Mulch Tune vs ShadowPlayKA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mulch Tune
This app distorts audio and generates stunning real-time visualizations. You can save the created images directly to your device.
- Real-time audio distortion
- Beautiful image visualizations
- Save visualizations to device
- Works with device audio
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Distort audio and produce beautiful visualizations in real time. Mulch Tune app applies novel mulch in time technique to audio and video on your device to produce beautiful images, which can be saved on your device
ShadowPlayKA
This app transforms light and shadow patterns into music as you cycle through outdoor spaces. It uses your smartphone's brightness sensor and a Bluetooth speaker to create a unique auditory experience based on your surroundings.
- Light and shadow as musical score
- Bicycle-mounted smartphone sensor
- Bluetooth speaker integration
- Exploration of urban architecture
- Unique soundscape generation
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ShadowPlay is an exploration of the architecture and light in outdoor spaces through sound. Using a bicycle-mounted smartphone as a brightness sensor and a bluetooth speaker, the mottled patterns of light and shadow become the musical score as one rides along city streets. Supported through the UNESCO City of Media Arts Karlsruhe as well as through the City of Karlsruhe. Scene contributions by Sofy Yuditskaya and Damian Stewart.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShadowPlayKA at 5.0 against Mulch Tune's 2.0. Mulch Tune's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShadowPlayKA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Mulch Tune ships an update every 5 days, ShadowPlayKA every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mulch Tune | ShadowPlayKA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Gusev | Daniel Wilcox |
Customer experience
Mulch Tune
ShadowPlayKA
In-app purchases
Mulch Tune
No in-app purchases
ShadowPlayKA
No in-app purchases
