PROFICIENT Sub Station vs Alta Networks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PROFICIENT Sub Station
Easily set up and control your compatible subwoofer directly from your smartphone. Adjust settings like volume, crossover, phase, and EQ remotely to optimize your audio experience without moving from your listening position.
- Volume Control
- Crossover Adjustment
- Phase Control
- Delay Settings
- Manual EQ
- Auto EQ
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The Proficient Substation’s configuration and control app allows you to setup and control your subwoofer right from your smartphone. No more trips back and forth between the back of the subwoofer and the listening position during setup. Setup and correcting for acoustical room anomalies are just a button press away. Compatible Models: Proficient FRS-8 Proficient FRS-10 Proficient FRS-12 Proficient FTEQ-12 Features: - Volume Control - Crossover Adjustment - Phase Control - Delay Settings - Manual EQ - Auto EQ
Alta Networks
Manage and monitor your wireless networks from anywhere using your mobile device. Easily deploy secure networks, view device telemetry, and control content restrictions. Schedule network downtime with a built-in scheduler.
- Deploy secure wireless networks
- Monitor real-time telemetry
- Manage content restrictions
- Schedule network downtime
- Cross-site network management
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Deploy, monitor and manage your network across multiple sites from the convenience of your mobile device. -Easily create, manage and deploy secure wireless networks -View real-time and historical telemetry with a visual timeline of each connected device. -Manage content restrictions for WiFi devices -Set and manage network downtime via a built-in scheduler The management interface is easily accessible via mobile app or web browser. Sign up for an Alta Labs account using just your name, email, and password or use Google Authentication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alta Networks at 82% against PROFICIENT Sub Station's 0%. Alta Networks also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 22 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Alta Networks holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PROFICIENT Sub Station's written reviews are positive against 82% of Alta Networks's.
PROFICIENT Sub Station ships an update every 22 months, Alta Networks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PROFICIENT Sub Station | Alta Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nice North America LLC | Soundvision Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
PROFICIENT Sub Station
Alta Networks
In-app purchases
PROFICIENT Sub Station
No in-app purchases
Alta Networks
No in-app purchases
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