Comparison

SoundScope vs LOUDMETER

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

Head to head
About

SoundScope

Features
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See your sound. SoundScope turns your iPhone and iPad into a complete audio analysis instrument β€” spectrum, loudness, stereo field, and dynamics, measured with broadcast-grade precision and rendered in a stunning brushed-metal interface. Whether you're mixing, mastering, running live sound, tuning a room, or you simply love watching music breathe, SoundScope shows you what your ears alone can't catch β€” and tells you how to fix it. β€” FOUR WAYS TO SEE YOUR SOUND β€” β€’ SPECTRUM β€” high-resolution real-time analyzer with bars or silky line mode, animated peak hold, 20 to 120 bands, logarithmic or linear scaling β€’ SPECTROGRAM β€” scrolling waterfall with a gorgeous inferno heat map, 20 Hz to 20 kHz β€’ RADIAL BLOOM β€” an ambient circular analyzer with a core that pulses to the beat β€’ RIBBON TUNNEL β€” a mirrored neon ribbon that turns your desk into mission control β€” BROADCAST-GRADE LOUDNESS β€” A full ITU-R BS.1770 loudness suite: Momentary, Short-term, and gated Integrated LUFS, Loudness Range (LRA), intersample True Peak (dBTP), and a DR dynamics score. Know exactly how loud you are before you upload β€” not after. β€” A MIX ENGINEER IN YOUR POCKET β€” The built-in diagnostics engine listens with you and speaks plain English: clipping alerts, loudness-war warnings, crushed dynamics, mono sub-bass cancellation, and frequency-balance issues β€” all judged against genre profiles for EDM, Hip-Hop, Rock, Classical, Acoustic, and Podcast. It even tells you how far streaming platforms like Spotify and YouTube will turn your track down. β€” READ THE STEREO FIELD β€” Stereo VU meters with peak hold, a live stereo-image scope, Mid/Side spectra, and a phase-correlation meter. Per-band RMS from sub to air, plus a mono-compatibility strip that shows exactly where your mix collapses in mono. β€” SURGICAL CONTROL β€” FFT sizes from 64 to 131,072 with TRANS / BAL / MASTR presets, overlap up to 93.75%, HOLD to freeze and inspect any moment, and input sensitivity from 0.1x to 4x. β€” ANY SOUND. ZERO SETUP. β€” Point it at your studio monitors, a live PA, an instrument, or a track playing back β€” through the built-in mic or any connected audio interface. Rotate to portrait for full metering, landscape for the analyzer. β€” DESIGNED TO BE LIVED IN β€” A luxurious brushed-metal instrument with tactile controls, haptic feedback, and eight accent themes β€” including a live per-frequency Spectrum rainbow. Full dark-mode and Reduce Motion support. β€” PERFECT FOR β€” β€’ Studio engineers, producers, and mastering β€’ Live sound and FOH engineers β€’ Musicians, vocalists, and podcasters β€’ Acousticians, installers, and educators β€’ Anyone serious about sound No subscriptions. No accounts. No sign-in. No telemetry. Everything runs on-device and offline, with Apple-native engineering that stays silky-smooth on iPhone and iPad. Stop guessing. Start seeing. Download SoundScope and hear with your eyes.

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LOUDMETER

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LOUDMETER brings loudness analysis to your iPhone and iPad. Check a finished bounce wherever you are, or use your device as a second screen for your Mac’s live meters. ANALYZE AUDIO FILES Open or drop an MP3, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, or M4A file to see: β€’ Integrated LUFS, plus Short-Term and Momentary maxima β€’ True Peak in dBTP, with an over count β€’ Loudness Range and Peak to Loudness Ratio β€’ Stereo correlation and a loudness timeline β€’ Reference targets for Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Netflix, and EBU R128 Copy your measurements or export a PNG report. All analysis runs on your device. MIRROR YOUR MAC Connect to LOUDMETER running on a Mac on the same local network. View live measurements on your phone or tablet and reset the Mac’s meters remotely. The connection uses Bonjour. Only measurement and visualization data are transmitted, never your audio. BUILT FOR MIXING AND MASTERING Loudness measurement is based on ITU-R BS.1770-5 and EBU R128, with K-weighting adapted to each file’s sample rate. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, tracking, or analytics. Audio processing stays on your device, and live readings stay on your local network. Questions or feedback? loudmeter.okancam.co

Screenshots

SoundScope4 screens
LOUDMETER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LOUDMETER at Free against SoundScope's $3.99. LOUDMETER also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

LOUDMETER is free to download; SoundScope costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoundScope ships an update every 2 weeks, LOUDMETER fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
SoundScope versus LOUDMETER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundScopeLOUDMETER
Price$3.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.117.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWaldemar SchneiderOKAN CAM

In-app purchases

None

SoundScope

No in-app purchases

None

LOUDMETER

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoundScope free?
SoundScope costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LOUDMETER free?
LOUDMETER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SoundScope or LOUDMETER have ads?
Neither SoundScope nor LOUDMETER shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoundScope or LOUDMETER?
SoundScope ships an update every 2 weeks, and LOUDMETER fortnightly. Most recently, SoundScope was updated on September 17, 2026 and LOUDMETER on September 24, 2026.

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