Comparison

ASET vs Tracebook

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

Head to head
About

ASET

This utility app provides essential calculators and converters for live sound engineers. It helps with quick calculations for temperature, distance, wavelength, and BPM conversions, making it ideal for on-the-go use.

Highlights
  • Temperature to speed of sound calculator
  • Distance to delay calculator
  • Wavelength calculators
  • BPM to milliseconds converter
  • Unit and temperature converters
  • Supports Fahrenheit/Celsius and Meters/Feet
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ASET - Audio System Engineer Tools An easy to use multi calculator app for the live sound engineer. Multiple calculators that assist you in your daily job in sound. Easy convert between different feet or meters and Fahrenheit or Celsius. Making this an app that can be used perfectly for a quick calculation of what you need on the road. CALCULATORS - Temperature to speed of sound (in Fahrenheit / Celsius and Meters / Feet per second) - Distance to Delay in Milliseconds - Wavelength in meters or feet (also modified by temperature) - Wavelength in Herz to Meters or feet CONVERTORS - BPM to Milliseconds - Celcius to Fahrenheit - Meters to Feet - all convertors swappable

About

Tracebook

Features
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Tracebook is an independent public non-profit community that promotes the open exchange of loudspeaker system reference data measured by audio professionals for audio professionals. The app is an iOS version of the Tracebook website found at https://trace-book.org. The reference data includes: • Magnitude • Phase • Coherence • Measurement details

Screenshots

ASET4 screens
Tracebook3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tracebook at none against ASET's 4. Tracebook also leads on ads (none vs shown). ASET's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. ASET sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tracebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASET ships an update fortnightly, Tracebook every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ASET versus Tracebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASETTracebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDB Professional B.V.Marcus Painter

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ASET

Subscriptions3
  • The Pro Subscription / Month$1.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription per 6 Months$9.496 Months
  • Pro subscription / Year$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • 50 Credits$0.99
None

Tracebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASET free?
ASET is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tracebook free?
Tracebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ASET or Tracebook have ads?
ASET shows ads; Tracebook does not.
Which is updated more often, ASET or Tracebook?
ASET ships an update fortnightly, and Tracebook every 3 weeks. Most recently, ASET was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tracebook on October 30, 2026.

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