Comparison

Limiter vs FabFilter Pro

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

FabFilter Pro

This professional audio plug-in offers a high-quality equalizer with up to 24 bands, featuring dynamic EQ, linear phase processing, and an intuitive interface. It allows for precise sound shaping with advanced features like spectrum analysis and EQ matching.

Highlights
  • Up to 24 bands with diverse filter types
  • Dynamic EQ for every band
  • Natural Phase and Linear Phase processing
  • Real-time spectrum analyzer with collision detection
  • Spectrum Grab for direct adjustment
  • EQ Match for tonal characteristic transfer
  • Per-band stereo, left, right, mid, or side mode
Features
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FabFilter Pro-Q 3 is a top-quality EQ plug-in with up to 24 bands, perfect analog modeling, dynamic EQ, linear phase processing, and a gorgeous interface with unrivalled ease of use. With its unique Natural Phase mode, it matches both the magnitude and phase response of analog EQing perfectly. Innovative features like Spectrum Grab and collision detection together with its intelligent interactive EQ display make Pro-Q 3 an absolute joy to use. The Pro-Q 3 app filters the microphone input and plays it back in real-time. To use Pro-Q 3 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like Auria, AUM or Cubasis. Pro-Q 3 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app. Key features: - Professional mastering-grade EQ plugin with exceptional sound quality - Up to 24 bands with a huge range of filter types - (New) Dynamic EQ option for every band - Filter shapes: Bell, Notch, High/Low Shelf, High/Low Cut, Band Pass, Tilt Shelf, Flat Tilt (New) - 6-96dB/octave slopes for all filter types - (New) Additional Brickwall slope for the High Cut and Low Cut filters - (New) Per-band Stereo, Left, Right, Mid or Side mode - Zero Latency, Natural Phase and Linear Phase processing modes - Powerful real-time spectrum analyzer - (New) External spectrum visualization from any other Pro-Q 3 instance in the session, including collision detection - Spectrum Grab: grab and adjust a peak directly in the spectrum analyzer (Improved) - EQ Match for imposing the tonal characteristics of one signal on another - Extremely efficient processing and low memory usage - Intelligent multiband selection and editing - Intelligent band solo mode - Piano Display switches the frequency scale to musical note values - Separate Mastering (3/6dB) and Mixing (12/30dB) display ranges - Save, restore and organize presets - Optional Gain-Q interaction - Auto Gain and Gain Scale - Phase Invert option to change polarity - Large output level meter with peak level readout - MIDI Learn with option to control the currently active band - Undo/redo and A/B comparison "Pro-Q 3 is a wonderful update to an (arguably) already class-leading equalizer. The best just got better! Verdict: 10/10!" — Future Music Magazine "Pro-Q 3 is unarguably one of the finest EQ plug-ins around. [...]. Outstanding! Verdict: 10/10!" — Computer Music Magazine

Screenshots

Limiter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Limiter at $2.99 against FabFilter Pro's $29.99. Limiter also leads on chart position (#125 vs unranked). FabFilter Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (78% vs 58%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 FabFilter Pro $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FabFilter Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Limiter's written reviews are positive against 78% of FabFilter Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Limiter versus FabFilter Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLimiterFabFilter Pro
Price$2.99 — better$29.99
Rating4.4 (29 ratings)4.7 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2947 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#125 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmazing NoisesFabFilter

Customer experience

Limiter

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

FabFilter Pro

All ratings47 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative14.8%

In-app purchases

None

Limiter

No in-app purchases

None

FabFilter Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Limiter free?
Limiter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FabFilter Pro free?
FabFilter Pro costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Limiter or FabFilter Pro?
FabFilter Pro is rated higher. Limiter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while FabFilter Pro averages 4.7 from 47 ratings.
Do Limiter or FabFilter Pro have ads?
Neither Limiter nor FabFilter Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Limiter or FabFilter Pro?
Limiter ships an update every 5 months, and FabFilter Pro every 5 months. Most recently, Limiter was updated on September 23, 2026 and FabFilter Pro on September 22, 2026.

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