Comparison

RF Tools ++ vs Audio Tone Generator Plus

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

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About

RF Tools ++

Features
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RF Tools provides essential utilities for RF and link budget calculations including: Antenna Factor, Field Intensity, Phase, Time Delay, Wavelength, Cable Calculator, Cable Loss, Cable K1 K2 estimator, dBm/Watts conversions, dBµA/Amps conversions, dBµV/Volts conversions, Gain conversions, Power conversions, Free Space Loss, VHF/UHF Line of Sight, Fade Margin, Link Margin, Radar Max/Min Range, VSWR/Power/Return Loss Conversions, Radar Equation Solver and several reference items. The cable loss tool includes generic cables and many cables from Andrew, Beiden, Harbour Industries, Huber+Suhner, IW-Microwave, MegaPhase, Micro-Coax, PIC Wire & Cable, Times Microwave and Webro. Calculations are added regularly

About

Audio Tone Generator Plus

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"Audio Tone Generator Plus" is an integrated sound signal generator app that produces various audio reference tones. It can be used in a wide range of fields as a reference sound source for audio system testing, sound tuning, hearing testing, and more. This app features four types of signal generators for producing sine wave signals, frequency sweep signals, chirp signals, and colored noise with octave band filters. - Sine Wave Generator: Generates a pure tone with high DVD-quality precision and 0.1 Hz frequency accuracy. The frequency can be set using four presets or keyboard input. - Frequency Sweep Generator: It produces a linear sine wave frequency sweep/warble signal. The start and stop frequencies can be adjusted using three presets or keyboard input. Upward and downward sweeps are possible. - Frequency Chirp Generator: It produces a very short sweep signal with linear or exponential frequency change. The start and stop frequencies can be adjusted using three presets or keyboard input. The generation time of the chirp signal and the start delay time can be adjusted. - Colored Noise Generator with Octave Band Filter: Generates white, pink, red, blue, purple, and gray noise. It can also generate 1/1 and 1/3 octave band colored noise with a user-configurable octave band filter. Multiple selections of arbitrary bands are possible and are used for the detailed analysis of specific frequency bands. A burst signal can be output with four different duty ratios. Features: - Sine wave generator (Sine): Sine wave signal (Preset frequencies: 200Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 8kHz) - Frequency Sweep generator (Sweep): Sine wave frequency sweep/warble signal (Preset frequencies: 20Hz - 20kHz, 200Hz - 2kHz, 2kHz - 8kHz, transition time: 30, 60, 120, 180sec), upward/downward sweep playback - Colored Noise generator with octave-band filter (Noise): White noise, Pink noise, Red noise (Brown noise), Blue noise, Purple noise and Gray noise. Octave-band noise generation by 1/1 or 1/3 octave-band filer (center frequency: 63Hz - 8kHz / 50Hz - 10kHz), burst playback with duty ratio of 10/25/50/75%. - Chirp signal generator (Chirp): Short-time sweep signal (transition time: 0.1 - 1.0sec, start delay time: 1 - 10sec, frequency variation curve: Linear/Exponential.) - Configurable frequency range: 20Hz - 21kHz - Frequency input by keyboard in units of 0.1Hz - Preset frequency customization function. - Playback time control: 30sec/60sec/2min/3min/15min/60min - Output gain control. - Output channel selection: LR/L/R - Output phase control: 0/180 degree - In-phase/Out-of-phase. Applications: - Sound testing for loudspeakers and headphones. - Testing and tuning for Audio amplifiers, equalizers and many other Audio equipment. - Acoustics testing. - Frequency response measurement. - Sound insulation level measurement. - Indoor sound field distribution measurement. - Reverberation time measurement. - Sound masking. - Relaxation and meditation. - Hearing test. Note: - Please be careful that the high-frequency signals of high volume in continuous may damage the loudspeakers, even if your ears do not perceive it as being too loud. - The chirp signal is a sweep signal of extremely short duration, so it does not guarantee a playback frequency in the specified range. - If no frequency is selected in the octave-band noise generation, the signal output will be silent. - When using this application with wireless communication such as Bluetooth or AirPlay, there may be cases that limitation of the playback frequency, lowering the output level and irregular noise, etc., may occur under the influence of wireless environment, communication equipment and communication state. Please note that this is not to guarantee that this application operates as configured specifications under the wireless communication. Please visit our iOS app support page for more information on this app.

Screenshots

RF Tools ++4 screens
Audio Tone Generator Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RF Tools ++ at every 2 weeks against Audio Tone Generator Plus's every 6 months. RF Tools ++ also leads on price ($1.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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

RF Tools ++ costs $1.99 and Audio Tone Generator Plus $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RF Tools ++ ships an update every 2 weeks, Audio Tone Generator Plus every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
RF Tools ++ versus Audio Tone Generator Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRF Tools ++Audio Tone Generator Plus
Price$1.99 — better$6.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff CurtisTOON,LLC

In-app purchases

None

RF Tools ++

No in-app purchases

None

Audio Tone Generator Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RF Tools ++ free?
RF Tools ++ costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio Tone Generator Plus free?
Audio Tone Generator Plus costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do RF Tools ++ or Audio Tone Generator Plus have ads?
Neither RF Tools ++ nor Audio Tone Generator Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RF Tools ++ or Audio Tone Generator Plus?
RF Tools ++ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Audio Tone Generator Plus every 6 months. Most recently, RF Tools ++ was updated on October 9, 2026 and Audio Tone Generator Plus on October 12, 2026.

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