EchoLink vs Frequency Analyzer Spectrum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EchoLink
Connect to the EchoLink network using your iOS device. This application allows validated Amateur Radio operators to access the system from virtually anywhere. Registration with a valid Amateur Radio callsign is required.
- Connect to EchoLink network
- Use on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
- Validated user access
- Remote connectivity
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Please note: This app is for licensed Amateur Radio operators only. See www.echolink.org for more information. EchoLink for iOS provides access to the EchoLink network for validated EchoLink users. You can use this app to connect to the EchoLink system from almost anywhere, using an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. If you are not already a validated EchoLink user, you will be required to register (using your Amateur Radio callsign and a password of your choice) the first time you run the app. Please see the iPhone FAQ at www.echolink.org. Please direct any bug reports or feature suggestions to the Web site at http://www.echolink.org/support.htm, since developers do not read app reviews. If you are interested in becoming a licensed Amateur Radio operator, see www.arrl.org for more information. EchoLink is a registered U.S. trademark of Synergenics, LLC.
Frequency Analyzer Spectrum
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Frequency analyzer for musicians, audio engineers, and the audio-curious. Frequency Analyzer turns your iPhone into a complete real-time audio toolkit — see exactly what frequencies are in any sound, in true engineering accuracy, with zero setup. LIVE SPECTRUM The live audio spectrum analyzer paints every frequency from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, frame by frame, so you can watch sound move. Switch to Waterfall view to see frequency content evolve over time — perfect for hunting down a buzz in your room or finding the resonant frequency of a speaker. Tap any peak to lock a marker on it. As a pure spectrum analyzer it shows you the dominant tone in big, easy numbers. PITCH METER Need to know exactly what note you're playing? The pitch meter is a high-precision frequency meter that detects any frequency in Hz with cents-of-a-semitone accuracy. Built-in tunings for guitar, bass, ukulele, and violin. Use it as a chromatic tuner, a vocal tuner, or just as a pure sound frequency analyzer when you need to identify a tone in the air. LOUDNESS METER Switch the meter into Loudness mode and Frequency Analyzer becomes a calibrated decibel meter with A-weighted, C-weighted, or Z-weighted readings — the same modes you'd find on a professional sound level meter. Track peak and average dB across a session. Use it to check whether your room is too loud, your gear is too hot, or the office really does need a quieter coffee machine. TONE GENERATOR The built-in tone generator covers 20 Hz to 20 kHz with sine, square, triangle, and saw waveforms. Send any frequency to your speakers in seconds — handy for testing studio monitors, finding speaker rattles, referencing a pitch, or feeding a signal into the spectrum analyzer for calibration. LOG SWEEP The log frequency sweep slides smoothly from 20 Hz to the top of human hearing in 5, 15, 30, or 60 seconds. Pair it with the audio spectrum analyzer in another room to find weak driver frequencies, sympathetic resonances, or "the one" buzz that's been driving you mad. HEARING TEST The 8 kHz to 20 kHz hearing test tells you the highest frequency you can still hear and gives a quick age-related estimate. Use headphones for accurate results. RECORD AND REPLAY Capture 10 seconds of audio at any time. The replay engine plays it back through the same FFT pipeline so you can analyze the frequency content of a moment that already passed — replay it in the audio frequency analyzer view at full resolution. SESSIONS Every analysis session is saved automatically — dominant frequency, min, max, average, peak dB. Look back at what your room sounds like, how high you sang, or how loud last night really was. WHY FREQUENCY ANALYZER • Pure audio engineering accuracy — Hann-windowed FFT at 44.1 kHz • Real-time, low-latency rendering • Works fully offline, no account, no subscription, no ads • Clean, focused dark UI built for the iPhone • Five tools in one frequency analyzer: spectrum, meter, generator, sweep, hearing test
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Verdict
EchoLink and Frequency Analyzer Spectrum are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | EchoLink | Frequency Analyzer Spectrum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synergenics, LLC | Haitam Baid |
Bugs and requests
EchoLink
Reported bugs
13 issues- Latest version (2.19) could use some improvement
- No way to reset password
- Doesn't seem to be working on my phone, I enter call sign, password, and email. I click on login and nothing happens
- Just updated EchoLink to find that it's now stuttering all the time
- After the upgrade there are connection issues
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- No support for passwords longer than 14 characters
- The app won't allow me back in to validate my information
- Doesn't work on iphone
- Unable to Use; Password Too Long
- Cannot connect to local reapeater
- Can't close app
- Latest update issues
- Cannot connect
Requested features
13 requests- Bigger PTT please?
- Add more to app
- Password reset in app option
- Almost There!
- Bigger PTT please?
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- Searching for call sign s
- Not able to connect with 14.4 iOS upgrade
- Mac version
- Dark Mode Wonky
- Missing Nodes
- Echolink multitasking
- Needs a help or tutorial
- Needs full sysop node server capabilities
Frequency Analyzer Spectrum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EchoLink
No in-app purchases
Frequency Analyzer Spectrum
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is EchoLink free?
Is Frequency Analyzer Spectrum free?
Do EchoLink or Frequency Analyzer Spectrum have ads?
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