Comparison

AudioCalc vs Lambda

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

Head to head
About

AudioCalc

This tool provides audio-specific conversion formulas for HiFi enthusiasts, home theater buffs, and audio professionals. It includes converters for frequency, band, delay, volume, and room modes, aiding in loudspeaker positioning, EQ setup, and room acoustics. Supports both imperial and metric units.

Highlights
  • Frequency, period, and wavelength converter
  • Parametric EQ band setup tool
  • Speaker distance and delay calculator
  • Amplifier power calculation
  • Room mode response computation
  • Imperial and metric unit support
Features
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HiFi enthousiasts, Home Theater buffs and audio professionals alike make sure you always have those handy formulas with you. This tool offers you a collection of audio targeted conversion tools. The frequency, period and wavelength converter comes in quite handy for positioning loudspeakers. The band tool helps you setup a parametric EQ. The delay part gives you an insight when setting speaker distances and delays. The volume tool helps you determine the amplifier power required for a given set of speakers. The room modal response tool allows you to compute the room modes present in a room. This is crucial when placing a subwoofer provide correct bass response. It can also be used when designing a room to avoid dimensions that would lead to a poor modal response. AudioCalc works in both imperial and metric units. Simply swipe down to reveal the unit selection view. If you liked this tool, be sure to also check VideoCalc, the companion tool that addresses your video needs.

About

Lambda

This app helps musicians and sound engineers convert between musical notes, frequencies, and wavelengths. It features a dynamic fader, built-in oscillator, and frequency tracker with waveform display. Customize tuning standards and speed of sound for precise audio analysis.

Highlights
  • Convert notes, frequencies, wavelengths
  • Dynamic fader for real-time adjustment
  • Built-in oscillator with waveform
  • Frequency tracker with waveform
  • Customizable tuning standards
  • Adjustable speed of sound
  • Share data via standard methods
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Musicians and Sound Engineers. Musical Notes and Frequencies and Wavelengths. Now there's an app from dgApps to convert between them all. The app features a sliding fader to dynamically change frequency, wavelength and musical note, with locks to step through standard third octave frequencies or whole musical notes. There's a built in oscillator so you can hear the frequency, and a frequency tracker so the app can tell you the frequency. Both the oscillator and the frequency tracker display the audio waveform. A settings section allows for different tuning standards, and variations in the speed of sound. Lambda can also receive calculated Speed of Sound in Air values from another dgApps app, Cair. Lambda is now a universal app, equally at home on an iPhone as on an iPad. In Split Mode on an iPad device, side by side with Cair, the calculated Speed of Sound in Air is passed in real time to the Lambda app. Lambda allows you to share frequency/wavelength/note data via all the usual sharing methods.

Screenshots

AudioCalc4 screens
Lambda4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lambda at 80% against AudioCalc's 33%. Lambda also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). AudioCalc's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 54 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

AudioCalc costs $2.99 and Lambda $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lambda holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of AudioCalc's written reviews are positive against 80% of Lambda's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AudioCalc ships an update every 7 months, Lambda every 54 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AudioCalc versus Lambda: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioCalcLambda
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 54 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNelceadgApps

Customer experience

AudioCalc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Lambda

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

AudioCalc

No in-app purchases

None

Lambda

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AudioCalc free?
AudioCalc costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lambda free?
Lambda costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AudioCalc or Lambda?
Lambda is rated higher. AudioCalc averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lambda averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AudioCalc or Lambda have ads?
Neither AudioCalc nor Lambda shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AudioCalc or Lambda?
AudioCalc ships an update every 7 months, and Lambda every 54 months. Most recently, AudioCalc was updated on September 21, 2026 and Lambda on September 17, 2026.

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