Comparison

SW array vs Surviving Audio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Cardioide arrangement calculations
  • End Fire array configurations
  • Straigth array setups
  • Arc Delay with coverage angles
  • Internal data processing
  • No user data export
Features
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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.

About

Surviving Audio

Features
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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:

Screenshots

SW array4 screens
Surviving Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SW array versus Surviving Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSW arraySurviving Audio
Price$8.99$5.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 88 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEbert MarquesJuerg Andres

In-app purchases

None

SW array

No in-app purchases

None

Surviving Audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SW array free?
SW array costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surviving Audio free?
Surviving Audio costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SW array or Surviving Audio have ads?
Neither SW array nor Surviving Audio shows ads.

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