RTA vs MGP Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RTA
Analyze audio frequencies, test speakers, and tune rooms with this professional-grade acoustical analysis tool. It offers octave and 1/3 octave modes, peak hold, and averaging, with automatic microphone compensation for accurate results.
- Real-time acoustical analysis
- Octave and 1/3 Octave modes
- Peak Hold and Average modes
- Automatic microphone compensation
- Save, recall, and export graphs
- Interactive touch GUI
- Noise curve overlays
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A Real Time Analyzer for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Test your speakers, tune your room, do acoustical analysis work or just have a better understanding of audio frequencies. RTA is a professional-grade acoustical analysis tool. All filters meet or exceed ANSI and IEC Class 1 specifications. Includes Octave and 1/3 Octave modes, with selectable decay times, as well as Peak Hold and true linear Average mode. *** iOS Microphones We have analyzied every iOS device, including all of the iPads, all iPhones, and iPod touches, and have created microphone compensation files that are applied automatically. You can trust the results you are getting, often within just a few dB of a far more expensive analyzer. Calibration is updated regularly, automatically, from our cloud-based calibration database. Upgrade to our iTestMic or iAudioInterface2 to bring your system up to full professional specs. *** Save and Recall Graphs You can save and recall graphs, marked with the GPS location, date & time, and your comment, as well as store the image to your photo roll. Export the data as an XLS formatted file to your computer for inclusion in reports or further analysis. *** Max and Min Bars You can also turn on resettable Max/Min bars (see image #4) to capture peaks. Double-tap to reset the bars. *** Specifications and Devices The internal iPhone mic has a noise floor near 30 dB, and if your are running iOS 6, clips around 120 dB. *** Touch GUI Fully interactive touch GUI features includes scroll up/down, pinch to zoom or compress the vertical dB scale, or swipe horizontally to get a cursor that reads out the exact dB level and frequency across the screen. To make the cursor disappear, swipe it off the graph to the left. The landscape-mode display flips 180 degrees so that you can face the internal mic in either direction. *** Overlay Curves Also included are optional noise curve overlays, in NCB, RC, PNC, NC, X-Curve and NR mode. See picture #2 for an example. Use this feature to get a quick reading on the noise levels in a room. Also includes the cinema large-room X-curve overlay. *** Calibration RTA can be fully calibrated, whether you are using it with the internal iOS microphone, or one of our professional test & measurement mic solutions. And, if you are using iTestMic, the mic calibration is transmitted directly to the app, so you are always calibrated. *** RTA or FFT? If you are wondering if you should download this app or our FFT app, check out our website, we have a page devoted to this topic. See our other acoustics and audio apps, including AudioTools.
MGP Editor
Control your MGP mixer's DSP settings remotely from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Adjust effects parameters, compressor, and ducker settings with an intuitive graphic display. Ideal for live sound, studio, and commercial applications.
- Remote DSP control
- Effects parameter editing
- Hybrid Channel control
- Intuitive graphic display
- Direct play function
- Detail parameter editing
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MGP Editor is a free software application that gives you additional control of your MGP mixer's DSP settings via your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. With a simple and intuitive graphic display, MGP Editor gives you additional, detailed control of your REV-X and SPX effects parameters—as well as Hybrid Channel's Priority Ducker, Leveler and attenuator. Not just for live sound reinforcement and studio environments, MGP Editor is a valuable tool that can benefit any commercial, corporate or institutional applications. - Requires a MGP mixing console - Using a USB cable, connect your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to the MGP’s dedicated USB port. - Funcitions for MGP32X/24X Editor of detail parameter for FX1, FX2, GEQ, Master COMP, DUCKER, LEVELER And also individual music player and ""direct play"" function are newly added. - Functions for MGP16X/12X Editor of detail parameter for FX1, FX2, DUCKER, LEVELER
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MGP Editor at Free against RTA's $4.99. MGP Editor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). RTA's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months). On ads 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
MGP Editor is free to download; RTA costs $4.99 up front. RTA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MGP Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
RTA holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of RTA's written reviews are positive against 50% of MGP Editor's.
RTA ships an update every 3 months, MGP Editor every 20 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | RTA | MGP Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (27 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #163 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Smith | Yamaha Corporation of America |
Customer experience
RTA
MGP Editor
Bugs and requests
RTA
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes after iOS updates (iOS 13, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- App freezes or crashes on startup
- App only displays half the screen
- App does not save analysis readings to photo roll
- App stops working on older iPads after updates
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- Accessory found/removed loop with iTestMic 2
- App continues to run in background, draining battery
- Calibration not supported for specific iPad models
- App not installing after purchase/update
- App not opening on iPhone 4 after update
- dB/input level is useless after update
- Screen not expanding after updates
- App not compatible with iOS 7
- App crashes when saving screen
- App not working with iMM-6 microphone
- App overcompensates for low frequencies
- App crashes on 3G S after update
- Low frequency response cut due to voice recognition
Requested features
8 requests- Add German language support
- Add NC and NR curves
- Make background mode optional
- Improve compatibility with newer iOS versions
- Add option to overlay readings
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- Add zoom functionality for frequencies
- Improve calibration for external mics
- Add pink noise output
MGP Editor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RTA
- STC -- Transmission Loss$9.99
- Reference Curve Files$9.99
MGP Editor
No in-app purchases









