Music Strobe vs MultiTone Generator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Music Strobe
Create a dynamic light show for your parties by syncing visual strobes with your music. Adjust frequencies and volume sensitivity for a personalized experience. Choose to use your device's camera flash or screen for illumination.
- Music-reactive strobe effects
- Adjustable frequency control
- Automatic volume adjustment
- Camera flash or screen illumination
- Customizable strobe patterns
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Light up your dance party with the Music Strobe app! Music Strobe works straight out of the box but also allows you to tweak frequencies and more to get it strobing just the way you like it. - Automatically adjusts for music of any volume. -Turn off frequencies so you can have strobe to bass, treble or something in between. -Can use the camera flash or the screen.
MultiTone Generator
Generate a wide range of audio test tones, including sine, rectangular, triangular, and sawtooth waves. Explore frequency sweeps, noise generation, and customizable settings. Upgrade for advanced features like creating multiple tone combinations and extended frequency ranges.
- Generate sine, rectangular, triangular, and sawtooth waves
- Play frequency sweep test tones
- Sweep repeat/wobble function
- Play white and pink noise
- Customizable frequency and sweep time ranges
- Create up to 16 tone combinations (PRO)
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This is the all-new MultiTone Generator! An amazingly flexible and powerful frequency generator! Works with Audiobus and Audiobus Remote! Upgrade to PRO and CREATE up to 16 tone combinations. Play them individually or combined. PLAY TEST TONES Sine, Rectangular, Triangular and Sawtooth. PLAY FREQUENCY SWEEP TEST TONES in both directions (minimum to maximum frequency and maximum to minimum frequency). Use the SWEEP REPEAT / WOBBLE function. Play back white and pink NOISE. Fully CUSTOMIZABLE Frequency Min-Max ranges and Sweep time range. The MultiTone Generator is AMAZINGLY INTUITIVE and SIMPLE! ADVANCED SETTINGS/FEATURES (upgrade to PRO required): => Extending the frequency range (1Hz - 21kHz) => Extending the sweep times (1s - 600s) => Create up to 16 tone combinations => Changing maximum Sweep time slider range => Frequency slider setting to linear or logarithmic => Full support for the sequence playback menu => Full support for the remote play menu => Save/Load all configurations By using this app, you agree to Apple’s Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Music Strobe at none against MultiTone Generator's 7. Music Strobe also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). MultiTone Generator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. MultiTone Generator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Music Strobe asks for nothing beyond the download.
MultiTone Generator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 737 and 355 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Music Strobe's written reviews are positive against 80% of MultiTone Generator's.
Music Strobe ships an update every 4 months, MultiTone Generator monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Music Strobe | MultiTone Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (737 ratings) | 4.6 (355 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 737 — better | 355 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Kiddle | Thomas Gruber |
Customer experience
Music Strobe
MultiTone Generator
User reviews
Music Strobe
From 737 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for parties
- 🎨 Responsive color effects
- 🎶 Syncs well with music
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes or stops working
- 🔌 Compatibility issues with newer devices
- 🔅 Flashlight brightness could be improved
MultiTone Generator
From 355 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Sleek UI update
- 🔊 Tinnitus simulation accuracy
- 💡 Useful for frequency healing
- 🎶 Aids musical tuning understanding
- 💯 Great value for price
Room to improve
- 📱 iPhone frequency title readability
- 💰 Features moved to paid tier
- 💸 Deceptive update practices
- 🔊 Left/right speaker switch malfunction
- 🔋 Battery drain when in background
Bugs and requests
Music Strobe
Reported bugs
3 issues- App doesn't work on iOS 18
- Volume gets reduced when app is open
- Strobe effect doesn't stop automatically
Requested features
3 requests- Add landscape mode support
- Improve flashlight brightness control
- Implement background playback
MultiTone Generator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Left and right speaker switches do not work
- App drains battery when in background
- Amplitude difficult to adjust on iPhones
- High battery consumption after iOS 11 upgrade
Requested features
11 requests- Custom frequency names (bold)
- Reorder frequency list
- Display saved preset names at top
- Sweeping duration less than 0.1s
- Create and save multiple tracks
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- More frequency rows to add
- Create and name groupings of frequencies
- Summation of multiple waves in a single waveform
- Logarithmic frequency selection
- Auto-stop tones after X seconds
- Tones auto-stop on app minimize
In-app purchases
Music Strobe
No in-app purchases
MultiTone Generator
- MultiTone PRO for one month$1.491 Month
- MultiTone PRO+ for one month$2.991 Month
- MultiTone PRO for one year$7.991 Year
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- MultiTone PRO+ for one year$14.991 Year
- MultiTone PRO Lifetime Access$9.99
- MultiTone PRO+ Lifetime Access$9.99
- MultiTone PRO+ Lifetime Access$19.99
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