Comparison

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app vs SXFI App

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

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About

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

This app allows users to fine-tune their home cinema audio system by providing access to advanced calibration settings. View speaker detection, analyze calibration results, and customize target curves for each channel to achieve personalized sound profiles.

Highlights
  • View speaker detection results
  • Analyze calibration before/after
  • Edit target curves per channel
  • Adjust EQ frequency rolloff
  • Switch high-frequency rolloff curves
  • Enable/disable midrange compensation
  • Save and load calibration results
Features
Currently charting
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The latest Denon Marantz audio video products use Audyssey MultEQ for simple, accurate set-up calibration of your system to the room in which it’s used. But, now you can go further with the Audyssey MultEQ Editor app, going ‘under the hood’ to view and adjust settings for detailed tuning – allowing you to customize the sound more precisely to the specific problems in your room, and tailor the sound to your personal preferences. With this comprehensive app, you can harness the power of Audyssey MultEQ to take total control of the way your home cinema sounds. This app will allow you to: •View the speaker detection results, to check correct installation •View before and after results of the Audyssey calibration, making it easy to identify room problems. •Edit the Audyssey target curve for each channel pair to suit your tastes •Adjust the overall EQ frequency rolloff for each channel pair •Switch between 2 high frequency rolloff target curves •Enable/Disable midrange compensation to make the sound brighter or smoother •Save and load calibration results This app requires specific hardware in your product to function: please double-check that your Denon or Marantz model is supported - see list below - before purchasing. •Multi-Language Support (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Russian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. The OS language setting is automatically detected; when not available, English is selected.) Compatible models: (Product availability varies depending on regions.) Denon AV Receiver: AVR-X6300H, AVR-X4300H, AVR-X3300W, AVR-X2300W, AVR-X1300W, AVR-S920W, AVR-S720W, AVR-S730H, AVR-S930H, AVR-X1400H, AVR-X2400H, AVR-X3400H, AVR-X4400H, AVR-X6400H, AVR-X8500H, AVR-S740H, AVR-S940H, AVR-X1500H, AVR-X2500H, AVR-X3500H, AVR-X4500H, AVR-X6500H, AVR-X1600H, AVR-X2600H, AVR-X3600H, AVR-S750H, AVR-S950H, AVR-A110, AVR-X6700H, AVR-X4700H, AVR-X3700H, AVR-X2700H, AVR-S960H, AVR-X8500HA, AVR-X1700H, AVR-S760H, AVR-A1H, AVR-X4800H, AVR-X3800H, AVR-X2800H, AVR-S970H, AVR-X1800H, AVR-S770H, AVR-X6800H, AVR-A10H, AVR-S980H, AVR-X2900H, AVR-X3900H Marantz AV Receiver: AV7703, SR7011, SR6011, SR5011, NR1607, NR1608, SR5012, SR6012, SR7012, SR8012, AV7704, AV8805, NR1609, SR5013, SR6013, SR7013, AV7705, NR1710, SR5014, SR6014, SR8015, SR7015, SR6015, SR5015, NR1711, AV7706, AV8805A, AV 10, CINEMA30, CINEMA 40, CINEMA 50, CINEMA 60, CINEMA 70s, AV 20, AV 30, CINEMA 50 SERIES 2, CINEMA 60 SERIES 2, CINEMA 70s SERIES 2 Not compatible with Denon and Marantz models other than those listed above.

About

SXFI App

This app uses advanced technology to map your unique ear and head shape, transforming audio for a personalized, immersive listening experience. Enjoy holographic sound that feels like it's coming from outside your headphones, with customizable EQ settings for local music files.

Highlights
  • Super X-Fi holographic audio
  • AI-powered head and ear mapping
  • Tailor-made audio profiles
  • Local music file playback
  • 10-band equalizer
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Imagine capturing the listening experience of a high-end multi-speaker system in a professional studio, and recreating the same expansive experience - with the original depth, detail, realism, and immersiveness – in your headphones. Welcome to the magic of Super X-Fi with SXFI App! Super X-Fi technology works by mapping the head and ear shape, and transforming audio based on those parameters, for the individual. It allows you to experience audio as if it’s coming from outside the headphones, and the headphones seemingly disappear! Leveraging on leading-edge precision technology that maps the distinct acoustics of an audio system projecting sound to the human ear in three-dimensional space, the SXFI App utilizes Super X-Fi technology to deliver a holographic audio experience that intelligently translates that complex information into an identical breath-taking listening experience for the headphones. In addition, everybody hears sound differently in the real world, depending on the shape of one's ears and structure of the head. The SXFI App’s Super X-Fi technology further uses Artificial Intelligence to map the individual's ear shape and head profile, then utilizes a computationally complex algorithm to transform and custom tailor the audio to each individual, so that it sounds perfect to each and every one, and like what they hear in the real world. Key Features: * Built-in Super X-Fi technology lets you magically experience audio as if it’s coming from outside your headphones. * Easy-to-use smart device camera-enabled head mapping that captures your unique ear and head features for a tailor-made audio profile--get the most natural headphone listening experience! * Supports playback of local music files stored in your device. * 10-band Equalizer for further audio customization. Need help? Talk to us at team@sxfi.com

Screenshots

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app4 screens
SXFI App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SXFI App at Free against Audyssey MultEQ Editor app's $19.99. SXFI App also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Audyssey MultEQ Editor app's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

SXFI App is free to download; Audyssey MultEQ Editor app costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audyssey MultEQ Editor app has 205 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Audyssey MultEQ Editor app's written reviews are positive against 23% of SXFI App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app ships an update every 3 months, SXFI App monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Audyssey MultEQ Editor app versus SXFI App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudyssey MultEQ Editor appSXFI App
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (205 ratings) — better2.1 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews — better23.3% of reviews
Number of ratings205 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#36 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB194 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD&M HoldingsCreative Labs Pte. Ltd.

Customer experience

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

All ratings205 ratings
Positive46.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative45.4%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral15.9%
Negative42.1%

SXFI App

All ratings41 ratings
Positive24.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative68.3%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive23.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Communication errors when trying to send calibration to receiver
  • Incorrect speaker distance calculations in exported files
  • Midrange compensation issues causing sound quality problems
  • Crossover settings being overridden incorrectly
  • App crashing on iOS 15 devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to specify frequency and decibel values directly
  • Allow disabling of auto-leveling
  • Bring more advanced features from REW
  • Add more target curve options
  • Enable real-time adjustments and measurements

SXFI App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

No in-app purchases

None

SXFI App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audyssey MultEQ Editor app free?
Audyssey MultEQ Editor app costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SXFI App free?
SXFI App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Audyssey MultEQ Editor app or SXFI App?
Audyssey MultEQ Editor app is rated higher. Audyssey MultEQ Editor app averages 3.0 out of 5 from 205 ratings, while SXFI App averages 2.1 from 41 ratings.
Do Audyssey MultEQ Editor app or SXFI App have ads?
SXFI App shows ads; Audyssey MultEQ Editor app does not.
Which is updated more often, Audyssey MultEQ Editor app or SXFI App?
Audyssey MultEQ Editor app ships an update every 3 months, and SXFI App monthly. Most recently, Audyssey MultEQ Editor app was updated on September 30, 2026 and SXFI App on September 19, 2026.

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