Comparison

Tone generator vs Speaker Box Lite

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

Head to head
About

Tone generator

Create various periodic signals with adjustable frequency and amplitude for testing electronic circuits or tuning instruments. Features include a metronome, a real-time tuner, and options for generating different noise types and tone sequences. It also offers unique features for hearing tests and party games.

Highlights
  • Generate periodic signals
  • Adjustable frequency and amplitude
  • Integrated instrument tuner
  • Metronome for practice
  • Hearing ability tests
  • Generate white/pink noise
  • Create tone sequences
Features
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Generate various periodic signals with different waveforms with adjustable frequency and amplitude. These are used to test electronic circuits such as amplifiers and filters. Also suitable for musicians to tune their instruments. As soon as a note sounds, the integrated tuner recognizes the pitch and displays the note name and deviation. For any instrument that produces an even tone. A metronome also helps you to practise. Drive insects away or compare your hearing ability with your friends and relatives and share your results! Or watch others straining their ears to find the sounds that cannot locate you. Party fun is guaranteed! optional features (Purchase): - free of Ads - manual frequency input - support app functionality for connected Bluetooth devices, e.g. speaker - different signals - white/pink noise - tuner for tuning instruments (real-time tone recognition C1-C8) with tuning whistle - metronome for a steady tempo - note/tone for frequency - Left/right channel, stereo - create a tone sequence for playing several different frequencies in particular time slot - loop for tone sequence - save and delete tone sequences - load saved tone sequences - send your tone sequence as an audio file (.caf format) - option to compress audio files Attention: If you want to share your results with others, first test your audible frequencies, then mark under the speakers your lowest audible tone and your highest audible tone (stored only temporarily). A small hint: the chart will show you what other frequencies of your age are still possible to reach.

About

Speaker Box Lite

Calculate subwoofer box volumes and design acoustic systems with detailed charts and parameter generation. Supports various enclosure types and includes a shared online speaker database. Offers cloud project saving and PRO features via subscription.

Highlights
  • Subwoofer box volume calculation
  • Support for multiple enclosure types
  • Amplitude, phase, and SPL charts
  • Parameter generation for vented boxes
  • Port and displacement volume calculation
  • Cloud project saving
  • Shared online speaker database
Features
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Design your perfect speaker box — skip the math and jump straight to building. Speaker Box Lite calculates subwoofer and speaker enclosures for you: sealed, ported (bass-reflex), 4th & 6th order bandpass, passive radiator, and transmission line. Get optimal volume and tuning recommendations, then see your box in full 3D with auto-generated blueprints and cut sheets. BUILT-IN SPEAKER DATABASE Search 5,000+ drivers from 300+ brands — Thiele-Small parameters load with one tap. Can't find yours? Add it manually in seconds. DESIGN IN 3D Place speakers and ports, add braces and dados, choose materials — and watch your enclosure come together. Design custom waveguides for tweeters and ports — conical, elliptical, hyperbolic and radial horn profiles included. SIMULATE BEFORE YOU BUILD Frequency response, phase, group delay, cone excursion and SPL plots. Compare enclosure variants side by side and pick the one that sounds right — before you cut a single board. COMPLETE SYSTEMS Multi-way boxes with subs, mids and tweeters. Full crossover designer: low-pass and high-pass filters (Butterworth, Linkwitz-Riley and more), series and parallel notch, Zobel, RC and RL contour networks, plus L-Pad attenuation. EXPORT & BUILD Export cut sheets and blueprints for every panel. 3D-print custom ports and waveguides via STL, or export the whole enclosure and its parts as STL. Send parts to CNC in STEP format for precision cutting. YOUR PROJECTS EVERYWHERE Free account keeps projects in the cloud — start on your phone, continue on the web at speakerboxlite.com. Upgrade to PRO for unlimited projects, offline database access and all advanced features. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://speakerboxlite.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://speakerboxlite.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Tone generator4 screens
Speaker Box Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Speaker Box Lite at every 11 days against Tone generator's every 5 months. Tone generator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Tone generator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Speaker Box Lite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Tone generator against 4.1 for Speaker Box Lite. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 152 and 339 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Tone generator's written reviews are positive against 62% of Speaker Box Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tone generator ships an update every 5 months, Speaker Box Lite every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tone generator versus Speaker Box Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTone generatorSpeaker Box Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (152 ratings)4.1 (339 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews — better61.9% of reviews
Number of ratings152339 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermichael heinzAlexey Abdulin

Customer experience

Tone generator

All ratings152 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative19.7%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative29.1%

Speaker Box Lite

All ratings339 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative35.3%

User reviews

Tone generator

From 152 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works every time!
  • 🚀 Awesome application for generating tones and studying sound
  • 👍 Very useful
  • 👍 Genius
  • 👍 Great app to make your tones

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't go lower than 10hz
  • 🔍 Ruined by ads
  • 🔍 Way too many ads
  • 🔍 Crashes before I can export even though I paid for the feature
  • 🔍 Fake app. Buying the upgrade doesn't do anything. There is no support. You can't export like it says you can. It's a scam.

Speaker Box Lite

From 339 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📊 Comprehensive graphing and visualization tools
  • 💾 Extensive speaker driver database with TS parameters
  • 📐 Accurate enclosure calculations for sealed and ported boxes
  • ✂️ Automatic cut list generation for DIY building
  • 💡 Intuitive interface for beginners and experts

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model ($5-7/month or 400 rubles)
  • 🚫 Limited free version functionality
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • ❌ Inconsistent calculation accuracy
  • 🔐 Billing/subscription verification problems

Bugs and requests

Tone generator

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Doesn't go lower than 10hz
  • Crashes before I can export even though I paid for the feature
  • Fake app. Buying the upgrade doesn't do anything. There is no support. You can't export like it says you can. It's a scam.
  • app is modified
  • No tone
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  • Frozen on my iPad
  • Doesn't produce any sound
  • No sound
  • Faulty
  • No sound

Requested features

7 requests
  • Wish I had a manual that explains a couple functions
  • More precise way to select the frequency
  • Playing of multiple tomes
  • Manually enter a frequency
  • More than one voice
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  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Speaker Box Lite

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when adjusting VB/FB parameters
  • Crashes on certain parameter combinations requiring reinstall
  • Drawing/3D model generation hangs indefinitely
  • Subscription payment charged multiple times
  • Pro version access denied despite active payment
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  • Email registration validation errors
  • Parameters randomly change during design process
  • Incorrect TS parameter data from driver database
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
  • Overlapping port and speaker placement in designs
  • Error messages about missing parameters with no input field
  • App freezes when entering box specifications

Requested features

13 requests
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Portuguese language support (PT-BR)
  • Air velocity graphs
  • Complete 3D model generation with final drawings
  • Bandpass 4th order enclosure support
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  • Tweeter/midrange enclosure design
  • Internal partition calculations
  • Impedance information in database
  • Video tutorials and glossary for technical terms
  • Dipole/ripole calculations
  • Passive radiator enclosure support
  • Better port visualization in cut sheets
  • Multi-sub application improvements

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tone generator

One-time3
  • Extra-Feature 1$1.99
  • No advertising$1.99
  • Upgrade to full version$3.99
3 purchases

Speaker Box Lite

Subscriptions3
  • Week PRO$4.497 Days
  • Month plan$7.991 Month
  • PRO Account$8.991 Month

Questions

Is Tone generator free?
Tone generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speaker Box Lite free?
Speaker Box Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tone generator or Speaker Box Lite?
Speaker Box Lite is rated higher. Tone generator averages 4.0 out of 5 from 152 ratings, while Speaker Box Lite averages 4.1 from 339 ratings.
Do Tone generator or Speaker Box Lite have ads?
Both Tone generator and Speaker Box Lite show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tone generator or Speaker Box Lite?
Tone generator ships an update every 5 months, and Speaker Box Lite every 11 days. Most recently, Tone generator was updated on September 17, 2026 and Speaker Box Lite on September 18, 2026.

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