Comparison

DubFilter vs EQ550b

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

Head to head
About

DubFilter

This app provides a powerful dual filter with resonance and an exclusive overlap parameter. It also features a redesigned stereo sample player with LFO and scrubbing, along with extensive MIDI and file management capabilities.

Highlights
  • Dual low-pass/high-pass filter
  • Resonance and Overlap parameter
  • Stereo sample player with LFO
  • Scrubbing capabilities
  • Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support
  • MIDI control and file management
  • Preset morphing pad
Features
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The Dub Filter is a dual low-pass/high-pass 24/48 dB filter, with resonance and the exclusive Overlap parameter! It contains a completely redesigned stereo sample player with LFO and scrubbing capabilities. Main Features: - Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support (sender and FX) - State Variable Filter (Low-Pass and High-Pass) with resonance and overlap - Built In Stereo Sampler with varispeed and scrubbing - Control Manager LFO for all the Parameters - Midibus, Virtual Midi and Network: 14 bit NRPN controllers - File Manager, sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox and AudioCopy - Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad - Post Fx Chain: Low-shelf Filter, High-shelf and Compressor

About

EQ550b

This audio effect plugin emulates a classic American equalizer from the late 1960s, offering four bands of equalization with selectable frequencies and proportional Q. It provides a wide range of tonal variations for professional audio manipulation and can be used as a standalone app or an AUv3 plugin.

Highlights
  • Modeled vintage EQ
  • Four bands of equalization
  • Selectable frequency centers
  • Proportional Q filter
  • Stereo, Mid, or Side EQ modes
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
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EQ550b AUv3 plug-in — comes as time-limited Demo-version for you to try. It gives you 5 minutes of Free play time. (You can reload the EQ550b AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of EQ550b AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. Based on Classic American EQ from the late '60s, the EQ550b is a continuation of the EQ that played a major role in the history of music recording, but with an additional filter band and several new frequencies. With a surprisingly wide range of tonal variations, the EQ550b is an invaluable and professional audio tool with great flexibility and excellent sonic ability. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Precise port of Rack Extensions plug-in; • Modeled vintage EQ; • Four bands of classic American equalization; • Each band offers seven selected frequency centers; • 15 dB of boost/cut per band; • EQ band 1 and 4 offer shelf/peak switching; • Proportional Q narrows filter Q at extremes; • Stereo (Mono), Mid or Side EQ modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. Rather than offer a huge assortment of complex features, the EQ550b provides exactly the right number of controls. Its four EQ bands are overlapped significantly to aid in dual roles as problem solver and sweetening device with each band offering seven switchable filter frequencies that span four-to-five octaves. These frequencies, purposely selected to be musical rather than numeric. Making use of Proportional Q intuitively widens the filter bandwidth at minimal settings and narrows it at higher settings without the need for additional bandwidth controls. This unique feature minimizes the «phase-shift» sound found in many equalizers. The EQ550b extends the features of the original hardware and joins the flexibility of the digital world to the character of the analog processing. Allows you to choose between equalizer modes (Stereo, Mid, Side) and remove analogue saturation from the processing circuit to deliver pure digital sound. To use EQ550b as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — EQ550b will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app.

Screenshots

DubFilter4 screens
EQ550b4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EQ550b at every 2 weeks against DubFilter's every 6 months. EQ550b also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). DubFilter's advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 13). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. DubFilter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EQ550b sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for DubFilter against 4.8 for EQ550b. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DubFilter has 71 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of DubFilter's written reviews are positive against 100% of EQ550b's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DubFilter ships an update every 6 months, EQ550b every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DubFilter versus EQ550b: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDubFilterEQ550b
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (71 ratings)4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmazing NoisesRRS, OOO

Customer experience

DubFilter

All ratings71 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

EQ550b

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DubFilter

One-time1
  • Audio Unit Plugin Support$1.99
1 purchases

EQ550b

One-time1
  • RRS EQ550b Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is DubFilter free?
DubFilter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EQ550b free?
EQ550b is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DubFilter or EQ550b?
EQ550b is rated higher. DubFilter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while EQ550b averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do DubFilter or EQ550b have ads?
Neither DubFilter nor EQ550b shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DubFilter or EQ550b?
DubFilter ships an update every 6 months, and EQ550b every 2 weeks. Most recently, DubFilter was updated on October 7, 2026 and EQ550b on October 1, 2026.

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