Comparison

AUFX vs TB Barricade

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

Head to head
About

AUFX

This app offers a high-quality, real-time reverb audio effect with a 32-bit DSP engine. It allows for extensive parameter tweaking to create a vast range of sounds, from small rooms to infinite spaces. The app supports hardware input/output and can process audio from other apps via Inter-App Audio or Audiobus.

Highlights
  • High quality 32-bit DSP engine
  • Extensive parameter tweaking
  • Built-in resonant filters
  • Process hardware input/output
  • Inter-App Audio and Audiobus support
  • Save, load, and share presets
  • MIDI controllable
Features
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High quality real time reverb audio effect, for everything between small rooms, resonators, and infinitely large spaces. This app is the first in the AUFX series, a collection of simple and powerful audio effect apps. • High quality 32-bit DSP engine. • A multitude of parameters to tweak to get a wide range of sounds. • Built-in resonant filters. • Process hardware input/output. • Process other apps through Inter-App Audio or Audiobus (input/filter/output slots supported). • Save, load and share user presets. • Supports Audiobus2 state saving. • Comes with several bundled presets. • Fully MIDI controllable, including Virtual MIDI. • Background Audio. • Built-in lookahead limiter to prevent clipping. • Record the result directly in app. • Email recordings or export to AudioShare audio document manager app. • Access user presets and recordings through iTunes File Sharing.

About

TB Barricade

This professional audio tool provides studio-quality true-peak limiting and peak compression. It features integrated loudness measurement and an input modeller for analog simulation, offering precise control over audio levels for music production.

Highlights
  • Studio-grade true-peak limiting
  • Peak compressor
  • Integrated ITU/EBU loudness measurement
  • Analog circuitry simulation
  • Accurate level metering
  • Automatic and manual limiter tuning
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ToneBoosters Barricade is a studio-quality, professional, true-peak limiter and peak compressor AUv3 plug-in with a gorgeous interface and integrated ITU / EBU compliant loudness measurement. The ToneBoosters Barricade app captures the microphone input and processes the signals in real time. To use it as a plug-in, use an AUv3-compatible host app such as Steinberg Cubasis, Apple Garageband, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio, Auria, AUM, or others. ToneBoosters Barricade will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins. Key features: - Studio-grade, transparent peak limiting - The same professional sound as the acclaimed desktop version - ITU and EBU-compliant true-peak limiting option - Integrated ITU and EBU compliant loudness meter - Input modeller for analog circuitry simulation and saturation - Accurate metering of input and output levels, as well as attenuation - Simultaneous peak, peak hold, and RMS metering - Fully automatic, content dependent or manual tuning of limiter behaviour - Undo/redo, and A/B comparison - Color themes for the user interface - Max screen support in Garageband - Optimised for iPad and compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch What you should know: - Licenses acquired for this platform are not compatible with other platforms. - Audio Unit (AUv3) extensions require an iPad mini 2, iPad 4 or later models.

Screenshots

AUFX4 screens
TB Barricade2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AUFX at $4.99 against TB Barricade's $8.99. AUFX also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). TB Barricade's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

AUFX costs $4.99 and TB Barricade $8.99 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 — 4.8 for AUFX against 4.8 for TB Barricade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of AUFX's written reviews are positive against 100% of TB Barricade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AUFX versus TB Barricade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUFXTB Barricade
Price$4.99 — better$8.99
Rating4.8 (28 ratings)4.8 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2830 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKymatica ABToneBoosters

Customer experience

AUFX

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative8.8%

TB Barricade

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AUFX

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App does not work on iPhone 7
  • New version crashes when loading presets

Requested features

3 requests
  • AUv3 support
  • More tutorial content
  • Improved bundle pricing

TB Barricade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AUFX

No in-app purchases

None

TB Barricade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUFX free?
AUFX costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TB Barricade free?
TB Barricade costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUFX or TB Barricade?
TB Barricade is rated higher. AUFX averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while TB Barricade averages 4.8 from 30 ratings.
Do AUFX or TB Barricade have ads?
Neither AUFX nor TB Barricade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUFX or TB Barricade?
AUFX ships an update every 2 months, and TB Barricade every 2 months. Most recently, AUFX was updated on October 22, 2026 and TB Barricade on October 22, 2026.

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