Open Sound Meter vs LSV RTA
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 RTA
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LSV RTA es un analizador de espectro en tiempo real pensado para técnicos de sonido, músicos e instaladores que necesitan visualizar rápidamente el comportamiento del audio. Con vista de barras RTA, espectrograma, marcadores de frecuencia, ponderación A/C/Z y modos de velocidad, LSV RTA te ayuda a identificar resonancias o feedbacks y tomar mejores decisiones desde tu iPhone o iPad. Una herramienta práctica, visual y directa para llevar el análisis de audio siempre contigo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LSV RTA at Free against Open Sound Meter's $69.99. LSV RTA also leads on update cadence (every 5 days 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 RTA 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 RTA every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Sound Meter | LSV RTA |
|---|---|---|
| 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 5 days — 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 RTA
No in-app purchases
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