Comparison

Generator vs RRS Inspirer

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

Head to head
About

Generator

Generate professional-grade audio signals like sine waves, square waves, and various noise types. Offers precise frequency control and remote operation via WiFi. Ideal for audio testing and production.

Highlights
  • Sine, square, white noise, and pink noise generation
  • Precise frequency control (20Hz-20kHz)
  • Octave, 1/3 octave, and fine frequency resolution
  • Remote control over WiFi via AudioTools app
  • Warble-tone signal generation
  • Stereo or mono output options
Features
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A high-quality audio Signal Generator for the iPhone. Now you can have a professional grade signal generator for your iPhone. Create sine waves, square waves, white noise, and pink noise. Don't let the well-worn look of this classic audio must-have fool you, Generator is accurate, reliable, precise, and clean. ** NEW! Now supports remote control over WiFi from our AudioTools app. Connect an iOS device running Generator to your audio system, link to AudioTools on another device, and control Generator from AudioTools as you are free to move around. Requires that both devices be on the same LAN. In sine and square wave mode, you can select between 20Hz and 20kHz using a controller that has three resolutions: octave, 1/3 octave, and fine. Frequency selection is controlled by smooth-gliding interlocking control wheels. Just spin to change frequency, by octaves, 1/3 octaves, or select fine mode to sweep through any value. *** NEW: Tap the frequency screen to pop up a keyboard so that you can enter any exact frequency. *** NEW: Tap the Wobble button to create a warble-tone signal for acoustics work. Doubles as an emergency siren! When you are generating pink noise and white noise, you can select full band (20Hz-20kHz), or octave band limited noise for acoustical testing. All waveforms are laboratory accurate, and use ANSI / IEC spec filters where appropriate. The frequency sweeps smoothly, with no glitches. The mute is soft, to prevent loud impulses when mute or turning on a lower-frequency signal. This signal can be sent to both channels (stereo), just the right or left channel, or the right channel output phase can be inverted for pseudo-balanced mode. This mode can be used with our iPhone Balanced Cable Adapter to get a balanced signal from your iPhone. See our web site for more information. On an iPhone 3G, we have measured distortion at .006% THD at 1000Hz at full volume (+6.5dBu balanced). See our web site for more level details. Note that digital square waves suffer from aliasing problems, and sound very strange above about 1500Hz. Future versions will have options to select different skins. Check out out other great professional-grade audio and acoustics apps: SPL, the iPhone professional-grade sound level meter, SPL Graph, for recording SPL over time, RTA, a 1/3 octave real time analyzer, FFT, for detailed audio analysis, ETC, the iPhone energy-time curve and decay app, RT60, for automated octave-band decay measurement, and Speaker Pop, the speaker polarity tester. Email us within any questions, problems, or suggestions, we answer all emails promptly.

About

RRS Inspirer

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RRS Inspirer AUv3 plug-in — comes as time-limited Demo-version for you to try. It gives you 5 minutes of Free play time. (You can reload the RRS Inspirer AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of RRS Inspirer AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. While many existing techniques rely on compression and limiting to enhance modulation and create an exciting sound, the Inspirer takes these methods a step further. It can boost the loudness of virtually any audio material, regardless of prior compression or dynamic range. Moreover, the Inspirer is capable of imparting the warmth and character inherent to analog consoles. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Stereo, Mono, Dual Mono and Mid/Side modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. INPUT FADER • Adjusts the signal level at the input of the selected Group; • The available range from -6 to +12 dBu. MIX FADER • The output balance between the signal processed by Aural Exciter and the original dry source signal can be adjusted with Mix control; • The available range from 0 to 100 %. COLOR FADER • Modifies the processing characteristics of signal, adding a certain character to the sound; • The available range from -10 to +10. CLIP • When this button is enabled, signal peaks are automatically monitored and suppressed if necessary. X (BAND SPLIT) • When band splitting is selected, the processing is split into three frequency bands to avoid intermodulation distortion between parts of the programme signal spectrum. ON/OFF BUTTON • Allows the user to bypass the Aural Exciter for before/after comparisons. OUTPUT FADER • Adjusts the signal level at the output of the selected Group; • The available range from -12 to 0 dB; To use RRS Inspirer as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — RRS Inspirer will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app.

Screenshots

Generator2 screens
RRS Inspirer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RRS Inspirer at Free against Generator's $8.99. RRS Inspirer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Generator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RRS Inspirer is free to download; Generator costs $8.99 up front. RRS Inspirer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Generator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RRS Inspirer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Generator versus RRS Inspirer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeneratorRRS Inspirer
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew SmithRRS, OOO

In-app purchases

None

Generator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RRS Inspirer

One-time1
  • RRS Inspirer Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Generator free?
Generator costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RRS Inspirer free?
RRS Inspirer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Generator or RRS Inspirer?
RRS Inspirer is rated higher. Generator averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while RRS Inspirer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Generator or RRS Inspirer have ads?
Neither Generator nor RRS Inspirer shows ads.

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