 3 position pre eq - Ch 2/3: common bass, middle and treble controls - Ch 2/3: common gain-structure, gain boost and plexi mode switch - Dual assignable presence controls with excursion switches for loose and tight feel - optimized Noise Gate The BG Extasy Boutique guitar amplifier plugin includes a complete recording chain emulation and our custom design noise gate circuit. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect Legal Disclaimer: Ecstasy is a registered trademark of Bogner Amplification. BG Extasy was developed by Nembrini Audio SRL based on its own modelling techniques. Bogner Amplification has not endorsed nor sponsored the BG Extasy in any manner, nor licensed any intellectual property for use in this product.

About

EQ510

This audio plugin emulates a legendary vintage equalizer, offering the flexibility of digital with authentic analog sound. It adds smooth drive and color through a vintage output transformer, enhancing your music production workflow.

Highlights
  • Vintage American equalizer emulation
  • 500 module modeling
  • Vintage output transformer for drive and color
  • Digital flexibility with analog sound
  • Enhanced music production workflow
Features
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Flexibility of digital, real sound The 510EQ is a lightweight plugin modeled after the famous American equalizer used as a 500 module and amplified with a vintage output transformer to add smooth drive and color. At Aurora DSP, we're always striving to improve your workflow and create plugins that will stay in your arsenal forever. We bring the advanced features of classic gear to modern musicians, engineers and producers.

Screenshots

BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier3 screens
EQ5101 screens

Verdict

The call

BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier and EQ510 both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier's written reviews are positive against 0% of EQ510's. EQ510's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier costs $9.99 and EQ510 $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier against 5.0 for EQ510. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier's written reviews are positive against 0% of EQ510's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier versus EQ510: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBG Extasy Boutique AmplifierEQ510
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 31 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNembrini AudioAurora DSP

Customer experience

BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EQ510

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier

No in-app purchases

None

EQ510

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier free?
BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EQ510 free?
EQ510 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier or EQ510?
BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier and EQ510 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier or EQ510 have ads?
Neither BG Extasy Boutique Amplifier nor EQ510 shows ads.

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