Comparison

PhonePass Diagnostic vs Live Audio Multi

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

Head to head
About

PhonePass Diagnostic

This app guides technicians through structured hardware diagnostic inspections for phones. It offers a comprehensive suite of automated tests for display, camera, audio, sensors, connectivity, and more, allowing for immediate pass/fail recording and export of results.

Highlights
  • Full-screen and touchscreen checks
  • Camera and flash testing
  • Automated speaker and microphone tests
  • Sensor and connectivity diagnostics
  • Physical button and vibration checks
  • eSIM activation and charging tests
  • Exportable diagnostic results
Features
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PhonePass guides technicians through a structured diagnostic inspection of the Phone. The app provides full-screen display and touchscreen checks, individual camera and flash checks, automated speaker and microphone playback, earpiece, proximity, motion, location, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, TrueDepth, physical-button, vibration, eSIM activation, and charging checks. Tests begin immediately and advance as evidence is captured. Operators can record clear pass or fail results and rerun any individual test when needed. Diagnostic results remain on the device and can be exported through the Files app or read locally over USB by authorized PhonePass station software. PhonePass does not bypass Activation Lock, passcodes, or Apple device security.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

PhonePass Diagnostic3 screens
Live Audio Multi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Live Audio Multi at every 2 days against PhonePass Diagnostic's weekly. Live Audio Multi also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PhonePass Diagnostic against 5.0 for Live Audio Multi. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Live Audio Multi has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhonePass Diagnostic ships an update weekly, Live Audio Multi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PhonePass Diagnostic versus Live Audio Multi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonePass DiagnosticLive Audio Multi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShady SaidBryan Hargrave

Customer experience

PhonePass Diagnostic

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

Live Audio Multi

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PhonePass Diagnostic

No in-app purchases

None

Live Audio Multi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhonePass Diagnostic free?
PhonePass Diagnostic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Audio Multi free?
Live Audio Multi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PhonePass Diagnostic or Live Audio Multi?
PhonePass Diagnostic and Live Audio Multi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do PhonePass Diagnostic or Live Audio Multi have ads?
Neither PhonePass Diagnostic nor Live Audio Multi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhonePass Diagnostic or Live Audio Multi?
PhonePass Diagnostic ships an update weekly, and Live Audio Multi every 2 days. Most recently, PhonePass Diagnostic was updated on October 22, 2026 and Live Audio Multi on October 24, 2026.

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