Comparison

SpeakerAngle vs Surround Speaker Check

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

Head to head
About

SpeakerAngle

This app precisely measures and adjusts speaker toe-in angles using your iPhone or iPad. It helps optimize audio system performance by ensuring critical speaker angles are accurately set and matched for superior sound quality. The intuitive interface provides real-time visual feedback and color-coded guidance.

Highlights
  • Precise speaker angle measurement
  • Real-time on-screen angle updates
  • Color-coded angle matching
  • Supports stereo and surround sound
  • Automatic project saving and renaming
  • Printable/shareable user guide
Features
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SpeakerAngle is the first app that allows you to precisely measure and adjust speaker toe-in angles with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch in order to get the most out of your audio system. SpeakerAngle works with any speaker make or model, in stereo and surround sound systems. Plus it's easy and intuitive to use, with no need for WiFi or Internet connectivity. Key Features • Allows the accurate setting and matching of critical speaker angles for optimum sound quality. • As you adjust a speaker in the room, on-screen speaker icons move and continuously update to display the current speaker angle. • Onscreen number boxes change color to let you know when left and right speaker toe-in angles are identical. • Includes user guide that can be printed or shared. • Projects are automatically saved as you work and can be freely renamed and recalled. To use SpeakerAngle, simply create a stereo or surround sound project and name it. Then adjust your speakers so they are facing straight ahead. Place your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch on top of one of the speakers and press the corresponding onscreen icon, then rotate that speaker towards the listening position. As you do so, SpeakerAngle's onscreen display shows you the angle, using red-green color coding to guide you through a range of recommended angles. Next, do the same for the paired speaker in your system until its icon's number box becomes yellow in color, indicating that both speakers are identically angled. A handy onscreen Reset button allows you to start from scratch at any time and experiment with different toe-in angles. When you're ready to fine-tune your system, a menu option allows you to purchase our companion app, SpeakerPro, which allows you to take precise distance measurements and receive intelligent toe-in recommendations. Available on the App Store now!

About

Surround Speaker Check

Test and optimize your Dolby Atmos home theater system. This app provides over two hours of spatial audio content to verify surround sound decoding, speaker configuration, and enjoy immersive audio experiences on compatible soundbars and headphones.

Highlights
  • Verify Dolby Atmos decoding
  • Test speaker configuration
  • Evaluate height channels
  • Subwoofer test suite
  • Manual speaker troubleshooting
  • Spatial audio demos
  • Dolby Atmos test tracks
Features
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Surround Speaker Check is a fun and entertaining utility to help you set up and enjoy Dolby Atmos on your home theater gear! Also works as great way to test spatial audio on Dolby Atmos-compatible sound bars and headphones! Surround Speaker Check is more than just the world’s most popular AV utility app - with over 2 hours of content, it’s now THE best way to experience Dolby Atmos spatial audio like you’ve never heard before! SURROUND SOUND TESTING - Verify your system is properly decoding Dolby Atmos surround sound audio - Confirm your speakers are properly configured - Hear and evaluate your surround speakers in isolation (including height channels) - Tune your room, test your sub with the new Subwoofer Test Suite - Use the Manual Speaker Check feature to help troubleshoot and fine-tune your system - Confirm your Apple TV is properly set-up for surround sound playback DOLBY ATMOS TEST TRACKS - True Dolby Atmos audio support provides an accurate and complete test environment - Supports up to 7.1.4 speaker layouts - Works with Atmos-compatible soundbars SPATIAL AUDIO PLAYGROUND - Over two hours of spatial audio demos and Dolby Atmos test tracks - Regularly updated Dolby Atmos demos experimental spatial audio content - Enjoy spatial object scenes designed to unleash the full potential of your home theater Uses specially-produced Dolby Atmos surround tracks with on-screen 3D graphics Designed by guitarist and immersive audio producer Jeff Perrin as a means to confirm the integrity of various surround systems while producing surround sound music tracks. NOTE: Playback of test content on speakers requires an Apple TV (or similar AirPlay-compatible streaming device) connected to a Dolby Digital-compatible home theater system. Spatial audio support over headphones requires compatible iOS device with Dolby Atmos-compatible AirPods or Dolby Atmos-compatible headphones. When played back over an optical connection or non-Atmos devices, surround content will fold down to Dolby Digital 5.1 or stereo 2.0 format, depending on device capabilities. In all cases, a fast internet connection is highly recommend. *Playback of Dolby Atmos content on non-Apple devices requires that the device supports multichannel audio (ie. Dolby Digital 5.1 or Atmos) over AirPlay 2. Please check your device specifications. Please try out the free included test tracks so as to ensure compatibility with your hardware before making any purchases. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SpeakerAngle4 screens
Surround Speaker Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Surround Speaker Check at Free against SpeakerAngle's $0.99. Surround Speaker Check also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (41 vs 11). SpeakerAngle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On review sentiment, 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

Surround Speaker Check is free to download; SpeakerAngle costs $0.99 up front. Surround Speaker Check sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. SpeakerAngle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surround Speaker Check holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SpeakerAngle's written reviews are positive against 54% of Surround Speaker Check's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeakerAngle ships an update monthly, Surround Speaker Check every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SpeakerAngle versus Surround Speaker Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakerAngleSurround Speaker Check
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (11 ratings)3.8 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews54.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1141 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudioAppsStoreJeff Perrin Music LLC

Customer experience

SpeakerAngle

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative40.9%

Surround Speaker Check

All ratings41 ratings
Positive65.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral11.4%
Negative34.3%

In-app purchases

None

SpeakerAngle

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Surround Speaker Check

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Access$19.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Subwoofer Check$0.99
  • Center Speaker Check$0.99

Questions

Is SpeakerAngle free?
SpeakerAngle costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surround Speaker Check free?
Surround Speaker Check is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SpeakerAngle or Surround Speaker Check?
Surround Speaker Check is rated higher. SpeakerAngle averages 3.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Surround Speaker Check averages 3.8 from 41 ratings.
Do SpeakerAngle or Surround Speaker Check have ads?
Neither SpeakerAngle nor Surround Speaker Check shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpeakerAngle or Surround Speaker Check?
SpeakerAngle ships an update monthly, and Surround Speaker Check every 5 months. Most recently, SpeakerAngle was updated on November 13, 2026 and Surround Speaker Check on November 2, 2026.

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