RTA Audio vs RDTap
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
RDTap
Control and configure SUB 90XX series subwoofers with access to internal parameters. Offers professionally tuned presets for seamless integration with top speakers and supports rapid setup for ground stacking or sub cluster configurations.
- Access internal subwoofer parameters
- Advanced Crossover Engine (ACE) presets
- Professionally tuned level and phase matching
- Ground stacking and sub cluster configuration
- Rapid setup for speaker designs
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RDTap is dedicated to the SUB 90XX family of touring subwoofers (https://www.rcf.it/en/sub-9000-series), providing full access to their internal parameters. Several presets are available for their internal Advanced Crossover Engine (ACE), offering a professionally tuned match, both in level and phase, between the subwoofer itself and a selection of top speakers. In addition, a Ground Stacking or Sub Cluster combination of up to 3 subwoofers and one or more top speakers (defined as Design) can be rapidly defined and configured, with simple programming steps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RDTap at none against RTA Audio's 1. RDTap also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 28 months). RTA Audio's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 50%). On price, ads, device support 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. RDTap asks for nothing beyond the download.
RTA Audio ships an update every 28 months, RDTap fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RTA Audio | RDTap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Fortnightly — 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Ball s.r.o. | RCF spa |
Customer experience
RTA Audio
RDTap
In-app purchases
RTA Audio
- Upgrade to full version$14.99
RDTap
No in-app purchases








