Comparison

Airfoil Speakers Touch vs RF IMD Test

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

Head to head
About

Airfoil Speakers Touch

Transform your iOS device into a wireless audio receiver. Stream any audio from your Mac or PC to your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad over Wi-Fi. Enjoy music from various apps and web sources throughout your home.

Highlights
  • Wireless audio streaming to iOS device
  • Receive audio from Mac or PC
  • Supports any audio app
  • Works with web-based audio sources
  • Whole-house audio distribution
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****************************************** PLEASE NOTE: THIS APP IS INTENDED ONLY FOR DEVICES RUNNING iOS 6, iOS 5, OR iOS 4. Devices running iOS 7 or higher should install the newer “Airfoil Satellite” instead! ****************************************** Airfoil Speakers Touch turns your iOS device into an audio receiver. Send any audio from your Mac or PC to your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, using Airfoil and Airfoil Speakers Touch. You'll be able to send audio from any audio app, like iTunes, Rdio, or Spotify, as well as web-based sources like Pandora and more. Hear your audio anywhere around the house! Just connect your device to your local Wifi network, then open up Airfoil on your Mac or Windows machine, and start transmitting to your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Get Airfoil right from our site: http://rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/ Airfoil Speakers Touch: Another fine Rogue Amoeba product

About

RF IMD Test

This free application helps audio technicians find compatible wireless frequencies quickly to avoid interference. It provides educational insights into RF intermodulation.

Highlights
  • Finds compatible wireless frequencies
  • Prevents frequency interference
  • Provides RF intermodulation feedback
  • Free to use
  • Educational for audio techs
Features
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This simple and 100% free RF-coordination app finds you compatible wireless frequencies fast that won't interfere with each other. It also offers clear, informative feedback for audio techs looking to learn more about how RF intermodulation works under the hood.

Screenshots

Airfoil Speakers Touch3 screens
RF IMD Test4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RF IMD Test at 5.0 against Airfoil Speakers Touch's 2.6. RF IMD Test also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Airfoil Speakers Touch's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RF IMD Test holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airfoil Speakers Touch has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Airfoil Speakers Touch versus RF IMD Test: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirfoil Speakers TouchRF IMD Test
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRogue Amoeba Software, Inc.JS Audio LLC

Bugs and requests

Airfoil Speakers Touch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Audio sync issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with certain WiFi setups

Requested features

4 requests
  • Remote control for Airfoil speakers
  • Ability to stream video/audio from iPhone
  • Background audio playback
  • Tighter integration with iTunes/Apple Remote

RF IMD Test

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Airfoil Speakers Touch

No in-app purchases

None

RF IMD Test

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airfoil Speakers Touch free?
Airfoil Speakers Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RF IMD Test free?
RF IMD Test is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Airfoil Speakers Touch or RF IMD Test?
RF IMD Test is rated higher. Airfoil Speakers Touch averages 2.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while RF IMD Test averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Airfoil Speakers Touch or RF IMD Test have ads?
Neither Airfoil Speakers Touch nor RF IMD Test shows ads.

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