Audio vs DriveRack PA2 Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio
This app offers a suite of tools for audio professionals and enthusiasts. It includes features like an RTA with SPL display, tone generator, and various calculators for frequency, line loss, and microphone gain. Users can also record and playback microphone test signals.
- RTA with SPL Display
- Tone / Noise Generator
- Wavelength Calculator
- UHF Frequency Table
- Antenna Line Loss Calculator
- Needed Mic Gain Calculator
- Record and Playback Test Signals
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Audio-Technica Installed Sound Support provides a set of useful tools for sound contractors, front-of-house technicians, musicians, or anyone with an interest in audio. The following functions are included in the app: ** RTA with SPL Display ** Tone / Noise Generator ** Wavelength Calculator ** UHF Frequency Table ** Antenna Line Loss Calculator ** Needed Mic Gain Calculator ** Record and Playback of Microphone Test Signals ** ATUC-50 Cable Calculator
DriveRack PA2 Control
Control your PA2 hardware wirelessly from any location. This app optimizes and protects your loudspeakers by managing audio processing between your mixer and amplifiers.
- Wireless control via WiFi
- System setup from any location
- Loudspeaker optimization
- Loudspeaker protection
- Audio processing management
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The DriveRack® PA2 Control app is the ultimate way to control the PA2 hardware. The DriveRack® PA2 provides all the processing you need between your mixer and amplifiers to optimize and protect your loudspeakers. With the PA2 app you can control all aspects of the hardware through a network (WiFi) connection allowing you to setup system from any location. DriveRack® PA2 continues the DriveRack® legacy of great-sounding, powerful, and affordable loudspeaker management processors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DriveRack PA2 Control at 3.2 against Audio's 2.9. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DriveRack PA2 Control holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 110 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Audio's written reviews are positive against 34% of DriveRack PA2 Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Audio ships an update every 11 months, DriveRack PA2 Control every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Audio | DriveRack PA2 Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (53 ratings) | 3.2 (110 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews — better | 34.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 | 110 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | audio-technica | Harman Professional, Inc. |
Customer experience
Audio
DriveRack PA2 Control
In-app purchases
Audio
No in-app purchases
DriveRack PA2 Control
No in-app purchases
