Comparison

SubZone vs Horizon. Media Tracker

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

Head to head
About

SubZone

Optimize subwoofer placement in your room for improved bass response. This app uses scientific calculations and room measurements to generate a heatmap of ideal subwoofer locations, minimizing boomy or thin bass.

Highlights
  • Acoustic simulation for subwoofer positions
  • Frequency response plots
  • Multiple listening position support
  • Multi-subwoofer simulation
  • Room scanning or manual dimension entry
  • Heatmap of ideal zones
Features
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“Within 30 seconds this thing helped me make a decision that I’ve been vacillating about for six months now.” Audio Unleashed podcast “This has to be the biggest no-brainer we’ve ever come across.” LB Tech Reviews When sound waves reflect off the walls, ceiling, and floor of your room, they create “room modes” that change the sound by boosting some frequencies and canceling others. The result is bass that is boomy in one spot and thin in another. The right placement minimizes these effects, and the wrong placement can compromise the sound of even the best subwoofers. The traditional solution is the “subwoofer crawl”, where you move your sub to your listening position, then crawl around the room on your hands and knees listening for the best spot. SubZone replaces that with a scientific calculation you can run from the comfort of your seat. How it works: 1. Measure your room by scanning it with your iPhone*, or by simply entering its dimensions. 2. Choose your room’s construction materials and mark your listening position. 3. SubZone generates a heatmap showing the best places for your subwoofer, with the top zones marked with a star. Adding a second or third subwoofer can sometimes help to smooth out bass response, but it is an expensive experiment. With SubZone you can add as many subwoofers as you like and see exactly what effect they have, and how they interact. Use the optimize feature to automatically search for the ideal combination of positions, then see whether the improvement justifies the purchase. Features: • Full acoustic simulation of every possible subwoofer position, based on your room’s dimensions, construction, and listening positions • Frequency response plot for each zone, showing which frequencies are boosted or cut, and by how much • Add multiple listening positions, so that the whole seating area sounds good • Simulate multiple subwoofers to see how they interact, or search for their ideal positions automatically • Step-by-step tutorial to get you started, plus full detailed documentation • Expert support on hand for any questions or issues • All data is stored and processed on your device, and no account or sign-in is required • Everything included, with no artificial limits on rooms, simulations, listening positions, or subwoofers • Dark and light color schemes Please note: SubZone runs a full acoustic simulation rather than estimating individual room modes, which is what keeps its results accurate. As a result, it currently supports only rectangular “shoebox” rooms. * Room scanning requires an iPhone 12 Pro or later Pro model, but room dimensions can be entered manually on all devices.

About

Horizon. Media Tracker

This app consolidates your entertainment preferences, including movies, TV shows, music, and games, into a single profile. Track, discover, and share your tastes with friends, and receive personalized recommendations across all media. It offers a unified experience for all your entertainment tracking needs.

Highlights
  • Unified entertainment tracking
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Release calendar and notifications
  • Social features for friends
  • Customizable lists
  • Import from Letterboxd
Features
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Horizon is the one place for everything you watch, play, and listen to. Most trackers do one thing. Horizon brings movies, TV, music, and games together so your whole taste lives in a single profile - and so do your friends'. TRACK EVERYTHING - Rate and review movies, TV shows, music, and games on one clean 0-10 scale - Build your Horizon: a watchlist for everything you want to get to - A release calendar so you never miss something you're waiting for - Get a push the day something on your Horizon comes out DISCOVER WHAT'S NEXT - Personalized recommendations from your real taste, across every medium - See what's trending, what's coming up, and what's available now - Filter by the streaming services you actually have MAKE IT SOCIAL - Follow friends and see what they're into - A taste-match score on every profile to find the people who get you - Swipes: swipe through a deck of picks, solo or with up to four friends — anything you all say yes to is a match (Horizon Pro) - Clubs: group spaces to obsess over the things you love - Custom lists you can share and that others can follow SHARE YOUR TASTE - Turn any rating into a beautiful shareable card - A taste passport that captures your stats and genres at a glance BRING YOUR HISTORY - Import your library and ratings from Letterboxd in seconds Horizon is built for people whose taste doesn't fit in one app. Welcome home.

Screenshots

SubZone4 screens
Horizon. Media Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Horizon. Media Tracker at Free against SubZone's $9.99. Horizon. Media Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). SubZone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Horizon. Media Tracker is free to download; SubZone costs $9.99 up front. Horizon. Media Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SubZone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Horizon. Media Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of SubZone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Horizon. Media Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SubZone ships an update every 2 months, Horizon. Media Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SubZone versus Horizon. Media Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubZoneHorizon. Media Tracker
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (22 ratings)5.0 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB81 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSonic Baume LTDTract Entertainment

Customer experience

SubZone

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Horizon. Media Tracker

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SubZone

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Horizon. Media Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Horizon Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Horizon Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is SubZone free?
SubZone costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Horizon. Media Tracker free?
Horizon. Media Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SubZone or Horizon. Media Tracker?
Horizon. Media Tracker is rated higher. SubZone averages 4.5 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Horizon. Media Tracker averages 5.0 from 19 ratings.
Do SubZone or Horizon. Media Tracker have ads?
Neither SubZone nor Horizon. Media Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SubZone or Horizon. Media Tracker?
SubZone ships an update every 2 months, and Horizon. Media Tracker every 2 days. Most recently, SubZone was updated on November 7, 2026 and Horizon. Media Tracker on November 5, 2026.

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