Comparison

RTA Audio vs FLOW Mix

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

FLOW Mix

This app provides wireless remote control for the Behringer FLOW 8 Digital Mixer via Bluetooth. It allows musicians, producers, and engineers to adjust all mixer parameters, including levels, EQ, compression, and effects, from their mobile devices. The intuitive interface is designed for easy operation on both tablets and smartphones.

Highlights
  • Wireless remote control via Bluetooth BLE
  • Control all mixer parameters (levels, EQ, compression, effects)
  • Snapshot memory management
  • Customizable channel icons and names
  • Assisted setup for beginners
  • Mixer and Stage views
  • Input routing customization
Features
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The new FLOW Mix app for iPadOS tablets and iOS mobile phones offers wireless remote control for the Behringer FLOW 8 Digital Mixer. This app is using Bluetooth BLE to connect to the hardware. The FLOW Mix app offers musicians, producers or engineers control of all mixer parameters. This includes levels, panning, eq, compression and effects as well as snapshot memory. The user interface is designed for comfortable operation on tablets as well as small-format smartphones, with intuitive operation guiding even inexperienced users to a world of great sound with their FLOW mixer. KEY FEATURES • Full remote control including: - Preamp Gain, 48V on MIC 1/2 - Main-Mix Level, Pan, Mute, Solo - All Input Channels with Low-Cut Filter, 4-band EQ and Compressor - Bus-Sends to FX and MON-Out - Main and Monitor Buses with 9-band EQ and Limiters • Customize channels with Icon and Name • Use Assisted Setup to have a quick start as a beginner • Load and store Mixer-Snapshots in the App or on the Hardware • Balance your mix from the Mixer- or Stage-View • Activate or Hide certain inputs to focus on the channels you need • Change routing according to your workflow

Screenshots

RTA Audio4 screens
FLOW Mix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FLOW Mix at none against RTA Audio's 1. FLOW Mix also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 28 months). RTA Audio's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 39%). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. RTA Audio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FLOW Mix asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FLOW Mix holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of RTA Audio's written reviews are positive against 39% of FLOW Mix's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTA Audio ships an update every 28 months, FLOW Mix every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RTA Audio versus FLOW Mix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTA AudioFLOW Mix
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (31 ratings)3.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews — better39.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Ball s.r.o.Empower Tribe Innovations DE GmbH

Customer experience

RTA Audio

All ratings31 ratings
Positive64.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral9.8%
Negative31.7%

FLOW Mix

All ratings25 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral18.1%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RTA Audio

One-time1
  • Upgrade to full version$14.99
None

FLOW Mix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RTA Audio free?
RTA Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FLOW Mix free?
FLOW Mix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RTA Audio or FLOW Mix?
FLOW Mix is rated higher. RTA Audio averages 3.6 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while FLOW Mix averages 3.8 from 25 ratings.
Do RTA Audio or FLOW Mix have ads?
Neither RTA Audio nor FLOW Mix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RTA Audio or FLOW Mix?
RTA Audio ships an update every 28 months, and FLOW Mix every 3 months. Most recently, RTA Audio was updated on October 15, 2026 and FLOW Mix on October 13, 2026.

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