# CymaScope - Music Made Visible — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of CymaScope by Sonic Age America, LLC, rated 2.50/5 from 40 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cymascope-music-made-visible/id989746142/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cymascope-music-made-visible/id989746142.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 24 ## Newest reviews (15 of 50) ### 1/5 — Not what advertised refund it’s a more less a trick *2020-11-09, version 1.5* Please also either refund me or let me know this can actually make visuals of the sound I’m inputting another person also mentioned it’s a scam almost not what I expect not worth 10$ Please refund me ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2020-10-28, version 1.5* Screen not formatted correctly on iPhone X. The cymascope images are behind the piano keyboard where they cannot be seen. What a waste! ### 2/5 — update App!!! *2020-10-26* Display properties within the App are not displaying properly on my iPhone X kindly update ### 1/5 — Not really cymatics from mic. *2020-10-09, version 1.5* Doesnt acually sample and display wave form of sound inputted on the mic. It just matches the tone and shows a waveform of that tone based on the keys of their keyboard. Also doenst pick up ssss sound or sounds made by air. ### 4/5 — Beautiful app *2020-09-02* Unfortunately when I mirroring it to my laptop the images/patterns doesn’t come up in the screen. Any idea how to fix it? ### 4/5 — Hope *2020-08-30, version 1.5* I do hope they will revisit and add 441 hertz ! ### 1/5 — Don’t download this Trash. *2020-06-20, version 1.5* It does not record. ### 1/5 — Waste of time waste of money *2020-02-25* Waste of money ,prerecorded for notes /visuals is Not actual ### 1/5 — Scam *2020-01-02* Useless! Waste of money! Not happy! ### 2/5 — Average for the price it is *2019-12-27* Would be good if it could record the actual images rather than just a screen shot of it. Would also be handy if it would allow screen recording for the visualisations ### 1/5 — Total scam *2019-11-25, version 1.5* I never felt the need to write a review but THIS one needs it. $10 USD gets you absolutely nothing. The microphone doesn’t work. The recorder doesn’t work. Blatant lie, I’d like my money back. ### 1/5 — Can’t record using my phones‘ screen recorder *2019-09-30, version 1.5* I accepted that the app doesn’t have the ability to export video, but when I turn on my screen recorder, the app stops working. Like the other 1-star reviews, I think it’s overpriced for being an interactive video player. ### 4/5 — Limited to equal temperament *2019-07-06* It’s fun, beautiful and entertaining - and the 432 Hz option is good, but I wish for a future release it wasn’t tied to equal temperament notes only. When I gave it some specific just intonation frequencies from a tone generator (I.e. B-flat and F in 432hz just intonation), it interpreted them as A and E, respectively ### 2/5 — I like it *2019-05-06* Really happy with the oscillation bing display. This app is very relevant to my education, I’m not going to criticise but I really hope this app will progress into much further depth in frequency. Do something with it ### 2/5 — There is no live function *2018-11-19, version 1.5* You can’t record/ see audio from your phones microphone, and that’s what I wanted to do, and just wasted $10 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-05-31* It place pre recorded notes so I can find that on you tube. The other app works better chadlani. I just wasted ten bucks ### 1/5 — System failure *2024-04-01* Too much noise on earth and the product doesn’t work. Thanks America ### 1/5 — Cyma *2024-01-25* Was really excited purchasing this app. Pretty pointless. Play button doesn’t work, cymatic images do not stay on the screen when playing. Also the record button on the piano - only purpose it has is so you can play the piano keys. Not a feel good app. Save your money. I want a refund. ### 1/5 — Do not buy. Totally not worth it. *2023-08-06* I thought this would be a good tool to show and explain sound therapy to my patients but it just does not work. Do not waste your time or money. I was referred to this app by a show on Gaia. ### 1/5 — CymaScope *2022-10-25, version 1.0.7* This app never worked for me- I spent $9.99 and it would only loop a tutorial video. When I tried to stop the tutorial video, it would begin another video overlayed on that one with no ability to turn it off. I had to delete the app just to get it to stop playing. I would love to know how to get my money back. ### 1/5 — Trash Fake App *2022-08-01, version 1.0.7* Microphone recording does not work. Total junk. Do not buy! ### 1/5 — Never worked *2022-03-08* The doesn’t open and for some reason I cannot uninstall it ### 1/5 — Cool but not as promised *2022-02-17, version 1.0.7* You can’t not record y ohh ur voice and see the cymatics in effect ### 1/5 — App Crashes When Opened *2021-04-01, version 1.0.7* (IPhone X) I was excited to see this but it seems the app crashes immediately when opened. Any updates planned? ### 1/5 — Do not buy *2021-02-05* Terrible app, absolute scam!! I wish I could have my money back! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun and beautiful! *2023-01-08, version 1.0.7* This app does exactly what it says it does. It is a beautiful introduction to understanding Sound Made Visible using actual Cymaglyphs, created on a Cymascope. It’s fun to use and it is pure science. If you understand the mechanisms of sonic science and it’s healing properties, you’ll appreciate how cool it is. ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2022-08-30, version 1.0.7* I really enjoyed this App. It gave me the opportunity of seeing music’s vibrations. It’s amazing! ### 5/5 — This app isn't supposed to be live music; you can't make an iphone into a cymascope *2019-10-20, version 1.5* this app is very good for what it is. ### 5/5 — Groundbreaking App! *2019-07-07, version 1.5* This is the only app I know of that can do this. Would love to see continuous updates, but overall this app is excellent and has massive potential. ### 5/5 — Grateful.... *2019-02-13, version 1.5* This is a beautiful and accessible tool to learn about Cymatics and play with Sound. Love IT. ### 5/5 — A bargain under £10 *2018-05-06* It is not a CymaScope, but an interactive insight into cymatic patterns. Watch the YouTube demo. The patterns are stored in the app, NOT generated by it, even so plenty of factors to play with. Screen estate could be better used. IF you realise what you are seeing, you will be even more impressed with this App ### 5/5 — Awesome. *2017-09-17, version 1.5* There are times when I just can't believe what people are developing for our phones, and this is one of them. The concept of Cymatics has been around for a while, but to be able to visualize sounds on your mobile device, it redefines our potential to unlock another dimension of our world. Imagine being able view a bird's song or the sound of ocean waves... the possibilities are endless. ### 5/5 — Science Rules! *2017-08-13, version 1.5* This app is the coolest thing I currently have on my phone! I was captivated by cymatics, and having digital playback of an actual scientific instrument has been truly enriching to my life. I use it to show friends who have never heard of cymatics, but also to play my instrument to the microphone feature on the app and be able to see those sounds affect on water is truly incredible. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2017-05-12, version 1.5* I have been interested in Cymatics for some time and ran across this app in the AppStore today. I am thrilled to be able to create these beautiful images with sound, amazing! Thank you so much for creating this, brilliant! ### 5/5 — Not quite what I thought it would be *2016-09-11* This app is cool but it's not quite what I thought it would be. They have just recorded the videos of a cymatic water device and when u play or sing each note in, the recording video of that note plays. There is no fluid in- between transition between the notes it just switches from one note recording to another. Thought I was gonna have a lot of fun but have to say A little bit disappointed and won't be using this app even though I just paid lots of money for it. I wondered why I had not heard of this app before and after opening it now I know. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*