DriveRack PA2 Control vs KRK Audio Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
KRK Audio Tools
This application offers a suite of professional tools designed to optimize your studio monitor setup. It includes features for real-time frequency analysis, level calibration, EQ recommendations, and precise monitor alignment for an enhanced listening experience.
- Spectrum RTA for real-time frequency analysis
- Level Meter for monitor calibration
- EQ Recommendation for room optimization
- Monitor Align for precise angle adjustment
- Delay tool for multi-monitor time alignment
- Polarity tool for wiring verification
- Signal generator (sine, white, pink noise)
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KRK Audio Tools App is a suite of professional tools ideal for monitor tuning that can help you to get the best experience with your KRK monitors. It includes the following tools: - "Spectrum RTA" tool is used to measure and display the frequency spectrum of the input audio signal in realtime. - "Level Meter" tool is used for monitor level calibration. - "EQ Recommendation" tool is used to help determine which EQ presets may work best in your room. - "Monitor Align" tool is used to perfectly align the angle of your studio monitors. - "Delay" tool is used to time-align your monitors in a multi monitor system. - "Polarity" tool is used for verifying that monitors are wired correctly. Furthermore, it includes a signal generator that can generate sine waves, white noise and pink noise. The inline help contains instructions to use the tools correctly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KRK Audio Tools at 4.1 against DriveRack PA2 Control's 3.2. KRK Audio Tools also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 34%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KRK Audio Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of DriveRack PA2 Control's written reviews are positive against 54% of KRK Audio Tools's.
| Parameter | DriveRack PA2 Control | KRK Audio Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (108 ratings) | 4.1 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Harman Professional, Inc. | KRK Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
DriveRack PA2 Control
KRK Audio Tools
In-app purchases
DriveRack PA2 Control
No in-app purchases
KRK Audio Tools
No in-app purchases
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