Equalizer vs Equalizer Fx
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
Equalizer Fx
Amplify your device's audio with a powerful bass booster and equalizer. Enhance sound quality, adjust volume up to 1000%, and enjoy various sound effects for a richer listening experience. Includes a music player and customizable presets.
- Powerful Bass Boost effect
- 10 Preset Equalizations
- Volume amplification up to 1000%
- 3D Sound Effect & Reverb
- Music Player Control
- Stereo Surround Sound
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Bass booster & equalizer will amplify your bass at a maximum and provide you with a better quality sound. Making the all sounds and audio of your device much louder. Speaker booster has useful bass adjustments which help to boost volume so you can enjoy better sound. Increase the bass without losing sound quality. VOLUME BOOSTER & BASS BOOSTER Sound amplifier will help you to increase volume levels on your device. With the sound booster, you will have a louder volume instantly. You can easily adjust volume level to 10, 50, 80, 100, 200.....1000 percent using max volume booster. Volume booster let you adjust sound effect levels so that you get the best out of your music. EQUALIZER PRESETS - 10 BANDS EQ Professional preset sound effects include Classic, Latin, Bass Booster, Dance, Rock, RnB, Vocal Booster, Treble Reducer, Deep, Lounge, Treble Booster, Piano, Jazz, Bass Reducer, Pop, Spoken Word, Hip-Hop, Electronic,Accoustic, Small Speakers, Loudness etc. MUSIC PLAYER Display the song title and artist. It provides play/pause, next song, previous song, and other control of your music player. 8D MUSIC & 3D SOUND EFFECT Reverb presets are adjustable with the Dry/Wet control and include small room, large room, arena, outer space, chamber & plate reverb. Reverb audio effect created when a sound occurs in a space, sending sound waves out in all directions. Create virtual dj studio. Features: - Powerful Bass Boost effect - Enhance sound effects: bass and 3D effects - Music Player Control - 10 Preset equalizations - Stereo surround sound effect - Reverb audio effect - Loudness Enhancer Effect - 3D surround sound, powerful bass and an advanced Equalizer - Bass booster for headphones, bluetooth & external speaker Disclaimer: Playing super loud sound at a high volume extreme, especially for a prolonged amount of time, can destroy speakers and/or damage hearing. We advise you to boost the volume step by step, to get the appropriate volume. By installing this application you agree that you will not hold its developer responsible for any damage to hardware or hearing, and you are using it AT YOUR OWN RISK. UNLIMITED PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Subscriptions are weekly, monthly and annual** Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current billing period ** Subscription amounts are equal to the value that the "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines to be the equivalent of the subscription price of your local currency in $USD. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/appsnature-terms/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/kartum/home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Equalizer Fx at Free against Equalizer's $3.99. Equalizer Fx also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Equalizer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
Equalizer Fx is free to download; Equalizer costs $3.99 up front. Equalizer Fx sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Equalizer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Equalizer Fx holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 138 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Equalizer's written reviews are positive against 33% of Equalizer Fx'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, Equalizer Fx every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Equalizer | Equalizer Fx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (138 ratings) | 3.8 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audioforge Labs Inc. | Sunil Zalavadiya |
Customer experience
Equalizer
Equalizer Fx
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
Equalizer Fx
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Equalizer
No in-app purchases
Equalizer Fx
- Weekly unlimited$1.997 Days
- Monthly unlimited$2.991 Month
- Quarterly unlimited$3.993 Months
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- Yearly unlimited1 Year trial$4.991 Year
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