Audio Spectrum Pro vs Spectrum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Spectrum Pro
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A professional audio toolkit for live sound engineers. Audio Spectrum Pro is a complete measurement suite on your iPhone: spectrum analyzer, chromatic tuner, oscilloscope, loudness meter, test-signal generator, and RT60 reverberation time measurement. Everything in one app, with a dark interface built for the stage and the concert hall. SPECTRUM ANALYZER Real-time spectrum from 50 Hz to 16 kHz on a logarithmic scale. Automatic peak detection highlights problem frequencies instantly. The "EQ Suggestions" panel tells you which band to cut and by how many decibels - before feedback ever happens. CHROMATIC TUNER High-precision pitch detection accurate to hundredths of a cent. Supports guitar, bass, violin, viola, cello, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, and a chromatic mode. Adjustable A4 reference, capo support, and a noise gate to reject bleed from the PA. OSCILLOSCOPE Real-time waveform display for signal-integrity checks, phase inspection, and clipping detection. The first thing you reach for when something sounds wrong. LOUDNESS METER Simultaneous RMS and true-peak readout with a scrolling history graph (120 frames). Watch your average level and catch peak spikes before they slam your limiters. TEST-SIGNAL GENERATOR Pink noise, white noise, a logarithmic sine sweep (20 Hz to 20 kHz), or a fixed tone from 50 Hz to 8 kHz - all played through the speaker while the mic keeps analyzing. Tune PA systems, ring out monitor wedges, and find room resonances without a separate signal generator. RT60 REVERBERATION ANALYSIS Tap Start, make an impulse (a clap, a click, or a sine sweep) - the app records the decay, computes T20, and extrapolates RT60. Size up a room's acoustics in seconds and know whether they're working for you or against you. BUILT FOR THE FIELD - Mic gain control with the volume buttons - one hand, while the other stays on the console - Fully dark interface - readable under stage lighting, easy on your night vision - Landscape orientation - lay it on the meter bridge or a side table - Three interface languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian Microphone access is required. A speaker or headphones are needed to play test signals.
Spectrum
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Spectrum turns your phone into a modern real-time audio analyzer - the clean, fast tool that older spectrum apps never gave you. See sound the moment it happens: a live FFT frequency spectrum and a scrolling spectrogram (waterfall), with automatic peak detection and the matching musical note. Built for a phone screen, with a beautiful dark and light theme - not a cramped desktop port. WHY SPECTRUM ⢠Modern, readable interface - designed for touch, dark & light themes ⢠Save your measurements and revisit them anytime (most analyzers forget everything the moment you close them) ⢠Export the spectrogram as a high-resolution image, or your data as CSV ⢠Works on both iPhone and iPad ⢠Real peak frequency + musical note readout, in cents FEATURES ⢠Real-time FFT spectrum, log or linear frequency axis ⢠Spectrogram (waterfall) view ⢠Tap the chart for a frequency cursor with dB and musical note ⢠Peak hold and peak-frequency tracking ⢠Musical note detection (A4 = 440 Hz) ⢠A-weighting for perceived loudness ⢠Adjustable FFT size (2048 / 4096 / 8192) ⢠Save, name and organize measurements ⢠Image & CSV export ⢠8 languages SPECTRUM PRO - one-time purchase, no subscription ⢠1/3 octave RTA view with per-band peak hold - the classic real-time analyzer used for live sound and room tuning ⢠Tone generator: sine tones, 20 Hz-20 kHz logarithmic sweep, white & pink noise for testing speakers and room acoustics ⢠Peak list: the strongest peaks with harmonics tagged ⢠Up to 4 frequency markers on the chart ⢠Calibration offset (±20 dB) to match a reference meter ⢠Extra-high resolution 16384 FFT ⢠High-resolution image export and no ads, forever Everything is processed on your device - no audio is ever uploaded. Microphone access is the only permission needed. Perfect for musicians, audio engineers, students, DIY speaker builders, hum & noise hunters, and anyone curious about the sounds around them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Audio Spectrum Pro at none against Spectrum's 1. Audio Spectrum Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown). Spectrum's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Spectrum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Audio Spectrum Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Audio Spectrum Pro ships an update every 5 days, Spectrum every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audio Spectrum Pro | Spectrum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days ā better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VADMAX SP Z 0 0 | SEONYONG LEE |
In-app purchases
Audio Spectrum Pro
No in-app purchases
Spectrum
- Remove Ads$4.99
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