KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes vs Equalizer Pro +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes
Experience music with unparalleled audio fidelity. This player utilizes an advanced sound engine for high-resolution playback, offering extensive equalizer options, virtual surround, and gapless playback. It supports a wide range of audio formats and integrates with your iTunes library.
- Amazing Quality Sound Engine AQS-XI
- High-resolution audio playback (up to 768kHz/32bits)
- Extensive equalizer with presets and custom bands
- Virtual surround sound
- Gapless playback
- Silence detection and noise reduction
- Plays iTunes Library and HiRes DB files
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Feel the power of music. KaiserTone contains the "Amazing Quality Sound Engine AQS-XI”. This high-speed sound engine makes use of over 64000 frequency bands to deliver the very highest quality audio. Sound Engine AQS-XI provides an equalizer, virtual surround, cross fader, gapless playback, silence detection, noise reduction, and a dynamic limiter, to allow you to listen to your favorite music at your preferred sound quality. KaiserTone plays music files stored on the iTunes library and in the high-resolution music database (HiRes DB). Supports High-resolution sources: 1) playback of high-res sources up to 768kHz/32bits 2) PCM and DoP (DSD over PCM) playback of high-res DSD files up to 12MHz/1bit. Supported audio format: - iPod Library(iTunes): audio format used by Music App of Apple - Hires DB: DSD(2.8MHz~12MHz/1bit, .dsf, .dff), FLAC(8k~384kHz/8~32bit), WAV(8k~768kHz/8~64bit), Apple Lossless(8k~384kHz), AIFF(8k~768kHz/8~32bit), AAC(8~320 Kbps), MP3(8~320 Kbps), MP4(as Sound), M4V(as Sound) * In iPod Library, Music app exclusive data (Apple Music, DRM, iCloud) can be cooperative played back with the restriction function by Music app. Compatible models: iPhone 5 or later, iPod touch 7, 6, iPad Pro, Air2, Air Playback Options: - 6 modes of continuous playback (+ Medley) - Music shuffle - Spectrum analyzer (stereo split, bandwidth resolution, persistence, etc.) - Speaker, headphones, Bluetooth, AirPlay, dock - SNS posting (iOS11/later, Twitter, facebook, ...) - Sleep Timer from 10 min. up to 8 hr. Sound Quality Effect: - Presets equalizer: Normal, Perfect, Eargasm Explosion, Rock, Rap, Metal, Country, Jazz, Acoustic, Classic, Blues, Oldies, Reggae, Opera, Speech, Bass, Mid, Treble - Graphic equalizer:(5 Band, 10 Band, 20 Band, 30 Band, Spline curve 16k, 32k) Range: -12dB ~ +12dB. (Minimum Step: 0.1, 0.5, 1.0dB) Six types of equalizers for your enjoyment: ○ Beginner: 5 Frequency bands: 100Hz-8KHz ○ Average: 10 bands: 32Hz-16KHz ○ Expert: 20 bands: 32Hz-22.62KHz ○ Master: 30 bands: 25Hz-6.3KHz ○ Spline Curve: Customizable frequency band range 16k: 32Hz-16KHz, 32k: 16Hz-32KHz - Virtual surround sound presets - Digital Output (Max 768kHz/32bit) - DoP output v1.0/v1.1 - "Prevent the head cutting" for DAC (0 to 3.0 sec.) - Up-sampling with integral multiples settings Volume control: - Fine volume - Left/Right balance - Gain adjustments - stereo/monaural Music Selection - Playback music from the iTunes Library and the HiRes DB - by artists, albums, songs, genres, playlists(Create/Delete), Compilations, Composers, SampleRates, Formats - "Shuffle" play can be selected from the song list - "All songs" has the top of the artist/album - Songs can be searched from the artist, album, song lists - “Album artist” settings - Grid View (on iPhone5/more) - Mini Player - Add to queue Settings - Customize the design with 24 different colors - Silence detection (Automatically skip silences lasting 3 or more consecutive sec.) - Automatic dynamic limiter, noise reduction - Spectrum analyzer (stereo, bandwidth, color...) - Crossfade (0 to 20 sec.) - Pause Fadeout (0 to 1.0 sec.) - Album art view swipe action settings - Player orientation settings - Edit the music selection tags Other - 7 Virtual surround sound presets (live Reverb) - Control playback with headphone buttons and Bluetooth - Output with speakers, headphones, Bluetooth, AirPlay, docks - Album art display - Gapless playback - Auto pause on unplugging headphones / receiving a phone call - Background playback - Display lyrics when included in the song file - importation to the HirRes DB by iTunes and AirDrop, by Files app on iOS11 or later Notes : * In Hires DB, it cannot play a track with compression dff file / DRM protected file. * Only Playlist created in this app can be deleted * The download button of purchased sound source from mora is displayed only for "language:Japanese or region:Japan". mora's service is only available in Japan
Equalizer Pro +
Enhance your audio experience with a professional equalizer and a full-featured music player. Enjoy high-quality sound, customizable EQ curves, and support for various audio formats. Manage your music library with ease, including playlist creation and song transfer options.
- High-performance equalizer with 32-bit float processing
- Customizable EQ curves with unlimited points
- Plays MP3, FLAC, OGG, WAV, APE files
- Supports iPod Library playback
- Multiple playlists and playback controls
- Song transfer via iTunes File Sharing and WiFi
- CarPlay and Dark Appearance support
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Professional Equalizer + Full featured MP3/OGG/FLAC Player HIGH PERFORMANCE EQUALIZER - Highly optimized equalizing algorithm. Uses much less battery than other EQ apps with comparable algorithm. - High quality equalization without distortion. Uses 32-bit float processing. - Draw EQ curves without limitation of number of points. - Realtime spectrum output FULL FEATURED PLAYER - Play directly from iPod Library. - MP3/FLAC/OGG/WAV/APE file support - lock screen album art & meta-data support - mulitasking - remote control support - Customizable gestures - Multiple playlists - scrubbing, repeat, shuffle - Support ID3 lyrics (LRC and SYLT word-level lyrics), album art. - Transfer songs between PC/MAC using iTunes files sharing - Transfer songs using WiFi - supports CarPlay - supports Dark Appearance EQ PRESETS - 12 built-in EQ Presets - Unlimited user EQ Presets. - You can set EQ preset for individual track. (EQ preset for song is automatically loaded when played) * DRM protected tracks are not supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes at 78% against Equalizer Pro +'s 46%. KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Equalizer Pro +'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes costs $9.99 and Equalizer Pro + $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 214 and 558 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes's written reviews are positive against 46% of Equalizer Pro +'s.
KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes ships an update every 2 months, Equalizer Pro + fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes | Equalizer Pro + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (214 ratings) — better | 4.2 (558 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better | 46.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 214 | 558 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CyberFort LLC | Tachyon Factory Inc. |
Customer experience
KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes
Equalizer Pro +
User reviews
KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes
From 214 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for hearing loss
- 🚀 Fantastic sound quality
- 💡 Excellent EQ and customization options
- 🚀 Best music player on the app store
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Volume increase not working
- 🐛 Crashes randomly
- 🐛 Deleting songs from playlists is buggy
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with certain devices and audio formats
- 👎 Confusing and outdated user interface
Equalizer Pro +
From 558 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Excellent equalizer
- 👍 Powerful EQ
- 👍 Customizable
- 👍 Robust features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with streaming services
- 🐛 Playback problems
- 🐛 Crashes and stability concerns
- 🐛 Limited functionality
- 🐛 Restricted access to music library
Bugs and requests
KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes
Reported bugs
6 issues- Volume increase not working
- Crashes after playing for a while
- Deleted songs reappearing in playlists
- Compatibility issues with certain devices and audio formats
- Laggy performance when using multiple apps
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- DRM-protected songs not playable
Requested features
6 requests- Increase maximum gain level
- Add CarPlay support
- Implement cloud sync for user settings and playlists
- Improve playlist management and song deletion functionality
- Add support for more audio formats and streaming services
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- Enhance user interface design
Equalizer Pro +
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to play songs from iTunes library
- Issues with CarPlay integration
- Inconsistent behavior with iOS updates
- Syncing problems with playlists and album art
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
6 requests- Expand support for streaming services
- Improve playlist management
- Add more preset EQ options
- Enhance visualizer and UI customization
- Optimize performance for older devices
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- Provide better guidance and tutorials
In-app purchases
KaiserTone Audio Player +HiRes
No in-app purchases
Equalizer Pro +
No in-app purchases
Questions
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