Comparison

ToneCommand vs AmpGate Pro

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

Head to head
About

ToneCommand

This app allows musicians to remotely control and edit settings on compatible hardware devices. It offers features for managing presets, adjusting effects, and accessing device configurations, streamlining live performance and rehearsal workflows.

Highlights
  • Connect to compatible LIVTRA devices
  • Edit presets and effect parameters
  • Manage amp and IR slots
  • Import and export preset bundles
  • Edit device settings
  • Built-in drum machine and audio tools
Features
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ToneCommand connects to compatible devices so you can edit presets, adjust effect parameters, manage amp and IR slots, and control device settings from your iPhone. For NanoCore and Mosaic, the app provides a focused mobile editor for live tone changes, preset browsing, preset import/export, and on-device settings. It is designed for musicians who need quick access to sounds during setup, rehearsal, and performance. Key features: - Discover compatible hardware - Load and edit presets - Adjust effect blocks and parameters - Manage preset names, volume, amp slots, and IR slots where supported - Import and export preset bundles - Edit device settings from a mobile session - Built-in drum machine and audio tools for supported products Hardware compatibility and available features depend on the connected ToneCommand device and firmware version.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

ToneCommand4 screens
AmpGate Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ToneCommand at none against AmpGate Pro's 1. AmpGate Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. AmpGate Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ToneCommand asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToneCommand ships an update every 3 weeks, AmpGate Pro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ToneCommand versus AmpGate Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToneCommandAmpGate Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.2 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size387 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhuhai Livtra Technology Co., Ltd.MATTEO DEMETRIO ZANARDI

In-app purchases

None

ToneCommand

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AmpGate Pro

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$8.99

Questions

Is ToneCommand free?
ToneCommand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AmpGate Pro free?
AmpGate Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ToneCommand or AmpGate Pro have ads?
Neither ToneCommand nor AmpGate Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToneCommand or AmpGate Pro?
ToneCommand ships an update every 3 weeks, and AmpGate Pro every 2 days. Most recently, ToneCommand was updated on October 13, 2026 and AmpGate Pro on October 31, 2026.

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