CSVReader vs FreqOut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSVReader
Easily view and edit CSV and TSV files on your mobile device. Import files with various character codes, sort columns, and filter data by specific conditions.
- Edit CSV and TSV files
- Import files with various character codes
- Sort columns
- Filter data by conditions
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Open, view, and edit CSV & TSV files right on your iPhone. No computer or spreadsheet app needed. CSV Reader is a fast, simple tool for working with tabular data on the go. Check an export from work, fix a typo in a data file, or find one row in thousands in just a few taps. KEY FEATURES • Edit CSV and TSV files Change cell values directly and keep your data up to date wherever you are. • No more garbled text Encodings are detected automatically, so files open correctly. That includes UTF-8, UTF-16, Windows-1252 (Excel on Windows), ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1), Mac Roman, and many more. Accented letters, curly quotes, and symbols show up exactly as they should. • Sort any column instantly Tap a column to sort in ascending or descending order. • Powerful per-column filters Set conditions on each column to narrow thousands of rows down to exactly what you need. • Easy-to-read layout Columns resize automatically to fit their content, so your data stays clear and readable. Whether you're a developer, analyst, or anyone who gets CSV files by email, CSV Reader makes handling data on mobile easy.
FreqOut
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FreqOut is a UHF spectrum survey tool for production sound engineers. Before you unpack a single radio mic, sweep the venue and see exactly what is already occupying the band. WHAT IT DOES Connect an RTL-SDR dongle to any Mac, PC, or Raspberry Pi running rtl_tcp, and FreqOut sweeps your chosen frequency range over Wi-Fi, stitching the results into a single spectrum display. Run multiple passes and a max-hold trace builds up the worst-case occupancy picture since you started. BUILT FOR RADIO MIC WORK The UK band plan is built in. Channel 38 (606–614 MHz, the Ofcom PMSE shared licence), 823–832 MHz, and 863–865 MHz are highlighted automatically. TV channel boundaries are labelled across the full UHF range so you can see at a glance what is broadcast and what is available for radio mics. READS ANALOG AND DIGITAL TRANSMITTERS CORRECTLY Analog transmitters show as narrow spikes. Digital transmitters (Audio Ltd A10, Zaxcom, Shure Axient Digital) spread ~200 kHz wide and read ~20 dB lower per bin — a standard power meter misses them. FreqOut scores occupancy by integrated channel power, so a digital block is detected and ranked correctly alongside any analog carriers. Nothing hides. CLEAR FREQUENCY RECOMMENDATIONS Colour-coded chips give a per-channel verdict: green for clear, amber for caution, red for busy. An Avoid list ranks occupied frequencies by channel power so you know exactly what to steer around when coordinating. FM harmonic ghost images from the tuner are tagged (FM?) so you can tell tuner artefacts from real interference. THE PI RIG — SURVEY ANYWHERE A Raspberry Pi with the dongle can broadcast its own Wi-Fi hotspot. Power it from a USB battery pack, join its network from your iPhone or iPad, and FreqOut works at any venue with no Mac, no venue Wi-Fi, and no internet required. WHAT YOU NEED An RTL-SDR dongle (NESDR SMArt or similar) and any Mac, Windows PC, Linux machine, or Raspberry Pi to run rtl_tcp. Setup takes a few minutes; the built-in user manual walks through every back end. FreqOut is a survey tool, not a monitor — power spectra only, no audio demodulation, no transmitter programming. Designed for the sweep you run before the gear comes out of the cases. v2, with direct USB connection to the dongle from an M-series iPad — no Pi rig required — is in development pending driver authorisation. ---
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FreqOut at none against CSVReader's 1. FreqOut also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). CSVReader's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. CSVReader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FreqOut asks for nothing beyond the download.
CSVReader ships an update monthly, FreqOut every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSVReader | FreqOut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (118 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motoki Takahashi | Keith Tunney |
In-app purchases
CSVReader
- Remove ads$7.99
FreqOut
No in-app purchases









