SoundScope VR vs Open Sound Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoundScope VR
This app provides advanced audio spectrum analysis using high-resolution FFT algorithms. It allows users to overlay audio data onto a live camera feed, capture sound events, and save analyses as videos. Enhance your understanding of environmental sounds with detailed visual representations.
- High-resolution FFT audio analysis
- Overlay analysis on live camera feed
- Save analysis as video
- Multiple RTA and Spectrograph modes
- Adjustable smoothing and decay algorithms
- Zoomable frequency and dB scales
- Real-time Spectrograph history
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SoundScope VR for iOS is a full-featured audio spectrum analyzer. It provides advanced audio analysis using the latest FFT-based high-resolution algorithms and tools for detailed and precise audio analysis. SoundScope VR allows you to overlay the audio analysis data over a real-time view of your surroundings, to capture what is causing the sound that you are analyzing. This analysis can be saved as a video on your device. If you need a two-channel FFT for your iOS device, check out Transfer Function, a module in our AudioTools app. SoundScope is based on our proprietary algorithms, techniques, and features. Now, you can have the sophisticated analysis of SoundScope VR on the iPhone platform. The single-channel audio analyzer includes these features: RTA Bar graph, RTA Line graph, RTA Bar & FFT graph, Spectrograph, and VR analysis of environmental sound. A variety of smoothing and averaging algorithms are available, including log, lin, Octave, 1/3rd, 1/6th, 1/12th, 1/24th and 1/48th Octave modes. The decay modes include None, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 averages, and exponential 1-10 second custom decay settings, as well as Infinite, Fast, and Slow. The frequency scale can be zoomed down to a single octave, and the dB scale can be zoomed down to 1dB resolution. Double-tap the screen to return to full frequency response, and to auto-scale the dB scale. Real-time Spectrograph history is saved, just swipe to see sound events that have scrolled off the screen. Other features include high-contrast mode, variable Spectrograph speed, vertical or horizontal running Spectrograph, Difference mode, Peak Tracking, and FFT Windowing. New features include the ability to replace the background with a live video camera feed, and also do screen recording to capture a record the sound levels and also what is happening physically in the space. This is next-level VR audio analysis. All of the standard AudioTools features, such as Save / Recall and the Generator Panel are available. All settings are automatically saved and restored the next time that you run the app. On iPad and larger iPhones, split graph mode is available, so that you can put any two graphs on the screen at the same time. Check out the screenshots to see if your device supports them. SoundScope RTA Spectrum works great with the built-in iOS device microphone, as we have proprietary microphone compensation and calibration database derived for every iOS device. To upgrade to full professional results, use our iTestMic, or iAudioInterface2 with any test & measurement microphone. Also see our other great audio test and measurement apps including AudioTools.
Open Sound Meter
This application allows real-time tuning and control of audio systems. It provides comprehensive measurement and analysis tools for various audio parameters, with options to store, adjust, and average results. Calibration files and direct console connections enhance measurement accuracy.
- Real-time audio system tuning
- Spectrum, SPL, Magnitude, Phase analysis
- Store, adjust, and average measurements
- Apply calibration files for microphones
- Direct connection to mixing consoles
- Project saving to device or iCloud
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Open Sound Meter is an application for tuning and controlling audio systems in real-time. Allows to measure and analyze: - Spectrum - SPL (RMS, Leq) - Magnitude - Phase - Group delay - Phase delay - Coherence - Impulse - Step - Spectrogram - Impedance - Nyquist plot - Crest factor You can store any result. Stored measurement can be adjusted by gain, delay and polarity, adjusted with filters, equalization. Math function gives you a possibility to average your measurements, virtually join them and predict how they will sound together. For better results, you can apply calibration files for your microphones. For the measurement, you can use any iOS compatible audio interface or connect to your mixing console. Save the project on the device or in iCloud. Direct connection works with Behringer X32, Midas M32, Allen&Heath Qu, DiGiCo S21/S31/SD12/UB-MADI, Yamaha TF and other consoles that have audio over USB. For Yamaha CL/QL you can use Dante AVIO adapter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SoundScope VR at $24.99 against Open Sound Meter's $69.99. Open Sound Meter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (100% vs 63%). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model 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
SoundScope VR costs $24.99 and Open Sound Meter $69.99 up front. SoundScope VR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Open Sound Meter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Open Sound Meter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of SoundScope VR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Open Sound Meter's.
SoundScope VR ships an update every 4 months, Open Sound Meter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoundScope VR | Open Sound Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 — better | $69.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Andrew Smith | Pavel Smokotnin |
Customer experience
SoundScope VR
Open Sound Meter
In-app purchases
SoundScope VR
- Reference Curves Option$14.99
Open Sound Meter
No in-app purchases
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