Comparison

Audio Analyzer vs SoundScope

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

Head to head
About

Audio Analyzer

This app provides real-time visual analysis of acoustic signals. It offers detailed insights into sound through spectrum, spectrogram, oscilloscope, and RTA displays, useful for musicians, engineers, and researchers.

Highlights
  • Real-time spectrum analyzer
  • Spectrogram analysis (color/B&W)
  • Oscilloscope with full FFT window
  • Octave RTA analyzer (various bands)
  • SPL Meter (dBFS)
  • Recording trigger
  • Zoom and pan charts
Features
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Audio Analyzer is a real-time spectrum, spectrogram, oscilloscope and octave RTA analyzer. It gives you a visual representation of an acoustic signal. It can be used to analyze the sounds of musical instruments, to identify spoken words phonetically, to measure the frequency response of audio equipment, or to picture the calls of different animals. You can also check “The Singer’s Formant”, the most important measure for every opera singer. Features - Spectrogram analyzer (color, black and white) - Spectrum analyzer - Oscilloscope (full FFT window size) - Octave RTA analyzer: bands - full, 1/3, 1/6, 1/12 (RMS values) - SPL Meter (dBFS) - Recording trigger (triggered by frequencies in the specified frequency band) - Fast real-time response - Sampling rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz* - Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) - Window sizes: 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536 - Variable frequency resolution of the spectrogram - Variable between FFT computations time interval (time resolution) - Max/min Octave RTA values - Zoom and pan all charts - Measure values in all charts - Play back analysis (just tap on the spectrogram and play) - PIP (picture-in-picture), allows the simultaneous analysis on the spectrogram chart and Second chart: Octave RTA, Spectrum or Oscilloscope - Audio input can be supplied via the built-in microphone, and an external microphone* (via the earphone jack, via the USB camera adapter, or through the iPhone/iPad dock connector – Core Audio compliant devices). External devices are shown in the application only when connected (e.g. external mic connected via the earphone jack) - Sharing charts and audio recordings (through mail, social networks, clipboard) - Exporting to the iOS Document Browser (supports iCloud): audio recordings (wav) and image charts (png) - Importing audio files from another application or from the iOS Document Browser (supports iCloud) - Many formats supported for audio file import - Automatic conversion from other sampling rates for imported files - Frequency scale: linear and logarithmic - Amplitude scale: linear and logarithmic SPL/RMS (dBFS) - SPL meter weighting: dBZ - linear Make sure you use the latest iOS update. *For 96kHz analysis use an external microphone with such capabilities through a USB camera adapter or through the iPhone/iPad dock connector (internal mic or external mic connected via the earphone jack can only be used for 44.1kHz or 48kHz analysis) You can also import files recorded on an external device.

About

SoundScope

Features
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See your sound. SoundScope turns your iPhone and iPad into a complete audio analysis instrument — spectrum, loudness, stereo field, and dynamics, measured with broadcast-grade precision and rendered in a stunning brushed-metal interface. Whether you're mixing, mastering, running live sound, tuning a room, or you simply love watching music breathe, SoundScope shows you what your ears alone can't catch — and tells you how to fix it. — FOUR WAYS TO SEE YOUR SOUND — • SPECTRUM — high-resolution real-time analyzer with bars or silky line mode, animated peak hold, 20 to 120 bands, logarithmic or linear scaling • SPECTROGRAM — scrolling waterfall with a gorgeous inferno heat map, 20 Hz to 20 kHz • RADIAL BLOOM — an ambient circular analyzer with a core that pulses to the beat • RIBBON TUNNEL — a mirrored neon ribbon that turns your desk into mission control — BROADCAST-GRADE LOUDNESS — A full ITU-R BS.1770 loudness suite: Momentary, Short-term, and gated Integrated LUFS, Loudness Range (LRA), intersample True Peak (dBTP), and a DR dynamics score. Know exactly how loud you are before you upload — not after. — A MIX ENGINEER IN YOUR POCKET — The built-in diagnostics engine listens with you and speaks plain English: clipping alerts, loudness-war warnings, crushed dynamics, mono sub-bass cancellation, and frequency-balance issues — all judged against genre profiles for EDM, Hip-Hop, Rock, Classical, Acoustic, and Podcast. It even tells you how far streaming platforms like Spotify and YouTube will turn your track down. — READ THE STEREO FIELD — Stereo VU meters with peak hold, a live stereo-image scope, Mid/Side spectra, and a phase-correlation meter. Per-band RMS from sub to air, plus a mono-compatibility strip that shows exactly where your mix collapses in mono. — SURGICAL CONTROL — FFT sizes from 64 to 131,072 with TRANS / BAL / MASTR presets, overlap up to 93.75%, HOLD to freeze and inspect any moment, and input sensitivity from 0.1x to 4x. — ANY SOUND. ZERO SETUP. — Point it at your studio monitors, a live PA, an instrument, or a track playing back — through the built-in mic or any connected audio interface. Rotate to portrait for full metering, landscape for the analyzer. — DESIGNED TO BE LIVED IN — A luxurious brushed-metal instrument with tactile controls, haptic feedback, and eight accent themes — including a live per-frequency Spectrum rainbow. Full dark-mode and Reduce Motion support. — PERFECT FOR — • Studio engineers, producers, and mastering • Live sound and FOH engineers • Musicians, vocalists, and podcasters • Acousticians, installers, and educators • Anyone serious about sound No subscriptions. No accounts. No sign-in. No telemetry. Everything runs on-device and offline, with Apple-native engineering that stays silky-smooth on iPhone and iPad. Stop guessing. Start seeing. Download SoundScope and hear with your eyes.

Screenshots

Audio Analyzer4 screens
SoundScope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SoundScope at every 2 weeks against Audio Analyzer's every 6 months. SoundScope also leads on price ($3.99 vs $9.99). Audio Analyzer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 26.1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Audio Analyzer costs $9.99 and SoundScope $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Analyzer ships an update every 6 months, SoundScope every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Audio Analyzer versus SoundScope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio AnalyzerSoundScope
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.4 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEXUS Pawel KrzywdzinskiWaldemar Schneider

In-app purchases

None

Audio Analyzer

No in-app purchases

None

SoundScope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio Analyzer free?
Audio Analyzer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundScope free?
SoundScope costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Audio Analyzer or SoundScope have ads?
Neither Audio Analyzer nor SoundScope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audio Analyzer or SoundScope?
Audio Analyzer ships an update every 6 months, and SoundScope every 2 weeks. Most recently, Audio Analyzer was updated on October 1, 2026 and SoundScope on September 30, 2026.

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