Comparison

Limiter vs apeDelay

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

apeDelay

This audio effect app transforms sound by converting it to the frequency domain for manipulation, then back to the time domain. It offers advanced spectral effects like blur, granulation, and filtering, with extensive control over delay lines and feedback.

Highlights
  • Spectral delay with up to 2048 lines
  • STFT analysis/re-synthesis
  • Spectral Blur, Granulate, Decimator, Freeze
  • Brick-wall filters
  • AudioUnit V3 (FX) and Inter-App Audio (FX) support
  • Audiobus (Full) and Ableton Link integration
  • Built-in Stereo Sampler
Features
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apeDelay - spectral Delay implements up to 2048 delay lines with feedback or up to 2048 Brick-wall filters. The algorithm is based on the STFT (i.e. Short Time Fourier Transform) analysis/re-synthesis. The audio signal is converted in abstract ‘Frequency Domain’, where is manipulated and transformed back again in ‘Time Domain’. You can draw the Time and Feedback shapes for both stereo channels. This is achieved from the multi sliders, who provide a great tool to manage the huge numbers of parameters. You can also benefit of more advanced spectral manipulations like the Spectral Blur, Granulate, Bins Decimator, Noise Gate, Spectral Freeze and Brick-wall filters. + AudioUnit V3 (FX) + Inter-App Audio (FX) + Audiobus (Full) + Ableton Link + Audio Interface support + Microphone input + Built In Stereo Sampler with varispeed and scrubbing + Control Manager LFO for all the Parameters + Midibus, Virtual Midi and Network: 14 bit NRPN controllers + Sample Manager, sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox and AudioCopy + Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad + Post Fx: Stereo Delay, Amazing ClassicVerb Low/Hi Shelving and Dynamic Processor + etc...

Screenshots

Limiter4 screens
apeDelay4 screens

Verdict

The call

Limiter and apeDelay both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of apeDelay's written reviews are positive against 58% of Limiter's. apeDelay also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Limiter's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $6.99) and chart position (#120 vs unranked). 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

Limiter costs $2.99 and apeDelay $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

apeDelay holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Limiter's written reviews are positive against 83% of apeDelay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Limiter ships an update every 5 months, apeDelay every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Limiter versus apeDelay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLimiterapeDelay
Price$2.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.4 (29 ratings)4.6 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#120 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmazing NoisesapeSoft

Customer experience

Limiter

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

apeDelay

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Limiter

No in-app purchases

None

apeDelay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Limiter free?
Limiter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is apeDelay free?
apeDelay costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Limiter or apeDelay?
apeDelay is rated higher. Limiter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while apeDelay averages 4.6 from 17 ratings.
Do Limiter or apeDelay have ads?
Neither Limiter nor apeDelay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Limiter or apeDelay?
Limiter ships an update every 5 months, and apeDelay every 4 months. Most recently, Limiter was updated on September 23, 2026 and apeDelay on September 20, 2026.

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