Comparison

FeedbackGuard vs Reel2

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

FeedbackGuard2 screens
Reel21 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FeedbackGuard versus Reel2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeedbackGuardReel2
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorwin PalmeJoshua David Aquino

Customer experience

FeedbackGuard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Reel2

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

In-app purchases

None

FeedbackGuard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Reel2

One-time1
  • Reel2 Full$1.99

Questions

Is FeedbackGuard free?
FeedbackGuard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reel2 free?
Reel2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FeedbackGuard or Reel2?
FeedbackGuard and Reel2 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FeedbackGuard or Reel2 have ads?
Neither FeedbackGuard nor Reel2 shows ads.

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