Decibel Display vs Mix to Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Decibel Display
This companion app displays audio metering information from its desktop counterpart on your smartphone or tablet. Design custom presets with various meter types, colors, and shapes for a personalized audio monitoring experience.
- Real-time audio metering
- Customizable meter presets
- VU Meter, LUFS, RMS
- Spectrum Analyzer
- Phase-scope display
- Modular design
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Decibel Display app is only a viewer, it works with Decibel Desktop which is an audio Plug-in (VST3, AAX, AU) and standalone app (Mac, Windows) that can be broadcast to any smartphone or tablet device using this app. It is a modular multi-meter on which you can design the preset you want including color, size, shape, choosing between several VU Meter, LUFS Meters, RMS Meter, Spectrum Analyser, Phase-scope and so on.
Mix to Mobile
Stream high-quality, low-latency audio directly from your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) to your mobile device. Listen to your mixes in real-time, make adjustments, and get instant feedback without bouncing projects. Ideal for musicians, producers, and sound engineers.
- Real-time audio streaming
- Low latency playback
- Lossless audio quality
- WiFi network usage
- Multiple stream support
- DAW plugin integration
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Stream audio from your DAW to your mobile device Mix to Mobile makes it easy to listen to your mix on your mobile device. You no longer have to bounce your project and send it to your phone. You can listen to your mix in realtime, make adjustments and get instant feedback. How it works The Mix to Mobile app receives high quality, low latency, lossless audio streams directly from your DAW. A separate sender plugin is available as AudioUnit, AAX & VST3 on macOS and Windows. Use your WiFi Mix to Mobile uses your local network to send audio to your mobile device, including WiFi. You can send and receive multiple streams simultaneously. It's easy - Get going in three steps 1. Place the plugin on the track you want to listen to 2. Open the mobile app 3. Click “Start listening” on the stream you want to listen to Studio - Mixing & mastering Using Mix to Mobile allows you to make great mix decisions based on instant feedback from your mobile. And because Mix to Mobile sends high quality, lossless audio to your mobile devices so you can make decisions with great confidence. Live - Broadcast Use Mix to Mobile to know how your TV mix translates to mobile for the people at home. Sound on Digital plans to release a standalone sender application which allows you to stream any audio input device to you mobile. Other applications - Creative usage Mix to Mobile has other applications as well. Think of streaming to the audience's mobile devices, live translations or art projects.
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Verdict
Decibel Display and Mix to Mobile are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Decibel Display against 4.3 for Mix to Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Decibel Display's written reviews are positive against 45% of Mix to Mobile's.
Decibel Display ships an update monthly, Mix to Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Decibel Display | Mix to Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 11 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Process Audio | Owllab |
Customer experience
Decibel Display
Mix to Mobile
In-app purchases
Decibel Display
No in-app purchases
Mix to Mobile
No in-app purchases
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