Comparison

iEQ vs EQ560

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

Head to head
About

iEQ

Adjust the sound of your music library with a ten-band graphic equalizer. Fine-tune audio for headphones or speaker systems by manipulating ten frequency sliders. Compare your custom EQ settings with the original sound to achieve your desired listening experience.

Highlights
  • Ten-band graphic equalizer
  • Adjust music library tracks
  • Control overall volume
  • Compare EQ settings
  • Works with headphones and speakers
Features
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Fine-tune the tracks in your music library. In your headphones or any speaker system, anywhere. iEQ is a ten-band graphic equalizer for iOS that provides clean, transparent equalization through ten two-pole cascaded bi-quad IIR filters, centered at sonically and musically useful frequencies. After opening iEQ, simply select the song, playlist, audio-book etc. from your Music Library, Device Files, or iCloud Drive, hit play, and move the sliders up or down until you like what you hear. The Attenuation slider on the left lets you control the overall volume and helps keeps the sound from distorting (NOTE: since the ten frequency cut/boost controls may be used to add more gain to a track already be close to "clipping", it's possible to create distortion with your EQ settings. If this occurs, remove the distortion by lowering the overall signal level with the attenuation control). Use the On/Off switch to compare between the original sound and your EQ’d settings. iEQ your will help your music sound its best, anywhere.

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

iEQ2 screens
EQ5604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EQ560 at Free against iEQ's $2.99. EQ560 also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 17%) and rating (3.7 vs 2.8). iEQ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

EQ560 is free to download; iEQ costs $2.99 up front. EQ560 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iEQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EQ560 holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EQ560 has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of iEQ's written reviews are positive against 60% of EQ560's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iEQ ships an update every 2 months, EQ560 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iEQ versus EQ560: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriEQEQ560
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)3.7 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.9% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings530 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEngineered StuffRRS, OOO

Customer experience

iEQ

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive16.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative77.1%

EQ560

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

In-app purchases

None

iEQ

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EQ560

One-time1
  • RRS EQ560 Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is iEQ free?
iEQ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EQ560 free?
EQ560 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iEQ or EQ560?
EQ560 is rated higher. iEQ averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while EQ560 averages 3.7 from 30 ratings.
Do iEQ or EQ560 have ads?
Neither iEQ nor EQ560 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iEQ or EQ560?
iEQ ships an update every 2 months, and EQ560 every 2 weeks. Most recently, iEQ was updated on November 6, 2026 and EQ560 on November 3, 2026.

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