Mulch Tune vs pocketOSC
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
pocketOSC
This versatile audio tool generates various waveforms like Sine, Square, Saw, and Noise. It includes an oscilloscope and controls for wave, frequency, and volume, functioning as a plug-in or standalone application.
- Stereo capable oscillator
- Oscilloscope display
- Waveform generation (Sine, Square, Saw, Noise)
- Frequency and Volume control
- VST3, AU, AUv3 support
- Standalone operation
- Resizable and automatable GUI
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pocketOSC is a macOS, Windows, and now iOS compatible stereo capable oscillator. Designed for VST3, AU, AUv3, and stand-alone use. Complete with oscilloscope and controllable Wave, Frequency, & Volume. Test all your gear with Sine, Square, Saw, and Noise, oscillators. Plug-in GUI resizable and automatable parameters designed to recall with your various sessions. *Stand-alone allows for external audio device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mulch Tune at Free against pocketOSC's $0.99. Mulch Tune also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 12.0). pocketOSC's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.0). On ratings volume, 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
Mulch Tune is free to download; pocketOSC costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pocketOSC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Mulch Tune ships an update every 5 days, pocketOSC every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mulch Tune | pocketOSC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Gusev | OSC Audio |
Customer experience
Mulch Tune
pocketOSC
In-app purchases
Mulch Tune
No in-app purchases
pocketOSC
No in-app purchases
