# Spectrum - Music Visualizer — user reviews > 89 indexed App Store user reviews of Spectrum by Y. MOCHIDUKI, rated 2.80/5 from 151 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spectrum-music-visualizer/id1198408205/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spectrum-music-visualizer/id1198408205.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 43 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 59 ## What do users think of Spectrum? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎨 Beautiful and varied visualizations - 🎵 Works well with Apple Music and iTunes - 💾 Ability to save and modify recordings - 🎬 Great for creating music videos - ⚡ Smooth performance without lag - 🎯 Intuitive controls and interface - 🆓 Free version available with good features **Cons** - 🐢 Extremely slow loading times - 🖥️ Frequent crashes and black/blank screens - ⏱️ High latency in visualizations - 🔇 Audio sync issues and missing sound - ❌ Cannot import personal music files - 📱 Limited music source compatibility - ⚙️ Settings break when modified - 🎵 Only displays subset of music library - 💰 Paywall and watermark issues - 📺 Airplay/screen mirroring broken - 🎙️ Microphone input unreliable - 🔤 Spelling errors in error messages **Commonly reported bugs** - App won't launch - stuck on blank/grey/brown screen - App crashes immediately upon opening - Music library fails to load or display songs - Latency between audio and visualization (3+ seconds) - Audio not playing despite visuals responding - Settings changes cause app to break - Microphone mode doesn't respond to sound - Visualizations unresponsive to actual music frequency - App freezes when accessing music button - Playlist shows album covers but not songs - Apple Music integration not working - iOS 14+ compatibility issues - iPad Pro compatibility issues - Watermark overlay blocking content during screen share - Typo in error message ('lator' instead of 'later') **Most requested features** - Import audio files from device storage - Support for Spotify integration - Support for Google Play Music - Ability to import from GarageBand - File manager/iCloud Drive access - Custom color and background options - tvOS app version - Bluetooth steering wheel controls - Download/export visualization videos - Full auto microphone input mode - Discrete frequency spectrum display - Apple Watch visualizer support - Text overlay and animation customization ## Newest reviews (17 of 89) ### 2/5 — SMH *2023-06-08, version 5.8.0* I really hate this new update. I can’t even add my own music from my files like I use to. A waste of 1.99 the first time I got it. 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾 ### 3/5 — Add the “MPEG3” files ability pls. *2022-01-02, version 5.8.0* It would be cool to have the MPEG3 (mp3) file ability to do a audio spectrum online. Can you please add it? Thanks. ### 1/5 — Really BIG issue *2021-06-19, version 5.8.0* So I don’t know what it’s like for everyone else but for me when I get into the app it’s just a black screen. Nothing shows up. I tried deleting it then downloading it again but the same thing happened. It doesn’t work at ALL. Please try to fix this. I really would like to use the app but I can’t if it’s just a blank screen. Thanks ### 3/5 — UI is bad times. *2021-06-04, version 5.8.0* I just wanted an app to do visualizations when I play music at home. This seems to want to do that, and it occasionally works. Seems like every time I touch the settings it completely breaks. A “full auto” microphone input setting would fix this, but as it stands it constantly messes up your preferences and settings if you touch ANYTHING. The UI is bad. Very bad. The visualizations are OK. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on iPad or Android screen 👎⭐️ *2021-05-13, version 5.8.0* iPad mini 5 ios 14.5.1 no sound when playing any music from Apple music or app internet radio. Android screen OS10 visuals are not responsive to any music playing on device, internet radio in app doesn't work. Seems to make random beats, definitely doesn't correspond to anything playing, you would think vis should be flat during silent parts of songs, it's not even close like it could be hearing some background noise. Visuals look like it's just got a mind of their own. What's the point? I even paid for a lifetime sub. Please tidy up your code and release a product that does what it should first of all and then push new content! Not vice versa 🤨😡 ### 1/5 — Won’t load *2021-03-07, version 5.8.0* I would give this a higher rating but I can’t do that if it won’t even let me try the app. I downloaded and open the app then I waited like 10 but I was just stuck on a grey screen. If you can help, please help. ### 1/5 — Issue *2021-02-11, version 5.8.0* When I first open the app it just has blank grey screen. Nothing happens. My iOS is up to date so there shouldn’t be an issue but yet the app won’t start. ### 1/5 — doesnt work *2021-01-18, version 5.8.0* well i downloaded this all and would like to share my experience the black screen when i opened the app was amazing it was the best black screen ive ever seen but sadly i didn’t download this app for the amazing black screen so i have to give 1 star IT DOESNT EVEN WORK LIKE WTH CMON!!! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-01-15, version 5.8.0* Does not start on iPad Pro 10.5” iOS 14.3. When/if this ever works, being able to import songs from iOS Files is a must. Will change this if it ever starts working. ### 4/5 — Wish it could do downloads... *2021-01-14, version 5.8.0* I wish I could go into my files and download .mp4 s or .wav s so I could expand my options a bit, but it is a really nice app. Would recommend. ### 1/5 — Review *2021-01-07, version 5.8.0* The app is not working at all ### 2/5 — Wont open *2020-11-11, version 5.8.0* I’d love to give a better rating, but the app only opens to a brown screen and goes no further. :/ ### 3/5 — Sensitivity is bad *2020-11-08, version 5.8.0* Good visuals but sensitivity to music beat is not good, even if you put sensitivity to max. ### 2/5 — Pleease UPDATE! *2020-10-25, version 5.8.0* Please update the app for iOS 14, I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the app, but the app just stays stuck on a blank screen ### 2/5 — eh, it’s not really that good *2020-10-24, version 5.8.0* This app seems pretty cool at first until I realized you can only import from Apple Music and ITunes. This makes the app worthless to anyone trying to layout their own music onto a visualizer. I will admit the visuals are nice, but that one issue makes the app pointless for me. ### 1/5 — Fix this bug. *2020-10-21, version 5.8.0* So when I get into the app it just kicks me out! Please fix this bug. Maybe update a new version please! ### 1/5 — Let US CUSTOMISE MORE *2020-10-10, version 5.8.0* We need to be able to use audio files and choose our background NEEDD to be able to use audio NEED add this please ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Awful *2025-09-24, version 5.8.0* Does not allow to add music ### 1/5 — No just no *2024-09-14, version 5.8.0* It takes forever to load this ### 1/5 — Do not purchase *2024-04-12, version 5.8.0* Nice visuals but about 3 seconds of latency, so not a real time visualizer. Not useful ### 1/5 — Wrong spell. *2024-01-13, version 5.8.0* I’m confused why this message came up “Error. Please try again lator.” WHAT DOES THIS MEAN “LATOR?!?” This is something a app w/ wrong spell and NO MUSIC I CAN CHOOSE FROM PHOTOS! ### 1/5 — Slow *2023-07-30, version 5.8.0* This app is WAY too slow. I can’t do anything before waiting 5 minutes for anything to load when I tap something. Fix this. ### 1/5 — Piece of crap. *2023-04-16, version 5.8.0* I don’t know why this is sohard. Just want to see visualizations or ALL of my music. Three apps and no luck. This just locks up if you look at it hard… ### 1/5 — Garbage *2023-03-02, version 5.8.0* Probably due to age but it froze within a minute multiple attempts on my iPad Pro. Doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Trash *2022-04-08, version 5.8.0* hasn’t worked in over a year app is broken ### 1/5 — Was great but not now *2022-03-03, version 5.8.0* Spectrum application was fantastic a few years ago. I am surprised and disappointed that the recent upgrade or update no longer works. Maybe your developers can go back to the drawing board and revise the older version of spectrum. ### 1/5 — … *2021-10-23, version 5.8.0* This is an example of a … Wait for it… … VERY USELESS APP! WHY CAN’T YOU PUT MUSIC IN THE VIDEO!? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The best music app *2024-05-18, version 5.8.0* I know it has some bd reviews but it is great in the world, I love it!! Best music app in the world! ### 5/5 — Spectrum Music Visualizer *2022-06-23, version 5.8.0* Amazing app. Finally it Came out. Only inconvenience is that only Songs Bought from iTunes Store play and Missing a Visualizer for Apple Watches. ### 5/5 — Update idea: *2021-12-20, version 5.8.0* Make it for you to use audio files too. I make music and need a visualizer.. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-01-09, version 5.4.0* This is amazing. The effects are absolutely beautiful. I love visualizers, and you, have done an incredible job. However, I don’t know if this is a problem with my iPad, or a problem with the program, but it doesn’t show all my songs in Apple Music, and when I try to play songs from Apple Music, it sometimes takes a long time, or doesn’t happen at all. Otherwise, though, I love this program, and I have used it many times. If I could ask though, could you see what you could do about these problems? Thanks and keep up the good work! ### 5/5 — I reviewed again because another problem *2019-12-22, version 5.4.0* Whenever I record with ''microphone'' (iPad speaker), there is latency with the visuals. ### 5/5 — Fantastic Music Visualizer *2019-07-05, version 5.3.0* I love this app - it is so much fun. I upgraded to the pro version right away because I liked the free version so much. Some of the reviews are outdated - there are wonderful colors (if you want them) and you can use a large variety of streaming services, as well as the music you've uploaded to iTunes yourself. The visualizations are beautiful, extremely varied, and the control for their use is very complete. If you want a music visualizer for exercising or whatever, this is an excellent choice. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2019-03-26, version 5.1.1* Its amazing and works great. ### 5/5 — B E S T V I S U A L I Z E R E V E R *2019-02-18, version 4.6.0* New Update, 2.18.2019 Could you import all of this into the Teenage Engineering OP-Z? // I pretty much use this to make a video to upload my podcasts onto youtube. Ive found that some of the visualizers run into what I think is a buffer issue and freeze after running them for a long period of time while using the native iOS screen recorder feature. Otherwise, this app is most incredible and I use it weekly!! Keep up the great work in development!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!! ### 5/5 — The best music visualizer! *2018-08-18* The updates to the app really add a lot more content the previous versions and it keeps getting better. It looks awesome and syncs with your music perfectly. This is the best music visualizer out there and nothing can beat the quality. I also like how you can record the screen for cool music videos. Keep up the updates! ### 5/5 — Awesome app!!! *2018-07-12, version 3.5.0* Developer please respond, this app is so good and the fact that it runs so well on those visualisers and doesn’t lag, is there a way to pay and get rid off the water mark down the bottom? And is there a way to import music from my files cause I make music using another app and I wanna import it into this to be able to make YouTube videos. Good app! --- *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 2026-07-06.*