Speaker Box Lite vs SSA Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
SSA Studio
This utility app connects to specific audio sensors and voltmeters to display real-time and peak measurements. It allows for multi-sensor support and includes video recording with score overlays for data visualization.
- Real-time and peak measurement view
- Support for SSA APM-2 and APM-X SPL sensors
- Support for SSA AVM-X voltmeter
- Multi-sensor connectivity
- Video recording with score overlay
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Measurement app for: - SSA APM-2 and APM-X SPL sensors - SSA AVM-X voltmeter Features: - realtime/peak view - multi sensor support - video recording with score overlay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SSA Studio at 4.7 against Speaker Box Lite's 4.1. SSA Studio also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Speaker Box Lite's advantage is ratings volume (339 vs 10) and review sentiment (62% vs 50%). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Speaker Box Lite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. SSA Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.
SSA Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speaker Box Lite has 339 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Speaker Box Lite's written reviews are positive against 50% of SSA Studio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Speaker Box Lite ships an update every 11 days, SSA Studio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speaker Box Lite | SSA Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (339 ratings) | 4.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 339 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Abdulin | AURA VIS IMPORT EXPORT SERVICII SRL |
Customer experience
Speaker Box Lite
SSA Studio
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
SSA Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Speaker Box Lite
- Week PRO$4.497 Days
- Month plan$7.991 Month
- PRO Account$8.991 Month
SSA Studio
No in-app purchases
Questions
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