MyFOH vs Open Sound Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyFOH
This app provides remote control for key mixing and balance features of the Waves eMotion LV1 live mixer. It allows engineers to make mix decisions from anywhere in the venue, offering a friendly and efficient mobile interface for faders, sends, mutes, and more.
- Remote control for eMotion LV1 live mixer
- Control faders, sends, mutes, solos, panning
- Tap tempo functionality
- Friendly and efficient mobile interface
- Works over dedicated Wi-Fi network
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Designed exclusively for the eMotion LV1 live mixer, MyFOH app gives front-of-house and monitor engineers control over the key mix and balance features over a dedicated Wi-Fi network Remote control over key features of eMotion LV1 live mixer for iOS (iPad®) devices Make mix decisions quicker and more confidently from anywhere in the room. Friendly and efficient mobile interface Controls faders, sends, mutes, solos, panning, inserts, tap tempo, more Please note: MyFOH does not mix or route audio on its own; it requires Waves eMotion LV1 live mixer to fully function. It does not pass audio through your device.
Open Sound Meter
This application allows real-time tuning and control of audio systems. It provides comprehensive measurement and analysis tools for various audio parameters, with options to store, adjust, and average results. Calibration files and direct console connections enhance measurement accuracy.
- Real-time audio system tuning
- Spectrum, SPL, Magnitude, Phase analysis
- Store, adjust, and average measurements
- Apply calibration files for microphones
- Direct connection to mixing consoles
- Project saving to device or iCloud
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Open Sound Meter is an application for tuning and controlling audio systems in real-time. Allows to measure and analyze: - Spectrum - SPL (RMS, Leq) - Magnitude - Phase - Group delay - Phase delay - Coherence - Impulse - Step - Spectrogram - Impedance - Nyquist plot - Crest factor You can store any result. Stored measurement can be adjusted by gain, delay and polarity, adjusted with filters, equalization. Math function gives you a possibility to average your measurements, virtually join them and predict how they will sound together. For better results, you can apply calibration files for your microphones. For the measurement, you can use any iOS compatible audio interface or connect to your mixing console. Save the project on the device or in iCloud. Direct connection works with Behringer X32, Midas M32, Allen&Heath Qu, DiGiCo S21/S31/SD12/UB-MADI, Yamaha TF and other consoles that have audio over USB. For Yamaha CL/QL you can use Dante AVIO adapter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MyFOH at Free against Open Sound Meter's $69.99. Open Sound Meter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
MyFOH is free to download; Open Sound Meter costs $69.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Open Sound Meter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of MyFOH's written reviews are positive against 100% of Open Sound Meter's.
MyFOH ships an update every 3 months, Open Sound Meter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyFOH | Open Sound Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $69.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waves Inc. | Pavel Smokotnin |
Customer experience
MyFOH
Open Sound Meter
In-app purchases
MyFOH
No in-app purchases
Open Sound Meter
No in-app purchases
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