Comparison

CID RIM vs LevLr2

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

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About

CID RIM

Enhance your meals with a virtual fried egg topping. Perfect for quick meal additions or adding a fun element to your dishes. It's a simple, bold way to make any plate more appealing.

Highlights
  • Virtual fried egg topping
  • Enhances meal presentation
  • Quick and easy to use
  • Adds a fun element to food
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CID RIM’s The Egg: The Game-Changer for Every Dish. Lunch feels a little bland? Guests dropping by in 5? Just smashed your workout and need protein on that avocado-quinoa masterpiece? Add The Egg! The ultimate classic. The king of toppings. The perfect fried egg—simple, bold, and always the star of the plate. Because everything tastes better with an egg on top.

About

LevLr2

This audio effect plugin offers dual-stage compression, limiting, and optional clipping for music production. It provides granular control over dynamics, is CPU-light, and has virtually zero latency, making it suitable for both studio and live use.

Highlights
  • Dual-stage compression and limiting
  • Optional clipping stage (soft/hard)
  • Parallel compression
  • Low CPU usage
  • Virtually zero latency
  • Gradual A/B fading
Currently charting
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LevLr2 Dynamics Processor Plugin (AUv3) LevLr2 is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic Pro or GarageBand. To configure audio settings in standalone mode, tap the Settings button. Please note that the input will be muted by default to avoid nasty feedback! Overview The LevLr2 "leveller" is a dual stage compression and limiting processor with optional clipping stage. I created LevLr2 after receiving messages from people who really liked the simplicity of LevLr, but wanted a bit more control over its internal workings. LevLr2 combines two dynamics processors and has options to select ratios for both compression and limiting, and adds "parallel compression" plus hard and soft clipping functions. While LevLr2 isn't intended to replace your favourite mastering signal chain, it's relatively much lighter on CPU and adds virtually zero latency, so is also suitable for live use. The super fast attack times under the hood also makes LevLr2 great on drums, especially when using parallel compression. For a super-simple lightweight "mastering suite" you could partner LevLr2 with SimplEQ. LOOK AFTER YOUR EARS / SPEAKERS! LevLr2 can make things VERY LOUD, so please be careful with extreme / high values or when using the Randomize function! Controls Active - Toggles the effect On or Off. You can use this control to A/B your settings with the original signal and this will fade gradually between the two with no distracting pops or clicks! Comp - Activates the compressor stage by selecting a compression ratio. Typically lower values are more subtle. In - Determines how hard you drive the compressor. You can also think of this as the compressor threshold, so for example, at 6dB on the In slider, the threshold of the compressor will be -6dB. The compressor also applies makeup gain automatically based on restoring a 0dB level signal after it has been compressed. Mix - Sets the balance between the incoming and compressed audio. At zero, this will be the same as if the compressor was bypassed, and at 100% is the compressed signal only. A good parallel compression effect can be achieved by setting the Comp ratio and In high and the Mix to around 50%. Limit - Activates the limiter stage by selecting a limiter ratio. Typically lower values are more subtle and the highest value is close to "brick wall" limiting. In - Determines how hard you drive the limiter. You can also think of this as the limiter threshold, so for example, at 3dB on the In slider, the threshold of the limiter will be -3dB. The limiter also applies makeup gain automatically based on restoring a 0dB level signal after it has been limited. Clip - Adds an optional Soft or Hard clipper after compression and limiting. The clipping will be more noticeable once you've applied some compression and limiting and depending on the settings, can add subtle warmth to aggressive crunch! Out - Applies a final stage gain trim to the output at the very end of the internal signal chain. In theory, the LevLr2 output should never exceed 0dB, but if you're driving levels really hard, you may want to back this off to around -0.2dB to avoid inter-sample peaks (ISPs) further downstream when recording or mixing-down for example. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

CID RIM3 screens
LevLr24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CID RIM at Free against LevLr2's $1.99. CID RIM also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). LevLr2's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CID RIM is free to download; LevLr2 costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LevLr2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
CID RIM versus LevLr2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCID RIMLevLr2
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#185 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGustav ScholdaRob Jackson

Customer experience

CID RIM

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

LevLr2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CID RIM

No in-app purchases

None

LevLr2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CID RIM free?
CID RIM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LevLr2 free?
LevLr2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CID RIM or LevLr2?
LevLr2 is rated higher. CID RIM averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while LevLr2 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CID RIM or LevLr2 have ads?
Neither CID RIM nor LevLr2 shows ads.

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