ZirkPad vs Oscillator 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZirkPad
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ZirkPad is a live touch-based controller for Zirkonium3, the audio spatialization composition environment from the ZKM | Hertzlab, available at https://zkm.de/zirkonium/ This app offers following features: * intuitive position and diffusion control of multiple sound sources via a multi-touch interface * realtime visualisation of audio sent from sound sources and to loudspeakers * simultaneous control of groups of sound sources with various combination of finger gestures ZirkPad sends and receives UDP networking messages using the Open Sound Control (OSC) protocol. It is designed to work with Zirkonium3, but will work with any additional software which can send or receive OSC.
Oscillator 3
This app is a triangle wave synthesizer that can be used as an educational tool for learning synthesis or as a creative instrument for generating pure triangle waves. It supports MIDI input and AUv3 integration, allowing layering with other synths for complex sound textures.
- Triangle wave synthesis
- MIDI input support
- AUv3 integration
- Educational synthesis tool
- Drone mode for continuous playback
- Layering with other synths
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Oscillator 3 is a Triangle wave synthesizer, playable via MIDI or as an AUv3. Useful as an educational tool to learn about synthesis parameters such as envelopes and modulation, or as a creative tool when you need a pure triangle wave. Drone mode plays any notes back continuously at the level set by the 'Sustain' knob. Layer with other apps in the Oscillator series to create rich evolving textures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Oscillator 3 at 3 against ZirkPad's 1. ZirkPad's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | ZirkPad | Oscillator 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 51 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZKM | Zentrum fuer Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe | Cooperator Design |
In-app purchases
ZirkPad
No in-app purchases
Oscillator 3
No in-app purchases
