SW array vs Surviving Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SW array
This tool simplifies calculations for speaker arrangements, offering guidance for various configurations like Cardioide, End Fire, and Arc Delay. It processes data internally without exporting user information, ensuring privacy.
- Cardioide arrangement calculations
- End Fire array configurations
- Straigth array setups
- Arc Delay with coverage angles
- Internal data processing
- No user data export
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O Subwofer Array (SW array) é uma ferramenta para facilitar os cálculos dos arranjos. Usa como referência caixas “omnidirecionais” e indica os dados para auxiliar montagens dos arranjos: -Cardioide (com caixas opostas e caixas em mesma direção) -End Fire (1/4 λ até 4 caixas) -Straigth (2/3 λ 4,6,8,12 caixas) -Arc Delay (Delay/Físico com cobertura aproximada: 15o, 30o, 45o, 60o, 90o, 120o Aviso “O SW array é uma ferramenta para facilitar os cálculos, portanto, não tem o objetivo de ensinar as técnicas e não se responsabiliza por danos aos equipamentos. ” Os dados inseridos no aplicativo são processados internamente. Não há qualquer exportação de informações do usuário ou mesmo dos dados inseridos. Não há acesso externo.
Surviving Audio
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Plan the show, before the show. Surviving Audio is the pre-show planning suite for working sound engineers. Built around real-world workflows from the live PA design playbook — McCarthy-grade math, dynamically visualized, with practical guides on every tool. The big six: Stereo PA Quick-Eval — Type room dimensions (W × D), get a complete system recommendation: speaker spacing, coverage range, throw distance, FAR/LAR, plus a class verdict (long-throw, standard, wide, multi-box). Answers "which system do I bring?" in 30 seconds. Multi-Tower Delay Chain — One tower? Five towers? The app calculates the position and electrical delay for every tower based on your venue depth and the 40 ms threshold (temperature-adjusted). Visualizes the entire chain with side-elevation diagram. Spatial Crossover — The exact position where main and delay tower meet at equal level, plus the delay setting in ms and samples. Includes a level-vs-position SPL plot showing the transition zone. Sub Setup Recommende — Number of subs + crossover frequency + stage width = the right configuration. Single, coupled, stereo (with power-alley warning), cardioid stack, end-fire, distributed, or coupled block. Each rendered as a top-down stage diagram with λ/2 reference. Cardioid + End-Fire Sub Designer — Calculate delays, polarity, and forward gain. Interactive polar plots at chosen frequency. Top-down layouts with dimensioned spacing. Line Array Splay (Field Estimate) — Rough estimation of splay angles using only a laser distance meter. Side-elevation showing progressively splayed boxes. Pre-MAPP/ArrayCalc reality check. And much more:
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Surviving Audio at $5.99 against SW array's $8.99. On ads, 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
SW array costs $8.99 and Surviving Audio $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | SW array | Surviving Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | $5.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 88 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ebert Marques | Juerg Andres |
In-app purchases
SW array
No in-app purchases
Surviving Audio
No in-app purchases
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