Comparison

SofaBaton vs Sweep

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

Head to head
About

SofaBaton

Configure your physical remote control with this app. It connects via Bluetooth to access a vast database of IR codes for various home entertainment devices. Set up new devices, learn from original remotes, and create custom button assignments or macro sequences for simplified control.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth remote configuration
  • IR code database access
  • Device setup via online search
  • Learning from original remotes
  • Customizable button assignments
  • Macro key sequence creation
Features
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The app is used to set up and configurate the physical Sofabaton remote. The app uses Bluetooth signal to communicate with the Sofabaton remote control, giving access to the full database of IR code for home entertainment devices, such as TV's, SoundBar's, DVD's, etc. Devices can be set up by searching online IR code database or directly learning from original physical remotes. The app also gives you access to customizable functionalities such as assigning unique keys to certain buttons on the Sofabaton remote or creating macro key sequences so that you can enjoy the convenience of achieving certain activities by simply pressing one button. Features: -Online access to cloud-based database of Infrared Device -Universal search by device brand or type -Automatic setup on the Sofabaton remote using Bluetooth technology -Support both IR and Bluetooth remote protocol -Requires a Bluetooth Smart capable phone

About

Sweep

Analyze your speaker's frequency response directly from your listening position. This app plays a log sweep and captures the sound with your iPhone's mic or a calibrated external mic, then displays the results. Easily compare multiple measurements to fine-tune your audio setup.

Highlights
  • Log sweep playback (20 Hz–20 kHz)
  • Frequency response plotting
  • Overlay up to 5 measurement runs
  • Frequency scrubbing with peak/trough snapping
  • Adjustable real-time smoothing
  • Built-in test tone and live meter
  • Export capture charts as images
Features
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See how your speakers really sound. Sweep plays a log sweep through your speaker and plots its frequency response — measured from your listening position. No laptop, no audio interface, no mic stand. Just your iPhone or iPad, a calibrated mic, and a clear picture of what you're hearing. The untethered scout between full bench sessions — the fast check from your chair you'll actually run. A minute, not an afternoon. SWEEP. CAPTURE. COMPARE. • Sweep — tap once and a 20 Hz–20 kHz log sweep plays through your speaker (the Farina ESS method the bench tools use). • Capture — a calibrated measurement mic (Dayton iMM-6C, miniDSP UMIK-1/UMIK-2/EARS, Behringer ECM8000, or any REW .cal file) or your device's built-in mic records it; on-device math extracts the impulse response and plots the curve. • Compare — overlay runs, each in its own color (twenty to choose from), to see exactly what a change did. Measure, adjust, measure again. TWO WAYS IN No audiophile experience required. Tune My Receiver runs a guided measurement, then hands back actual settings — "Bass +5, Treble +8" — instead of a chart to interpret. A plain-language results tour walks through what it found, and Balance Speakers checks your channels match before you start. Measure Again starts a new before-and-after round without losing the first. Prefer the full picture? Everything above is one tap away, from the same library. ALSO IN THE APP • Scrub any frequency — drag the cursor; it snaps to peaks and troughs and reads frequency · dB right where you need it. Pinch to zoom into any band; hold near the edge to pan. • Target curves — overlay Harman Room, B&K, a tilt, or Room Gain as a dashed reference so you know what "good" looks like, not just what you measured. • Aim at what you listen to — pick a listening style (Bass-forward, Warm, Bright, and more) and Tune My Receiver's recommendation steers toward it, not just flat. • Average or Difference — power-average two or more captures (walk the room, average the seats) or compute A − B to see exactly what a change did, both as new measurements you can keep comparing. • Real smoothing, applied after the fact — every capture keeps its full resolution; change 1/24 to 1/3-octave anytime and every trace redraws, no re-measuring. • Set levels with confidence — a built-in test tone and live meter get your output where it should be, and the sweep then plays at exactly that level. Each measurement mic keeps its own calibration file and trim, matched automatically when you plug it in. • Share your capture — export the chart as a labeled image card: color-coded traces, an optional cursor callout, one tap to send anywhere. From Tune My Receiver, the card carries your verdict and knob settings too. • Handoff to your Mac — pair once, and send a capture straight to Sweep for Mac's library: device to device, encrypted, no internet, no cable. Off by default; turn it on in Settings. • Open Sweep files — tap a .sweep file in Files, Mail or AirDrop to add its measurements to your library. HONEST BY DESIGN Sweep shows relative frequency response — the shape you need to tune speaker DSP and EQ. A time-gate isolates the direct sound; down low, the room is part of every measurement, so what you see there is speaker plus room, not the speaker alone — and wherever a reading can’t be fully trusted, low or high, the line turns dashed. Results are only as calibrated as the mic file you import; levels without a known mic sensitivity are marked ≈. Not an SPL meter, not a full bench replacement — it names its limits up front, so you can trust its strengths. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything runs on your device. No account, no signup, no cloud, no tracking, no analytics SDK. Your measurements are processed entirely on your device. They go only where you send them — a paired Mac in the same room, or a file you share. Free. No in-app purchases, no account. Sweep is part of a family of focused instruments alongside Pull, Grip, Lean, and Level.

Screenshots

SofaBaton4 screens
Sweep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sweep at 4.0 against SofaBaton's 2.4. SofaBaton's advantage is review sentiment (37% vs 0%) and ratings volume (306 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sweep holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SofaBaton has 306 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of SofaBaton's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sweep's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SofaBaton ships an update every 2 weeks, Sweep weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SofaBaton versus Sweep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSofaBatonSweep
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (306 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings306 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHTT IMPORT AND EXPORT INCCarl Sieber

Customer experience

SofaBaton

All ratings306 ratings
Positive32.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative62.1%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative55.4%

Sweep

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SofaBaton

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes during setup
  • Remote disconnects frequently
  • Buttons not responsive
  • Issues with firmware updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Backup and restore settings
  • Improved device support
  • Easier programming process
  • More advanced macro functionality

Sweep

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SofaBaton

No in-app purchases

None

Sweep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SofaBaton free?
SofaBaton is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sweep free?
Sweep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SofaBaton or Sweep?
Sweep is rated higher. SofaBaton averages 2.4 out of 5 from 306 ratings, while Sweep averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SofaBaton or Sweep have ads?
Neither SofaBaton nor Sweep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SofaBaton or Sweep?
SofaBaton ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sweep weekly. Most recently, SofaBaton was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sweep on October 31, 2026.

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