Ashly Remote vs PAcalculate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ashly Remote
Design custom graphical interfaces for controlling Ashly networked audio products. Create and secure remotes on an iPad, then deploy them to iPhones, iPads, or iPod Touches for end-user access to select audio functions.
- Create custom graphical user interfaces
- Secure remotes with edit/access security
- Import custom backgrounds
- Control parameters in networked products
- View communication viability with diagnostics
- Share custom remote designs
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"Ashly Remote" is an application used to create a custom and secure graphical user interface (GUI) for end user control of Ashly networked products. The GUI is created on the iPad, then deployed to a Ashly Remote app running on a iPad*, iPod Touch*, or iPhone*. All GUI editing is done solely on the iPad. The sound system designer creates a GUI specifically tailored for the end user and their networked Ashly products, allowing them remote access to select audio functions. Features: Create, save, load and share custom designed remotes Import custom backgrounds Secure the remote by configuring edit or access security Control parameters in Networked Ashly products Use diagnostics to view communication viability * iPad / iPod Touch / iPhone device must be connected wirelessly to the same network as the controllable Ashly equipment. Control via direct cellular network connection is unavailable.
PAcalculate
This app provides 28 calculators and reference information for professional audio sound reinforcement and lighting. It covers acoustics, audio electronics, cabling, and lighting calculations, making it a valuable tool for audio and lighting professionals.
- 28 calculators for pro-audio and lighting
- Acoustics calculations (SPL, air absorption)
- Audio electronics calculations (dBu/dBV, Q/B/W)
- Cabling calculations (speaker cable loss)
- Lighting calculations (DMX, RGB/CMY)
- Reference info (pinouts, graphs)
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28 calculators (47 calculations) for pro-audio sound reinforcement and lighting, as well as reference info and utilities. A super handy tool for people dealing with PA, sound reinforcement, sound systems, electro-acoustics, pro-audio and lighting Acoustics - SPL (sound pressure level) - SPL sum with phase, distance or time difference - Air absorption attenuation for a given humidity, temperature, frequency and distance - Ceiling speaker coverage - Time «» Distance - Audio frequency «» Wavelength (includes lambda/2 and 2*lambda/3 for line arrays or subwoofer arrays) - Transition distance for line arrays (near to far field) - End-fire and broadside array subwoofer modelling Audio electronics - dBu «» dBV «» Volts - Q «» B/W (bandwidth) - Limiter threshold, attack&releases times - Amplifier gain Cabling - Speaker cable: low impedance, high impedance (constant voltage line, 70V/100V). Calculates energy and level loss, system damping factor Lights DMX channel, RGB/RGBW/RGBA and CMY Useful reference info such as pinouts (proaudio and lighting) and graphs Utilities: Inclinometer, Flashlight / light with selectable intermittence (uses camera permission) Latest news from DoctorProAudio.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PAcalculate at 5.0 against Ashly Remote's 3.8. Ashly Remote's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PAcalculate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Ashly Remote ships an update every 6 weeks, PAcalculate every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ashly Remote | PAcalculate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ashly Audio, Inc. | Jose Brusi |
Customer experience
Ashly Remote
PAcalculate
In-app purchases
Ashly Remote
No in-app purchases
PAcalculate
No in-app purchases
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