H9 Control vs Darkglass Suite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
H9 Control
Control all your Eventide effects pedals remotely. Manage parameters, presets, and settings with an intuitive interface. Access over 500 presets for a wide range of sound-shaping effects.
- Remote control for Eventide pedals
- Parameter management
- Preset management
- Access to over 500 presets
- Intuitive user interface
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The H9 Control app provides remote control access of all Eventide effects pedals. With it you can manage parameters, presets and settings with an easy to use interface. Get instant access to over 500 presets that push the boundaries of delay, reverb, pitch-shifting, modulation, distortion and more.
Darkglass Suite
This app serves as a companion for Bluetooth-enabled audio devices, allowing users to configure settings, save EQ presets, and load custom impulse responses. It offers a range of features for fine-tuning virtual amplifier tones and noise gate settings on supported products.
- Bluetooth device configuration
- Load custom impulse responses
- Save EQ presets
- Hone virtual poweramp tone
- Noise gate settings
- Supports multiple Darkglass devices
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Darkglass Suite is a free software companion for your Bluetooth-enabled Darkglass devices. It comes with a set of hand-picked impulse responses from Darkglass artists and the Darkglass team, and you can also freely load your own impulses. Configure your device, and on supported products, save EQ presets, hone in your virtual poweramp tone, noise gate settings, and more! --- Not all displayed features are supported on every Darkglass device. Darkglass Suite currently supports: - Element - Aggressively Distorted Advanced Machine - Alpha Omega Φoton - Microtubes Infinity - Exponent 500
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Darkglass Suite at none against H9 Control's 10. Darkglass Suite also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). H9 Control's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 26%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. H9 Control sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Darkglass Suite asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for H9 Control against 4.0 for Darkglass Suite. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 25 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of H9 Control's written reviews are positive against 26% of Darkglass Suite's.
H9 Control ships an update every 2 months, Darkglass Suite monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | H9 Control | Darkglass Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (64 ratings) | 4.0 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews — better | 25.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eventide | Darkglass Electronics Oy |
Customer experience
H9 Control
Darkglass Suite
In-app purchases
H9 Control
- BlackHole$19.99
- Diatonic$19.99
- Digital Delay$19.99
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- ModEchoVerb$19.99
- Phaser$19.99
- Q-Wah$19.99
- Rotary$19.99
- Resonator$19.99
- EQ Compressor$19.99
- SpaceTime$19.99
Darkglass Suite
No in-app purchases
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