RTA App Reviews

Yet another update that does not address the biggest -- well, only -- flaw in this app: it still continues to run after you exit it which drains your battery. ------------ I wish the author would make the battery-draining background mode optional. ----------- The author continues to tweak many aspects of this app, but it still keeps running after you exit it which drains your battery. ----/--/ Same thing again. The author obviously likes to drain your battery. --------- New do-dadhs, but it still drains your battery if youre not watching. ---------- Still has no way to turn off -- much less to default off -- the battery-draining background operation. Despite many updates, this app hasnt had a favorable review since 2013. ------------- Another update and the battery-draining background operation continues. I really cant understand why this cant be made optional with the default being off. ---------- With each new update, I hope that they will finally remove (or at least make optional) the battery-draining background mode. But, this latest update is unchanged in this respect. ----------- New iPhone 6. Latest everything. Still drains the battery by continuing to run after you exit the ap. ---------- Well, they did it again. Another update and the battery burn continues. -------- What can I say? The battery drain continues in yet another update. No wonder this is no longer the most popular RTA in the Apple store. When will the author fix this? ----------- Another update and the drain continues. --------- Another update retains the battery-draining background operating feature. When you exit this app, it keeps running and sucking your battery. You have to manually kill it. This single "feature" just ruins this otherwise excellent app for me. ------------- Yet Another update and it is clear that the developer feels that this battery-draining background feature is somehow desirable. I have given up. Obviously, they do not read these comments because we have yet another update and the background battery drain remains. They obviously like this "feature." -------- Ive been a huge fan of this app for years. I consider it essential for live- sound work. But, recently, they added this "background" mode in which the app keeps running even when you exit it. To stop it, you have to manually kill it... a big and inconvenient extra step. And if you forget to kill it, it will run down your battery. When youre mixing a show, you dont want this extra step. This silly "feature" is a disaster. I have complained and complained and yet this "feature" persists. There are other Real Time Analyzer apps. If you are looking for one, despite how good this app is, I suggest you look elsewhere because of this one overwhelming problem.

The author continues to tweak many aspects of this app, but it still keeps running after you exit it which drains your battery. ----/--/ Same thing again. The author obviously likes to drain your battery. --------- New do-dadhs, but it still drains your battery if youre not watching. ---------- Still has no way to turn off -- much less to default off -- the battery-draining background operation. Despite many updates, this app hasnt had a favorable review since 2013. ------------- Another update and the battery-draining background operation continues. I really cant understand why this cant be made optional with the default being off. ---------- With each new update, I hope that they will finally remove (or at least make optional) the battery-draining background mode. But, this latest update is unchanged in this respect. ----------- New iPhone 6. Latest everything. Still drains the battery by continuing to run after you exit the ap. ---------- Well, they did it again. Another update and the battery burn continues. -------- What can I say? The battery drain continues in yet another update. No wonder this is no longer the most popular RTA in the Apple store. When will the author fix this? ----------- Another update and the drain continues. --------- Another update retains the battery-draining background operating feature. When you exit this app, it keeps running and sucking your battery. You have to manually kill it. This single "feature" just ruins this otherwise excellent app for me. ------------- Yet Another update and it is clear that the developer feels that this battery-draining background feature is somehow desirable. I have given up. Obviously, they do not read these comments because we have yet another update and the background battery drain remains. They obviously like this "feature." -------- Ive been a huge fan of this app for years. I consider it essential for live- sound work. But, recently, they added this "background" mode in which the app keeps running even when you exit it. To stop it, you have to manually kill it... a big and inconvenient extra step. And if you forget to kill it, it will run down your battery. When youre mixing a show, you dont want this extra step. This silly "feature" is a disaster. I have complained and complained and yet this "feature" persists. There are other Real Time Analyzer apps. If you are looking for one, despite how good this app is, I suggest you look elsewhere because of this one overwhelming problem.

Extremely handy tool for the audio folks, an RTA in your pocket. iPhone is somewhat limiting at a mere 105dB max and noisefloor of 28dB on my phone but for most basic quick tweaks, this will do the job. Of course if you get a real mic, this app is priceless. So Nathan and Luke, stop reading this and buy it already :)

Great app, works well, real easy to use and easy to calibrate. If you are looking for an inexpensive RTA this has got to be the one.

Nice. But would be even more useful with NC and NR curves as well.

I was hesitant to buy this app, thinking there was no way it could be remotely accurate. But since it was ten bucks, I figured it must be somewhat professional. So, I bought it, played with it a little, and then tested it against my analysis rig. I use smaart v.6 with a sound devices usbpre and an audix tr40a mic. I set up my rig and tested this app against it and was blown away by the results! Its very accurate considering the hardware it uses, and is a great app to have as a pocket rta. Its not as accurate or in-depth as smaart, but its handy and is less than 1/100th the cost of my setup (not including the computer required to use it.) Overall, a great product. I have since bought studio sixs tone gen and polarity check and am pleased with them as well.

Others have already stated the strengths of this application. So Ill just restate how convenient it is to have it with me at all times. You never know when you might be called upon to ring out some stage monitors....

Great app so far. Does what its says but I hoped it played music from my iphone and ran this app at the same time for $9.99

I was at work (Im a live sound engineer) and we were discussing speaker phase, when I said "They should make an app so you could test spkrs with iPhone." It didnt take long before I found all the Studio 6 products. I now have SpeakerPop, GEN, SPL, & RTA. They all work wonderfully. That said, I was a little disappointed to learn about FFT. Its not made too clear in the descriptions, but FFT is basically a more accurate & detailed version of RTA. I wish Id bought FFT, since I want the most accurate thing availible. However, Id already purchased RTA, & because of App Store rules, I cant trade it in towards FFT. If youre going to spend $10 on an app, you are probably going to use it for work like me, so splurge & get the $20 FFT. I am debating it, my main hangup is that Ive already spent $10 on the RTA app.

This does not work as well as I hoped. What a waste of ten bucks. I wishbthere was a lite version of this I could have tried first.

I am a pro audio engineer and this app has proven very handy for nailing feedback problems on live gigs and frankly has saved my butt a few times helping me quickly rough in a system eq while the bands set has already started.

Ive been a professional sound man for 30+ years Ive seen a lot of gadgets some work and some dont but if you need good ball park measurements this app is what you need. Ive tested it against my DBX RTA, Signal Scope and Mac the Scope on my lap top and its accurate if you calibrate it properly. Its a good app for spot checking a room before you set your system.

This program puts on a nice light show but thats about it. After noticing a distinct difference between speach response curves as compared to my Frye Box (A $7000 sound analyzer used for hearing aids and speech mapping) I decided to check the calibration of the program and its awfull! A 1KHZ Pure Tone shows up as a nearly 4khz and a 250hz tone shows up as 1.5K. There seems to be no way to calibrate the program either. This program is waste of $$$ BEWARE!!!

I calibrated a rig of 6 jbl Vertec 88s and 4 80s per side, driven by Lake. And then compared it with a reading from my DBX rta mic. And I must say I was very surprised. It did pretty good. It does lack response above about 12k and below about 40hz. But with the externel mice coming in February. It will be an awsome thing to have

I am a Latin Grammy winner music producer, using the RTA to tune every room where I mix, and I am getting excepcional results. I was not convinced at first, but after listening to my work on the radio, I trust the curves to the "T". Thanks guys for creating this great tool!!!

Very handy tool with freq selection. Very handy to spot feedback freqencies for live sound performances.

Ive been having crashes ever since I updated my os.

this app combined with the switcheasy thumbtack microphone makes a very, very accurate method of tuning in your car stereo. when results are compared to an expensive audiocontrol RTA, the margin of diff. is negligible. i highly recommend this app. btw, the microphone sold by this company is also excellent, and an even better match then the above mentioned mic.

The app ran fine after OS4 upgrade, but started crashing after last update of RTA was installed.

nice rta...be nicer if there was a pink noise out