Comparison

Delay Calc vs Analog Rack Delay

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

Head to head
About

Delay Calc

This app helps musicians and recording engineers calculate delay and modulation times based on BPM. Input your BPM and select rhythmic values to instantly get precise timings in milliseconds or hertz for your audio effects.

Highlights
  • BPM to millisecond conversion
  • BPM to hertz conversion
  • Rhythmic value selection
  • Delay time calculation
  • Modulation time calculation
Features
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Delay Calc is musical calculator for musicians and recording engineers who need to find delay and modulation times for a Beats Per Minute Value(BPM). Users simply type in a BPM value and then can select various musical rhythmic values to get the rhythmic values in milliseconds for delay or hertz for modulation effects.

About

Analog Rack Delay

This audio plugin offers the powerful delay algorithms of Nembrini Audio in a user-friendly package. It features BPM sync, a stereo spread circuit, and a rich analog tube preamp for unique signal coloration. Use it as a standalone app or within other music production software.

Highlights
  • Analog delay algorithms
  • BPM Sync
  • Stereo spread circuit
  • Tube preamp coloration
  • Standalone app
  • AudioUnit v3 effect
  • Inter-App Audio effect
Features
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The Analog Rack Delay plugin is the power of Nembrini Audio’s delay algorithms in a simple package! BPM Sync, stereo spread circuit and a very juicy sound! Nembrini Audio has taken the guitarists most preferred analog and digital effect pedals and has repacked it in new rack style plugins easy to use and extremely powerful at the same time, with the addition of a custom design tube preamp virtual circuit which gives color to the signal in a very special way. Just insert the Analog Rack Delay plugin in your tracks to hear its beautiful analog tube coloration! Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Analog Rack Delay at every 5 months against Delay Calc's every 36 months. Analog Rack Delay also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Delay Calc's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

Analog Rack Delay holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Analog Rack Delay has 32 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Delay Calc's written reviews are positive against 100% of Analog Rack Delay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Delay Calc ships an update every 36 months, Analog Rack Delay every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Delay Calc versus Analog Rack Delay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDelay CalcAnalog Rack Delay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)4.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings632 — better
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKevlee Software LLCNembrini Audio

Customer experience

Delay Calc

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Analog Rack Delay

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Delay Calc

No in-app purchases

None

Analog Rack Delay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Delay Calc free?
Delay Calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Analog Rack Delay free?
Analog Rack Delay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Delay Calc or Analog Rack Delay?
Analog Rack Delay is rated higher. Delay Calc averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Analog Rack Delay averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.
Do Delay Calc or Analog Rack Delay have ads?
Neither Delay Calc nor Analog Rack Delay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Delay Calc or Analog Rack Delay?
Delay Calc ships an update every 36 months, and Analog Rack Delay every 5 months. Most recently, Delay Calc was updated on October 3, 2026 and Analog Rack Delay on October 13, 2026.

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