Comparison

AV Aid toolkit 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

AV Aid toolkit

This app provides essential tools for Audio Visual technicians. It helps detect and set custom display resolutions, generates various audio and video test patterns, and includes helpful references for AV systems. It can also function as a document camera.

Highlights
  • Display resolution detection
  • Custom resolution output
  • Color bar and test pattern generation
  • Extensive audio test generator
  • Customizable test song playback
  • Dolby 5.1/7.1 surround sound test
  • AV system troubleshooting tools
Features
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Useful tools for the Audio Visual technician! When you connect your device with a VGA adapter, HDMI adapter, or Airplay to a projector or flatscreen monitor, AV Aid will detect and display all available output resolutions for your device. (Even 4K!) You can then select one of these custom resolutions and AV Aid will generate and output color bars or mirror test patterns onto your display. The audio test generator is also expansive, including left, right, center, phase test, pink noise, white noise, sweep, a test song and more. You can also designate your own custom test song from your own music library or via Apple Music. *AV Aid now features a Dolby 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound test using ec-7 (enhanced ac-3) encoding! There are several other handy AV features like flashlight, IR detector, TRS, XLR, CAT-5 Pinout reference, cable connector resource guide, and additional tips for troubleshooting Audio Visual systems. We have now also added a full screen front and back camera view if you would like to use your mobile device as a document camera during online meetings.

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

AV Aid toolkit4 screens
Surround Speaker Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Surround Speaker Check at Free against AV Aid toolkit's $0.99. AV Aid toolkit's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (92% vs 54%). On ratings volume, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AV Aid toolkit holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of AV Aid toolkit's written reviews are positive against 54% of Surround Speaker Check's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AV Aid toolkit ships an update every 3 months, Surround Speaker Check every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AV Aid toolkit versus Surround Speaker Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAV Aid toolkitSurround Speaker Check
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (94 ratings) — better3.8 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better54.3% of reviews
Number of ratings94 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDave LevyJeff Perrin Music LLC

Customer experience

AV Aid toolkit

All ratings94 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%

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

AV Aid toolkit

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 AV Aid toolkit free?
AV Aid toolkit 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, AV Aid toolkit or Surround Speaker Check?
AV Aid toolkit is rated higher. AV Aid toolkit averages 4.7 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while Surround Speaker Check averages 3.8 from 41 ratings.
Do AV Aid toolkit or Surround Speaker Check have ads?
Neither AV Aid toolkit nor Surround Speaker Check shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AV Aid toolkit or Surround Speaker Check?
AV Aid toolkit ships an update every 3 months, and Surround Speaker Check every 5 months. Most recently, AV Aid toolkit was updated on October 23, 2026 and Surround Speaker Check on October 26, 2026.

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