Comparison

frekvens vs QUARK Play

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

frekvens

This app offers a unique frequency shifter and stereo delay effect. It utilizes single sideband modulation and an infinite impulse response filter for advanced audio manipulation. Additional features include high/low pass filters and an LFO for delay modulation.

Highlights
  • Frequency shifter
  • Stereo delay
  • High and low pass filter
  • LFO for delay modulation
  • Core MIDI CC input
  • Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support
  • Audio Unit extension
Features
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Frekvens is a frequency shifter and delay effect. Unlike a pitch shifter all frequencies are shifted linearly and then fed back into itself using the stereo delay unit. The frequency shifting is achieved with single sideband modulation using a hilbert transform and an infinite impulse response filter for fast computations. Frekvens also comes with a high and low pass filter and a lfo for modulating the delay play head. - frequency shifter - high, low pass filter - stereo delay - core midi cc input - audiobus - inter app audio - audio unit extension - save, load

About

QUARK Play

Features
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QUARK Play easily transforms up to four iOS devices into a wireless, quadraphonic sound system. Place iPhones, iPads, and/or Macs around the space (or connect them to bluetooth speakers), hit play on the host device, and build a true, immersive surround sound environment anywhere. The Quadraphonic Universally Accessible Resource Kit (QUARK) is open source software used in Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) and similar platforms to encode four channels of discrete audio into two channel (standard stereo) audio, then back to four channels again. This allows for the distribution of four-channel spatial recordings via widely accessible two-channel formats such as vinyl, cassette, and radio, as well as digital platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, and Qobuz. QUARK is made possible by dublab & the National Endowment for the Arts.

Screenshots

frekvens4 screens
QUARK Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QUARK Play at Free against frekvens's $2.99. QUARK Play also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). frekvens's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

QUARK Play is free to download; frekvens costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

frekvens ships an update every 2 months, QUARK Play every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
frekvens versus QUARK Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfrekvensQUARK Play
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik SigthAKP Recordings LLC

In-app purchases

None

frekvens

No in-app purchases

None

QUARK Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is frekvens free?
frekvens costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QUARK Play free?
QUARK Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do frekvens or QUARK Play have ads?
Neither frekvens nor QUARK Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, frekvens or QUARK Play?
frekvens ships an update every 2 months, and QUARK Play every 6 days. Most recently, frekvens was updated on October 24, 2026 and QUARK Play on October 28, 2026.

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