Comparison

Spatial Control vs SoundsReal

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

Head to head
About

Spatial Control

This app allows for real-time control and interaction with immersive audio spaces. Design, deploy, and customize dynamic soundscapes for various environments like retail, hospitality, and museums. It offers user-friendly scene controls, event triggering, and detailed permissions for a seamless audio experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time control of audio spaces
  • Interactive soundscape management
  • User-friendly scene and space controls
  • Trigger interactive events
  • Detailed user roles and permissions
  • Easy setup, tuning, and customization
Features
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Spatial, the immersive audio experience company, provides compelling, dynamic soundscapes in all of the places we work, play and stay. Spatial brings realistic interactive soundscapes to real-world spaces. - Retail: Ignite your customers’ imaginations - Hospitality: Create a world of wonder - Residential: Make home their favorite destination - Museum: Exhibit the unexpected - Theme Park and Experience: Tell your biggest story Spatial experiences are Realistic, Interactive and Flexible - Built on an object-driven platform that renders realistic, believable soundscapes in real-time. - Comprehensive and immediate support for both inputs and outputs, allowing interactive and dynamic experiences and integration with third-party lights, screens, control systems, and more. - Design once; deploy anywhere. Spatial can scale and adapt to any location and installation; place speakers anywhere you want to strengthen the impact. Using real-world acoustic physics, Spatial scenes automatically adjust to the space for the best possible experience. Next Generation Tools: Spatial Control - Real-time control of and interaction with all your spaces - User friendly scene and space controls - Adjust volume, browse scene information, lock and unlock spaces and more - Trigger interactive events right from the Control app - Detailed user roles and permissions for a business-critical service experience - Easy setup, tuning, and customization of your spaces - Get everything just right without ever leaving the space - Use device features to fine tune the acoustics of each location Also available at www.spatialinc.com: Next Generation Tools: Spatial Reality Spatial Reality runs on inexpensive high performance macOS and Linux computers and works with all industry standard audio hardware to create Spatial experiences anywhere you can imagine. Next Generation Tools: Spatial Studio Spatial Studio is a powerful creation environment with detailed control of a fully visualized experiential scene. Creators from beginner to pro can see the whole scene take place on the 3D canvas and a few quick clicks publishes the scene to the Spatial account hosted in the cloud.

About

SoundsReal

Features
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Trigger your sounds at the right moment. Without being seen. Without missing a beat. SoundsReal is the audio sequencer built for stage performers — magicians, actors, musicians, and artists. Control your soundscapes, sound effects, and music with full discretion, straight from your pocket. Simple Import: Add your sounds and music directly from your iPhone or iPad, no computer required. 10,000+ Built-in Sounds: Access a massive integrated sound library with over 10,000 ready-to-use sounds and effects — no need to source your own audio to get started. Precise Sequences: Schedule your audio triggers with delay, haptic feedback, and millisecond-accurate timing — so you never miss your cue again. Remote and Discreet Control Connect a Bluetooth remote (BLE) to trigger your sequences without touching the screen Compatible with the Virtuoz by MagieFactory for a magician-native integration Use your smartphone's volume buttons as a discreet trigger Compatible with the Flic Smart Button Lock Mode: Prevent any accidental interaction during your performances. The app stays active, on the right mode, even in your pocket.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spatial Control at none against SoundsReal's 1. SoundsReal's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SoundsReal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spatial Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spatial Control ships an update monthly, SoundsReal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spatial Control versus SoundsReal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpatial ControlSoundsReal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpatial Inc.Vincent Gachet

In-app purchases

None

Spatial Control

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SoundsReal

One-time1
  • SoundsReal Premium$17.99

Questions

Is Spatial Control free?
Spatial Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundsReal free?
SoundsReal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spatial Control or SoundsReal have ads?
Neither Spatial Control nor SoundsReal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spatial Control or SoundsReal?
Spatial Control ships an update monthly, and SoundsReal fortnightly. Most recently, Spatial Control was updated on June 5, 2026 and SoundsReal on September 15, 2026.

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