PatchRig FX vs Gxnarly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PatchRig FX
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PatchRig FX turns sound ideas into playable, editable effects rigs for guitar, bass, keys, vocals, drums, and reference audio. Start with 500 generated pedalboards, 500 generated pedals, 60 super pedals, built-in audition performances, and 31,777 bundled song-tone profiles. Create a board from a sound description, a song-title trait profile, or an imported recording/reference loop. Then audition it, edit pedals, amps, voices, MIDI tools, and DSP blocks, save favorites, export audio, sync privately, or share playable patches. Create fast: - Play through a ready pedalboard. - Describe a sound and generate an editable rig. - Create an inspired board from bundled song-tone traits. - Import local audio and build around guitar, bass, keys, vocals, drums, or the full mix. - Design individual pedals, amps, preamps, vocal tools, instrument voices, and safe Open DSP patches. - Preview pedals, amps, voices, and DSP blocks before adding them. - Compare, tune, rename, save, export, sync, and share. For live use and auditioning, PatchRig works with standard USB Audio Class compliant USB or USB-C audio interfaces and Core Audio compatible devices supported by iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Use an interface with instrument, line, or microphone inputs for guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, or other sources, then monitor through the interface outputs or a supported system output. On Mac, registered Audio Unit effects can be validated and used when they are available through the system Audio Unit host path. PatchRig does not require a specific hardware brand and does not download executable plug-in code at runtime. The free app includes a polished starter set, built-in audition sounds, prompt-created board preview, designer preview, and basic import/reference analysis. PatchRig Pro unlocks the full 500-board library, the full generated pedal catalog, 60 super pedals, amp and DSP designers, MIDI and instrument voices, unlimited saved creations, export, sharing, iCloud sync, and community publishing. PatchRig includes loop audition, richer built-in reference performances, A/B comparison, meters, spectrum views, bypass controls, graph editing, inline pedal/amp insertion, recent boards, rename/save flows, and shareable preview audio for community items. PatchRig is honest about audio boundaries. Song and artist requests create original boards inspired by broad tone traits, not exact recording, preset, artist, amp, cabinet, IR, or clone claims. PatchRig only uses built-in safe audio blocks and bundled resources; it does not download executable plugin code at runtime. Unsupported or design-only requests fail visibly instead of silently substituting something else.
Gxnarly
Control your GX-10 or GX-100 music device directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Features include pedal simulation, patch editing, and IR loading, with iCloud syncing for patches.
- Device control via USB
- Pedal simulation
- Patch editor with full edit functions
- BOSS Tone Exchange integration
- TONE 3000 IR loading
- iCloud patch syncing
- EQ visualization
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GXnarly allows you to control your GX-10 or GX-100 from an iPhone, iPad or Mac. NOTE: Both iMac and iPhone/iPad work through the USB cable - no Bluetooth dongle required nor used when present. * Same app for Mac, iPhone, iPad and supports both GX-10 and GX-100 * Pedal Simulation: operate your Device pedals from the screen! * iPhone/iPad users can use USB instead of the Bluetooth dongle iPhone App has NO editor, on Mac and iPad, you also get an Editor with: * Very fast at reloading of device patches in the editor * All Edit Functions of your device are supported * BOSS Tone Exchange integration * TONE 3000 IR Loading integration * EQ Visualisation * Help texts for all effects and the User Interface * Effect search function * Supports undo/redo in the patch editor * Saves your patches to iCloud to share them between your devices .. and much more! All trademarks, logos, and brand names are the property of their respective owners. Any references to brands are for descriptive purposes only and do not imply endorsement by or affiliation with the original manufacturer. BOSS, BOSS GX-10, BOSS GX-100 and BOSS Tone Exchange are registered trademarks of Roland Corporation TONE 3000 is a registered trademark of Hot Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PatchRig FX at Free against Gxnarly's $4.99. PatchRig FX also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Gxnarly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, 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
PatchRig FX is free to download; Gxnarly costs $4.99 up front. PatchRig FX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gxnarly asks for nothing beyond the download.
PatchRig FX ships an update every 3 days, Gxnarly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PatchRig FX | Gxnarly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 428 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rob Rightmyer | PPV Enterprise |
In-app purchases
PatchRig FX
- PatchRig Pro$59.99
Gxnarly
No in-app purchases
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