Comparison

RTA Audio vs DSP

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

DSP

Features
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The app DSP-CONTROL allows you to adjust the WALL-05DT, MEGA-DSP, DSM-26LAN, DSM-48LAN, DSM-48DT, STA-1000DSP and DSP-26 speaker systems directly via iPad. With this user-friendly app, it is possible to activate presets and make individual adjustments. You can use all the features normally provided by the PC software. Thus, it is possible to adjust 10 equalizers with 8 filter functions, delay, limiter, gain and low cut. With the control software, the following parameters can be adjusted: • Activating and storing presets • 10 equalizers for each channel with the filter functions: bell, notch, all-pass, low-shelf, high-shelf, band-pass, high-pass, low-pass • Delay • Limiter • Gain control for each input • Master volume • Low cut filter This app has been optimised for the iPad.

Screenshots

RTA Audio4 screens
DSP2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DSP at none against RTA Audio's 1. DSP also leads on iOS requirement (8.3 vs 15.6). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTA Audio ships an update every 28 months, DSP every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RTA Audio versus DSP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTA AudioDSP
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 18 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Ball s.r.o.AllDSP GmbH & Co. KG.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RTA Audio

One-time1
  • Upgrade to full version$14.99
None

DSP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RTA Audio free?
RTA Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DSP free?
DSP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RTA Audio or DSP have ads?
Neither RTA Audio nor DSP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RTA Audio or DSP?
RTA Audio ships an update every 28 months, and DSP every 18 months. Most recently, RTA Audio was updated on October 15, 2026 and DSP on September 25, 2026.

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