Equalizer vs EQ560
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
EQ560
This audio effect offers a 10-band graphic equalizer based on a classic American design. It provides precise filtering, high headroom, and unique "Proportional Q" for intuitive curve shaping. Use it standalone or as an AUv3 plugin in compatible music apps.
- 10-band graphic equalizer
- Proportional Q design
- AUv3 plugin support
- Standalone mode
- Stereo, Mid, Side EQ modes
- Undo/Redo and A/B comparison
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EQ560 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 EQ560 AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of EQ560 AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. The EQ560 based on Classic American EQ from the late '60s, the 10-band graphic equalizer features precision filtering and high headroom, ideal for signal enhancement. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Precise port of Rack Extensions plug-in; • Modeled vintage EQ; • 10 bands of proprietary equalization; • Familiar graphics operation on one octave centers; • 12 dB of boost/cut per band; • «Proportional Q» narrows filter Q at extremes; • IN/OUT switch allows the user to bypass the Graphic EQ for before/after comparisons; • Stereo (Mono), Mid or Side EQ modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. The curve shaping potential is unmatched, while unique Proportional Q design intuitively widens the filter bandwidth at lower boost/cut levels and narrows it at higher settings. The EQ560 extends the features of the original hardware and joins the flexibility of the digital world to the character of the analog processing. Allows you to choose between equalizer modes (Stereo, Mid, Side) and remove analogue saturation from the processing circuit to deliver pure digital sound. The EQ560 is handy when you need to make EQ adjustments on larger parts of the spectrum instead of a restricted area. Boosting or cutting several bands at once will radically alter the sound of a track, be it a thin, weak snare that needs low end or a dull vocal that needs to be opened up. To use EQ560 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — EQ560 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app. The EQ560 is a great complement to the parametric EQ550 and EQ550b.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EQ560 at Free against Equalizer's $3.99. EQ560 also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Equalizer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (138 vs 30). On review sentiment, ads 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
EQ560 is free to download; Equalizer costs $3.99 up front. EQ560 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Equalizer asks for nothing beyond the download.
EQ560 holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 138 and 30 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Equalizer's written reviews are positive against 60% of EQ560's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Equalizer ships an update every 2 months, EQ560 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Equalizer | EQ560 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (138 ratings) | 3.7 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audioforge Labs Inc. | RRS, OOO |
Customer experience
Equalizer
EQ560
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
EQ560
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Equalizer
No in-app purchases
EQ560
- RRS EQ560 Unlimited$4.99









