Comparison

PAcalculate vs Ashly Remote 2024

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

Head to head
About

PAcalculate

This app provides 28 calculators and reference information for professional audio sound reinforcement and lighting. It covers acoustics, audio electronics, cabling, and lighting calculations, making it a valuable tool for audio and lighting professionals.

Highlights
  • 28 calculators for pro-audio and lighting
  • Acoustics calculations (SPL, air absorption)
  • Audio electronics calculations (dBu/dBV, Q/B/W)
  • Cabling calculations (speaker cable loss)
  • Lighting calculations (DMX, RGB/CMY)
  • Reference info (pinouts, graphs)
Features
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28 calculators (47 calculations) for pro-audio sound reinforcement and lighting, as well as reference info and utilities. A super handy tool for people dealing with PA, sound reinforcement, sound systems, electro-acoustics, pro-audio and lighting Acoustics - SPL (sound pressure level) - SPL sum with phase, distance or time difference - Air absorption attenuation for a given humidity, temperature, frequency and distance - Ceiling speaker coverage - Time «» Distance - Audio frequency «» Wavelength (includes lambda/2 and 2*lambda/3 for line arrays or subwoofer arrays) - Transition distance for line arrays (near to far field) - End-fire and broadside array subwoofer modelling Audio electronics - dBu «» dBV «» Volts - Q «» B/W (bandwidth) - Limiter threshold, attack&releases times - Amplifier gain Cabling - Speaker cable: low impedance, high impedance (constant voltage line, 70V/100V). Calculates energy and level loss, system damping factor Lights DMX channel, RGB/RGBW/RGBA and CMY Useful reference info such as pinouts (proaudio and lighting) and graphs Utilities: Inclinometer, Flashlight / light with selectable intermittence (uses camera permission) Latest news from DoctorProAudio.com

About

Ashly Remote 2024

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Use this version of Ashly Remote with Apple devices that are running iOS 17.2 or newer "Ashly Remote 2024" is an application used to create a custom and secure graphical user interface (GUI) for end user control of Ashly networked products. The GUI is created on the iPad, then deployed to a Ashly Remote app running on a iPad*, iPod Touch*, or iPhone*. All GUI editing is done solely on the iPad. The sound system designer creates a GUI specifically tailored for the end user and their networked Ashly products, allowing them remote access to select audio functions. Features: Create, save, load and share custom designed remotes Import custom backgrounds Secure the remote by configuring edit or access security Control parameters in Networked Ashly products Use diagnostics to view communication viability * iPad / iPod Touch / iPhone device must be connected wirelessly to the same network as the controllable Ashly equipment. Control via direct cellular network connection is unavailable.

Screenshots

PAcalculate4 screens
Ashly Remote 20242 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ashly Remote 2024 at daily against PAcalculate's every 4 months. PAcalculate's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PAcalculate ships an update every 4 months, Ashly Remote 2024 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PAcalculate versus Ashly Remote 2024: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPAcalculateAshly Remote 2024
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB24 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJose BrusiAshly Audio, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

PAcalculate

No in-app purchases

None

Ashly Remote 2024

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PAcalculate free?
PAcalculate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ashly Remote 2024 free?
Ashly Remote 2024 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PAcalculate or Ashly Remote 2024 have ads?
Neither PAcalculate nor Ashly Remote 2024 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PAcalculate or Ashly Remote 2024?
PAcalculate ships an update every 4 months, and Ashly Remote 2024 daily. Most recently, PAcalculate was updated on October 17, 2026 and Ashly Remote 2024 on October 27, 2026.

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