Comparison

Audiofile Calc vs MusicMath

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

Head to head
About

Audiofile Calc

This app provides a comprehensive suite of audio engineering calculators for musicians and producers. It offers free tools for length, pitch, timecode, electric, acoustics, and file size calculations, with an optional Pro tier for advanced features like LUFS targeting and batch conversion.

Highlights
  • Length calculations
  • Pitch calculations
  • Timecode conversions
  • Electric and acoustics tools
  • LUFS targeting
  • Batch conversion
  • PDF export
Features
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The audio engineering calculator you've relied on for years — completely reimagined. Audiofile Calc has been rebuilt from the ground up with a modern interface, ergonomic controls, and a new Calc Pro tier that takes your calculations further. Now with a free dB Converter for instant decibel-to-ratio conversions, and Varispeed — the pitch shift BPM calculator our users asked for. FREE CALCULATORS Length – Note Length – Bar Length – Song Length – Beats to Tempo – Time to Samples – Samples to Time – Timecode to Time – Compare Tempos – Change Tempo – Add Times Pitch – Note Name to Frequency / MIDI / Wavelength – Frequency to Note Name / MIDI / Wavelength – Wavelength to Frequency / Note Name / MIDI Timecode – Frames to Timecode – Convert Timecode – Change Timecode Electric – Compare Power – Compare Voltage – NEW: dB Converter — turn any decibel value into its voltage (amplitude) and power ratios Acoustics – Distance to Time – Delay – Time to Distance – Sound Pressure Level (SPL) – Panning – PAG-NAG Files – File Size CALC PRO — $4.99 one-time Unlock a suite of advanced calculators built for professional engineers and producers: – NEW: Varispeed — tape-style and sampler speed changes, where tempo and pitch are coupled. Enter any BPM change and get the pitch shift in semitones, sampler-ready semitones + cents, and speed percentage – LUFS Target — streaming loudness compliance for Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and broadcast (EBU R128) – Nyquist Frequency — sample rate requirements, aliasing thresholds, anti-aliasing filter cutoffs – Equal Loudness — Fletcher-Munson curves, equal-loudness compensation – Cable Attenuation / Impedance — signal loss over cable runs, impedance matching – Batch Conversion — sweep values through any calculator simultaneously – PDF Share — export any calculation as a clean, professional PDF ready for clients, session notes, or technical documentation One-time purchase. No subscription. Audiofile is a boutique technology company building precision tools for the world's musicians and engineers.

About

MusicMath

This musical tool offers a comprehensive suite of calculators for audio professionals and musicians. It includes converters for timecode, tempo, note frequencies, and sample lengths, alongside a tap tempo metronome and detailed note-to-frequency tables with customizable temperaments.

Highlights
  • Timecode calculator with frame format management
  • Tap tempo with metronome
  • Tempo to delay (milliseconds/hertz) converter
  • Note to frequency converter with temperaments
  • Sample length converter
  • Frequency to note converter
Features
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"MusicMath" is a musical tool that includes a timecode calculator, a tap tempo, a tempo to delay in milliseconds and hertz converter, a note to frequency table converter, a sample length converter, a tempo change converter, and a frequency to note converter. Timecode calculator: • Add and subtract timecodes or frames • Convert a number of frames to timecodes • Simultaneously convert the number of frames and the timecode • Conversion of timecode when changing the frame format • Managing frame formats 23.976 fps, 24 fps, 25 fps, 29.94 fps, 29.97 fps, 29.97 fps drop frame, 30 fps, 50 fps, 59.94 fps, 60 fps • Real-time display for formats 23.976 fps, 29.94 fps, 29.97 fps, 59.94 fps • Unlimited history calculations • History can be saved and exported to other applications Tap tempo: • Improved algorithm for impresize tap • Metronome • Transfer calculated tempo to other MusicMath tools Tempo to delay table: • Convert tempo to milliseconds and hertz • Convert for whole-note, half-note, quarter-note, eighth-note, sixteenth-note, thirty-note, and sixty-fourth-note for dotted notes and triplets Note to frequency table: • Convert MIDI notes to frequencies • Adjustable diapason and root note • One hundred selectable temperaments • Visualization of intervals in cents for each temperament • Taking into account the temperament for the calculation of frequencies • Plays piano sound when notes are touched Sample length converter: • Convert length between samples, milliseconds, and tempo Tempo change converter: • Calculates tempo change by ratio (%) and transposition Frequency to note converter: • Convert a frequency to the closest note and the cents needed • Plays the frequency

Screenshots

Audiofile Calc4 screens
MusicMath4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Audiofile Calc at Free against MusicMath's $9.99. Audiofile Calc also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). MusicMath's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume and ads 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

Audiofile Calc is free to download; MusicMath costs $9.99 up front. Audiofile Calc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MusicMath asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audiofile Calc holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Audiofile Calc's written reviews are positive against 73% of MusicMath's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audiofile Calc ships an update every 2 months, MusicMath every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Audiofile Calc versus MusicMath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudiofile CalcMusicMath
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better4.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudiofile Engineering, LLCLaurent Colson

Customer experience

Audiofile Calc

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral13.8%
Negative3.4%

MusicMath

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Audiofile Calc

One-time1
  • Audiofile Calc Pro$4.99
None

MusicMath

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audiofile Calc free?
Audiofile Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MusicMath free?
MusicMath costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Audiofile Calc or MusicMath?
Audiofile Calc is rated higher. Audiofile Calc averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while MusicMath averages 4.3 from 12 ratings.
Do Audiofile Calc or MusicMath have ads?
Neither Audiofile Calc nor MusicMath shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audiofile Calc or MusicMath?
Audiofile Calc ships an update every 2 months, and MusicMath every 7 months. Most recently, Audiofile Calc was updated on November 1, 2026 and MusicMath on November 6, 2026.

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