Comparison

Speaker Box Lite vs Advanced car audio setting

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

Head to head
About

Speaker Box Lite

Calculate subwoofer box volumes and design acoustic systems with detailed charts and parameter generation. Supports various enclosure types and includes a shared online speaker database. Offers cloud project saving and PRO features via subscription.

Highlights
  • Subwoofer box volume calculation
  • Support for multiple enclosure types
  • Amplitude, phase, and SPL charts
  • Parameter generation for vented boxes
  • Port and displacement volume calculation
  • Cloud project saving
  • Shared online speaker database
Features
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Design your perfect speaker box — skip the math and jump straight to building. Speaker Box Lite calculates subwoofer and speaker enclosures for you: sealed, ported (bass-reflex), 4th & 6th order bandpass, passive radiator, and transmission line. Get optimal volume and tuning recommendations, then see your box in full 3D with auto-generated blueprints and cut sheets. BUILT-IN SPEAKER DATABASE Search 5,000+ drivers from 300+ brands — Thiele-Small parameters load with one tap. Can't find yours? Add it manually in seconds. DESIGN IN 3D Place speakers and ports, add braces and dados, choose materials — and watch your enclosure come together. Design custom waveguides for tweeters and ports — conical, elliptical, hyperbolic and radial horn profiles included. SIMULATE BEFORE YOU BUILD Frequency response, phase, group delay, cone excursion and SPL plots. Compare enclosure variants side by side and pick the one that sounds right — before you cut a single board. COMPLETE SYSTEMS Multi-way boxes with subs, mids and tweeters. Full crossover designer: low-pass and high-pass filters (Butterworth, Linkwitz-Riley and more), series and parallel notch, Zobel, RC and RL contour networks, plus L-Pad attenuation. EXPORT & BUILD Export cut sheets and blueprints for every panel. 3D-print custom ports and waveguides via STL, or export the whole enclosure and its parts as STL. Send parts to CNC in STEP format for precision cutting. YOUR PROJECTS EVERYWHERE Free account keeps projects in the cloud — start on your phone, continue on the web at speakerboxlite.com. Upgrade to PRO for unlimited projects, offline database access and all advanced features. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://speakerboxlite.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://speakerboxlite.com/terms-of-use

About

Advanced car audio setting

Control your Sony car receiver through Bluetooth. Adjust audio settings like fader, balance, and listening position remotely using your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth control for Sony car receivers
  • Remote audio settings adjustment
  • Fader/Balance control
  • Listening Position settings
  • Custom sound configuration
Read full description

Advanced car audio setting is an app which controls Sony’s Car receiver via Bluetooth. SongPal has been renewed to Sony | Music Center. Devices that were compatible with SongPal are compatible with Sony | Music Center as well. Main Feature Custom Sound Setting Full settings of Fader/Balance/Subwoofer, and Listening Position are available using smartphone as a remote screen. Note Some features may not be supported by certain devices. Some functions and services may not be supported in certain regions/countries. Please make sure to update Advanced car audio setting to the latest version. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Corporation is under license. Other system, product and service names used herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective manufacturers, although the ™ and ® marks are not used in text.

Screenshots

Speaker Box Lite4 screens
Advanced car audio setting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speaker Box Lite at 62% against Advanced car audio setting's 14%. Speaker Box Lite also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 25 months). Advanced car audio setting's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Speaker Box Lite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. Advanced car audio setting asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speaker Box Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speaker Box Lite has 339 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Speaker Box Lite's written reviews are positive against 14% of Advanced car audio setting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speaker Box Lite ships an update every 11 days, Advanced car audio setting every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Speaker Box Lite versus Advanced car audio setting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeaker Box LiteAdvanced car audio setting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (339 ratings) — better2.1 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings339 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 25 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey AbdulinSony Corporation

Customer experience

Speaker Box Lite

All ratings339 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative35.3%

Advanced car audio setting

All ratings18 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative78.6%

Bugs and requests

Speaker Box Lite

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when adjusting VB/FB parameters
  • Crashes on certain parameter combinations requiring reinstall
  • Drawing/3D model generation hangs indefinitely
  • Subscription payment charged multiple times
  • Pro version access denied despite active payment
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  • Email registration validation errors
  • Parameters randomly change during design process
  • Incorrect TS parameter data from driver database
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
  • Overlapping port and speaker placement in designs
  • Error messages about missing parameters with no input field
  • App freezes when entering box specifications

Requested features

13 requests
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Portuguese language support (PT-BR)
  • Air velocity graphs
  • Complete 3D model generation with final drawings
  • Bandpass 4th order enclosure support
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  • Tweeter/midrange enclosure design
  • Internal partition calculations
  • Impedance information in database
  • Video tutorials and glossary for technical terms
  • Dipole/ripole calculations
  • Passive radiator enclosure support
  • Better port visualization in cut sheets
  • Multi-sub application improvements

Advanced car audio setting

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Speaker Box Lite

Subscriptions3
  • Week PRO$4.497 Days
  • Month plan$7.991 Month
  • PRO Account$8.991 Month
None

Advanced car audio setting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speaker Box Lite free?
Speaker Box Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Advanced car audio setting free?
Advanced car audio setting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speaker Box Lite or Advanced car audio setting?
Speaker Box Lite is rated higher. Speaker Box Lite averages 4.1 out of 5 from 339 ratings, while Advanced car audio setting averages 2.1 from 18 ratings.
Do Speaker Box Lite or Advanced car audio setting have ads?
Speaker Box Lite shows ads; Advanced car audio setting does not.
Which is updated more often, Speaker Box Lite or Advanced car audio setting?
Speaker Box Lite ships an update every 11 days, and Advanced car audio setting every 25 months. Most recently, Speaker Box Lite was updated on October 24, 2026 and Advanced car audio setting on October 22, 2026.

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