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AudioTools, dB, Sound & Audio
Andrew Smith · 5,019 ratings · ★ 4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 22 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"features"
5 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Simply Doesn’t Work Well on iPhone. This is an incredibly buggy port for iOS. And many features are locked behind a subscription paywall…on a $25 app…. 14 years ago, on a different platform, pre-paywall, this was great. On iOS today, most of its features don’t function prop…" - LogicElixir
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"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Simply Doesn’t Work Well on iPhone. This is an incredibly buggy port for iOS. And many features are locked behind a subscription paywall…on a $25 app…. 14 years ago, on a different platform, pre-paywall, this was great. On iOS today, most of its features don’t function prop…" - LogicElixir
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"years"
4 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Simply Doesn’t Work Well on iPhone. This is an incredibly buggy port for iOS. And many features are locked behind a subscription paywall…on a $25 app…. 14 years ago, on a different platform, pre-paywall, this was great. On iOS today, most of its features don’t function prop…" - LogicElixir
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"cost"
4 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I paid for SMAART and they silently replaced it with their own software.. SMAART cost me $60 and is now gone." - asdfffddss
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"tools"
4 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Come on, please improve this app?. I have had several upgrades to this suite of audio tools for YEARS. And it is still woefully out of date, klunky to use, and skips over ease-of-use features built into the tablet’s operating system. Installing again after a rebuild of an i…" - thumpr23
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"function"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Simply Doesn’t Work Well on iPhone. This is an incredibly buggy port for iOS. And many features are locked behind a subscription paywall…on a $25 app…. 14 years ago, on a different platform, pre-paywall, this was great. On iOS today, most of its features don’t function prop…" - LogicElixir
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"access"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Simply Doesn’t Work Well on iPhone. This is an incredibly buggy port for iOS. And many features are locked behind a subscription paywall…on a $25 app…. 14 years ago, on a different platform, pre-paywall, this was great. On iOS today, most of its features don’t function prop…" - LogicElixir
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"purchase"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. Almost everything is blocked behind an in app purchase." - Guyfaceguy
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"limited"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Base module features limited. Base module features are equivalent to other far less expensive apps" - GZ tourist
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"spent"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "description claims the FFT data can be exported. the only reason i spent more on this one application than i have on the last seventy applications in the past five years is because the detailed description claims the FFT data can be exported as a text file. This ability is either not ac…" - scooterhopkins
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"file"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "description claims the FFT data can be exported. the only reason i spent more on this one application than i have on the last seventy applications in the past five years is because the detailed description claims the FFT data can be exported as a text file. This ability is either not ac…" - scooterhopkins
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"price"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Transmission Loss module not included. The Transmission Loss module costs $45 in addition to the $20 app base price. This additional cost is not documented on the website or on the app’s App Store page. I would not have purchased the app if I had known the module I want to use w…" - Froggy28734
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Did not authorize
I was charged for this app and did not give permission. Apple doesn’t show a charge but did get a notification from my bank! Beware
Scam
Almost everything is blocked behind an in app purchase.
I paid for SMAART and they silently replaced it with their own software.
SMAART cost me $60 and is now gone.
description claims the FFT data can be exported
the only reason i spent more on this one application than i have on the last seventy applications in the past five years is because the detailed description claims the FFT data can be exported as a text file. This ability is either not actually possible or so hidden and cryptic that is might as well not exist. i have been looking for an hour and cannot find the text file export function.
Transmission Loss module not included
The Transmission Loss module costs $45 in addition to the $20 app base price. This additional cost is not documented on the website or on the app’s App Store page. I would not have purchased the app if I had known the module I want to use was an additional $45.
login problem
I pay and register; and it doesn’t allow me to login; even when I reset the password…
Disappointing
The features available on the modules contained on the initial price are basic/disappointing.
Upgrade is required to access features that are otherwise available on some freeware available on the web.
Upgrade is required to access features that are otherwise available on some freeware available on the web.
terribly inaccurate
way way way way off and inconsistent. pretty bummed out that i spent $20 on this because its bad to the point of being completely useless. maybe it has something to do with newer devices having input ranges or something? not sure if that could be it because my ipad is a few years old and still has a TRRS jack, and i loaded up my mic calibration file that worked fine on my PC. I’m getting 50db readings a few feet from a speaker that is certainly putting out over 95db
It’s a scam.
Most of the apps need to be purchased separately
Deceptive Advertising and minimal controls
I spent the $20 on this app thinking I would get all the robust features advertised only to discover most of the apps required additional - and very expensive - purchases. Even the functionality of the only app I really needed, and paid for, was very limited. For example, the realtime frequency analyzer only had adjustments for either full-octave or 1/3 octave resolution. I wanted 1/16 but apparently that's asking too much.
I regret my purchase
Really not that accurate even when paired with a good mic. You pay $20 for minimal version of SOME the required apps. Want the whole package? It’s like $400 to unlock everything. For that price you can buy a small tablet PC and use REW which is FAR better than this inaccurate garbage.
Save the headache and save the money. Avoid!
Save the headache and save the money. Avoid!
Limited
Almost all the included tools are avail free elsewhere with better interfaces
Stopped working with iRig Pro. Now useless
Worthless
19.99 for what?
Every tool is another in-app purchase...
Bait and switch requested refund
Are you seriously asking people to pay 10 bucks for access to a portal for other apps costing 100s of dollars? The app never clearly states what are you actually getting. In this age of apps $10 needs to pay for a hell of a lot more than this!
Audio tools excellent
Fantastic app, I use it all the time, Well worth the small cost, will eventually get the breakout box. The I pad has a weak microphone and even weaker speaker (noticed while using the sweep generator function)
Perfect app for setting up the home stereo, surround sound, or for tweaking
PA systems and showing the club owner that their juke box is louder then the band
Perfect app for setting up the home stereo, surround sound, or for tweaking
PA systems and showing the club owner that their juke box is louder then the band
Don’t waste your money. This doesn’t work!
I have used better app than this less cost. Search before you buy!
Can’t Calibrate Mic
I can’t get to step 1 with Audio Tools. The setup will not import my mic’s calibration txt file and the app keeps hasseling me to review it so 0 stars would be preferable but 1 is as close as I can get to that rating. It’s just a sales platform not a useful app as-is. You have to buy the add-ons to get actual useful data from it.
Where is the manual?
This app looks very interesting. As a newbie, I’m not sure what each subset is supposed to do or how it’s supposed to be used.
Simply Doesn’t Work Well on iPhone
This is an incredibly buggy port for iOS. And many features are locked behind a subscription paywall…on a $25 app….
14 years ago, on a different platform, pre-paywall, this was great. On iOS today, most of its features don’t function properly. The ones you can access without adding a monthly subscription are not consistent, don’t function, or completely stop working properly after 30s. Look elsewhere.
14 years ago, on a different platform, pre-paywall, this was great. On iOS today, most of its features don’t function properly. The ones you can access without adding a monthly subscription are not consistent, don’t function, or completely stop working properly after 30s. Look elsewhere.
Base module features limited
Base module features are equivalent to other far less expensive apps
Come on, please improve this app?
I have had several upgrades to this suite of audio tools for YEARS. And it is still woefully out of date, klunky to use, and skips over ease-of-use features built into the tablet’s operating system.
Installing again after a rebuild of an iPad Pro, I restore purchases, get feedback they have been restored, but when I open up individual apps, they act like they are not upgraded, and features are grayed out that I bought, and the app settings indicate I bought them.
Installing again after a rebuild of an iPad Pro, I restore purchases, get feedback they have been restored, but when I open up individual apps, they act like they are not upgraded, and features are grayed out that I bought, and the app settings indicate I bought them.
Sentiment summary
96%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
3%
Negative (1-2★)