Comparison

Denon Audio vs EQ560

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

Head to head
About

Denon Audio

This app enhances your listening experience with a premium audio player, offering advanced EQ customization for your music library and internet radio. Create custom playlists, access global radio stations, and stream wirelessly to compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable graphical equalizer
  • Create and save EQ presets
  • Queue-based playback system
  • Save playback queues as playlists
  • Access to 70,000+ internet radio stations
  • Real-time spectrum analyzer
  • Stream music over AirPlay and Bluetooth
Features
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Designed to enhance the listening experience with Denon’s new line of Music Maniac™ headphones, the Denon Audio app is designed for the on-the-go audiophile. The Denon Audio app features a premium audio player that lets you experience the best possible sound quality from your iPod music library and favorite Internet radio stations. Create & save custom EQ curves, create & save instant playlists, enjoy internet radio stations via the built-in TuneIn service, and more. The Denon Audio app will quickly replace all of your other music apps. The Denon Audio app features a customizable graphical equalizer that lets you contour your own sound by directly manipulating more than 1000 discrete bands of equalization without adding spatial distortion or decreasing sound quality. Pump up the bass, restore those highs, and start jammin’! EQ FEATURES: Note: The EQ features require an In-App Purchase. • Graphical equalizer for your iPod music library and streaming Internet Radio • 1000 possible discrete bands • 10 built in EQ Presets • Create and save your own EQ Presets • Bypass mode to quickly compare the original and equalized audio • Real-time spectrum analyzer • Linear phase design • No spatial distortion IPOD MUSIC LIBRARY FEATURES: • Enhances your listening experience with Denon Music Maniac Headphones or other audio playback devices such as docking stations, a/v receivers, car stereos via USB, Bluetooth, or Airplay. • Powerful queue based playback system lets you build and order your own playlist on the fly. • Save the playback queue as a new playlist • A single song, all songs on an album, all songs by an artist, and all songs in a genre can easily be added to the now playing queue. • Supports both portrait and landscape modes for browsing, playing, and equalizing • Shuffle and repeat playback modes • iPod library browsing by Playlist, Artist, Album, Song, Genre, Composer, Compilation, and Podcast (no importing needed) INTERNET RADIO FEATURES: • The TuneIn service provides global access to Internet radio – covering over 70,000 radio stations and 2 million on-demand programs including sports, news, talk, music and comedy. • Browse Internet radio stations by location, genre, language or Podcast (on-demand programs). • Powerful search feature for your iPod music library and Internet Radio • Save your favorite Internet Radio stations or programs as convenient presets and share them with other TuneIn compatible devices • Ability to choose high or low quality streams offered by broadcasters ADDITIONAL FEATURES: • Streams music over AirPlay to any Denon AirPlay compatible receiver or HiFi product • Streams music over Bluetooth in your car or to any Bluetooth speaker or headphones • Share what you’re listening to via Facebook, Twitter, Email, or Text Message (iMessage) NOTICES: • The Denon Audio app requires iOS 5 or later and works with the iPhone 3GS or newer, the iTouch 3rd generation or newer, and all iPads (in 2x mode). • DRM protected iTunes music is NOT supported by the Denon Audio app (or any 3rd party music app) • iTunes Match will be supported in a future update • Wi-Fi or data connection required to stream Internet radio

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

Denon Audio1 screens
EQ5604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EQ560 at every 2 weeks against Denon Audio's every 6 weeks. Denon Audio's advantage is ratings volume (471 vs 30). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Denon Audio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EQ560 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Denon Audio holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Denon Audio has 471 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Denon Audio's written reviews are positive against 60% of EQ560's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Denon Audio ships an update every 6 weeks, EQ560 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Denon Audio versus EQ560: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDenon AudioEQ560
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (471 ratings) — better3.7 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews63.7% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings471 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD&M HoldingsRRS, OOO

Customer experience

Denon Audio

All ratings471 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative20.4%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive63.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative27.4%

EQ560

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

Bugs and requests

Denon Audio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Equalizer settings not persisting after app restart
  • Playback issues with certain songs or albums
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Gapless playback
  • Ability to control music from Apple Watch
  • Support for more audio file formats
  • Better integration with streaming services
  • Improved search and browsing functionality

EQ560

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Denon Audio

One-time1
  • Equalizer$1.99
1 purchases

EQ560

One-time1
  • RRS EQ560 Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Denon Audio free?
Denon Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EQ560 free?
EQ560 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Denon Audio or EQ560?
Denon Audio is rated higher. Denon Audio averages 3.9 out of 5 from 471 ratings, while EQ560 averages 3.7 from 30 ratings.
Do Denon Audio or EQ560 have ads?
Neither Denon Audio nor EQ560 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Denon Audio or EQ560?
Denon Audio ships an update every 6 weeks, and EQ560 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Denon Audio was updated on October 22, 2026 and EQ560 on October 24, 2026.

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