RigThis vs Live Audio Multi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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.
Live Audio Multi
This offline utility app provides live sound engineers and musicians with essential tools like an RTA, SPL meter, delay calculator, and signal generator. It offers advanced features for system setup and analysis, all within a clean, ad-free interface.
- Fractional-octave RTA with live peak readout
- SPL meter with dB(A), dB(C), dB(Z) and Leq
- Delay calculator with temperature/humidity compensation
- Sub-array design for broadside and end-fire arrays
- Signal generator with sine sweep and noise
- Unit converters for temperature, distance, and pressure
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Live Audio Multi-Tool (LAM-T) is a fast, offline toolbox for live sound engineers, system techs, AV installers, and musicians. Everything you reach for at a gig — an analyzer, an SPL meter, a delay calculator, sub-array alignment, a signal generator — in one clean app. No account, no ads, no tracking. REAL-TIME ANALYZER (RTA) • Fractional-octave RTA with a live peak readout • A / C / Z weighting • Spectrogram view, freeze, peak hold, and capture/compare • Adjustable Y-offset for quick reference matching SPL METER + Leq • dB(A), dB(C), dB(Z) with peak hold • Running Leq over 1, 15, or 60 minutes • Per-device calibration offset — match it to a real meter once and it sticks DELAY CALCULATOR • Speed-of-sound delay from real temperature and humidity (auto-filled from your location) • Connect a Bluetooth laser rangefinder to drop a measured distance straight in — verified with the Bosch GLM 165-27C (GLM 120 C family); Leica DISTO (and Stabila LD), older Bosch GLM, Stanley TLM99s / DeWalt DW099S and older Mileseey on a best-effort basis; any other meter can send a one-tap diagnostic report so support can be added • Feet or metres SUB-ARRAY DESIGNER • Broadside and end-fire arrays • Cardioid tops (castellated or all-subs) • Per-sub delay times computed for your spacing and coverage SIGNAL GENERATOR • Sine (20 Hz–20 kHz, log sweep), pink noise, and a polarity-check pulse • Polarity reader — check a speaker's polarity through the mic UNIT CONVERTERS • Temperature, distance, and pressure • Reads your device's barometer for true local air pressure Built for the real world: it works offline, launches instantly, and stays out of your way. Informational only, no warranty. Measurements and conversions are estimates — verify anything critical with calibrated instruments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Live Audio Multi at none against RigThis's 1. Live Audio Multi also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. RigThis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Live Audio Multi asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RigThis against 5.0 for Live Audio Multi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
RigThis ships an update every 3 weeks, Live Audio Multi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RigThis | Live Audio Multi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Circux Systems LLC | Bryan Hargrave |
Customer experience
RigThis
Live Audio Multi
In-app purchases
RigThis
- RigThat Pro$49.99
Live Audio Multi
No in-app purchases
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