Comparison

Origin Acoustics Sub vs HouseCurve

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

Head to head
About

Origin Acoustics Sub

Adjust your subwoofer's settings directly from your smartphone. Fine-tune volume, select presets, and optimize sound with advanced features like EQ and phase adjustment. Enjoy a personalized audio experience with easy-to-use controls.

Highlights
  • Subwoofer volume adjustment
  • Preset selection
  • Low-Pass Filter (LPF)
  • Phase adjustment
  • 8 Parametric EQs
  • Delay settings
  • Auto On/Off and Auto EQ
Features
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Control your subwoofer from your phone. This app will allow you to adjust subwoofer volume and select preset for the right occasion. Other features: -LPF -Phase adjustment -8 PEQs -Delay -Auto On/Off -Auto EQ -Factory Reset

About

HouseCurve

This app provides a suite of tools for tuning audio systems, including room correction, equalizer adjustments, and subwoofer phase setting. It measures in-room frequency response and can generate filter settings for various audio systems. It's suitable for home and car audio enthusiasts looking to optimize their sound.

Highlights
  • Sine sweep and pink noise measurements
  • Real-time moving mic measurements
  • Target curve comparison and creation
  • Room correction filter generation (PEQ/FIR)
  • Magnitude, phase, and group delay display
  • Compatibility with various audio systems
Features
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HouseCurve is a multi-tool for audio systems. Use it for room correction, adjusting equalizers, setting subwoofer phase, choosing crossovers and more. Features: * Sine sweep and real time pink noise measurements * Sweep measurements can be averaged as they are collected * Alternatively, use real time tool to collect moving mic measurements (MMM) * Compare measurements to a selected target curve * Create and edit target curves * Generate room correction filters (PEQ or FIR) * Filters compatible with a variety of systems including Roon, Volumio, CamillaDSP, EqualizerAPO, miniDSP and Crestron DM NAX * Display magnitude, phase and group delay * Use with built-in or external microphones * Connect with AirPlay, Bluetooth, headphone jack (analog) or use external stimulus HouseCurve measures in-room frequency response by listening to your audio system play a sine sweep. Measurements are displayed on top of a target curve, making it easy to see where adjustment is needed. Multiple measurements can be averaged to fully capture how the system sounds in the listening area. With small changes and repeat measurements, you can manually tune your system to the target curve. If your audio system has a parametric equalizer or convolution engine, HouseCurve can automatically generate filter settings to match the target curve. HouseCurve can help with home and car audio system tuning, from system equalization and room correction to subwoofer time alignment and speaker placement. Visit housecurve.com for more information on how HouseCurve works and how to use it. HouseCurve will produce acceptable results with the built in iPhone/iPad microphone. Using calibrated external microphones will provide higher accuracy. The free version of HouseCurve can measure your audio system and display a magnitude plot (aka "frequency response"). Additional features, such as room correction filter generation, advanced measurement tools and target curve editing can be obtained via in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Origin Acoustics Sub3 screens
HouseCurve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HouseCurve at 81% against Origin Acoustics Sub's 0%. HouseCurve also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (264 vs 4). Origin Acoustics Sub's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HouseCurve sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Origin Acoustics Sub asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HouseCurve holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HouseCurve has 264 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Origin Acoustics Sub's written reviews are positive against 81% of HouseCurve's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Origin Acoustics Sub versus HouseCurve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrigin Acoustics SubHouseCurve
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.7 (264 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews80.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4264 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.2 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSonavox Canada Inc.Greg Wilding

Customer experience

Origin Acoustics Sub

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

HouseCurve

All ratings259 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.3%

Bugs and requests

Origin Acoustics Sub

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HouseCurve

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Will not connect to iPhone
  • Won't connect and play after upgrades
  • App keeps asking to upgrade after payment
  • Cannot connect to Airplay music systems
  • Bluetooth doesn't work well
Show 9 more
  • Resets phone every 2nd or 3rd attempt
  • Unreliable sweeps (one out of two to three works)
  • External sweep signal not picked up
  • Cannot start over from scratch without uninstalling
  • Cannot detect signal for test tone
  • EQ does not change graph
  • Airplay connection to Bluesound Node 2i not always made
  • Plays music from Apple Music instead of sweep tone
  • iPad gives different responses than iPhone

Requested features

10 requests
  • True support for headphones
  • Download measured plots for offline analysis
  • Ability to export a zip of filters at once
  • Option to normalize filters
  • Clarification on Q value for EQ frequencies
Show 5 more
  • Ability to see Q number for EQ frequencies
  • White background graph option for printing
  • More reliable Airplay connection
  • Fix for starting over from scratch without uninstalling
  • Warning about high volume levels

In-app purchases

None

Origin Acoustics Sub

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HouseCurve

One-time2
  • Tuning Bundle One Year$20.00
  • Tuning Bundle Lifetime$70.00

Questions

Is Origin Acoustics Sub free?
Origin Acoustics Sub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HouseCurve free?
HouseCurve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Origin Acoustics Sub or HouseCurve?
HouseCurve is rated higher. Origin Acoustics Sub averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while HouseCurve averages 4.7 from 264 ratings.
Do Origin Acoustics Sub or HouseCurve have ads?
Neither Origin Acoustics Sub nor HouseCurve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Origin Acoustics Sub or HouseCurve?
Origin Acoustics Sub ships an update every 2 months, and HouseCurve every 2 months. Most recently, Origin Acoustics Sub was updated on October 20, 2026 and HouseCurve on October 26, 2026.

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