Ampcore Glass vs AmpGate Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ampcore Glass
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Ampcore Glass is a complete guitar tone studio for iPhone and iPad. Plug in, choose a Clean, Edge, or Crunch amp voice, shape the tone, and finish the rig with built-in Spring, Hall, or Plate space. The signal chain is built for fast guitar sounds without app-hopping: input trim, noise gate, 3 amp heads, Built-in compressor, bass/mid/treble tone controls, reverb, and output level in one touch-ready interface. Ampcore Glass also runs as an AUv3 effect, so you can bring the same rig into compatible iOS and iPadOS music hosts. Save your own presets, mark favorites, jump back to recent tones, and keep user presets available with iCloud when supported by your device and account. Features: - Clean, Edge, and Crunch amp voices - Input trim, noise gate, tone stack, and output control - Built-in algorithmic Spring, Hall, and Plate reverb - Spring Pre/Post placement for different guitar chain feels - Reverb mix, decay, tone, pre-delay, low cut, and high cut controls - Factory and user presets - Favorites, recents, search, and tags - iCloud preset sync when available - AUv3 effect support for compatible hosts - Glass-inspired interface for iPhone and iPad Ampcore Glass is made for guitar players who want finished, playable tones from a focused rig instead of a folder full of separate amp, cab, and reverb tools.
AmpGate Pro
This app offers a comprehensive neural rig for guitar and bass, featuring high-quality effects, creative routing options, and a full Live mode. It supports the latest Neural Amp Modeler standard and allows users to import their own audio unit plugins.
- Neural rig for guitar and bass
- High-quality effects suite
- Creative signal routing
- Full Live mode
- Supports Neural Amp Modeler A2
- Import custom IRs and AUv3 plugins
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AmpGate Pro is AmpGate reimagined: a complete neural rig for guitar and bass, with a suite of high quality effects, creative routing, a fully fledged Live mode and much more. Now supporting the latest Neural Amp Modeler A2 standard. Try it free for 48 hours. No card, no account, no subscription. TONE3000, BUILT IN - Sign in once and browse the whole catalog of amps, pedals, IRs and full rigs, with search, sorting and endless scrolling - Tap a tone to play through it immediately, tap the heart to keep it in your library - Download cabinet IRs the same way, or import your own .wav IRs from Files THE CHAIN - Up to 64 blocks per preset: drag to reorder, one tap to bypass - Amp, Pedal and Cab blocks that hold as many neural captures and IRs as your device can run, anywhere in the chain - Effects modeled after real hardware: LA, FET and OTA compressors, tube and tape saturation, graphic EQ with Tone Match, envelope filter, ring mod, lo-fi, stereo widener and doubler - 8 modulation modes: Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Tremolo, Vibrato, Ensemble, Uni-Vibe, Rotary - 7 delay modes: Digital, Analog, Tape, Diffuse, Shimmer, Multi-tap and Reverse, with ducking and tempo sync - 5 reverbs: Plate, Room, Convolution, Cloud and Haze - High quality pitch shifting: three engines, up to 24 semitones either way, polyphonic and fast enough to play - A noise gate ahead of the whole chain and a transparent limiter after it - Load your own Audio Unit plug-ins as blocks in the chain ROUTING - Split your signal into up to 4 parallel lanes, each with its own level, pan and gain compensation - Or divide it by frequency band through 2, 3 and 4-way Linkwitz-Riley crossovers - Lane latency is aligned for you, so parallel paths stay in phase PRESETS AND SCENES - Store unlimited presets with search, tags and favourites, and keep 6 of them on the hotswitch bar - Up to 8 scenes per preset, recalled gaplessly, with no reload and no dropout - Full preset and scene tail spillover: delays and reverbs ring on across the change - Export and import presets as files to back them up or share them LIVE - Full screen Live mode with large scene tiles, transport, tuner and click always in reach - Setlist mode: build setlists where every song carries its preset, starting scene, tempo and backing track, and switches automatically - Playlist mode: import your own backing tracks and play them for practice and jamming - Chromatic tuner, metronome and tap tempo, with delays, modulations and reverbs locked to the tempo in note values CONTROL - MIDI learn: map any CC or Program Change to any knob, bypass, preset slot, scene or setlist step - Bluetooth MIDI pairing and MIDI 2.0 support - Siri Shortcuts to recall a scene, step through your setlist and jump straight into Live mode PLUG-IN - AUv3 effect for any host on your iPad or iPhone - Same engine, same library, same presets as the app SOUND AND SETUP - Input calibration, so captures see the level they were recorded at - Mono or stereo output, sample rate and buffer size, input channel and output pair selection on multi channel interfaces - Background audio and a live DSP load meter - Light and dark themes with nine accent colors, resizable blocks, tone curve on or off AmpGate Pro is a one time purchase. No subscription, ever. The 48 hour trial covers the app; the AUv3 plug-in comes with the unlock. Everything runs on your device. Your models, IRs and presets stay yours. Neural Amp Modeler and TONE3000 are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Verdict
Ampcore Glass and AmpGate Pro are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Ampcore Glass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AmpGate Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Ampcore Glass | AmpGate Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitchell Cohen | MATTEO DEMETRIO ZANARDI |
In-app purchases
Ampcore Glass
- Ampcore Glass Pro$5.99
AmpGate Pro
- Lifetime Unlock$8.99









