Comparison

Sonique vs DecibelRTA

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

Head to head
About

Sonique

Features
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Sonique is a fast, beautiful controller for your multi-room speakers. It talks to your speakers directly over your Wi-Fi, so play, pause, volume and grouping respond instantly. MADE FOR iPHONE DUO Unfold, and Sonique unfolds with you: the album cover becomes a stage with a glow in its own colors, the controls sit beside it, and the player stays in its own column while you browse. Fold, and everything is back under your thumb. The switch is seamless — you never lose your place. EVERY ROOM AT A GLANCE The home screen shows what is playing where, with a volume slider on every room. On large screens it becomes a mixing desk for the whole house. BEAUTIFUL DESIGN A dark interface, glass panels and colors drawn from the album cover that is playing. A light theme is included. FULL CONTROL • Play, pause, next, previous, seek • Shuffle, repeat, crossfade • Volume per room and per group • Bass, treble, loudness, night mode • Group and ungroup rooms • Start favorites and playlists directly • View and reorder the queue • Scenes: rooms, volumes and music with one tap AT HOME ON EVERY SCREEN iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad, portrait and landscape — Sonique uses the space it is given. REQUIREMENTS Compatible multi-room speakers on the same Wi-Fi network as your device.

About

DecibelRTA

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DecibelRTA is an ultra-fast, professional real-time acoustic analyzer combining a fractional-octave IIR spectrum analyzer and an advanced IEC sound level meter on a unified display. Engineered with a native, zero-latency DSP core, DecibelRTA displays 11 vital acoustic metrics simultaneously without requiring navigation through menus: 11 METRICS AT A SINGLE GLANCE • Instant Spectral Pitch: Dominant musical note (e.g. A#2), frequency (Hz), and exact level (dB). • Core Metrology Chips: Leq 5s (equivalent continuous level), ACUM (psychoacoustic sharpness), LRA (Loudness Range dynamic spread), L50 (median ambient level), and CRST (crest factor). • Standard SPL Bar: SLOW (1s), FAST (125ms), and instant PEAK decay monitoring. HIGH-PRECISION SPECTRUM ANALYZER (RTA) • 3, 6, 12, and 24 bands per octave constant-Q filter bank (up to 240 selective IIR bands). • Contextual dual-path engine delivering sharp low-frequency transient tracking below 280 Hz. • Real-time spectral centroid, active -3 dB bandwidth marker, and continuous peak-hold curve. • Linear regression spectral tilt line (beta) for instantaneous noise color identification (pink, white, brown noise). • Built-in industry reference target curves (Flat, Audiofrog, Harman Room, JBL House, B&K Optimum) with a ±3 dB tolerance corridor. IEC 61672 SOUND LEVEL METER & STATISTICS • Type-standard A-weighting with true-RMS exponential ballistics (FAST / SLOW). • Continuous 5-second sliding Leq and sliding statistical histogram (L10, L50, L90). • Dual-mode dynamic range: Studio Mode (30 to 100 dB) and LIVE Mode (50 to 120 dB). • Fast overload CLIP warning and color-coded acoustic safety levels. BUILT FOR SOUND PROFESSIONALS • Live sound engineers & FOH: Quick feedback detection and stage SPL limits. • Studio & Mastering: Mix tonal balance, dynamic compression (LRA), and high-frequency fatigue check (ACUM). • Car Audio & Hi-Fi: In-cabin acoustic calibration and speaker alignment against target curves. • Acoustic & Industrial Hygiene: Noise floor surveys (L90) and OSHA/NIOSH threshold tracking. Microphone access is strictly processed on-device in real-time. No audio data is ever recorded, stored, or transmitted.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sonique at none against DecibelRTA's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. DecibelRTA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sonique asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Sonique versus DecibelRTA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoniqueDecibelRTA
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJOCHEN MAUREROlivier ADAM

In-app purchases

None

Sonique

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DecibelRTA

One-time1
  • DecibelRTA PRO$19.99

Questions

Is Sonique free?
Sonique is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DecibelRTA free?
DecibelRTA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sonique or DecibelRTA have ads?
Neither Sonique nor DecibelRTA shows ads.

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