Comparison

Stingray vs Sweep

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

Head to head
About

Stingray

Instantly control DMX lights with this mobile application. It connects to a specific USB-C powered node and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RDM, and Art-Net protocols for seamless lighting management.

Highlights
  • DMX light control
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Wi-Fi support
  • RDM support
  • Art-Net support
  • Requires specific hardware node
Features
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Control DMX lights instantly with Stingray, the companion app for Blizzard Lighting’s USB-C powered node featuring Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RDM, and Art-Net support—all in a free, no-login mobile app. This mobile application requires the Stingray DMX controller. Visit www.blizzardpro.com/stingray for more information.

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, 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 iPhone's built-in mic records it; on-device math extracts the impulse response and plots the curve. • Compare — overlay up to 5 runs, each its own color, 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 before you measure. • 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. • Undo delete — swipe away a measurement by mistake? Undo is right there for a few seconds. 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; the low end reflects your room, and the chart marks that region plainly. Results are only as calibrated as the mic file you import. 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 iPhone. 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

Stingray4 screens
Sweep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stingray at 100% against Sweep's 0%. Stingray also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and device support (3 vs 1). Sweep's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). 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

Stingray holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Stingray's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sweep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stingray ships an update every 5 months, Sweep every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stingray versus Sweep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStingraySweep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlizzard Lighting LLCCarl Sieber

Customer experience

Stingray

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Stingray

No in-app purchases

None

Sweep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stingray free?
Stingray 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, Stingray or Sweep?
Stingray is rated higher. Stingray averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sweep averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Stingray or Sweep have ads?
Neither Stingray nor Sweep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stingray or Sweep?
Stingray ships an update every 5 months, and Sweep every 9 days. Most recently, Stingray was updated on June 1, 2026 and Sweep on September 24, 2026.

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