Equalizer vs Bass Booster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Equalizer
This music player offers a powerful and accurate parametric equalizer with advanced playlist controls. Customize your audio experience with seven adjustable control points, separate left/right ear adjustments, and a spectrum analyzer. Share and import EQ presets for a personalized sound.
- Parametric equalizer with 7 control points
- Separate left/right ear EQ adjustment
- Customizable EQ presets
- Spectrum analyzer visualization
- Advanced playlist controls
- Background playback with remote control
- AirPlay and Bluetooth support
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"... the sound quality blew us away."- Gearburn.com Music player with the most powerful and acurate equalizer in the app store as well as the most advanced playlist controls. + Play music directly from your Music Library including podcasts and music video (audio only) + Adjust the powerful parametric equalizer by moving the seven control points or type in the values directly. + Adjust the EQ curve for your left and right ear separately (now extends from -30 to + 30 dB. Use the StereoEQ setting for that) + Select from over 10 presets or save your own. You can even share them via email and import presets from other people via email. + Full background support including remote control (from docks, headsets, car stereos) + Visualize the music with the spectrum analyzer. + Use AirPlay to listen on your AppleTV, or your Bluetooth headsets and even a dock. + Use the pre-amp slider to adjust the overall boost or cut. Make sure to turn the slider down if you experience distortion. Use the auto-normalizer function to prevent clipping automatically and have the best dynamic range possible with your eq curve. (on/off in settings) + Curve screen: curve redraws as controllers are dragged. Pinch to modify Q. Three stage clipping signal on preamp slider. Keyboard entry for pre-amp. Twitter/Facebook/Weibo integration to share your current EQ curve. Bypass. + Crossfade between songs. Make sure to stop the music before changing the crossfade time slider. + Now playing screen includes repeat (all, single no repeat) button and shuffles like the music app. Improved stability of on the fly modifications of the playlist. Add more songs to the playlist at any time. Sort playlist alphabetically. + Music selection is very similar to default music app. + Turn landscape to display the frequency analyzer. + Built in sleep timer to stop Equalizer after a certain period if time. + Crossfeed option to blend audio between channels + Apple Watch support for eq curve selection incl. complications KNOWN ISSUES: No known issues. please contact support if you have any problems. COPY-PROTECTED MUSIC: Equalizer will not play copy-protected (DRM). You need to convert DRM songs. Apple Music Streaming uses copy-protected songs. iCLOUD: Only the Apple Music app can manage songs in iCloud (iTunes Match). You will need to make sure the songs are downloaded to your device to listen and enhance them via Equalizer. If you want to stream and eq your music, you can try our other app: CloudEQ. It allows you to stream and eq music from SoundCloud and your Dropbox account without the need for storage on your device. From the reviews: EXCELLENT PROGRAM I connect my iphone 4 to a car audio system, with the application the music began to sound incomparably better .... A little clear interface, but to understand it and understand need no more than 5-10 minutes. -- P_S_B_ *** LOVE IT This is the EQ I have been looking for, and because of bad ratings I almost passed on it! I consider myself an aspiring audiophile and have the equipment -- Klipsch, Sunfire, Nottingham, Denon, Paradigim, etc. -- (and debt) to back it up. This EQ performs flawlessly and is very easy to use. It enhanced my music dramatically. Yes, dramatically! Just make sure you are running the recommended IOS, as the developer suggests. -- J. Paul DiMaggio *** PLEASE if you have concerns or encounter problems with the app: post on http://www.audioforge.ca and we will explain how things work, until you can use all the features of the app to the fullest. Thank you
Bass Booster
Enhance your music listening experience with powerful audio editing tools. Boost bass, apply various genre-specific effects, and fine-tune tracks with an in-app equalizer. Create custom playlists and access lyrics for your favorite songs.
- Bass boosting
- Genre-specific audio effects
- In-app equalizer
- Playlist creation
- Lyrics display
- Cloud storage integration
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Get the maximum of each song and enjoy your music as never before with the audio editing tools Bass Booster brings directly to your device. Improve the audio quality to every song in your library and have a better experience every time you listen to music with the bunch of editing tools that will make your songs sound like edited by a professional DJ. • Add your favorite songs directly from your device, and boost your songs’ effects just by clicking right from your library. • Edit the songs you have saved in iCloud, Dropbox, and Google Drive in just a couple of taps. • Add stronger effects to your songs with an easy-to-use interface to boost the bass of each song in your device. • Rock, Pop, Classic, Latin, Hip-Hop, Dance, Acoustic, Electro, Jazz, and other different musical effects to give each song the style you prefer. • Edit any feature from your songs with our in-app equalizer feature. • Get the lyrics of the songs you add. • Edit as many songs as you want, and create your own playlists to listen to your music any time of the day and share them in just a couple of steps. Listen to music as never before, and get the whole experience of professional edited music just in the palm of your hand. Bass Booster Subscription options: 1. Title of publication or service: Bass Booster 2. Length of subscription & Price of subscription, and price per unit if appropriate: - Monthly (First 3 day free trial) 3. Price of subscription: - 3 day free trial then $9.99 per month - 3 day free trial then $2.99 per week - 3 day free trial then $49.99 per year 4. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase 5. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn of the auto-renew subscription from iPhone setting 6. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal 7. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. 8. Privacy Policy: https://funappsandtopcoolgames.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ 9. Terms of use: https://funappsandtopcoolgames.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/ 10. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication where applicable 11. Bass Booster adds new features above and are available through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bass Booster at Free against Equalizer's $3.99. Bass Booster also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Equalizer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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
Bass Booster is free to download; Equalizer costs $3.99 up front. Bass Booster sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Equalizer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bass Booster holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bass Booster has 4.8K ratings behind it against 140, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Equalizer's written reviews are positive against 69% of Bass Booster's.
Equalizer ships an update every 2 months, Bass Booster every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Equalizer | Bass Booster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (140 ratings) | 4.3 (4.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | 69.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 140 | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audioforge Labs Inc. | Pretty View LLC |
Customer experience
Equalizer
Bass Booster
User reviews
Equalizer
From 140 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great Amazing Improved Sound
- 🎧 Best EQ for audiophile gear
- 🎚️ Awesome App!
- 🔊 Fabulous Audio EQ App!
- 🎶 Excellent app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Stability problems
- 🚫 Lies
- 🚫 Hobbles all DRM songs
- 🐛 Can't import music files
- 🚫 Doesn't work
Bass Booster
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔊 Excellent sound quality
- 🎵 Enhances music experience
- 🔋 Improves audio on low-quality devices
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🔒 Requires subscription for full features
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with certain music players
- 🚫 Limited support for local music libraries
- 💰 Expensive subscription
Bugs and requests
Equalizer
Reported bugs
10 issues- Crashes after iOS 11 update
- Scroll bar progress stuck
- Buffering doesn't adjust properly
- App crashes significantly
- Playback may freeze at end of track
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- Songs not playing from Apple Music
- Playlists don't load
- Crashes immediately on iPhone 6
- Doesn't work with podcast
- Clipping issue causing distortion
Requested features
6 requests- Sort albums by date added
- Tidal integration
- Playlist support
- Dark mode
- Presets for different headphones/speakers
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- Ability to save EQ settings per song
Bass Booster
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Unable to access personal music library
- Constant prompts to rate the app
Requested features
3 requests- Support for video audio boosting
- More customization options for equalizer
- Integration with popular music streaming services
In-app purchases
Equalizer
No in-app purchases
Bass Booster
- Bass Booster weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Bass Booster Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Lite Monthly$14.991 Month
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- Lite Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Six Month Subscription$19.996 Months
- Bass Booster yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro Monthly1 Month trial$29.991 Month
- Pro Monthly Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Lite Yearly$99.991 Year
- Lite Yearly3 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Pro Yearly$149.991 Year
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$149.991 Year
Questions
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