Comparison

Open Sound Meter vs eighty32 Listen

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

eighty32 Listen

Features
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eighty32 Listen turns your iPhone into a wireless monitor for your eighty32 RF QC rig. Connect over Wi-Fi to your rig and: - See every Dante channel in a live list with real-time level meters - Tap any channel to listen to it instantly through your headphones - Scan the QR code shown on the RF QC app to connect in seconds — or just enter the IP, port, and 4-digit pairing code - Keep listening with the screen locked Built for AV, RF, intercom, and broadcast techs who need to spot-check audio from anywhere on the floor — no laptop, no cables, no extra hardware on your belt. eighty32 Listen is a companion app and requires an eighty32 RF QC system running on the same local network.

Screenshots

Open Sound Meter1 screens
eighty32 Listen3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: eighty32 Listen at Free against Open Sound Meter's $69.99. Open Sound Meter's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

eighty32 Listen 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Open Sound Meter versus eighty32 Listen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen Sound Metereighty32 Listen
Price$69.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperPavel SmokotninChris DeBrizzio

In-app purchases

None

Open Sound Meter

No in-app purchases

None

eighty32 Listen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open Sound Meter free?
Open Sound Meter costs $69.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is eighty32 Listen free?
eighty32 Listen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Open Sound Meter or eighty32 Listen have ads?
Neither Open Sound Meter nor eighty32 Listen shows ads.

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