Comparison

Speaker Box Lite vs Tone Generator

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

Tone Generator

Generate various audio tones like sine, square, sawtooth, and triangle waves across a wide frequency range. Adjust frequencies by swiping and utilize built-in features for fun hearing tests or to clean your device's speaker.

Highlights
  • Sine, square, sawtooth, triangle wave generation
  • Adjustable frequency via swipe
  • Built-in hearing test sweep
  • Speaker cleaning function
  • Large frequency range
Features
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Tone Generator generates sine, square, sawtooth and triangle tone at a large frequency range. Frequency of the tones can be adjusted by swiping up or down on the screen. Tone Generator has a built-in feature to quickly sweep frequency of a sine tone to test your hearing. This feature is purely for fun and should not be used for any diagnostics. Tone Generator can also help remove dust and water from device's speakerphone by playing tones at various frequencies.

Screenshots

Speaker Box Lite4 screens
Tone Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tone Generator at 4.8 against Speaker Box Lite's 4.1. Tone Generator also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 62%). Speaker Box Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). 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

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 and Tone Generator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tone Generator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 339 and 138 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Speaker Box Lite's written reviews are positive against 84% of Tone Generator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speaker Box Lite ships an update every 11 days, Tone Generator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Speaker Box Lite versus Tone Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeaker Box LiteTone Generator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (339 ratings)4.8 (138 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews83.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings339 — better138
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey AbdulinTevfik Yucek

Customer experience

Speaker Box Lite

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

Tone Generator

All ratings138 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative14.0%

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

Tone Generator

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
1 purchases

Tone Generator

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$2.99

Questions

Is Speaker Box Lite free?
Speaker Box Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tone Generator free?
Tone Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speaker Box Lite or Tone Generator?
Tone Generator is rated higher. Speaker Box Lite averages 4.1 out of 5 from 339 ratings, while Tone Generator averages 4.8 from 138 ratings.
Do Speaker Box Lite or Tone Generator have ads?
Both Speaker Box Lite and Tone Generator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Speaker Box Lite or Tone Generator?
Speaker Box Lite ships an update every 11 days, and Tone Generator every 4 months. Most recently, Speaker Box Lite was updated on September 18, 2026 and Tone Generator on September 22, 2026.

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