Comparison

Noise Gate Pedal vs DaCapo Studio

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

Head to head
About

Noise Gate Pedal

This vintage-inspired noise gate pedal cleans up your audio signal, removing unwanted noise while preserving your original tone. It offers intuitive controls for real-time noise reduction, adjustable threshold, and variable decay, making it ideal for musicians and producers.

Highlights
  • Vintage pedal interface
  • Real-time noise reduction
  • Adjustable threshold
  • Variable decay
  • AUv3 Audio Unit support
  • Standalone mode
  • Zero latency
Features
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Silence the noise, keep the tone. Clean up your guitar signal, vocals, or any audio source with this vintage-inspired noise gate pedal. Designed for musicians who demand professional sound quality without sacrificing their tone. Key Features: • Vintage Pedal Interface — Classic stompbox design with intuitive controls • Real-time Noise Reduction — Smart noise gate that opens and closes naturally • Adjustable Threshold — Fine-tune exactly when the gate opens • Variable Decay — Control how quickly the gate closes for natural sustain • AUv3 Audio Unit — Works in GarageBand, Logic Pro, Cubasis, and any AUv3 host • Standalone Mode — Use directly with your audio interface for live performance • Universal App — iPhone, iPad, and Mac(Designed for iPad) support • Zero Latency — Perfect for live streaming and recording • MIDI support — Change plugin parameters with MIDI Perfect For: • Guitarists wanting to clean up high-gain tones • Live streamers eliminating background noise • Producers cleaning up recorded tracks • Vocalists removing unwanted room noise Simply insert the Noise Gate Pedal in your effects chain, set your threshold and decay, and enjoy clean, professional audio.

About

DaCapo Studio

Features
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Turn any song into your personal music practice studio. DaCapo Studio combines instrument separation, looping, slowdown, spectrum analysis, pitch tracking, recording and guided practice in one integrated environment. YOUR MUSIC, YOUR WAY Search Apple Music, import audio files or identify songs with Shazam®. Create projects with song sections, loops, analysis, lyrics, recordings and settings together. Organise them into groups for lessons, setlists and collections. ISOLATE & PRACTISE Separate vocals, drums, bass and other instruments with AI-powered stem extraction. Choose quality settings, isolate a part or mute it to play along. Slow songs down without changing pitch, create A-B loops and navigate named sections. SEE THE MUSIC — SOUND SCAPER Explore frequencies and harmonics with a real-time spectrum analyser and musical keyboard. Use a played keyboard note, the current song note or an isolated instrument track as your reference. Zoom into frequencies and check intonation against your target. FOLLOW YOUR PITCH — DYNAMIC PITCH LINE Watch notes, glissandos and pitch variations appear on a live timeline. Compare your singing or playing with reference notes, inspect intonation and review earlier passages. Replay detected melodies as notes, with optional pitch rounding. For vocal practice, mute the original singer while keeping the extracted melody as a reference. Follow synced lyrics, hear the accompaniment and see how closely you match the song. UNDERSTAND THE SONG Analyse tempo, key, chords, beats and song structure. Melody / Beat Track visualises melodic and polyphonic information, chord changes and drum events. Analyse separated stems individually. PRACTISE WITH PURPOSE Practice Assistant guides you through section sequences with configurable loops, tempo, metronome and mixes. Performance Mode offers larger, customisable controls; iPhone landscape view provides a focused practice dashboard. Control playback and navigate from the Apple Watch companion. RECORD, REVIEW & SHARE Capture takes, organise sessions and review performances with time-linked ratings, comments and musical annotations. Merge recordings and share projects or feedback with students and other musicians through supported sharing options, including AirDrop®, messaging and NFC touch. TOOLS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Use the mixer, tuner, SPL meter, metronome, recorder, synced lyrics and notes alongside Sound Scaper, Dynamic Pitch Line and Practice Assistant. Keep supported projects and recordings available across devices with iCloud. JUST LISTEN JukeBox creates dynamic playlists for personalised, ad-free listening. Optional hourly news can fit between songs without cutting the music short. Listen. See. Practice. Play. PREMIUM Optional in-app purchases unlock Premium features through monthly, yearly or Lifetime Premium options. In the USA, yearly subscriptions are paid annually upfront. Outside the USA, yearly subscriptions require a 12-month commitment and may offer annual upfront payment or monthly instalments, depending on the App Store offering. The Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA) are available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Noise Gate Pedal4 screens
DaCapo Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DaCapo Studio at Free against Noise Gate Pedal's $0.99. DaCapo Studio also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). Noise Gate Pedal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

DaCapo Studio is free to download; Noise Gate Pedal costs $0.99 up front. DaCapo Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Noise Gate Pedal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noise Gate Pedal ships an update every 3 weeks, DaCapo Studio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Noise Gate Pedal versus DaCapo Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoise Gate PedalDaCapo Studio
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRafael Guilherme BertholdoStefaan Peter Degroote

In-app purchases

None

Noise Gate Pedal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DaCapo Studio

Subscriptions2
  • DaCapo Studio Premium Monthly$2.491 Month
  • DaCapo Studio Premium Yearly14 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • DaCapo Studio Premium Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Noise Gate Pedal free?
Noise Gate Pedal costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DaCapo Studio free?
DaCapo Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Noise Gate Pedal or DaCapo Studio have ads?
Neither Noise Gate Pedal nor DaCapo Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noise Gate Pedal or DaCapo Studio?
Noise Gate Pedal ships an update every 3 weeks, and DaCapo Studio every 3 days. Most recently, Noise Gate Pedal was updated on October 25, 2026 and DaCapo Studio on October 28, 2026.

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