Comparison

DubFilter vs RRS EQ3

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

RRS EQ3

This audio effect plugin offers vintage-inspired tonal adjustments with five broad, interacting bands. It emulates an '80s approach to frequency shaping, allowing for precise control over your mix's clarity and low-end response. A demo version is available for trial before unlocking the full unlimited experience.

Highlights
  • Standalone and AUv3 plugin
  • Modeled vintage EQ
  • Multiple fixed and boost-only bands
  • Stereo, Mid, or Side EQ modes
  • Undo/Redo and A/B comparison
  • Scalable GUI
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EQ3 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 EQ3 AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of EQ3 AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. In the '80s it was the first to use a different approach to tonal adjustments. In conventional analog equalizers, whether they are shelving, sweepable, graphic or parametric types, various sections of the audio spectra are boosted or attenuated by adding or subtracting bandpasses. In this case, frequency shaping is achieved by summing bandpasses. Our emulation of this method is quite similar to the original and improved with additional possibilities of digital technology. Now you can hear it for yourself. There are five broad, overlapping, interacting bands: 10 (Sub), 40, 160, 650 and 2.5 кHz, along with the «rock (airy) band» control, which is an HF boost-only control. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Precise port of Rack Extensions plug-in; • Modeled vintage EQ; • Boost only shelf at 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz, 20 kHz and 40 kHz; • 2.5 kHz fixed boost and cut shelf; • 650 Hz fixed boost and cut bell; • 160 Hz fixed boost and cut bell; • 40 Hz fixed boost and cut bell; • SUB (10 Hz) fixed boost and cut bell; • Stereo (Mono), Mid or Side EQ modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. When using the EQ3, remember that the bands are broad, approximately 2 octaves. They overlap one another. For example: when boosting the 10 kHz «rock band» to a +6 position on the knob, to keep the response flat through in 2.5 kHz region you should rotate the 2.5 kHz coarse knob to about a -1 position. The amount you back off the 2.5 kHz control should, of course, be set by ear. Following this kind of procedure will accomplish a more airy sound, with much more clarity. You can accomplish the same thing for the low frequency response by applying the same principles. The EQ3 will reach further into your mix than you've ever heard before with minimal phase distortion. As a result, you may need to take a little time and «play around» with the controls on the EQ3 before you can make intuitive adjustments. To use EQ3 as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — EQ3 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app.

Screenshots

DubFilter4 screens
RRS EQ34 screens

Verdict

The call

DubFilter and RRS EQ3 both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of RRS EQ3's written reviews are positive against 73% of DubFilter's. RRS EQ3 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). DubFilter's advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 23). 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 RRS EQ3 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 RRS EQ3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of DubFilter's written reviews are positive against 100% of RRS EQ3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DubFilter ships an update every 6 months, RRS EQ3 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DubFilter versus RRS EQ3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDubFilterRRS EQ3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (71 ratings)4.8 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — 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 MB23 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%

RRS EQ3

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DubFilter

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

RRS EQ3

One-time1
  • RRS EQ3 Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is DubFilter free?
DubFilter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RRS EQ3 free?
RRS EQ3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DubFilter or RRS EQ3?
RRS EQ3 is rated higher. DubFilter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while RRS EQ3 averages 4.8 from 23 ratings.
Do DubFilter or RRS EQ3 have ads?
Neither DubFilter nor RRS EQ3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DubFilter or RRS EQ3?
DubFilter ships an update every 6 months, and RRS EQ3 monthly. Most recently, DubFilter was updated on September 22, 2026 and RRS EQ3 on August 20, 2026.

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