Link Audio Bridge vs Frequency Loom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Link Audio Bridge
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Your iPhone, live in the session. Link Audio Bridge streams your iPhone's microphone, or any audio interface you plug in, straight into an Ableton Link session over your local network. It's metered, compressed and locked to the shared tempo. No cables to the computer and no account. STREAM ⢠Send mono or stereo audio to Ableton Live, or any Link peer that supports Link Audio, over Wi-Fi ⢠Pick any connected input: built-in mic, USB interface or headset ⢠Watch it the whole way with a stereo input meter on a true dB scale, with peak hold SHAPE ⢠A compressor built in, so the signal is under control before it leaves the phone ⢠Threshold, ratio, attack, release and make-up gain ⢠A live gain reduction meter shows exactly how hard it's working ⢠Your settings are remembered between sessions SYNC ⢠Locked to Link: shared tempo and beat position with every peer on the network ⢠Start and stop the Link transport from the phone ⢠A Link-synced click on the phone to play along to ⢠MIDI clock out, with start and stop, to keep other MIDI gear and apps in time WHAT YOU NEED ⢠Ableton Live 12.4 or later, or another compatible Link peer ⢠Your iPhone and computer on the same local network Something not working in your setup? Email hi@happyorbitlabs.com and tell us what you're running. The click only plays through the phone's own speaker or headphones and isn't sent into the stream, so the copy doesn't say it reaches Live.
Frequency Loom
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See what changed at a position Change Desk compares two intact sealed acoustic runs at the same planned position. Rank band-level changes and share a report linked to the exact stored evidence. ⢠Open a commissioning project ā Verify ā Change Desk. ⢠Choose baseline and later runs at the same planned position. Confirm comparable stimulus level, gain, microphone position and room conditions. ⢠Compare broadband and matching-band changes, then share the frozen evidence references. Both runs must be accepted, nonvoided and seal-valid, with matching input chain, route, sample rate, scale, stimulus and band set. Matching metadata cannot prove matching physical conditions. Differences are not a transfer function, EQ recommendation or proof of improvement. Frequency Loom is an acoustic commissioning fieldbook for installed sound systems. It turns a listener-area plan into a traceable record of positions, witnessed microphone runs, acceptance results, and handoff evidence. Start with the job, not a generic meter. Record the site, room, work order, operator, client witness, installed system, microphone, interface, channel, and field calibration context. Lay out one or more listener areas with named measurement positions, microphone heights, plan coordinates, notes, and required repeat counts. At each position, capture a live evidence run while the installed sound system or another external source plays pink noise, speech-shaped noise, program material, or a sweep; use Ambient only for background capture. Frequency Loom records broadband RMS, one-third-octave band values, active input route, sample rate, captured duration, clipping, and level stability. Short, clipped, unstable, incomplete, interrupted, or route-changing runs are held out of verification instead of being silently treated as valid. The acceptance matrix evaluates project-defined targets for: - Planned position coverage - Listener-area level spread - Worst cross-position band spread - Repeat-run agreement - Optional referenced ambient and commissioned-level limits Every retained run receives a deterministic SHA-256 evidence seal. Later changes cause an integrity mismatch and exclude the run. Voided runs stay visible as ledger events. Export the complete job as structured JSON, CSV, or a readable commissioning report through the iOS share sheet. The commissioning workflow requires no account or developer network service and works offline; Methodology links open external reference websites only when you tap them. Microphone samples are analyzed on device and are not saved as audio. Projects remain in private local storage until you deliberately export them. There are no analytics, ads, tracking SDKs, remote flags, or subscriptions. Uncalibrated work is labeled relative dBFS. A documented reference match can produce referenced dB SPL values, but Frequency Loom does not claim that an iPhone, microphone, calibrator, or input chain conforms to IEC, ISO, ANSI, or AVIXA standards. The app is a commissioning evidence fieldbook, not a class-rated sound level meter or standards certificate.
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The clearest difference is price: Link Audio Bridge at Free against Frequency Loom's $3.99. Frequency Loom's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Link Audio Bridge is free to download; Frequency Loom costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Link Audio Bridge ships an update every 6 months, Frequency Loom every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Link Audio Bridge | Frequency Loom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free ā better | $3.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad ā better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominic McPhee | Robert Corbin |
In-app purchases
Link Audio Bridge
No in-app purchases
Frequency Loom
No in-app purchases
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