Visualised Audio vs TetherAudio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visualised Audio
This app analyzes single musical notes, displaying their pitch and visualizing harmonics. It helps musicians refine their playing technique by showing accuracy to pitch and the subtle differences in instrument sound through harmonic analysis. It requires microphone access and a quiet environment for optimal performance.
- Monophonic pitch detection
- Note and harmonic visualization
- Playing technique fine-tuning
- Harmonic analysis of instruments
- Practice aid for scales
- Adjustable sensitivity slider
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Visualised Audio can classify single notes using monophonic pitch detection and visualise notes and harmonies. Visualised Audio can help you fine tune your playing technique by showing you how close to pitch you are. Visualised Audio can show you all the beautiful harmonics that your instrument is creating. Is there a difference between your $100 instrument and your $2000 instrument? Visualised Audio is a fun tool to use while you're practising scales as it's showing you what the notes look like and which harmonics lie on top of the fundamental pitch. If your instrument is creating strong harmonics you can use the slider at the bottom make the application less sensitive and thus help it classify the fundamental pitch instead of the harmonic. Left on the slider means less sensitive to harmonics. The default value should be good for most people. Since the application makes heavy use of the microphone it needs both access to it as well as a relatively quiet environment. Note - The classified note detected by the app Error - The deviation from the note in cents Clarity - How pure the signal is. This has nothing to do with error.
TetherAudio
This app transforms your iPhone into a high-quality speaker for your computer using a USB connection. Enjoy uncompressed audio streaming with adjustable latency and background playback. It's designed for seamless integration without Wi-Fi or cellular data usage.
- Stream computer audio to iPhone
- USB connection for uncompressed audio
- Adjustable latency settings
- Background playback and screen lock support
- Automatic reconnection after disconnects
- Detailed statistics for link quality
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Tether Audio turns your iPhone into a speaker for your computer. Plug in the USB cable, start the free Tether Sender program on the computer, and everything the computer plays comes out of the iPhone, its headphones, or whatever else is connected to it. Subscription required. Tether Audio is free to download, and all of its features, including streaming audio from the computer, require an auto-renewable subscription purchased in the app. New subscribers get a 3-day free trial. The subscription's title, length, and price are shown in the app before you subscribe. Audio travels only over the cable. The app never uses Wi-Fi or cellular data, so there is nothing to pair, no network to configure, and no interference from a busy router. The stream is uncompressed 16-bit PCM at 44.1 or 48 kHz in stereo, the same quality the computer produces. Latency is adjustable. Choose Low for about 20 ms when sound needs to line up with what is on screen, Normal for 40 ms in everyday use, or Stable for 80 ms when the USB bus is shared with other devices. A buffer meter on the main screen shows how much audio is queued and the estimated end-to-end delay, so you can see the effect of each setting as you change it. Playback continues with the screen locked or the app in the background. Lock screen controls pause and resume playback, and each press is also sent to the computer as a media key so the music there stops too. Phone calls and Siri pause playback automatically, and it resumes when they finish. If the cable is unplugged or the sender restarts, the app keeps listening for a period you choose and reconnects without being reopened. Settings cover the listening port, the latency preset, how long to stay ready after a disconnect, mixing with other apps, and pausing when headphones are unplugged. A statistics panel reports underruns, dropped packets, and drift correction for anyone who wants to check the quality of the link. You need an iPhone running iOS 17 or later, a USB cable, and the Tether Sender program on the computer, available free from tether-audio.com. On Windows, the Apple Devices app or iTunes must be installed for the USB driver. To send all of a computer's audio to the phone, including on a PC without speakers, the sender can capture from a virtual audio cable and make it the default output device. Subscription details: payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or at the end of the free trial if you do not cancel before it ends. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel the subscription in your Apple Account settings at any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://tether-audio.com/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://tether-audio.com/privacy.html Support: https://tether-audio.com/support.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Visualised Audio at free with in-app purchases against TetherAudio's subscription. TetherAudio's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Visualised Audio sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and TetherAudio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Visualised Audio against 5.0 for TetherAudio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
| Parameter | Visualised Audio | TetherAudio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnus Olsson | Cory Green |
In-app purchases
Visualised Audio
- Small tip$0.49
- Medium tip$1.99
- Large tip$3.99
TetherAudio
- App Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
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