Comparison

Spectrum Lab vs Audiolyze

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

Head to head
About

Spectrum Lab

This real-time audio spectrum analyzer provides a fast, responsive display to monitor live frequencies from various input sources. It helps analyze music, inspect mixes, and understand sound environments. Designed for simplicity, it requires no manual configuration for immediate use.

Highlights
  • Real-time frequency analysis
  • Multiple input source support
  • Peak detection for signal changes
  • Music and mix inspection
  • Environmental sound analysis
  • Audio equipment testing
  • Simple, automatic operation
Features
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A real-time audio spectrum analyzer with a fast, responsive display. Monitor live frequencies from any input source, including built-in microphones, USB devices, and Bluetooth audio. Peak detection helps you track signal changes instantly and see how your signal evolves over time. Use it to analyze music, inspect mixes, and understand the frequency balance of tracks in real time. Check how different environments affect sound, identify noise or unwanted frequencies, and get a clear view of what your microphone is actually capturing. Test speakers, headphones, and audio equipment to see how they respond across the frequency range. Useful for quick checks, setup validation, and comparing different devices or signal paths. Also helpful during development and debugging - visualize audio output, verify signal presence, and monitor changes instantly without needing complex tools. Designed to be simple and direct: no manual configuration, no unnecessary controls. Just open the app, select your input, and start analyzing. No setup required. Everything runs automatically.

About

Audiolyze

This app transforms your device into a professional audio analysis workstation. It offers real-time spectrum analysis, spectrograms, and oscilloscope views with advanced signal processing tools for sound engineers and musicians.

Highlights
  • Real-time spectrum analysis
  • Waterfall spectrogram
  • Oscilloscope visualization
  • Harmonic analysis
  • SPL reference levels
  • Advanced signal processing
  • Customizable workflow
Features
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Transform your iPhone or iPad into a professional audio analysis workstation. Audiolyze delivers real-time spectrum analysis, waterfall spectrograms, and oscilloscope visualization with the precision tools you need for sound engineering, acoustic analysis, and audio production. SPECTRUM ANALYZER Visualize audio frequencies in real-time with a high-resolution FFT spectrum analyzer. Choose from multiple display modes (dB, Amplitude, Power) and trace styles (smooth spline curves, linear, or classic bars). Switch between logarithmic and linear frequency scales, and select from multiple constant-Q resolutions for RTA analysis, from 1 octave down to 1/24 octave precision. WATERFALL SPECTROGRAM Track how your audio evolves over time with a scrolling 2D spectrogram display. Capture up to 20 seconds of frequency history to identify temporal patterns, transients, and spectral changes that a standard analyzer would miss. OSCILLOSCOPE Examine waveforms in the time domain with a responsive oscilloscope view. Multiple trigger modes (rising edge, falling edge, auto, free-run) help you capture stable waveforms, with adjustable amplitude scaling and trigger threshold controls. HARMONIC ANALYSIS Automatically detect and display harmonics with intelligent fundamental frequency tracking. View overtone relationships, cent deviations, and harmonic order labels overlaid directly on the spectrum — valuable for tuning, voicing, and timbre analysis. SPL REFERENCE LEVELS View relative sound pressure level readings with a built-in SPL meter. Calibrate against an external reference meter to align readings, with optional Z-weighting (flat response) or A-weighting (human hearing curve). Provided for reference and comparison; not a substitute for a certified, type-approved sound level meter. ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING - Multiple FFT sizes (512 to 4096 samples) - Selectable window functions: Hann, Blackman-Harris, Flat-Top - Configurable frame overlap (0-75%) for improved averaging - Rolling window and exponential smoothing modes - High-pass and low-pass filters with adjustable slopes (6/12/18 dB per octave) CUSTOMIZE YOUR WORKFLOW - Peak hold display with decay - Snapshot comparison for before/after analysis - Visual glow effects for enhanced readability - Sparse or dense grid overlays - Save and recall custom presets for each visualization mode FOR SOUND ENGINEERS & MUSICIANS Whether you're a sound engineer tuning a PA system, a musician analyzing instrument tone, a podcaster optimizing room acoustics, or an audio enthusiast exploring the science of sound, Audiolyze provides the analytical depth you need in a beautiful, intuitive interface. EVERYTHING UNLOCKED Every feature is available from the moment you launch. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no paywalls, and no ads. Works on iPhone and iPad. Optimized for performance with GPU-accelerated Metal rendering. Available in 13 languages.

Screenshots

Spectrum Lab3 screens
Audiolyze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Audiolyze at 5.0 against Spectrum Lab's 4.7. Audiolyze also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

Audiolyze holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Spectrum Lab versus Audiolyze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectrum LabAudiolyze
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperG-UnitedStephen Berry10020601941

In-app purchases

None

Spectrum Lab

No in-app purchases

None

Audiolyze

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spectrum Lab free?
Spectrum Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audiolyze free?
Audiolyze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spectrum Lab or Audiolyze?
Audiolyze is rated higher. Spectrum Lab averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Audiolyze averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Spectrum Lab or Audiolyze have ads?
Neither Spectrum Lab nor Audiolyze shows ads.

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