Klangfreund LUFS Meter vs Smaart
Klangfreund LUFS Meter
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| Figure | Klangfreund LUFS Meter | Smaart |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $13.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 7 |
| Spec score · Audio Analysis Software | 8.2 (#8) | 7.9 (#20) |
| Headquarters | Oberschan, Switzerland | Woodstock, Connecticut, United States |
| Purpose | LUFS Meter is an audio plug-in for measuring and adjusting perceived loudness. | Smaart is professional audio acoustic test and measurement software. |
| Support | The maker directs support inquiries and issue reports to its contact form and provides an online manual and interactive in-product help. | The maker provides a support website and a form to submit a support ticket. |
Plans
Klangfreund LUFS Meter
- Discounted LUFS Meter$19, paid once
- LUFS Meter$39, paid once
Smaart
- Smaart LE Annual Subscription$159 a year
- Smaart RT Annual Subscription$279 a year
- Smaart SPL Perpetual — New License$349, paid once
- Smaart Suite Annual Subscription$399 a year
- Smaart LE Perpetual — New License$499, paid once
- Smaart RT Perpetual — New License$899, paid once
- Smaart Suite Perpetual — New License$1,299, paid once
In their own words
Klangfreund LUFS Meter
Klangfreund LUFS Meter has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Smaart
Smaart is professional audio acoustic test and measurement software from Rational Acoustics, a company founded in 2008. Its Suite edition includes Real-Time, Impulse Response, and SPL measurement modes; other editions are RT, LE, and SPL. Analysis views include RTA, spectrograph, magnitude, coherence, phase, live impulse response, linear and logarithmic views, energy time curve, frequency, histogram, and SPL history. Each product includes an API for accessing measurement data and parameters through JSON commands over WebSocket, with an SDK available free upon request. Listed integrations include Eclipse Audio FIR Designer, Globcon, Lab Gruppen Lake Controller, Powersoft ArmoniaPlus, and Waves TRACT. Smaart is available for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows, but does not support Windows on ARM. Demo installers for Suite, LE, and SPL expire after 30 days and cannot be reactivated or converted to a license. Annual subscriptions provide one year of use and renew automatically unless canceled before the term ends. Pricing includes subscriptions from $159 a year and perpetual licenses from $349, paid once.