Android has always failed to do great justice to equalizers. The operating system has supported equalizers for a long time, but it is still not the best experience for users. Some music applications have them and others do not. You can be rocking a song on Poweramp but then get a different sound because Google Play Music does not have a native equalizer. Global equalizers are present on Android phones, but their non-system level permissions stop them from being efficient. Sadly, a lot of these might not do the job you want so we will advise you go for something like LG G8, a device with a built-in amp and DAC plus a system-level equalizer for owners. If you are cool with some compromises, check out our list of 10 Best Equalizer Apps For Your Android:
1. Band Equalizer
This is precisely what the name hints. It possesses 10 bands and that is shocking because most of its rivals have just 5. This app helps to adjust the frequency from 31Hz to 16kHz and from a range of 10dB to -10dB. It comes with a built-in music player. It will function with other music players and users will have access to equalizer presets, a volume booster, bass booster, treble booster e.t.c. The app is free.
2. Bass Booster & Equalizer
This is another uncomplicated equalizer app for Android. It comes with 5 band equalizer plus a bass boost function, ten presets, themes, optional notification controls, and even widgets. The interface is simple to work with and the bass boost and equalizer function impressively. If you have a wired headphone, it works amazingly with it too.
3. Equalizer and Bass Booster
The name says it all. It possesses an equalizer and a bass booster. To be more precise, it comes with 5 band equalizer, ten equalizers presets, and a bass booster. The brains behind the app have said that it will function with several music players, video players, and FM radio. The one problem you will face is that the application closes sometimes if you leave it in the background.
4. Equalizer FX
This is a neat, more modern equalizer application. It is beautiful to work with and it possesses a five-band equalizer, bass boost, virtualization, and even a loudness enhancer (Android 4.4 and up only). Widgets are included too and it will work with most music players, including Spotify, Google Play Music, Pandora and so on. Using the free and paid version is the same thing. The latter will only get rid of the ads.
5. Music Equalizer
This is a straightforward equalizer app. You can use the same type of features like the ones I already touched on above. It comes with 5 band equalizer, a bass booster, a virtualizer e.t.c.
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More features include 10 presets, a four-by-one widget and so on. However, if your phone is very strict concerning background processes, the app can close at any time. The app will cost you nothing, but you will pay to be free from ads.
6. Music Volume EQ And Bass Booster
This is another useful equalizer app. It possesses five-band EQ and nine EQ presets. Users will have access to bass boosting, loudness enhancement, volume control and so on. Several videos and audio players will work perfectly fine with it. It is totally free too.
7. Neutralizer
This is a special equalizer app. Rather than providing users with an EQ for adjustments, it comes with its personal EQ to make adjustments according to what you fancy. As you set it up, you will be prompted to hear sounds at several frequencies.
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The app will even help with the generation of special equalizer preset just for you based on the speakers or headphones you are making use of. The free version will restrict you and the paid version lets you create anything you want.
8. Sonarworks True-Fi Beta
Still on the top of best equalizer apps for Android, sonarworks is another app you should consider. This is a fresh equalizer app on Android. Launched recently, it is a music player with integration with Spotify. It possesses an equalizer that gets a lot of smooth things done. An adjustment can be made for sound for several age groups in various ways. Also, this app can mimic the sound of several other types of headphones. I am not sure it works with other apps though.
9. Viper4Android
This is definitely one of the best equalizer applications. Sadly, it is just for root users. It has been under development for a long time and it is installed to the system partition so it controls better than the regular equalizer apps on the Play Store.
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The app possesses 10 band EQ, loads of presets and settings, effects and so on. It can be difficult to install, yes, but when the installation is complete, you will be glad you did.
10. BlackPlayer
Some other decent options are BlackPlayer, Poweramp, and Neutron Player. These applications come with efficient equalizers that do not alter the sound. But you must note that they only work inside the app. Therefore, if you stream music, the equalizers in these apps cannot work for you. If you fancy private collections, you can use it throughout the day.
There you have – a comprehensive list of best equalizer apps for Android. If you have other recommendations, feel free to drop them in the comment box below.