Comparison

ToneLevel vs Sweep

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

Head to head
About

ToneLevel

This utility app provides auditory feedback to indicate when an object is level. It eliminates the need for visual checks, allowing for hands-free adjustments and improved accuracy. Customize sensitivity and choose from various visual themes.

Highlights
  • Auditory level indication
  • Hands-free operation
  • Adjustable precision
  • Visual themes
  • Real-time tone feedback
Features
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This level is different! It plays tones when level so you can HEAR that sweet sound of Level. No more running back and forth, squinting at a bubble level, or needing a partner to check for accuracy while you make adjustments. Sure, there are other level apps, but none like ToneLevel. Not only does it let you HEAR when you’re level, but it also offers a selection of cool faces to match your leveling style. Plus, ToneLevel lets you adjust the precision to fit your needs, whether you’re aiming for exactness or just “close enough.” When you’re within your chosen sensitivity range, ToneLevel will start playing tones sooner, so you’ll know you’re spot on.

About

Sweep

Analyze your speaker's frequency response directly from your listening position. This app plays a log sweep and captures the sound with your iPhone's mic or a calibrated external mic, then displays the results. Easily compare multiple measurements to fine-tune your audio setup.

Highlights
  • Log sweep playback (20 Hz–20 kHz)
  • Frequency response plotting
  • Overlay up to 5 measurement runs
  • Frequency scrubbing with peak/trough snapping
  • Adjustable real-time smoothing
  • Built-in test tone and live meter
  • Export capture charts as images
Features
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See how your speakers really sound. Sweep plays a log sweep through your speaker and plots its frequency response — measured from your listening position. No laptop, no audio interface, no mic stand. Just your iPhone or iPad, a calibrated mic, and a clear picture of what you're hearing. The untethered scout between full bench sessions — the fast check from your chair you'll actually run. A minute, not an afternoon. SWEEP. CAPTURE. COMPARE. • Sweep — tap once and a 20 Hz–20 kHz log sweep plays through your speaker (the Farina ESS method the bench tools use). • Capture — a calibrated measurement mic (Dayton iMM-6C, miniDSP UMIK-1/UMIK-2/EARS, Behringer ECM8000, or any REW .cal file) or your device's built-in mic records it; on-device math extracts the impulse response and plots the curve. • Compare — overlay runs, each in its own color (twenty to choose from), to see exactly what a change did. Measure, adjust, measure again. TWO WAYS IN No audiophile experience required. Tune My Receiver runs a guided measurement, then hands back actual settings — "Bass +5, Treble +8" — instead of a chart to interpret. A plain-language results tour walks through what it found, and Balance Speakers checks your channels match before you start. Measure Again starts a new before-and-after round without losing the first. Prefer the full picture? Everything above is one tap away, from the same library. ALSO IN THE APP • Scrub any frequency — drag the cursor; it snaps to peaks and troughs and reads frequency · dB right where you need it. Pinch to zoom into any band; hold near the edge to pan. • Target curves — overlay Harman Room, B&K, a tilt, or Room Gain as a dashed reference so you know what "good" looks like, not just what you measured. • Aim at what you listen to — pick a listening style (Bass-forward, Warm, Bright, and more) and Tune My Receiver's recommendation steers toward it, not just flat. • Average or Difference — power-average two or more captures (walk the room, average the seats) or compute A − B to see exactly what a change did, both as new measurements you can keep comparing. • Real smoothing, applied after the fact — every capture keeps its full resolution; change 1/24 to 1/3-octave anytime and every trace redraws, no re-measuring. • Set levels with confidence — a built-in test tone and live meter get your output where it should be, and the sweep then plays at exactly that level. Each measurement mic keeps its own calibration file and trim, matched automatically when you plug it in. • Share your capture — export the chart as a labeled image card: color-coded traces, an optional cursor callout, one tap to send anywhere. From Tune My Receiver, the card carries your verdict and knob settings too. • Handoff to your Mac — pair once, and send a capture straight to Sweep for Mac's library: device to device, encrypted, no internet, no cable. Off by default; turn it on in Settings. • Open Sweep files — tap a .sweep file in Files, Mail or AirDrop to add its measurements to your library. HONEST BY DESIGN Sweep shows relative frequency response — the shape you need to tune speaker DSP and EQ. A time-gate isolates the direct sound; down low, the room is part of every measurement, so what you see there is speaker plus room, not the speaker alone — and wherever a reading can’t be fully trusted, low or high, the line turns dashed. Results are only as calibrated as the mic file you import; levels without a known mic sensitivity are marked ≈. Not an SPL meter, not a full bench replacement — it names its limits up front, so you can trust its strengths. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything runs on your device. No account, no signup, no cloud, no tracking, no analytics SDK. Your measurements are processed entirely on your device. They go only where you send them — a paired Mac in the same room, or a file you share. Free. No in-app purchases, no account. Sweep is part of a family of focused instruments alongside Pull, Grip, Lean, and Level.

Screenshots

ToneLevel3 screens
Sweep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ToneLevel at 5.0 against Sweep's 4.0. On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ToneLevel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ToneLevel versus Sweep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToneLevelSweep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitch IveyCarl Sieber

Customer experience

ToneLevel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sweep

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ToneLevel

No in-app purchases

None

Sweep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ToneLevel free?
ToneLevel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sweep free?
Sweep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ToneLevel or Sweep?
ToneLevel is rated higher. ToneLevel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sweep averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ToneLevel or Sweep have ads?
Neither ToneLevel nor Sweep shows ads.

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