Pitchmaster vs Spectrum Eye RTA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pitchmaster
This music practice app offers a precise chromatic tuner, metronome, and tone generator. It features advanced signal analysis and supports various tuning systems and waveforms for all instruments and voices.
- Precise chromatic tuner
- Metronome with customizable time signatures
- Tone generator with multiple waveforms
- Drone mode for intonation practice
- Advanced signal analysis
- Support for Equal Temperament and Just Intonation
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Pitchmaster - Professional Tuner, Metronome & Tone Generator Originally written for my own use with saxophone and clarinet, Pitchmaster is now the ultimate all-in-one music practice companion. Whether you're tuning your instrument, practicing with a metronome, training your ear, or working on your sound, Pitchmaster has you covered. - TUNER Precise chromatic tuner with visual feedback, accurate down to 32 Hz. Covers the range from bass to piccolo. See your pitch in real-time with cents accuracy. Supports Equal Temperament and Just Intonation tuning systems. - DRONE MODE Practice intonation against a reference tone. Perfect for developing your ear and improving pitch accuracy on any instrument. Use with headphones. - TONE GENERATOR Generate reference tones at any pitch. Choose from sinusoidal, square, triangular, or sawtooth waveforms. Adjust the reference A4 frequency from 415-466 Hz. - METRONOME Jitter-free, sample-accurate metronome with: • 40-240 BPM range • Customizable time signatures (1-7 beats, 2/4/8 subdivisions) • Beat subdivisions: eighth notes, triplets, sixteenth notes • Tap tempo for quick BPM setting • Visual beat indicators - ANALYZER Advanced signal analysis showing: • Stroboscopic tuner • Real-time waveform display • Frequency spectrum visualization • Pitch stability indicator • Signal amplitude and clarity meters Features: - Beautiful dark theme with modern UI - Support for Equal Temperament & Just Intonation - Adjustable reference pitch (A4 = 415-466 Hz) - Works with all instruments and voices - No ads, no subscriptions
Spectrum Eye RTA
This audio analysis tool provides real-time frequency spectrum displays for music professionals and students. It offers adjustable settings for detailed sound monitoring, feedback detection, and acoustic analysis on iOS devices.
- Real-time spectrum display
- Adjustable FFT sizes and averaging
- Selectable microphone input
- Scalable and movable plot
- Pink noise generator
- Supports external microphones
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Spectrum Eye shows the frequency content of what your mic or interface is hearing - smoothly, at high FFT sizes, without freezing the UI. A Lifetime purchase. No Subscriptions. For music professionals, audio engineers, sound technicians, installers, car audio, and audio students. Equally at home as a quick check or a plot you leave running. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Monitor sound quality at concerts and rehearsals • Ring out feedback in stage monitors • Find resonances in rooms, boxes, instruments and cars • Check spectral balance of playback in the studio • Practice frequency-aware hearing • Measure SPL with A / C / Z weighting and Fast / Slow / Leq PLOT • Bars, line, and spectrogram - the configuration button is in the top right corner • Fractional-octave resolution from 1/1 through 1/96 • Line smoothing follows the same octave map • Peak hold with a slow release, optional fill under the line • Find Peak (FP) tracks the loudest band in the visible range • Classic or Overlay layout treats plot area vs scales differently; Overlay is the default • Pan, pinch-zoom, and a live cursor in Hz and dB • Frequency visible range presets (Full 8 Hz–22 kHz, Audio, Lows, Mids, Highs) • Magnitude-range presets • Spectrogram duration, Jet / Viridis / Inferno / Grayscale color palette • Light, Dark, or System appearance, plus a custom plot color • Spectrum update rate: 60 fps Smooth, 30 fps Efficient, or Auto (drops under heat or Low Power Mode) SPL • IEC-style meter: Fast, Slow, and Leq • A, C, and Z (flat) frequency weighting • Per-route SPL offset so you can calibrate against a reference • Yellow / red SPL alarm thresholds per weighting, with UI tinting • Clip indicator and a 30–140 dB level meter bar • iPhone: Large panel in portrait device orientation; in landscape orientation, spectrum is maximized and SPL becomes compact readout in the top bar • iPad: switchable large and compact SPL mode INPUT AND CALIBRATION • Built-in mics (including iPad position / directivity where the device offers them) • External microphones and class-compliant audio interfaces • iOS measurement mode to bypass built-in HPF, EQ, and AGC (recommended) • Import mic correction files (.cal, .txt, .csv) • Per-route mic correction curve and IEC weighting on the live spectrum • Pink noise generator, including with the screen off (Lock Screen / Now Playing) ANALYSIS • FFT sizes 4K / 8K / 16K / 32K (default 16K) • Fall-rate presets: 50 ms, 100 ms, 250 ms, 500 ms, 1 s, 5 s per 6 dB • Nominal capture sample rate - 48 kHz, display ranges from 8 Hz to 22 kHz Audio is processed on the device. Spectrum Eye does not record, store, or upload your audio. Suggestions welcome - the app is in active development. Includes In - app purchases: tips to the developer only. All the functionality is available once you download the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spectrum Eye RTA at 100% against Pitchmaster's 30%. Spectrum Eye RTA also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Pitchmaster's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $17.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads, monetization model 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
Pitchmaster costs $0.99 and Spectrum Eye RTA $17.99 up front. Spectrum Eye RTA sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pitchmaster asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spectrum Eye RTA holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spectrum Eye RTA has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Pitchmaster's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spectrum Eye RTA's.
Pitchmaster ships an update every 5 months, Spectrum Eye RTA fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pitchmaster | Spectrum Eye RTA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $17.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Geilich | Oleg Naumenko |
Customer experience
Pitchmaster
Spectrum Eye RTA
In-app purchases
Pitchmaster
No in-app purchases
Spectrum Eye RTA
- Genuine Support$0.99
- Solid Support$1.99
- Serious Support$2.99
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- Major Support$3.99
- Mega Support$4.99
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