Comparison

LouderLogic Free vs EQ560

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

Head to head
About

LouderLogic Free

Enhance your music listening experience with advanced audio processing and a professional equalizer. Enjoy dynamic playback queues, seamless crossfading, and visual spectrum analysis for a richer sound.

Highlights
  • Patented ALX audio enhancement
  • 4-band parametric EQ with Spectrum Animation
  • Dynamic interactive Play Queues
  • Crossfading between songs
  • Volume fluctuation minimization
Features
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Looking for the best listening experience for your iTunes Library? Look no further than LouderLogic – the Advanced Audio Player. LouderLogic features include: - Professional audio enhancement with patented ALX technology - 4-band parametric EQ with Spectrum Animation - Dynamic interactive Play Queues - Crossfading LouderLogic brings the fullness you crave out of every song, using patented Audio Level eXtension (ALX) technology by McDSP. LouderLogic minimizes volume fluctuations between songs while maximizing all the musical details the artist intended you to enjoy. Simply put, you’ll get more from your music! With the McDSP 4-band parametric equalizer, you get the highest quality interactive EQ for your iOS device, along with the ability to customize and tweak to your heart's content. Easily drag the curves to control boost and cut, and use two fingers to adjust the Q (bandwidth).  Spectrum Animation shows you what your music 'looks like' so you can EQ like a pro. Play Queues let you modify what's coming up next at any time, without interrupting your current track. Adjust the crossfade time between songs from 1 to 30 seconds. “If you don’t have LouderLogic I don’t know why you’re even listening to music.” – Chaka Blackmon, Producer/Songwriter for Christina Aguilera, CeCe Winans, MTV and Disney. “LouderLogic is perhaps the most impressive audio enhancement app I have used.” – Kit Eaton, New York Times. Please note that while LouderLogic does play back DRM protected music, it cannot apply ALX enhancement to DRM protected audio. ALX enhancements cannot be applied to music that is still "in the cloud" in iTunes Match, but can be applied once downloaded to your device. This is the free version of LouderLogic which contains advertisements and a lifetime listening limit. If you want unlimited, ad-free playback, please consider purchasing a paid version of LouderLogic. Requires iOS 8.0+ We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when use our mobile application. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information such as browser type, time and date, browsing or transaction activity, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over, or a platform-provided identifier during your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies may use technologies such as cookies to collect this information. To learn more about interest-based advertising, or to opt-out, you can visit http://www.networkadvertising.org.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

LouderLogic Free4 screens
EQ5604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LouderLogic Free at none against EQ560's 1. LouderLogic Free also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). EQ560's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. EQ560 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LouderLogic Free asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for LouderLogic Free against 3.7 for EQ560. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of LouderLogic Free's written reviews are positive against 60% of EQ560's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LouderLogic Free ships an update monthly, EQ560 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LouderLogic Free versus EQ560: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLouderLogic FreeEQ560
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (57 ratings)3.7 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better30
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMcDSPRRS, OOO

Customer experience

LouderLogic Free

All ratings57 ratings
Positive64.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral10.1%
Negative23.0%

EQ560

All ratings30 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%

Bugs and requests

LouderLogic Free

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes immediately on launch
  • Playback stops after 5 seconds
  • Music files disappearing from library
  • Equalizer won't display in landscape mode
  • App freezes when selecting songs
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  • Loses button functions when device sleeps
  • Playback speed slower than normal
  • Tracks skip and quality diminishes
  • Ads change equalizer settings mid-use
  • Artist tab doesn't organize music properly
  • Library gets scrambled
  • Email support link causes app to shut down
  • Crashes when accessing equalizer
  • Playback returns to song list automatically
  • Music detection fails on some devices

Requested features

14 requests
  • Dark theme or gray color scheme
  • Lyrics display feature
  • Ability to hide or disable visual graphics
  • Better artist/library organization
  • Larger search bar
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  • Four-channel EQ
  • Pitch adjustment controls
  • Double speed playback button
  • Dedicated car control screen
  • Better tech support and FAQ
  • Clearer distinction between paid versions
  • Ability to hide social sharing buttons
  • Continue playback when app is closed
  • Sync played status with iPod app

EQ560

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LouderLogic Free

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EQ560

One-time1
  • RRS EQ560 Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is LouderLogic Free free?
LouderLogic Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EQ560 free?
EQ560 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LouderLogic Free or EQ560?
EQ560 is rated higher. LouderLogic Free averages 3.7 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while EQ560 averages 3.7 from 30 ratings.
Do LouderLogic Free or EQ560 have ads?
Neither LouderLogic Free nor EQ560 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LouderLogic Free or EQ560?
LouderLogic Free ships an update monthly, and EQ560 every 2 weeks. Most recently, LouderLogic Free was updated on October 21, 2026 and EQ560 on October 24, 2026.

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