F6 Control vs Youlean Loudness Meter Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
F6 Control
This app allows you to wirelessly control your ZOOM F6 audio recorder using an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. It enables remote operation of recording, playback, level adjustments, mixer settings, and metadata input, making field recording more convenient.
- Remote recording and playback control
- Adjust trim levels, pan, and faders
- Monitor input levels and timecode
- Edit file names and add metadata
- Set date and time for recordings
- Control F6 inside protective cases
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F6 Control is an app that enables remote control of the ZOOM F6. With it, you can use an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch (6th generation and later) as a wireless remote controller for an F6. Note: A ZOOM BTA-1 is also necessary to operate an F6 with F6 Control. In addition to the fundamental operations of starting/stopping recording/playback and searching forward/backward, this app allows the adjustment of trim levels and mixer pan and fader settings. You can also use it to monitor input levels, timecode information and remaining battery charge. Moreover, using this app, you can input characters from the iOS device to edit file names and add metadata as well as transfer date and time information for use when recording. Features ■ Control an F6 that is inside a protective case -During field recording, you can check and control levels using the device in your hand without needing to look into the protective case on the F6. ■ Create monitor mixes easily -Using the mixer screen that supports multi-touch, you can easily create monitor mixes as though using a traditional mixer. ■ Input metadata -Using the iOS device keyboard, you can input all types of metadata. You can even type long entries without hassle. ■Set the date and time -The F6 date and time can be adjusted to match that of the iOS device. This allows you to set the time accurately with ease.
Youlean Loudness Meter Lite
This app provides professional audio analysis tools, including LUFS, True Peak, Spectrum, and Vectorscope. It can be used as a standalone application or as an AUv3 plugin within other music production apps. Analyze audio from your device or stream it wirelessly from a desktop DAW.
- LUFS and True Peak analysis
- Spectrum and Vectorscope graphs
- Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
- Wi-Fi audio streaming from desktop DAW
- Record and export audio
- Online streaming presets
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Use it as a standalone APP or as an AUv3 plugin inside your favorite hosts like GarageBand, LumaFusion, or Cubasis. Youlean Loudness Meter Lite is a professional meter that will help you analyze LUFS and True Peak units, Spectrum, and Vectorscope. You can also analyze audio via a local Wi-Fi network coming from a desktop DAW like a Logic Pro. The app can record audio from the internal microphone or connected audio interface. Recorded audio can be exported as a WAV 32-bit float audio file. The FREE version will have everything you need to get the job done. You can also upgrade to the PRO version to get some extra features. PRO features: - LUFS, true-peak, spectrum, and vectorscope graphs. - Online streaming presets, and custom presets. - Custom settings Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Youlean Loudness Meter Lite at 3.8 against F6 Control's 2.4. Youlean Loudness Meter Lite also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (47% vs 35%). F6 Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Youlean Loudness Meter Lite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. F6 Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Youlean Loudness Meter Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of F6 Control's written reviews are positive against 47% of Youlean Loudness Meter Lite's.
F6 Control ships an update every 5 months, Youlean Loudness Meter Lite every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | F6 Control | Youlean Loudness Meter Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (47 ratings) | 3.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | 47.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZOOM CORPORATION | Julijan Nikolic |
Customer experience
F6 Control
Youlean Loudness Meter Lite
In-app purchases
F6 Control
No in-app purchases
Youlean Loudness Meter Lite
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$17.99
- Lifetime Access Original$29.99
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