Surround Speaker Check vs Klipsch LowControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surround Speaker Check
Test and optimize your Dolby Atmos home theater system. This app provides over two hours of spatial audio content to verify surround sound decoding, speaker configuration, and enjoy immersive audio experiences on compatible soundbars and headphones.
- Verify Dolby Atmos decoding
- Test speaker configuration
- Evaluate height channels
- Subwoofer test suite
- Manual speaker troubleshooting
- Spatial audio demos
- Dolby Atmos test tracks
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Surround Speaker Check is a fun and entertaining utility to help you set up and enjoy Dolby Atmos on your home theater gear! Also works as great way to test spatial audio on Dolby Atmos-compatible sound bars and headphones! Surround Speaker Check is more than just the world’s most popular AV utility app - with over 2 hours of content, it’s now THE best way to experience Dolby Atmos spatial audio like you’ve never heard before! SURROUND SOUND TESTING - Verify your system is properly decoding Dolby Atmos surround sound audio - Confirm your speakers are properly configured - Hear and evaluate your surround speakers in isolation (including height channels) - Tune your room, test your sub with the new Subwoofer Test Suite - Use the Manual Speaker Check feature to help troubleshoot and fine-tune your system - Confirm your Apple TV is properly set-up for surround sound playback DOLBY ATMOS TEST TRACKS - True Dolby Atmos audio support provides an accurate and complete test environment - Supports up to 7.1.4 speaker layouts - Works with Atmos-compatible soundbars SPATIAL AUDIO PLAYGROUND - Over two hours of spatial audio demos and Dolby Atmos test tracks - Regularly updated Dolby Atmos demos experimental spatial audio content - Enjoy spatial object scenes designed to unleash the full potential of your home theater Uses specially-produced Dolby Atmos surround tracks with on-screen 3D graphics Designed by guitarist and immersive audio producer Jeff Perrin as a means to confirm the integrity of various surround systems while producing surround sound music tracks. NOTE: Playback of test content on speakers requires an Apple TV (or similar AirPlay-compatible streaming device) connected to a Dolby Digital-compatible home theater system. Spatial audio support over headphones requires compatible iOS device with Dolby Atmos-compatible AirPods or Dolby Atmos-compatible headphones. When played back over an optical connection or non-Atmos devices, surround content will fold down to Dolby Digital 5.1 or stereo 2.0 format, depending on device capabilities. In all cases, a fast internet connection is highly recommend. *Playback of Dolby Atmos content on non-Apple devices requires that the device supports multichannel audio (ie. Dolby Digital 5.1 or Atmos) over AirPlay 2. Please check your device specifications. Please try out the free included test tracks so as to ensure compatibility with your hardware before making any purchases. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Klipsch LowControl
Wirelessly manage compatible Klipsch subwoofers with this app. Adjust EQ, gain, phase, and crossover settings. Features include presets, night/music/cinema modes, and automatic room correction using your device's microphone.
- Wireless subwoofer control
- 5-band parametric EQ
- Independent gain, phase, crossover
- Night, Music, Cinema modes
- Automatic room correction
- Control up to 4 subwoofers
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The Klipsch LowControl app gives the user full wireless control over all parameters of their compatible Klipsch subwoofer via simple BLE connection. Features Include: • Full parameter control for up to 4 compatible subwoofers • 5-band parametic EQ with user assignable saves/presets • Independent gain, phase, crossover control for each input • Night mode: Optimizes EQ, limiter, and crossover settings to minimize disturbance in neighboring rooms • Music mode: Optimized EQ, limiter, and crossover settings for music • Cinema mode: Optimized EQ, limiter, and crossover settings for movies • Automatic room correction: Utilizes the microphone built in to your mobile device to automatically adjust EQ to tune your subwoofer(s) to your specific room Klipsch LowControl is compatible with the following Klipsch products: • C-308ASWi Subwoofer • C-310ASWi Subwoofer Klipsch LowControl is compatible with the following devices: • iPhone 6S or newer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Surround Speaker Check at 3.8 against Klipsch LowControl's 3.3. Surround Speaker Check also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 40%) and ratings volume (41 vs 9). Klipsch LowControl's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Surround Speaker Check sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Klipsch LowControl asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surround Speaker Check holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Surround Speaker Check's written reviews are positive against 40% of Klipsch LowControl's.
Surround Speaker Check ships an update every 5 months, Klipsch LowControl monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surround Speaker Check | Klipsch LowControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (41 ratings) — better | 3.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeff Perrin Music LLC | Klipsch Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Surround Speaker Check
Klipsch LowControl
In-app purchases
Surround Speaker Check
- Unlimited Access$19.991 Year
- Unlimited Access$24.991 Year
- Subwoofer Check$0.99
- Center Speaker Check$0.99
Klipsch LowControl
No in-app purchases
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