Impulso Architect vs Building Acoustics Partner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Impulso Architect
Measure the acoustic response of your room using your iPhone. Analyze reverberation time in key octave bands and simulate how to achieve target acoustics with specific product catalogs. Supports internal or external microphones and impulse sources.
- Acoustic response measurement
- Reverberation time analysis (500Hz-2kHz)
- Room dimension input
- Target RT calculation
- Product catalog simulation
- Internal/external microphone support
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With Impulso Architect you can take a quick and simple measurement of the acoustic response of your room using your iPhone. Reverberation time is given in the important 500Hz – 2kHz octave bands. You can enter the dimensions of your room and it’s general use. Impulso Architect will then give you a target RT and allow you to simulate how you can meet it with products from the artnovion catalogue. Compatible with built-in or external microphones, and you can either use an external impulse source such as a balloon or drive a loudspeaker system with the internal measurement signal.
Building Acoustics Partner
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Together with HBK 2255 sound level meter, Building Acoustics Partner is a complete solution for sound insulation measurements. Building Acoustics Partner provides full workflow support for sound insulation testing according to national and international standards, including ISO 16283. Easy and intelligent measurement reuse helps to make your testing as efficient as possible, while instant result calculations and measurement quality indicators give you confidence in your data. Describe site conditions using photo, video, text and voice note annotations. Building Acoustics Partner is also prepared for the most challenging testing situations, with the ability to use serial measurement of individual 1/3 octave bands, markers to exclude unwanted sounds, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Impulso Architect at 12.0 against Building Acoustics Partner's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Impulso Architect | Building Acoustics Partner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artnovion LDA | Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer A/S |
In-app purchases
Impulso Architect
No in-app purchases
Building Acoustics Partner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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