Dirac Live vs ARCAM Radia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dirac Live
This app digitally corrects your room's acoustics to improve sound quality. It addresses timing issues and reflections that affect audio clarity, localization, and bass response. Offers a tailored target curve and simplified calibration for a better listening experience.
- Digital room acoustics correction
- Improves sound localization
- Enhances clarity and intelligibility
- Deeper, tighter bass response
- Tailored target curve algorithm
- Simplified calibration process
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Note: To use this app, you will need a Dirac capable device. This device must additionally support connecting a microphone - you cannot use your phone as a microphone with this app. If your device does not support a microphone, instead use the desktop version. No matter how much you’ve invested in your sound system, your room will always have an impact on the sound quality – an all-too-often overlooked fact. Dirac Live Room Correction deals with these challenges in a unique way by addressing the issues that no other product on the market can. That’s why Dirac Live has been adopted by the world’s leading manufacturers of high-end audio-video equipment and praised by audiophiles and music creators all over the world. Room correction solutions have been around for decades. But we at Dirac realize these only act as advanced equalizers, smoothing the frequency curve but totally missing the timing aspect. Room reflections and misaligned speakers will cause sounds to arrive at your ears with different time delays, blurring the sound image. With Dirac Live® you’ll experience three key benefits: 1. Improved localization of sound events, or staging. 2. Better clarity and intelligibility in both music and speech. 3. A deeper, tighter bass response, free of resonance throughout the entire listening area. Dirac Live on iOS provides a richer user experience and better interactivity compared to using an on-screen display with remote control. For existing users of Dirac Live on iOS, you will enjoy the following enhancements: 1. A new and unique algorithm that tailors the target curve to your room and sound system. 2. A tool that lets you design your sound profile by adjusting two bars with your fingertips. 3. A simplified calibration process with fewer steps. Dirac Live® makes use of QT. QT is licensed under LGPLv3. For more information about Dirac Live please visit https://www.dirac.com/live/
ARCAM Radia
Easily set up your Wi-Fi connected audio device and stream music from various sources. Access podcasts, internet radio, and popular music services directly from your phone. Supports Chromecast streaming for a seamless audio experience.
- Wi-Fi product setup
- Music playback
- Podcast and radio access
- Qobuz and Amazon Music integration
- UPnP & USB playback
- Chromecast streaming configuration
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The ARCAM Radia App enables quick product setup on the Wi-Fi network and fast access to music playback. Once connected, you can access a world of music including: • A huge catalogue of podcasts and internet radio stations. Add Favourites for quick and convenient playback • Music playback via Qobuz and Amazon Music, UPnP & USB drives built into the App • Configures your device for Chromecast streaming Note: For the best experience, please check your ARCAM device is running the latest software.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ARCAM Radia at 2.6 against Dirac Live's 1.8. ARCAM Radia also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). Dirac Live's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ARCAM Radia holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of Dirac Live's written reviews are positive against 0% of ARCAM Radia's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dirac Live ships an update every 2 months, ARCAM Radia every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dirac Live | ARCAM Radia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (24 ratings) | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dirac Research AB | HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
Customer experience
Dirac Live
ARCAM Radia
In-app purchases
Dirac Live
No in-app purchases
ARCAM Radia
No in-app purchases
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