Comparison

Apogee Soft Limit vs ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor

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

Head to head
About

Apogee Soft Limit

This app emulates analog tape warmth and rounds transients to add harmonic richness without clipping. It provides tools to achieve more headroom in your mixes, offering adjustable controls for threshold, drive, and output.

Highlights
  • Analog tape emulation
  • Rounds transients
  • Adds harmonic warmth
  • Adjustable Soft Limit Threshold
  • Auto Makeup
  • Drive and Output Trim
  • Oversampling
  • Input, Output, and Soft Limit Meter
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Soft Limit has been an integral feature of Apogee converters since the AD-500, our first standalone A-D converter released in 1991. And now, for the very first time, this simple but highly effective analog tape emulation is available on iOS devices. Soft Limit was created to help round transients and add harmonic warmth, without clipping the signal and thus helping you achieve more headroom in your mixes. Features: • Adjustable Soft Limit Threshold • Auto Makeup • Drive • Output Trim • Oversampling • Input, Output, and Soft Limit Meter

About

ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor

This multi-band audio compressor offers precise control over four dynamic bands with advanced DSP. Sculpt your sound with independent band adjustments, adaptive filtering, soloing, and detailed metering for professional audio production.

Highlights
  • Independent four-band compression
  • Adaptive crossover filtering
  • Individual band soloing
  • Sophisticated metering
  • Customizable parameters
Features
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Elevate your audio production ThrillMe 3, a multi-band compressor designed for precision control and superior sound. Featuring cutting-edge DSP algorithms, it offers warm, punchy compression across four dynamic bands. Key features include independent four-band compression with a Lock control for simultaneous adjustments, adaptive crossover filtering for clear frequency separation, individual band soloing for precise sound sculpting, and sophisticated metering for real-time gain reduction monitoring. With customizable parameters like solo, threshold, attack, release, and make-up gain, ThrillMe 3 is perfect for audio engineers, musicians, and sound designers seeking unparalleled dynamic control.

Screenshots

ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor at $4.99 against Apogee Soft Limit's $9.99. ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support. Apogee Soft Limit's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Apogee Soft Limit costs $9.99 and ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Apogee Soft Limit against 5.0 for ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Apogee Soft Limit versus ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApogee Soft LimitThrillMe AUv3 Compressor
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApogee Electronics CorpDiscoDSP LLC

Customer experience

Apogee Soft Limit

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Apogee Soft Limit

No in-app purchases

None

ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apogee Soft Limit free?
Apogee Soft Limit costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor free?
ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Apogee Soft Limit or ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor?
Apogee Soft Limit and ThrillMe AUv3 Compressor are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.

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