Clack Lab vs Thock Meter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Clack Lab
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Clack Lab is a mechanical keyboard sound analyzer for enthusiasts who want to measure, compare, and improve their builds. Record a repeatable typing test with your iPhone microphone, then compare thock, clack, resonance, decay, and consistency before and after mods. Use the microphone to measure keystroke sound, score the thock, and compare keyboard builds before and after mods like foam, tape, switch changes, lubrication, and O-rings. Features: - Live keyboard sound analysis from the iPhone microphone - Per-session Thock, Clarity, and Consistency scores - Character classification for thocky, marbly, clacky, and clicky builds - Frequency centroid, decay time, level, and high-frequency ratio metrics - Saved sessions for keyboards, switches, and build notes - Side-by-side comparison tools with Clack Lab Pro Clack Lab is designed for hobbyist keyboard tuning and comparison. Results depend on room noise, phone placement, keyboard position, and typing consistency.
Thock Meter
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Measure the "thock" of your mechanical keyboard. Thock Meter analyzes your keystroke sound in real time and turns it into a Thock score (0β100) β built for the custom-keyboard hobby. Lubed your switches, added case foam, tried a tape mod? Find out whether it actually got deeper and thockier β with a score and a live frequency profile, not just your ears. WHAT YOU GET (FREE) - Real-time Thock score just by typing - Live frequency profile from low-mid "thock" to high "clack" - Thocky / Balanced / Clacky / Pingy labels, plus Depth, Brightness and Cleanliness axes - Unlimited measurements; save up to 2 profiles THOCK METER PRO (one-time unlock) - Unlimited saved profiles - A/B compare: overlay two builds and see the Thock delta - Shareable score card: export your score and frequency profile as an image HONEST BY DESIGN This is a relative comparison tool for the same phone in the same position. It does NOT measure absolute loudness (dB/SPL). For the most stable read, type 10β20 letter keys with the phone ~15β20 cm away. It's tuned to characterize the tone (thockβclack) of audible boards. PRIVACY Fully offline. Audio is analyzed on-device only β nothing is recorded, stored, or sent. No account, no network.
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Verdict
Clack Lab and Thock Meter are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Clack Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Thock Meter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clack Lab ships an update fortnightly, Thock Meter every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Clack Lab | Thock Meter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly β better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Sokol | Shuhei Yamamoto |
In-app purchases
Clack Lab
- Clacklab Pro$4.99
Thock Meter
- ThockMeter Pro$3.99
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