Comparison

LIVE SOUND KIT vs Virgil

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

Head to head
About

LIVE SOUND KIT

This professional audio analysis tool provides real-time musical key and tempo detection, along with essential audio engineering calculators and a live performance monitor. It's designed for live sound engineers, DJs, and musicians to aid in their craft.

Highlights
  • Real-time musical key detection
  • Auto BPM detection and beat tracking
  • Audio engineering calculators
  • Live performance monitor
  • Real-time SPL meter
  • Feedback frequency detector
Features
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LIVE SOUND KIT is a professional audio analysis tool designed for live sound engineers, DJs, and musicians. KEY FEATURES: - KEY FINDER — Real-time musical key detection using FFT chromagram analysis. Identifies the key of any live music instantly. - TEMPO — Auto BPM detection with beat tracking algorithm. Tap tempo and reverb time calculator included. - CALC — Essential audio engineering calculators. Distance-to-delay, frequency-to-wavelength, Q-factor, Ohm's law, and unit conversion. - SHOW — Live performance monitor. Real-time SPL meter in dB(A), feedback frequency detector, auto song recognition, key and BPM display — all on one screen. Built by a 20-year live sound engineer for real stage use.

About

Virgil

Control your Dante-enabled audio network directly from your iPhone or iPad. Patch, adjust, and monitor devices remotely without needing a laptop. Offers a familiar grid interface, device control, and preset management for live sound professionals.

Highlights
  • Remote patching and adjustment
  • Dante-enabled audio network control
  • Device identification and settings
  • Preset saving and recall
  • Real-time status monitoring
  • Network troubleshooting assistance
Features
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Your guide through the circles. Virgil puts the routing matrix for your Dante-enabled audio network on your iPhone or iPad. Walk the room, stand at FOH or backstage, and patch, check and adjust devices without a laptop or extra hardware. PATCH FROM A GRID YOU ALREADY KNOW • Transmitters across the top, receivers down the side. Press and hold where they meet to patch or unpatch, so a stray tap never changes your show. • Finger-sized boxes, a crosshair that lights up the row and column you're touching, a filling ring while you hold, and haptic confirmation on iPhone. • Tap the + where two devices meet to open both, or hold it to patch 1:1 in one move (channel 1→1, 2→2…). • Expand or collapse everything in one tap. • Pinch to zoom out over a big system, search to filter by device name. • Green means connected. Amber and red flag trouble, with the reason. • Stays in sync: when someone patches from Dante Controller, Virgil updates on its own. • Clock and Events lights in the corner: green means all good. Tap Clock for every device's clock status, or Events for a log of what changed since you opened the app. DEVICE CONTROL Long-press any device for its info and settings: • Model and IP, identify (flash the LEDs to find the box in the rack) • Rename devices and channels, or reset them to factory names • Manufacturer, firmware, sample rate and bit depth • Latency • Analog input and output levels on AVIO adapters • Clock role and sync status, plus preferred leader • Reboot, with confirmation PRESETS • Save the routing for a show and recall it later. Virgil shows exactly what will change before it touches anything. BUILT FOR THE WORK • Talks directly to devices on your local network. No account, no cloud, no ads, no tracking. • Finds devices quickly and reliably over multicast, with a clear message if your network blocks it. • Remembers your devices, and Refresh scans the network for them when Wi-Fi blocks discovery. • Handles busy Wi-Fi gracefully and tells you when the network drops a reply instead of hanging. • Keeps the screen awake while you work (switchable). • Tells you what to check when no devices show up. • iPhone and iPad, portrait or landscape, iOS 17 and newer. • Works with VoiceOver: every box and header is described, double-tap-and-hold patches, and every action is on the Actions rotor. GOOD TO KNOW • Your iPhone or iPad must be on the same network as the Dante primary interfaces, and Virgil needs Local Network access (iOS asks the first time). • Supports both the classic and newer (ARC 2.8.15) Dante control protocols. • Devices enrolled in Dante Domain Manager aren't supported. Made by MuffStuff for audio people. Virgil is not affiliated with or endorsed by Audinate. Dante is a trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd.

Screenshots

LIVE SOUND KIT4 screens
Virgil3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virgil at none against LIVE SOUND KIT's 1. LIVE SOUND KIT's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. LIVE SOUND KIT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Virgil asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LIVE SOUND KIT against 5.0 for Virgil. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LIVE SOUND KIT ships an update every 3 days, Virgil every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LIVE SOUND KIT versus Virgil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLIVE SOUND KITVirgil
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEUNGHO SHINBryan Hargrave

Customer experience

LIVE SOUND KIT

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Virgil

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LIVE SOUND KIT

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$8.99
None

Virgil

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LIVE SOUND KIT free?
LIVE SOUND KIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virgil free?
Virgil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LIVE SOUND KIT or Virgil?
LIVE SOUND KIT and Virgil are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do LIVE SOUND KIT or Virgil have ads?
Neither LIVE SOUND KIT nor Virgil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LIVE SOUND KIT or Virgil?
LIVE SOUND KIT ships an update every 3 days, and Virgil every 2 weeks. Most recently, LIVE SOUND KIT was updated on October 25, 2026 and Virgil on October 29, 2026.

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