Comparison

APM Sweep vs TonalSnap

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

TonalSnap

Features
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Choose a target note and save a take that summarizes accepted pitch samples, while making weak, off-target or missing input visible. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Intonation Takes in the Practice Lab and choose the note, concert pitch and tolerance. 2. Start a take with microphone permission. The app accepts only fresh samples that meet its input and target checks. 3. Stop and save the take, then review the median cents, accepted-sample percentage and rejected-sample count. The chromatic tuner, metronome and other practice tools remain available. WHAT TO KNOW A summary needs at least ten accepted samples. Percentages describe overlapping accepted samples, not time spent in tune. The app does not score silence as success. Device microphones, environment and instrument affect results; no calibration or real-room accuracy guarantee is made. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

APM Sweep4 screens
TonalSnap3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: APM Sweep at Free against TonalSnap's $3.99. APM Sweep also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). TonalSnap's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 10 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

APM Sweep is free to download; TonalSnap costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APM Sweep ships an update every 10 months, TonalSnap every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
APM Sweep versus TonalSnap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPM SweepTonalSnap
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLorenzo RizziRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

APM Sweep

No in-app purchases

None

TonalSnap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APM Sweep free?
APM Sweep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TonalSnap free?
TonalSnap costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do APM Sweep or TonalSnap have ads?
Neither APM Sweep nor TonalSnap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APM Sweep or TonalSnap?
APM Sweep ships an update every 10 months, and TonalSnap every 10 days. Most recently, APM Sweep was updated on October 24, 2026 and TonalSnap on October 25, 2026.

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