Comparison

LouderLogic Free vs ChannelEqualizer

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

ChannelEqualizer

This audio plugin acts as a three-band equalizer for music production. It offers adjustable frequency ranges and gain levels for low, mid, and high frequencies, enhancing audio processing within compatible host applications.

Highlights
  • Three-band equalizer (Low, Mid, High)
  • Adjustable frequency ranges
  • Variable gain control
  • High-pass and low-pass filters
  • AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) format
  • System audio input/output routing
Features
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ChannelEqualizer is a three band EQ AudioUnit Extension plugin, developed as an add-on for VADrumSM. ChannelEQExtension  (AUv3) Low Shelving - Frequency Range: 21Hz - 1092Hz - Gain -INF - +12dB - High Pass Filter response: 12dB / Oct Mid Peak / Notch - Frequency Range: 152Hz - 2409Hz - Gain -36dB - +24dB High Shelving - Frequency Range: 296Hz - 21096Hz - Gain -INF - +12dB - Low Pass Filter response: 12dB / Oct Host application uses system audio input as an audio source and processed audio signal is routed to the system audio output.

Screenshots

LouderLogic Free4 screens
ChannelEqualizer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LouderLogic Free at 67% against ChannelEqualizer's 33%. LouderLogic Free also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.4). ChannelEqualizer's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChannelEqualizer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of LouderLogic Free's written reviews are positive against 33% of ChannelEqualizer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LouderLogic Free ships an update monthly, ChannelEqualizer every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LouderLogic Free versus ChannelEqualizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLouderLogic FreeChannelEqualizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (57 ratings)4.0 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better22
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMcDSPRyo Togawa

Customer experience

LouderLogic Free

All ratings57 ratings
Positive64.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative21.8%

ChannelEqualizer

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

ChannelEqualizer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LouderLogic Free

No in-app purchases

None

ChannelEqualizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LouderLogic Free free?
LouderLogic Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChannelEqualizer free?
ChannelEqualizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LouderLogic Free or ChannelEqualizer?
ChannelEqualizer is rated higher. LouderLogic Free averages 3.7 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while ChannelEqualizer averages 4.0 from 22 ratings.
Do LouderLogic Free or ChannelEqualizer have ads?
Neither LouderLogic Free nor ChannelEqualizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LouderLogic Free or ChannelEqualizer?
LouderLogic Free ships an update monthly, and ChannelEqualizer every 12 months. Most recently, LouderLogic Free was updated on November 6, 2026 and ChannelEqualizer on November 3, 2026.

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