Comparison

Limiter vs Fugue Machine

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

Head to head
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

About

Fugue Machine

This music sequencer uses multiple playheads to create complex melodic patterns inspired by Baroque and serialist composition techniques. Manipulate speed, direction, and pitch to generate unique soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Multi-playhead piano roll
  • Manipulate speed, direction, and pitch
  • Create complex melodic patterns
  • Inspired by Baroque and serialist music
  • Supports MIDI, AUv3 MIDI, Ableton Link
  • Inter-App Audio and Audiobus compatibility
Features
Currently charting
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A music sequencer reimagined with multiple playheads. "How Bach would have made a sequencer." (Create Digital Music) "A musical feat." (Creator's Project) "A new approach to sequencing." (XLR8R) "A next generation music sequencer." (Ask Audio) Fugue Machine Classic is a tool inspired by composition techniques used in Baroque music and Serialism — e.g. Bach’s canons and fugues, and Schoenberg’s twelve-tone technique. The idea was to design a tool to manipulate a melody’s speed, direction, and pitch, as well as play multiple variations of the melody simultaneously. As it turned out, the best implementation for this was to reimagine one of the most fundamental building blocks of all music sequencers: the piano roll. Fugue Machine Classic is the world’s first multi-playhead piano roll. Create a music sequence and play it back with up to four playheads at once — each at various speeds, directions, pitches, and more. Watch the playheads dance, and hear the complex patterns that emerge. It’s mesmerizing. Fugue Machine Classic supports iPhone, iPad, MIDI, AUv3 MIDI, Ableton Link, Audiobus, Audiobus 3 MIDI, and Inter-App Audio. Thanks to the AUv3 standard, you can run multiple instances of Fugue Machine Classic on a single device when hosted in an AUv3 MIDI host app — like AUM, Logic Pro for iPad, Loopy Pro, and Cubasis.

Screenshots

Limiter4 screens
Fugue Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Limiter at $2.99 against Fugue Machine's $19.99. Fugue Machine's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (90% vs 58%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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

Limiter costs $2.99 and Fugue Machine $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fugue Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fugue Machine has 623 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Limiter's written reviews are positive against 90% of Fugue Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Limiter ships an update every 5 months, Fugue Machine every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Limiter versus Fugue Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLimiterFugue Machine
Price$2.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.4 (29 ratings)4.9 (623 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews90.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29623 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#125 — better#177
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmazing NoisesAlexandernaut

Customer experience

Limiter

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

Fugue Machine

All ratings623 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews238 reviews
Positive90.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative4.6%

In-app purchases

None

Limiter

No in-app purchases

None

Fugue Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Limiter free?
Limiter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fugue Machine free?
Fugue Machine costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Limiter or Fugue Machine?
Fugue Machine is rated higher. Limiter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Fugue Machine averages 4.9 from 623 ratings.
Do Limiter or Fugue Machine have ads?
Neither Limiter nor Fugue Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Limiter or Fugue Machine?
Limiter ships an update every 5 months, and Fugue Machine every 8 days. Most recently, Limiter was updated on September 23, 2026 and Fugue Machine on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Limiter or Fugue Machine?
Limiter currently peaks at #125 in the App Store charts, and Fugue Machine at #177. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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