Open Sound Meter vs LSV Tempo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
LSV Tempo
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LSV Tempo es una app de práctica musical pensada para músicos, estudiantes y docentes que necesitan trabajar tempo, pulso y precisión de forma simple y efectiva. Con LSV Tempo puedes detectar BPM tocando la pantalla, ingresar el tempo manualmente y practicar con herramientas reales para ensayo y estudio técnico. Funciones principales: • Tap tempo para detectar BPM rápidamente • Metrónomo con sonido estéreo y control de paneo • Subdivisiones: negra, corchea, tresillo y semicorchea • Compases con acento en el tiempo 1 • Presets de práctica para guardar tus configuraciones • Silencio automático por compases para internalizar el pulso • Flash visual sincronizado con el click • Vibración / haptics para practicar con apoyo táctil • Referencia de afinación A440 • Sonidos alternativos: click digital, woodblock, hi-hat y cowbell • Incremento automático de tempo para estudio técnico progresivo • Temporizador de práctica • Pantalla activa para que el iPhone no se bloquee durante el ensayo • Cambio de idioma entre español e inglés LSV Tempo está pensada para situaciones reales de práctica: • ensayo individual • estudio con instrumento • clases de música • trabajo rítmico • entrenamiento de precisión y tempo interno Simple, directa y potente: una herramienta musical hecha para practicar mejor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LSV Tempo at Free against Open Sound Meter's $69.99. LSV Tempo also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Open Sound Meter's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). 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
LSV Tempo 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 ships an update every 2 months, LSV Tempo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Sound Meter | LSV Tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $69.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavel Smokotnin | Ramiro Contreras Leon |
In-app purchases
Open Sound Meter
No in-app purchases
LSV Tempo
No in-app purchases
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