Comparison

RigThis vs eighty32 Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

RigThis

This app provides essential rigging calculations for live event professionals. It includes tools for bridle calculations, truss load distribution, and unit conversion, with advanced features available through a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • 2-leg bridle calculator with visual diagram
  • Truss load distribution tool
  • Length and weight unit converter
  • 3-leg bridle calculator (Pro)
  • Save and recall calculation history (Pro)
  • Venue specs management (Pro)
Features
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RigThis puts professional rigging math in your pocket—built for concerts, arenas, and touring crews who need answers on the grid, not back at the office. FREE • 2-leg bridle calculator with visual diagram • Truss load distribution tool • Length and weight unit converter RIGTHAT PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Projects per show or venue • Venue specs: grid, span, load ratings • 3-leg bridle calculator • Save and recall calculation history • Send per-motor loads from the load tool into bridle math WHY RIGGERS USE IT • Inputs designed for real rigging workflows • Clear results you can verify on site • Comfortable UI for dim venues • Project data stays on your device IMPORTANT RigThat is a calculation aid only. It is not a substitute for a qualified rigger, engineer, or your venue’s approved procedures. Always verify results on site and follow local codes and company policy. Use at your own risk. Questions or feedback? Use Support in the app Settings.

About

eighty32 Toolbox

This comprehensive suite offers essential tools for AV, RF, and live-production technicians. It includes calculators for delay, dB math, and Ohm's law, alongside RF analysis, audio metering, and a reference library of equipment specifications. An optional one-time unlock provides advanced features.

Highlights
  • Delay time and speaker alignment calculators
  • dB math and scale conversion
  • Ohm's law and speaker load calculations
  • RF intermodulation and spacing analysis
  • Frequency coordination engine
  • Audio meters (RTA, FFT, Loudness, SPL)
  • Equipment reference library (speakers, mics, connectors)
Features
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eighty32 Toolbox is the field reference and measurement suite built for AV, RF, and live-production technicians — everything you reach for on a show day, in one fast, offline app. 30+ tools, 800+ gear specs, iPhone and iPad. RF COORDINATION - Generate clean, intermod-safe frequency sets for any wireless system, with manufacturer band presets (Shure, Sennheiser, Lectrosonics, Sony, Audio-Technica, Wisycom) - Offline TV-channel lookup: type a US ZIP code and see every licensed TV station within your radius, sorted by distance, with callsign, city and power class. Built from the FCC licensing database, works with no signal backstage - Automatic exclusion of channel 37 and the 600 MHz mobile block, warnings for high-power stations just outside your radius - Scan-CSV import with a threshold slider, and a band map showing TV blocks, scan hits and your generated carriers together - Save shows: reopen a venue's coordination next time, duplicate it for a second stage, export as PDF, text or CSV - Intermod & spacing analysis, coax / antenna cable dB-loss calculator, SMPTE LTC generator & reader GEAR DIRECTORIES - 420+ loudspeakers and 380+ microphones: max SPL, frequency range, dispersion, weight, power, connectors, rigging, sensitivity, polar pattern - Filter by type, form factor (handheld, capsule, lav, headset, shotgun), polar pattern and brand. Sort by SPL, low end or weight. Star favorites. Compare up to three side by side - Capsules, lavs and headsets show which wireless transmitters they fit, one tap into that system's bands and the coordinator - Wireless bands & blocks, SFP transceiver reference, connector pinouts (XLR, speakON, DMX, DB25 and more), resistor / fiber (TIA-598) / AC mains color codes - Catalogs update over the air, no App Store update needed AUDIO METERS & TOOLS (best with a 2-channel interface) - RTA + dual-FFT transfer function with coherence - Loudness meter (EBU R128 / LUFS) - SPL meter, phase/polarity & phase-correlation meters - Delay finder (reference vs. mic) - Signal generator (sine/pink/white/sweep) - Input-level tester and 4-wire com test - QLab-style playback / cue tab with fades, loop & ducking CALCULATORS - Delay time (distance to ms), speaker & sub alignment (end-fire / cardioid) - dB math: SPL over distance, level summing, V/W, plus a full dB scale converter (dBu/dBV/dBFS, dBA/dBC) - Ohm's law & speaker loads, power/current draw and breaker sizing - Timecode & frame-rate math, frequency to wavelength - OSHA/NIOSH noise-dose exposure timer - Pick feet/pounds or meters/kilograms and F/C once; every tool follows Pin your go-to tools to the top of the home screen and search tools and gear from one box. eighty32 Toolbox is free to use. A one-time Pro unlock adds RF coordination, the audio meters, and the full directories. No subscription, yours forever. Built by working RF coordinators and A2s at eighty32 Show Tech, Las Vegas.

Screenshots

RigThis4 screens
eighty32 Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RigThis at every 3 weeks against eighty32 Toolbox's every 3 months. 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. RigThis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and eighty32 Toolbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RigThis against 5.0 for eighty32 Toolbox. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RigThis ships an update every 3 weeks, eighty32 Toolbox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
RigThis versus eighty32 Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRigThiseighty32 Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCircux Systems LLCChris DeBrizzio

Customer experience

RigThis

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

eighty32 Toolbox

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RigThis

One-time1
  • RigThat Pro$49.99
1 purchases

eighty32 Toolbox

One-time1
  • Toolbox Pro$9.99

Questions

Is RigThis free?
RigThis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eighty32 Toolbox free?
eighty32 Toolbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RigThis or eighty32 Toolbox?
RigThis and eighty32 Toolbox are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RigThis or eighty32 Toolbox have ads?
Neither RigThis nor eighty32 Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RigThis or eighty32 Toolbox?
RigThis ships an update every 3 weeks, and eighty32 Toolbox every 3 months. Most recently, RigThis was updated on September 26, 2026 and eighty32 Toolbox on September 25, 2026.

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