Comparison

AUFX vs Limiter

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

Head to head
About

AUFX

Enhance your audio with a powerful 4-band parametric stereo equalizer. Achieve subtle adjustments or dramatic sound shaping with its high-quality DSP engine and real-time frequency response visualization. Supports various audio processing methods and preset management.

Highlights
  • 4-band parametric stereo equalizer
  • High-quality 32-bit DSP engine
  • Real-time frequency response graph
  • Real-time FFT spectrum analyzer
  • Inter-App Audio and Audiobus support
  • Save, load, and share presets
  • MIDI controllable
Features
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A versatile 4-band parametric stereo equalizer for everything between subtle frequency enhancements and agressive boosting/cutting or special resonator effects. This app is part of the AUFX series, a collection of simple and powerful audio effect apps. • High quality 32-bit DSP engine. • Two parametric peak filters with gain, frequency and Q. • Low-shelf filter with gain and frequency. • High-shelf filter with gain and frequency. • Displays the resulting frequency response graph in real-time. • Real-time FFT spectrum analyzer with pre/post/off switch. • Process hardware input/output. • Process other apps through Inter-App Audio or Audiobus (input/filter/output slots supported). • Save, load and share user presets. • Supports Audiobus 2 state saving. • Comes with several bundled presets. • Fully MIDI controllable, including Virtual MIDI. • Background Audio. • Built-in lookahead limiter to prevent clipping. • Record the result directly in app. • Email recordings or export to AudioShare audio document manager app. • Access user presets and recordings through iTunes File Sharing.

About

Limiter

This app provides advanced audio processing for complete volume control. It functions as a brickwall peak limiter and includes a standalone sampler. Offers extensive dynamic processing, from subtle attenuation to distortion.

Highlights
  • AudioUnit V3, Audiobus, Inter-App Audio support
  • Brickwall Limiter
  • Live Normalizer
  • Built-in Stereo Sampler
  • Control Manager LFO
  • MIDI controllers
  • Presets Morphing Pad
Features
Currently charting
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Audiobus and Inter-App Audio Effect. A brickwall peak limiting app, for the complete control of your audio volume. New Sampler! Now you can use the app as a standalone. The Amazing Noises Limiter it has a wide range of dynamic processing: from very gentle volume attenuation to heavy distortion (if you want it!). Main Features: + AudioUnit V3, Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support + Brickwall Limiter + Live Normalizer + Built In Stereo Sampler with varispeed + Control Manager LFO for Parameters + Midibus, Virtual Midi and Network: 14 bit NRPN controllers + Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad

Screenshots

AUFX4 screens
Limiter4 screens

Verdict

The call

AUFX and Limiter both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of AUFX's written reviews are positive against 58% of Limiter's. AUFX also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Limiter's advantage is chart position (#140 vs unranked) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). 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

AUFX costs $4.99 and Limiter $2.99 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 — 4.5 for AUFX against 4.4 for Limiter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 29 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of AUFX's written reviews are positive against 58% of Limiter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUFX ships an update every 3 months, Limiter every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
AUFX versus Limiter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUFXLimiter
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.5 (25 ratings) — better4.4 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2529 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#140 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKymatica ABAmazing Noises

Customer experience

AUFX

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative6.0%

Limiter

All ratings29 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

AUFX

No in-app purchases

None

Limiter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUFX free?
AUFX costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Limiter free?
Limiter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUFX or Limiter?
AUFX is rated higher. AUFX averages 4.5 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Limiter averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do AUFX or Limiter have ads?
Neither AUFX nor Limiter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUFX or Limiter?
AUFX ships an update every 3 months, and Limiter every 5 months. Most recently, AUFX was updated on October 5, 2026 and Limiter on October 11, 2026.

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