RTA Audio vs STAGEPAS Controller
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
STAGEPAS Controller
Remotely control your portable PA system's volume and EQ settings via Bluetooth. Save custom presets for songs or applications to streamline setup and ensure consistent sound. Manage multiple units simultaneously for complex setups.
- Bluetooth remote control
- Volume adjustment
- 1-knob EQ
- 4-band PEQ
- Save custom settings
- Multi-unit control
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STAGEPAS Controller is a dedicated remote control application for the STAGEPAS 1K mkII and STAGEPAS 200 that allows users to adjust volume and 1-knob EQ or 4-band PEQ via Bluetooth during rehearsal or performance. You can also save the adjusted settings for certain songs or applications in order to shorten your setup process in the future and maintain consistency from one performance to the next, and even control the volume of multiple STAGEPAS 1K mkII and STAGEPAS 200 units from within the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RTA Audio at 3.6 against STAGEPAS Controller's 2.2. RTA Audio also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 17%) and ratings volume (31 vs 6). STAGEPAS Controller's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 28 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. STAGEPAS Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
RTA Audio holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RTA Audio has 31 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of RTA Audio's written reviews are positive against 17% of STAGEPAS Controller's.
RTA Audio ships an update every 28 months, STAGEPAS Controller every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RTA Audio | STAGEPAS Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (31 ratings) — better | 2.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 5 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 |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Ball s.r.o. | Yamaha Corporation |
Customer experience
RTA Audio
STAGEPAS Controller
In-app purchases
RTA Audio
- Upgrade to full version$14.99
STAGEPAS Controller
No in-app purchases
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