Comparison

Tone Generator vs Easy Audio Spectrogram

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

Head to head
About

Tone Generator

Features
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Tone Generator Tone Generator is a versatile audio tool that generates accurate test signals with fully customizable frequency, volume, and panning settings. It is designed for a wide range of applications, including acoustic calibration, audio equipment testing, and ear training. Supported Waveforms - Sine - Triangle - Sawtooth - Square Key Features - Customizable Frequency: Precision control across the audible range (e.g., 20Hz – 20kHz). - Volume Adjustment: Fine-tune the output level. - Panning Control: Adjust the balance between Left (L) and Right (R) channels. - Background Playback: Continues to run even when the app is in the background. - Intuitive UI: A simple, user-friendly interface for seamless operation. Common Use Cases - Speaker & Headphone Testing: Evaluate the performance and range of your hardware. - Hearing Sensitivity Checks: Verify your personal frequency response and hearing range. - Audio Equipment Calibration: Ensure your gear is tuned and balanced correctly. - Education & Training: A perfect tool for acoustic training and general audio education.

About

Easy Audio Spectrogram

Features
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Easy Audio Spectrogram is a simple real-time audio visualizer for microphone input. It shows live spectrogram and frequency spectrum views, helping you explore voices, instruments, music, room noise, and everyday sounds. The app is built around readability. Instead of adjusting gain values in the blind or fight a fixed color range, Easy Audio Spectrogram lets you adjust the graph’s dynamic range in real time. Use the live spectrum display as a guide, drag the color scale to the range you care about, and instantly get a clearer spectrogram. For music and voice, the app includes a note-based frequency scale and real-time pitch detection, making it easier to see sung notes, instrument pitch, harmonics, and resonance as they happen. The interface is minimal and comfortable to use in any orientation, even upside down. Text and icons rotate, but controls stay where they are, so the app remains easy to use whether the phone is in your hand, on a table, or pointed toward a sound source. You do not have to understand what's an FFT to use this app, the default setting works well and engineering settings have been translated to understandable concepts. You can save clean spectrogram screenshots directly from the app, without the buttons covering the image and without pressing hardware button combinations. This app is free to use, free of pop-ups or advertisement banners, use it to explore music or the science of acoustics. Additional Features: -Noise profile removal, hold the button to record a profile, release to activate. -Analyze harmonics in real time with multi-touch. -Psychoacoustic filter to make the graph reflect perceived sound signature rather than flat physical reality. -Optimized performance for many hours of use without heating up your device or draining the battery.

Screenshots

Tone Generator4 screens
Easy Audio Spectrogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Easy Audio Spectrogram at none against Tone Generator's shown. Tone Generator's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tone Generator ships an update every 2 weeks, Easy Audio Spectrogram every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Tone Generator versus Easy Audio Spectrogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTone GeneratorEasy Audio Spectrogram
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEiji ChibaChen Gong

In-app purchases

None

Tone Generator

No in-app purchases

None

Easy Audio Spectrogram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tone Generator free?
Tone Generator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Easy Audio Spectrogram free?
Easy Audio Spectrogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tone Generator or Easy Audio Spectrogram have ads?
Tone Generator shows ads; Easy Audio Spectrogram does not.
Which is updated more often, Tone Generator or Easy Audio Spectrogram?
Tone Generator ships an update every 2 weeks, and Easy Audio Spectrogram every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tone Generator was updated on September 30, 2026 and Easy Audio Spectrogram on September 16, 2026.

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