Comparison

APM Sweep vs Plectro

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

Head to head
About

APM Sweep

This application helps measure and analyze a room's acoustical performance, including reverberation time and clarity. It suggests materials to improve sound quality and allows for saving, loading, and exporting results in common spreadsheet formats. PDF reports with photos can also be generated.

Highlights
  • Acoustical performance measurement
  • Reverberation time and clarity analysis
  • Material recommendation for improvement
  • Save, load, and export results
  • Generate PDF reports with photos
  • Tutorial slideshow for guidance
Features
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APM Sweep is the successor of the well known APM Tool: it let you quickly measure the acoustical performance of a room (reverberation time, clarity, etc. in octave and third octave bands), check if that room is well suited for its purpose and, if not, choose which materials can improve the acoustical quality. Everything still there but with an exciting improvement: now you can use all the power of the Exponential Sine Sweep technique for the measurement process, so your results can be extremely precise and accurate. You can also, save, load and export results in common spreadsheet format. The app can also generate pdf reports with photos. A tutorial slideshow explains the app use. Required at least iOS 11.0

About

Plectro

Features
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Make every guitar practice session count. Plectro listens while you play and turns your practice into useful feedback. See notes and chords in real time, tune with clear guidance, check the cleanliness of single notes, and build a lasting practice habit with session history, streaks, and weekly stats. PLAY WITH LIVE FEEDBACK - Identify notes and chords as you play - See whether a note is in tune, sharp, or flat - View exact cent deviation at supported skill levels - Get a live 0-100 tone score for single-note playing - Follow your elapsed practice time without leaving the session TRACK YOUR PRACTICE - Save completed practice sessions automatically after you end them - Review session duration, detected notes, and average tone score - Follow your current practice streak - See total practice time, weekly minutes, and session count - Visualize your last seven days of practice MADE FOR YOUR LEVEL Choose Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced. Plectro adjusts the amount of detail shown and the chord vocabulary it recognizes, keeping the experience focused instead of overwhelming. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Audio analysis happens entirely on your iPhone. Your audio is never recorded, stored, or uploaded. Practice metrics stay locally on your device, and no account is required. Plectro is built for guitarists who already know what they want to practice and want a clearer view of their consistency, tuning, and tone. Tap Practice, start playing, and make your progress visible.

Screenshots

APM Sweep4 screens
Plectro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Plectro at every 2 weeks against APM Sweep's every 10 months. APM Sweep's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APM Sweep ships an update every 10 months, Plectro every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
APM Sweep versus Plectro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPM SweepPlectro
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLorenzo RizziEnes Oz

In-app purchases

None

APM Sweep

No in-app purchases

None

Plectro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APM Sweep free?
APM Sweep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plectro free?
Plectro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do APM Sweep or Plectro have ads?
Neither APM Sweep nor Plectro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APM Sweep or Plectro?
APM Sweep ships an update every 10 months, and Plectro every 2 weeks. Most recently, APM Sweep was updated on October 24, 2026 and Plectro on October 24, 2026.

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