Spectrum Eye RTA vs Audio Analyzer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spectrum Eye RTA
This audio analysis tool provides real-time frequency spectrum displays for music professionals and students. It offers adjustable settings for detailed sound monitoring, feedback detection, and acoustic analysis on iOS devices.
- Real-time spectrum display
- Adjustable FFT sizes and averaging
- Selectable microphone input
- Scalable and movable plot
- Pink noise generator
- Supports external microphones
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A Lifetime purchase. No Subscriptions. Spectrum Eye shows the frequency content of what your mic or interface is hearing - smoothly, at high FFT sizes, without freezing the UI. Version 2 is a full rebuild: Metal plot, bars / line / spectrogram, calibrated SPL, and mic correction on the live spectrum. For music professionals, audio engineers, sound technicians, installers, car audio, and audio students. Equally at home as a quick check or a plot you leave running. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Monitor sound quality at concerts and rehearsals • Ring out feedback in stage monitors • Find resonances in rooms, boxes, instruments and cars • Check spectral balance of playback in the studio • Practice frequency-aware hearing • Measure SPL with A / C / Z weighting and Fast / Slow / Leq PLOT • Bars, line, and spectrogram - the configuration button is in the top right corner • Fractional-octave resolution from 1/1 through 1/96 • Line smoothing follows the same octave map • Peak hold with a slow release, optional fill under the line • Find Peak (FP) tracks the loudest band in the visible range • Classic or Overlay layout treats plot area vs scales differently; Overlay is the default • Pan, pinch-zoom, and a live cursor in Hz and dB • Frequency visible range presets (Full 8 Hz–22 kHz, Audio, Lows, Mids, Highs) • Magnitude-range presets • Spectrogram duration, Jet / Viridis / Inferno / Grayscale color palette • Light, Dark, or System appearance, plus a custom plot color • Spectrum update rate: 60 fps Smooth, 30 fps Efficient, or Auto (drops under heat or Low Power Mode) SPL • IEC-style meter: Fast, Slow, and Leq • A, C, and Z (flat) frequency weighting • Per-route SPL offset so you can calibrate against a reference • Yellow / red SPL alarm thresholds per weighting, with UI tinting • Clip indicator and a 30–140 dB level meter bar • iPhone: Large panel in portrait device orientation; in landscape orientation, compact readout in the top bar • iPad: switchable large and compact SPL mode INPUT AND CALIBRATION • Built-in mics (including iPad position / directivity where the device offers them) • External microphones and class-compliant audio interfaces • iOS measurement mode to bypass built-in HPF, EQ, and AGC (recommended) • Import mic calibration files (.cal, .txt, .csv); optional phase column is ignored • Per-route calibration curve and IEC weighting on the live spectrum • Pink noise generator, including with the screen off (Lock Screen / Now Playing) ANALYSIS • FFT sizes 4K / 8K / 16K / 32K (default 16K) • Fall-rate presets: 50 ms, 100 ms, 250 ms, 500 ms, 1 s, 5 s per 6 dB • Nominal capture sample rate - 48 kHz, display ranges from 8 Hz to 22 kHz Audio is processed on the device. Spectrum Eye does not record, store, or upload your audio. Suggestions welcome - the app is in active development. Includes In - app purchases: tips to the developer only. All the functionality is available once you download the app.
Audio Analyzer
Visualize audio in real-time with waveform and spectrum analysis. Explore historical peaks and FFT data with intuitive touch controls for zooming and volume adjustment.
- Waveform visualizer (oscilloscope)
- Spectrum analyzer
- Historical peak display
- Historical FFT
- Full-screen mode
- Zoom and swipe gestures
- Input volume adjustment
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The analyzed result of the waveform is rendered at 60FPS. The following 4 functions can be accessed: Waveform visualizer (oscilloscope) Spectrum analyzer Historical peak Historical FFT Tapping each function enters into full-screen mode and tapping once more exits full-screen mode. Horizontal zoom is only available for the spectrum analyzer. Magnification gesture (aka pinching) allows for zooming in and out, and frequency offset can be performed by swiping on the screen horizontally. Vertical swiping adjusts input volume. Coefficients are displayed in the corner. *dBFullScale 20 * log10 ( input) A demonstration is here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mDa_zCgYzE
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Audio Analyzer at $3.99 against Spectrum Eye RTA's $17.99. Audio Analyzer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Spectrum Eye RTA's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Spectrum Eye RTA costs $17.99 and Audio Analyzer $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Spectrum Eye RTA against 5.0 for Audio Analyzer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Spectrum Eye RTA ships an update every 3 weeks, Audio Analyzer every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Spectrum Eye RTA | Audio Analyzer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $17.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleg Naumenko | Narumi Inada |
Customer experience
Spectrum Eye RTA
Audio Analyzer
In-app purchases
Spectrum Eye RTA
No in-app purchases
Audio Analyzer
No in-app purchases
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