Building Acoustics Partner vs MakeSpec
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Building Acoustics Partner
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Together with HBK 2255 sound level meter, Building Acoustics Partner is a complete solution for sound insulation measurements. Building Acoustics Partner provides full workflow support for sound insulation testing according to national and international standards, including ISO 16283. Easy and intelligent measurement reuse helps to make your testing as efficient as possible, while instant result calculations and measurement quality indicators give you confidence in your data. Describe site conditions using photo, video, text and voice note annotations. Building Acoustics Partner is also prepared for the most challenging testing situations, with the ability to use serial measurement of individual 1/3 octave bands, markers to exclude unwanted sounds, and more.
MakeSpec
This app streamlines the US home improvement market for contractors and homeowners. It facilitates real-time, non-face-to-face management of project specifications, pricing, contracting, payments, subcontractor searches, and communication.
- Create project specifications
- Access project information
- Calculate pricing
- Contract construction
- Manage payment process
- Search for subcontractors
- Dedicated chat room
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The structure of the US home improvement market is unsystematic and inefficient, resulting in many complaints and disputes. To address this, we offer new approaches and methods useful to contractors. This app supports all things related to home improvement to contractors and homeowners. Creating specifications, accessing project information, calculating pricing, contracting construction, payment process, searching for subcontractors, and communicating in a dedicated chat room are all possible in real-time and non-face-to-face.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MakeSpec at every 5 days against Building Acoustics Partner's every 4 months. Building Acoustics Partner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Building Acoustics Partner ships an update every 4 months, MakeSpec every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Building Acoustics Partner | MakeSpec |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer A/S | Home Wikii |
In-app purchases
Building Acoustics Partner
No in-app purchases
MakeSpec
No in-app purchases
Questions
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