Comparison

SVS vs What Would It Take

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

Head to head
About

SVS

Control and optimize your SVS subwoofer's performance with advanced DSP features. Adjust volume, fine-tune audio for music and movies, and correct room anomalies for the deepest, tightest bass.

Highlights
  • Advanced DSP functionality
  • Room anomaly correction
  • Customizable presets
  • Volume control
  • Low pass filter adjustment
  • Parametric EQ
  • Port tuning
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The SVS app is the easiest way to unleash the full potential of your SVS 17-Ultra RIEvolution, 5000 Series R|Evolution, 3000 R|Evolution, 16-Ultra, 4000 Series, 3000 Series, 3000 Micro, 3000 In-Wall, 2000 Pro Series, and 1000 Pro Series subwoofers by allowing advanced DSP functionality and optimization based on your room, speakers and personal listening preferences. The SVS app lets you do simple things like control volume and create custom presets that enable easy, one-touch tuning for music, movies, and other content. More advanced functionality of the SVS subwoofer app includes the ability to correct room anomalies and fine-tune low frequency output so you can enjoy the full depth, force, and nuance from the world’s finest subwoofers. When used with your SVS subwoofer, the app takes the mystery out of subwoofer digital signal processing (DSP) by clearly explaining each feature and providing easy control from your mobile device. If you’re new to subwoofer DSP, the SVS app has a helpful tutorial that guides you through the different settings. With a few simple adjustments, you can eliminate boomy spots, set crossover frequencies, and make other adjustments to get the deepest, tightest, and most accurate in-room response possible from your SVS subwoofer. You can make adjustments from the comfort of your favorite seat or even when the subwoofer is not in site. With SVS, you can easily optimize settings for: • Volume Control • Low Pass Filter • Phase • Polarity • Parametric EQ • Room Gain Compensation • Port Tuning (Ported models only) • Custom Presets • System Settings And More The SVS app works with Apple iOS 13.0 or newer. The app is also available for SVS 13-Ultra Amplifier Upgrade Kits for existing owners of the SVS SB13, PB13, PC13-Ultra, PB12-PLUS, and PC12-PLUS Subwoofers. Have questions, problems or feedback? Contact us at custservice@svsound.com or 877.626.5623.

About

What Would It Take

This app explores the personal cost of life decisions by presenting users with hypothetical scenarios and allowing them to assign a price. Users can see how their choices compare to the crowd and engage in discussions where opinions are tied to their assigned value. It helps users discover their money archetype across various life aspects.

Highlights
  • Hypothetical decision pricing
  • Instant crowd comparison
  • Commentary with price tags
  • Money archetype discovery
  • Anonymous user design
  • User-generated questions
Features
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What would it take for you to quit your job tomorrow? Ghost your best friend? Give up coffee forever? Everything has a price — What Would It Take? helps you find yours. One question at a time. Pick your price from five tiers, instantly see how the crowd compares, then dive into the comments where every take wears the price its author picked. Answer, see where you land, read the argument, swipe to the next. • Instant crowd reveal — see exactly where your number falls. • The argument — a comments layer where every opinion carries its price tag. • Your vibe — discover your money archetype across Privacy, Dignity, Time, Work and People. • Ask your own — pose a question and watch the world price it. Anonymous by design: no account, no email, no phone, no contacts. Age and region are optional and coarse. Delete everything in one tap, anytime. 18+ recommended.

Screenshots

SVS4 screens
What Would It Take4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: What Would It Take at 5.0 against SVS's 4.2. What Would It Take also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). SVS's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

What Would It Take holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SVS has 99 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SVS ships an update every 2 months, What Would It Take every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SVS versus What Would It Take: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSVSWhat Would It Take
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (99 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpecialty Technologies, LLC.Drapelo Devs

Customer experience

SVS

All ratings85 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative21.9%

What Would It Take

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SVS

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Never reconnects to sub, requires reinstallation
  • Preset saving is unreliable or doesn't work
  • Bluetooth connection issues (out of range, drops)
  • Phantom BLE connection locks out other devices
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  • iPhone gestures interfere with app navigation (swipe up)
  • Save Preset button is not visible/executable on iPhone 14 Pro
  • Options button not showing up after selecting home screen options
  • Preset selection not properly shown on screen when swapping
  • App maintains a phantom BLE connection
  • Auto On not working
  • Amplifier plate issues
  • App resets itself on opening
  • Subwoofer not in range reported
  • Preset is set to none in the app periodically

Requested features

20 requests
  • Group subs for simultaneous adjustments
  • Mute function
  • Auto room correction
  • Widget for quick preset changes
  • Apple Watch app for adjustments
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  • Desktop/Mac app support
  • Language options (e.g., French)
  • Standby/Active mode indicator
  • API for home automation integration
  • Native Windows/Mac/Linux control
  • Expanded explanations for settings
  • iPad support
  • Group control for gain adjustments
  • Dropdown menu for switching between subs
  • Always-on display option
  • Automatic recognition of sealed mode
  • Support for multiple devices simultaneously
  • Net frequency response display with EQs
  • Option to go back in menus
  • Dark mode

What Would It Take

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SVS

No in-app purchases

None

What Would It Take

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SVS free?
SVS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is What Would It Take free?
What Would It Take is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SVS or What Would It Take?
What Would It Take is rated higher. SVS averages 4.2 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while What Would It Take averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SVS or What Would It Take have ads?
Neither SVS nor What Would It Take shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SVS or What Would It Take?
SVS ships an update every 2 months, and What Would It Take every 4 days. Most recently, SVS was updated on October 24, 2026 and What Would It Take on October 13, 2026.

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