Comparison

MP3Gain vs Volume Booster・Bass & EQ

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

Head to head
About

MP3Gain

This app normalizes the volume of your audio files, ensuring consistent loudness across songs, podcasts, and uploads. It offers multiple analysis modes and presets for easy use, with batch processing for multiple files. Listen to comparisons before exporting to maintain audio quality and metadata.

Highlights
  • Volume normalization
  • Multiple analysis modes (Peak, RMS, EBU R128)
  • Built-in and custom presets
  • Batch processing
  • Listen before export
  • Preserves metadata and album art
  • Supports MP3, FLAC, M4A, WAV, AIFF, OGG
Features
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Make all your audio the same volume — without touching the volume dial. Ever jump from one song to the next and grab for the volume button? Or finish a podcast that's twice as loud as the one before? MP3Gain fixes that. It measures the true loudness of your audio and applies exactly the right amount of gain, so everything you listen to, share, or upload sounds even and professional. Quick for everyday fixes. Precise for creators. Three measurement modes cover every job: • Peak — match tracks to a target peak level (in dB). • RMS — match the average energy of your tracks for consistent perceived volume. • EBU R128 (LUFS) — the international loudness standard used by streaming and broadcast platforms, with true-peak limiting. Built-in presets Start in one tap with presets tuned to real-world targets, and save your own for repeat jobs. • Music — RMS -20 dB • Podcast — EBU R128 -16 LUFS • Voice — EBU R128 -18 LUFS • Streaming Video — EBU R128 -14 LUFS • Default — EBU R128 -23 LUFS Batch processing Import a whole album, playlist, or batch of files and normalize them all at once. Adjust one file and apply the same settings to every file in your list. Progress is shown per file, and you can cancel anytime. Hear it before you export Play the original and the processed version side by side in the app, so you know it sounds right before you save or share it. Keep your music intact MP3Gain preserves embedded album art and metadata. Lossy formats keep their original bitrate; lossless files are processed without additional lossy compression. Import from anywhere • Select files from the Files app • Pull tracks straight from your Music Library • Open an audio file in MP3Gain from any app Note: DRM-protected tracks — for example, Apple Music subscription titles — can't be imported or processed. Supported formats MP3, FLAC, M4A, WAV, AIFF, and OGG. MP3Gain Pro The free plan processes up to 3 files per day — perfect for quick fixes. Upgrade to MP3Gain Pro for unlimited processing: • Yearly — $9.99/year • Lifetime — pay once at $19.99 and unlock forever Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed or cancelled anytime in your Apple ID settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renewal at any time in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getseasoft.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://getseasoft.com/legal/terms-of-service

About

Volume Booster・Bass & EQ

Features
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Some files are just too quiet. Volume Booster plays them much louder — a meeting recording, a lecture, a film with whispered dialogue — without the crackle that usually comes with turning things up. Your phone was already at maximum. HOW IT WORKS Import an audio or video file from Files. It opens at its original volume. Drag the boost up until it sounds right. A limiter stays on the whole way, so louder never turns into distorted. LOUDER HERE, NOT EVERYWHERE iOS does not let apps raise the phone's system volume. The boost applies to audio played inside this app, on the files you import — other apps are unaffected. Better to know that now than after you install. SHAPE THE SOUND • Bass boost for thin, distant recordings • EQ presets for speech, for music, and for quiet late-night listening • A custom equalizer you set band by band • Boost, bass and tone are remembered per file, so a track opens the way you left it WHILE YOU LISTEN • Background playback and lock-screen controls • Skip back and forward, or scrub anywhere in the file • A sleep timer that fades out and pauses • Rename, share or delete anything in your library WHAT IS FREE Importing and playing, background listening, lock-screen controls, bass, and the always-on limiter — at every level, for everyone. Pro raises the boost ceiling, lifts the library limit, unlocks every EQ preset, the custom equalizer and the sleep timer, and removes ads. IT STAYS ON THIS PHONE No account, no sign-up, nothing uploaded. Files you import are copied to your device and stay there. Terms of Use: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://zeroplay.io/docs/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

MP3Gain4 screens
Volume Booster・Bass & EQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MP3Gain at none against Volume Booster・Bass & EQ's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MP3Gain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Volume Booster・Bass & EQ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
MP3Gain versus Volume Booster・Bass & EQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMP3GainVolume Booster・Bass & EQ
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews13.8% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB97 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSEASOFT LTD.ZeroPlay Ltd.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MP3Gain

Subscriptions2
  • MP3Gain Premium Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • MP3Gain Pro(Yearly)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • MP3Gain Pro (Lifetime)$19.99
3 purchases

Volume Booster・Bass & EQ

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$29.99

Questions

Is MP3Gain free?
MP3Gain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Volume Booster・Bass & EQ free?
Volume Booster・Bass & EQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MP3Gain or Volume Booster・Bass & EQ have ads?
Volume Booster・Bass & EQ shows ads; MP3Gain does not.

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