Comparison

EDC Acoustics Pro vs Tracebook

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

Head to head
About

EDC Acoustics Pro

Features
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Allows users to set speaker dispersions and visually confirm coverage in an augmented reality view. Allows people to experience visually what an EDC Acoustics speaker system will look like in their venue. Selecting and playing and audio track with headphones allows users to walk through a venue and listen to predicted audio coverage in a venue - no speaker hardware required! Provides graphical maps of audio speaker coverage for a venue Automatically calculates EQ, levels and delays of multiple speakers within a project. Allows for deployment of configurations directly to EDC Acoustics speaker hardware. Provides the ability to import 3D models of rooms to allow for simulation and configuration off site, or for venues not yet constructed. Use the iPad or iPhone inbuilt microphone to calibrate and auto EQ the room. Additional ability to control speaker parametric EQ, input dynamics, crossovers and output limiters Ability to import 3D models of lidar scanned venues, with the ability to move a virtual camera around in virtual reality to precisely set the audience shape. More complex wave shapes supported, with over 40 energy curves and 9 audience boundary points to create almost any shape of coverage and compensate for distance losses in 3 dimensions to create the most even coverage of sound level and tone across any venue.

About

Tracebook

Features
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Tracebook is an independent public non-profit community that promotes the open exchange of loudspeaker system reference data measured by audio professionals for audio professionals. The app is an iOS version of the Tracebook website found at https://trace-book.org. The reference data includes: โ€ข Magnitude โ€ข Phase โ€ข Coherence โ€ข Measurement details

Screenshots

EDC Acoustics Pro4 screens
Tracebook3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tracebook at Free against EDC Acoustics Pro's $74.99. Tracebook also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Tracebook is free to download; EDC Acoustics Pro costs $74.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EDC Acoustics Pro ships an update every 6 months, Tracebook every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
EDC Acoustics Pro versus Tracebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEDC Acoustics ProTracebook
Price$74.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size97 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEDC AcousticsMarcus Painter

In-app purchases

None

EDC Acoustics Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Tracebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EDC Acoustics Pro free?
EDC Acoustics Pro costs $74.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tracebook free?
Tracebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EDC Acoustics Pro or Tracebook have ads?
Neither EDC Acoustics Pro nor Tracebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EDC Acoustics Pro or Tracebook?
EDC Acoustics Pro ships an update every 6 months, and Tracebook every 3 weeks. Most recently, EDC Acoustics Pro was updated on September 11, 2026 and Tracebook on September 13, 2026.

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