Comparison

RTA Audio vs Audio RTA

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

Audio RTA

This application provides a real-time octave RTA analyzer, visualizing acoustic signals. It's useful for measuring audio equipment frequency response and analyzing musical instrument sounds. Features include various band resolutions, SPL metering, and FFT analysis.

Highlights
  • Octave RTA analyzer with multiple band resolutions
  • SPL Meter (dBFS) with dBZ weighting
  • Fast real-time response
  • Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analysis
  • Zoom and pan functionality
  • Chart sharing and PNG export
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Audio RTA is a real-time octave RTA analyzer. It gives you a visual representation of an acoustic signal. It can be used to measure the frequency response of audio equipment or to analyze the sounds of musical instruments. Features - Octave RTA analyzer: bands - full, 1/3, 1/6, 1/12 (RMS values) - SPL Meter (dBFS) - Fast real-time response - Sampling rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz* - Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) - Window sizes: 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536 - Max/min values - Zoom and pan - Measure values - Audio input can be supplied via the built-in microphone and an external microphone (via the USB camera adapter or through the iPhone/iPad dock connector – Core Audio compliant devices) - Sharing charts (through mail, social networks, clipboard) - Exporting image charts (png) to the iOS 11 Document Browser (supports iCloud) - SPL meter weighting: dBZ - linear *For 96kHz analysis use an external microphone with such capabilities through a USB camera adapter or through the iPhone/iPad dock connector.

Screenshots

RTA Audio4 screens
Audio RTA3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RTA Audio at Free against Audio RTA's $3.99. Audio RTA's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and device support 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

RTA Audio is free to download; Audio RTA costs $3.99 up front. RTA Audio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Audio RTA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audio RTA holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of RTA Audio's written reviews are positive against 81% of Audio RTA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTA Audio ships an update every 28 months, Audio RTA every 14 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RTA Audio versus Audio RTA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTA AudioAudio RTA
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.5 (32 ratings)4.4 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 14 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Ball s.r.o.DEXUS Pawel Krzywdzinski

Customer experience

RTA Audio

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

Audio RTA

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RTA Audio

One-time1
  • Upgrade to full version$14.99
None

Audio RTA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RTA Audio free?
RTA Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audio RTA free?
Audio RTA costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RTA Audio or Audio RTA?
Audio RTA is rated higher. RTA Audio averages 3.5 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Audio RTA averages 4.4 from 25 ratings.
Do RTA Audio or Audio RTA have ads?
Neither RTA Audio nor Audio RTA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RTA Audio or Audio RTA?
RTA Audio ships an update every 28 months, and Audio RTA every 14 months. Most recently, RTA Audio was updated on November 1, 2026 and Audio RTA on November 1, 2026.

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