Synesthesia vs raveZap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Synesthesia
Experience music through a spectrum of colors, mimicking the sensory phenomenon of synesthesia. Use it as a dynamic mood light, a calming night light, or to visualize the pitches of songs and instruments.
- Music visualization
- Mood lighting
- Night light functionality
- Pitch to color mapping
- Microphone access for real-time audio
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Synesthesia makes listening to music a colorful experience and is a wonderful mood light and soft night light when you want to calm down. Do you want to see colors when playing certain tones like people with synesthesia / chromestesia do? The app "Synesthesia - See the music in colors" enables you to experience music in color as well. Whether you use it to train you perfect pitch, to help you remember melodies or just for entertainment as a light organ while listening to your favorite songs - Synesthesia helps you to see the current pitch in colors. To experience the colors simply allow the app to access the microphone on the first start and then play your instrument or a song, sing, ... or just enjoy many color changing patterns even without music as a mood light or night light. Please note: People with synesthesia may experiences different colors for the same pitch. The app therefore uses it's own color scale (each musical note C displays a red color for example). Some of our users use the app as an replacement for their old light organs ... so that should work very well ;-) If you like music apps be sure to check out our other apps as well -> Piano Champion, Guitar Champion, Drum Champion, Voice Back .... and many more to come
raveZap
Create dynamic party visuals that react to sound and touch. Explore a variety of animations, from serene to energetic, and even integrate your own photos. Enhance your experience with VR capabilities for immersive 3D visuals.
- Sound and touch-reactive visualizations
- 50+ free animations
- AirPlay/Screen Mirroring support
- VR pack for 3D animations
- Photo folder integration
- Selfie camera effects
- Animation playlists (Full Version)
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Amazing party visuals: ▪ Visualizations respond to sound and touch ▪ 50 animations for free ▪ Looks great connected to a TV with AirPlay / Screen Mirroring ▪ Animations range from soft and dreamy to wild with crazy flashes ▪ Combines 3D, live video, particles, fractals, water, glass, bump and random effects… ▪ Create a raveZap photo folder to have those pictures blended in ▪ Some animations have weird video effects for making selfies ▪ Get a VR pack to see virtual reality 3D animations with a Google Cardboard viewer Upgrade to Full Version: ▪ 25 More animations ▪ Set timing ▪ Swipe to switch animations ▪ Built-in music player ▪ Take snapshots to camera roll ▪ Switch to selfie camera ▪ Animation playlists ▪ No Ads To set up for VR: ▪ (Assuming purchase of Full Version & VR Pack) ▪ 2 Finger press or tilt for menu ▪ Touch "Playing All" / "VR" / "Done" ▪ Touch "Settings" to set time on the slider ▪ Touch outside the menu
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Synesthesia at none against raveZap's 10. Synesthesia also leads on rating (2.3 vs 2.0) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. raveZap sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Synesthesia asks for nothing beyond the download.
Synesthesia holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 38% and 38% positive.
Synesthesia ships an update monthly, raveZap every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Synesthesia | raveZap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (16 ratings) — better | 2.0 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Auzinger | Soft Wares Inc |
Customer experience
Synesthesia
raveZap
In-app purchases
Synesthesia
No in-app purchases
raveZap
- Pack2 of 25 Animations$0.99
- Pack3 of 25 Animations$0.99
- Pack4 of 25 Animations$0.99
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- Pack1 of 25 VR Animations$0.99
- Pack2 of 25 VR Animations$0.99
- Pack 5 of 25 Animations$0.99
- Pack 6 of 25 Animations$0.99
- Pack 10 of 25 Animations$0.99
- Pack 11 of 25 Animations$0.99
- Full Version$1.99









