FeedbackGuard vs Reel2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FeedbackGuard
This audio effect plugin automatically detects and suppresses acoustic feedback in real-time. It uses advanced analysis to place precise notch filters, allowing for clear audio during live performances or recordings. Customize settings for optimal suppression without compromising sound quality.
- Real-time howling detection
- Adaptive notch bank (up to 24 notches)
- Live spectrum display
- User-defined presets
- Adjustable sensitivity and suppression
- Optional harmonic tracking
- Optional spectral noise reduction
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FeedbackGuard is an Audio Unit v3 effect that stops acoustic feedback before it ruins your performance. Whether you are singing live, speaking on stage, or recording vocals on iPad, FeedbackGuard listens for runaway howling and automatically places precise notch filters — so you can focus on the show, not the squeal. HOW IT WORKS FeedbackGuard uses PNPR (Peak-to-Neighbourhood Power Ratio) analysis combined with a growth check to tell real feedback apart from normal voice, speech, or room tone. When a howling peak starts to build, the plugin tracks it with parabolic peak detection and deploys an adaptive notch bank that reacts in milliseconds. Designed for live use: attack and release times, suppression depth, and notch count are all under your control. KEY FEATURES • Real-time howling detection (PNPR + run-up check) • Adaptive notch bank — up to 24 simultaneous notches • Live spectrum display with active notch markers • "Balanced" preset for safe, transparent defaults • 3 user preset slots — tap to recall, hold to save • Fine-tuned controls: Sensitivity, Notch Threshold, Suppression, Q, Attack, Release • Optional harmonic tracking for stubborn feedback tones • Optional spectral noise reduction for quiet passages • Full bypass GET STARTED IN SECONDS 1. Open your AUv3 host (GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, and more) 2. Insert FeedbackGuard as an audio effect on your vocal or monitor channel 3. Tap "Balanced" for recommended live settings 4. Raise Notch Threshold if notches appear on voice or room tone IDEAL FOR • Live vocals and speech • Rehearsals, worship, small PA setups • Mobile recording rigs on iPhone and iPad • Any situation where monitor feedback is a risk COMPATIBILITY • Audio Unit v3 (aufx) effect • iPhone and iPad • Works in any AUv3-compatible host • Mono or stereo, sample rates from 8 kHz to 192 kHz FeedbackGuard — Adaptive Feedback Suppressor by Norwin Palme.
Reel2
This audio effect app adds warm, musical echoes to your music using tape delay emulation. Shape your repeats with controls for saturation, tone, and tape age, and choose from free-time, tap tempo, or host sync modes. Save your favorite echo settings with custom presets.
- AUv3 effect for compatible hosts
- Free-time, tap-tempo, and host-tempo modes
- Tape age, tone, saturation, wow and flutter
- Stereo width and dry/wet mix
- Factory and user presets
- Saturated self-oscillation feedback
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Reel2 is a characterful AUv3 tape delay for iPhone and iPad. Add warm, musical echoes inside compatible Audio Unit hosts, then shape the repeats with tape-inspired controls for saturation, tone, age, wow and flutter, feedback, width, and dry/wet mix. Use free-time mode for manual delay times, tap tempo when you want to play the delay in by feel, or host sync when your session tempo should drive the repeats. Factory presets make it quick to start, and user presets let you save your own favorite echo settings. Reel2 includes a five-minute trial for audio processing. The Full Version unlock is a one-time non-consumable in-app purchase. Features: - AUv3 effect for compatible hosts - Free-time, tap-tempo, and host-tempo modes - Natural feedback through saturated self-oscillation - Tape age, tone, saturation, wow and flutter - Stereo width and equal-power dry/wet mix - Factory presets and saveable user presets - One-time Full Version unlock with restore support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Reel2 at Free against FeedbackGuard's $3.99. FeedbackGuard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Reel2 is free to download; FeedbackGuard costs $3.99 up front. Reel2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FeedbackGuard asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FeedbackGuard against 5.0 for Reel2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | FeedbackGuard | Reel2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norwin Palme | Joshua David Aquino |
Customer experience
FeedbackGuard
Reel2
In-app purchases
FeedbackGuard
No in-app purchases
Reel2
- Reel2 Full$1.99









