RTA Audio vs DSI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RTA Audio
Analyze audio in real-time with detailed frequency spectrum and waveform visualizations. Record and export your audio analysis results, including spectrograms and frequency tables, for sharing or archiving.
- Real-time audio analysis (FFT)
- Recording and offline processing
- Spectrogram and waveform visualization
- Exportable analysis reports (PDF)
- Adjustable resolution and frequency scale
- Peak and RMS metering
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RTA Audio Realtime analyzer with recording and Visualizer module with export. ••• Realtime analyzer ••• Realtime analyzer gives you the ability to analyze realtime audio input (built-in microphone or external audio accessory inputs) using Fast Fourier Transform with selected window function. You can also record the input for future offline processing or export. ••• Visualizer ••• This module presents you the results of offline audio analysis. Selecting previously captured recording gives the graph view, spectrogram and waveform of the audio data. Simple controls gives you the ability to play, loop, seek and change rate of the recording synchronized with analysis data presentation. Export function allows you to share or archive your analysis. Resulting PDF document contains basic recording information, spectrogram, peak & RMS graph and frequency table data with maximum peaks (with the time of the occurrence in recording) ••• Features ••• Resolution: 1/2 - 1/96 Octave Logarithmic frequency scale Fixed frequency range (20 - 20kHz) Tone scale view C₀- H₈ (A₄ = 440Hz) Peak hold graph Peak average graph RMS average graph Pointer (watch) function Peak and RMS input meter ••• Audio input specification ••• Audio session mode - measurement Input gain control Sample rate: 48000 Hz Bit depth: Float32 Channel: 1(mono) Frequency range: 20Hz - 20kHz Dynamic range: -100dB - 0dB ••• FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) specification ••• Frame size: 8192 Overlap: from 60% to 90% Smoothing Window: Bartlett-Hann, Blackman, Blackman-Harris (default), Blackman-Nuttell, Cosine, Flat Top, Gauss, Hamming, Hann, Lanczos, Nuttall, Rectangular, Triangular Hardware acceleration
DSI
This app provides comprehensive tools to fine-tune your car audio system with a digital signal processor. It offers a straightforward interface for adjusting equalization, phase, crossover, and time alignment for optimal sound.
- Bluetooth 4.0 compatible
- 6 customizable presets
- 10-band parametric EQ per channel
- Phase correction
- Crossover adjustments
- Time alignment
- Input summing and linking
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The DSI-2 app is designed for use with the DD Audio DSI-2 digital signal processor, this app gives you the tools needed to fine tune virtually every aspect of you car audio system. Whether you’re a professional installer or an obsessive audiophile this app allows you to realize the true potential of your audio equipment with a straightforward layout and logical controls. Features: - Bluetooth 4.0 compatible - 6 customizable presets - 10 bands of parametric equalization per channel - Phase correction - Crossover type, frequency, and slope adjustments - Independent input and output level controls - Time alignment - Input summing and linking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DSI at none against RTA Audio's 1. DSI also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 28 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). RTA Audio's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. RTA Audio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DSI asks for nothing beyond the download.
DSI holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of RTA Audio's written reviews are positive against 57% of DSI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RTA Audio ships an update every 28 months, DSI every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RTA Audio | DSI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (31 ratings) | 3.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Ball s.r.o. | DD Audio |
Customer experience
RTA Audio
DSI
In-app purchases
RTA Audio
- Upgrade to full version$14.99
DSI
No in-app purchases









