Comparison

productionTimer vs Live Audio Multi

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

Head to head
About

productionTimer

This app transforms your iOS device into a professional countdown clock for live events and television production. It offers fullscreen display on external monitors, customizable text and colors, and message broadcasting capabilities.

Highlights
  • Fullscreen countdown on external display
  • Message broadcasting
  • Customizable text and background colors
  • Time-Travel feature
  • AirPlay support
Features
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productionTimer was designed specifically for the live event and television production industry. Turn most models of iPad or iPhone / iPod Touch into a full-featured countdown clock - perfect for live events! Key Features: - FULLSCREEN countdown on an EXTERNAL DISPLAY via USB-C/Lightning->HDMI or AirPlay - NDI® and SRT output - send the clock over your network to a switcher, multiviewer, remote venue, or playout system - WEB VIEW & REMOTE CONTROL - open the clock in any browser and drive the timer from a separate phone, tablet, or laptop - Bitfocus Companion support - control productionTimer from a Stream Deck or any Companion surface - Send messages downstage - Change text and background colors for normal, warning, and end segments - Smaller cost and footprint than computer or hardware-based timers productionTimer turns an iOS device into a full-screen countdown clock for an external monitor. Take video directly out of the device via the Apple HDMI adapter - run it to a nearby monitor with standard HDMI, send it over Cat-5/5e/6 or fiber, or feed it into a switcher and route it anywhere. Using a switcher, you can even key out the background for a clean countdown over other graphics - perfect for getting attendees back from breaks on time. Prefer to skip the cables? An AirPlay destination like Apple TV works as the external monitor. Need the clock somewhere a cable won't reach? Broadcast it over your network instead - as an NDI source straight into your switcher, or an SRT stream for reliable delivery over longer, less predictable connections. It's also available as a web view, so anyone on the network can pull it up in a browser. Run the show from wherever you are: built-in remote control lets an operator drive the timer from a separate device, and Bitfocus Companion integration puts start, stop, reset, and messaging on your Stream Deck - right inside the control layout you already use. A "warning" changes the clock's background to a user-defined color at a set time - great for cueing talent to wrap up or move to Q&A. Once time is up, the background can change colors again. Need to send a note downstage but don't have switching in place to get it on the confidence monitor? Type a short message and display it on the clock. The countdown shifts up and a large, clear message appears below it - one touch and it's back to normal. Event professionals know the importance of running on time. Need to make up a few minutes? Use "Time-Travel" to run the clock faster than reality - just set the time of day you want it to hit "0" and productionTimer figures out the rest.

About

Live Audio Multi

This offline utility app provides live sound engineers and musicians with essential tools like an RTA, SPL meter, delay calculator, and signal generator. It offers advanced features for system setup and analysis, all within a clean, ad-free interface.

Highlights
  • Fractional-octave RTA with live peak readout
  • SPL meter with dB(A), dB(C), dB(Z) and Leq
  • Delay calculator with temperature/humidity compensation
  • Sub-array design for broadside and end-fire arrays
  • Signal generator with sine sweep and noise
  • Unit converters for temperature, distance, and pressure
Features
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Live Audio Multi-Tool (LAM-T) is a fast, offline toolbox for live sound engineers, system techs, AV installers, and musicians. Everything you reach for at a gig — an analyzer, an SPL meter, a delay calculator, sub-array alignment, a signal generator — in one clean app. No account, no ads, no tracking. REAL-TIME ANALYZER (RTA) • Fractional-octave RTA with a live peak readout • A / C / Z weighting • Spectrogram view, freeze, peak hold, and capture/compare • Adjustable Y-offset for quick reference matching SPL METER + Leq • dB(A), dB(C), dB(Z) with peak hold • Running Leq over 1, 15, or 60 minutes • Per-device calibration offset — match it to a real meter once and it sticks DELAY CALCULATOR • Speed-of-sound delay from real temperature and humidity (auto-filled from your location) • Connect a Bluetooth laser rangefinder to drop a measured distance straight in — verified with the Bosch GLM 165-27C (GLM 120 C family); Leica DISTO (and Stabila LD), older Bosch GLM, Stanley TLM99s / DeWalt DW099S and older Mileseey on a best-effort basis; any other meter can send a one-tap diagnostic report so support can be added • Feet or metres SUB-ARRAY DESIGNER • Broadside and end-fire arrays • Cardioid tops (castellated or all-subs) • Per-sub delay times computed for your spacing and coverage SIGNAL GENERATOR • Sine (20 Hz–20 kHz, log sweep), pink noise, and a polarity-check pulse • Polarity reader — check a speaker's polarity through the mic UNIT CONVERTERS • Temperature, distance, and pressure • Reads your device's barometer for true local air pressure Built for the real world: it works offline, launches instantly, and stays out of your way. Informational only, no warranty. Measurements and conversions are estimates — verify anything critical with calibrated instruments.

Screenshots

productionTimer2 screens
Live Audio Multi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Live Audio Multi at Free against productionTimer's $19.99. Live Audio Multi also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). productionTimer's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Live Audio Multi is free to download; productionTimer costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Live Audio Multi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of productionTimer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Live Audio Multi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

productionTimer ships an update weekly, Live Audio Multi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
productionTimer versus Live Audio Multi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterproductionTimerLive Audio Multi
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (12 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better4
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOn-Point Presentation Services, LLCBryan Hargrave

Customer experience

productionTimer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Live Audio Multi

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

productionTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Live Audio Multi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is productionTimer free?
productionTimer costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Audio Multi free?
Live Audio Multi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, productionTimer or Live Audio Multi?
Live Audio Multi is rated higher. productionTimer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Live Audio Multi averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do productionTimer or Live Audio Multi have ads?
Neither productionTimer nor Live Audio Multi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, productionTimer or Live Audio Multi?
productionTimer ships an update weekly, and Live Audio Multi every 2 days. Most recently, productionTimer was updated on October 8, 2026 and Live Audio Multi on October 10, 2026.

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