Comparison

Tone Generator vs The Master DSP

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

Head to head
About

Tone Generator

Generate various audio tones like sine, square, sawtooth, and triangle waves across a wide frequency range. Adjust frequencies by swiping and utilize built-in features for fun hearing tests or to clean your device's speaker.

Highlights
  • Sine, square, sawtooth, triangle wave generation
  • Adjustable frequency via swipe
  • Built-in hearing test sweep
  • Speaker cleaning function
  • Large frequency range
Features
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Tone Generator generates sine, square, sawtooth and triangle tone at a large frequency range. Frequency of the tones can be adjusted by swiping up or down on the screen. Tone Generator has a built-in feature to quickly sweep frequency of a sine tone to test your hearing. This feature is purely for fun and should not be used for any diagnostics. Tone Generator can also help remove dust and water from device's speakerphone by playing tones at various frequencies.

About

The Master DSP

Features
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The Master DSP is an automotive audio processor tuning app that allows users to adjust various sound quality effects to suit their personal listening preferences.

Screenshots

Tone Generator4 screens
The Master DSP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Master DSP at none against Tone Generator's 1. The Master DSP also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tone Generator's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Tone Generator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Master DSP asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tone Generator ships an update every 4 months, The Master DSP every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tone Generator versus The Master DSP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTone GeneratorThe Master DSP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (139 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings139 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTevfik Yucek伟 陈

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tone Generator

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$2.99
None

The Master DSP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tone Generator free?
Tone Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Master DSP free?
The Master DSP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tone Generator or The Master DSP have ads?
Tone Generator shows ads; The Master DSP does not.
Which is updated more often, Tone Generator or The Master DSP?
Tone Generator ships an update every 4 months, and The Master DSP every 9 months. Most recently, Tone Generator was updated on October 23, 2026 and The Master DSP on October 15, 2026.

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