Comparison

Nightride.fm Player vs Equalizer Pedal

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

Head to head
About

Nightride.fm Player

Listen to various synthwave radio stations with this open-source player. Enjoy seamless playback on your Lock Screen, Control Center, and CarPlay, with real-time track information and direct links to music services.

Highlights
  • Access all Nightride FM stations
  • Real-time track and artist updates
  • CarPlay integration
  • Lock Screen and Control Center playback
  • One-tap music service links
Features
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Nightride.fm Player is an unofficial, open-source player for Nightride FM — the synthwave internet radio. Tune in and take the music with you, with full Lock Screen, Control Center, and CarPlay playback. FEATURES • Every Nightride FM station — Nightride, Chillsynth, Datawave, Spacesynth, Darksynth, Horrorsynth, EBSM, Rekt, and Rektory. • Live now-playing — see the current track and artist update in real time. • CarPlay — browse stations and control playback right from your car's display. • Lock Screen & Control Center — play, pause, and switch stations from anywhere, with track info and artwork on your Lock Screen. • One-tap music links — found a track you love? Jump straight to it on Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube, or copy the artist and title. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No analytics. No trackers. No accounts. The app connects only to Nightride FM for the stream and track info — and to a music service only when you tap a link. Nothing else leaves your device. It's open source, so you don't have to take our word for it. This is a fan-made client and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nightride FM. All station names and marks belong to their respective owners.

About

Equalizer Pedal

This app offers three distinct graphic equalizer modes inspired by classic guitar pedals. It provides precise tone sculpting with ±12 dB per band adjustments and a master level control. Designed for live performance and studio use, it features true bypass and MIDI CC mapping for real-time control.

Highlights
  • Three classic EQ pedal modes (10, 7, and 5 band)
  • ±12 dB per band adjustment
  • Center detent sliders
  • Master Level control
  • True Bypass emulation
  • MIDI CC Mapping
  • Stereo I/O
Features
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Introducing the Studio Camera Equalizer—a 3-mode graphic equalizer pedal that brings the classic feel of real stompboxes to your iPhone and iPad. Three Modes, Three Classic Pedals • 10 Band: Inspired by the MXR 10 Band EQ, with octave spacing from 31 Hz to 16 kHz—perfect for precise tone sculpting. • 7 Band: Inspired by the BOSS GE-7, covering 100 Hz to 6.4 kHz—the most popular guitar graphic EQ in the world. • 5 Band: Based on the Mesa Boogie Mark IV graphic EQ, with five wide bands from 80 Hz to 6.6 kHz—great for dialing in amp-style curves. Tone Shaping, Done Right • ±12 dB per band: Cut or boost any frequency with smooth, responsive sliders. • Center detent: Each slider snaps to 0 dB (flat) so you always know when you are at neutral. • Master Level: Compensate for any gain changes introduced by your EQ curve. Built for Live Performance • True Bypass: A hardware-style DPDT switch guarantees your dry signal passes through untouched when the pedal is off. • MIDI CC Mapping: Map any MIDI CC to EQ parameters using your host's AUv3 parameter mapping and control your tone in real time. • Stereo I/O: Full stereo processing for instruments, vocals, or bus processing. Designed for Studio Camera The Equalizer is a perfect companion to Studio Camera, giving you professional tone shaping on stage, in the studio, and during livestreams. It loads in any AUv3-compatible host on iOS 17.4 and later. Perfect for: guitarists dialing in their live tone, bassists shaping low end, podcasters cleaning up voice frequencies, and producers wanting classic graphic-EQ curves on the go. Studio Camera Equalizer: Three classic pedals, one AUv3 plugin.

Screenshots

Nightride.fm Player4 screens
Equalizer Pedal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nightride.fm Player at Free against Equalizer Pedal's $1.99. On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Nightride.fm Player is free to download; Equalizer Pedal costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nightride.fm Player against 5.0 for Equalizer Pedal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nightride.fm Player ships an update every 2 weeks, Equalizer Pedal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nightride.fm Player versus Equalizer Pedal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNightride.fm PlayerEqualizer Pedal
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTomasz PlocicRafael Guilherme Bertholdo

Customer experience

Nightride.fm Player

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

Equalizer Pedal

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

In-app purchases

None

Nightride.fm Player

No in-app purchases

None

Equalizer Pedal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nightride.fm Player free?
Nightride.fm Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Equalizer Pedal free?
Equalizer Pedal costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nightride.fm Player or Equalizer Pedal?
Nightride.fm Player and Equalizer Pedal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Nightride.fm Player or Equalizer Pedal have ads?
Neither Nightride.fm Player nor Equalizer Pedal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nightride.fm Player or Equalizer Pedal?
Nightride.fm Player ships an update every 2 weeks, and Equalizer Pedal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Nightride.fm Player was updated on October 16, 2026 and Equalizer Pedal on October 24, 2026.

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