Comparison

WaveFlower vs Audio Visualize

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WaveFlower

This app uses your microphone to visualize sound by drawing intricate shapes. Explore the hidden visual patterns in music, your voice, or any ambient noise. It offers a unique and engaging way to experience audio.

Highlights
  • Visualize sound with intricate shapes
  • Uses microphone input
  • Works with music, voice, and ambient sounds
  • Discover hidden patterns in audio
Features
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WaveFlower gives you a fun way to discover hidden shapes in sound. It will use your microphone to draw intricate shapes from the sound around you. Try it with music, your voice, or any other sounds you can think of!

About

Audio Visualize

Transform your music listening into a vibrant visual experience. This app creates dynamic displays of waveforms, spectrums, and patterns that pulse with your music's rhythm. Perfect for music lovers who want to see their favorite songs come to life.

Highlights
  • Dynamic music visualization
  • Customizable waveforms
  • Vibrant spectrum displays
  • Pulsating patterns
  • Transforms listening into sensory experience
Features
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Turn music into light that breathes. Audio Visualize brings immersive listening, moving visuals and music video creation together. From rolling musical landscapes and flowing ink to particles and vinyl turntables, find a new setting for your favorite music. Bring lyrics and album art into the scene, enjoy the moment and make the look your own. HEAR MUSIC, SEE LIGHT Explore 3D scenes, colorful light and particle effects. Travel through star fields and tunnels, watch audio rings rise and fall, and find a scene for gentle melodies or driving beats. Enjoy expansive landscapes in horizontal view or immerse yourself in portrait. A NEW WAY TO ENJOY YOUR SONGS Switch to a vinyl player with a turntable, tonearm and lyrics. Turn album art into particles or add depth with 3D lyrics. Browse songs, albums, artists and playlists, and manage your queue to keep listening flowing. YOUR MUSIC, DIFFERENT SCENES Import local audio without digital copy protection, play built-in tracks, or browse Apple Music and listen to available previews. Eligible Apple Music subscribers can play full songs. Use the microphone to let music from speakers and sounds around you animate the visuals. MAKE THE LOOK YOUR OWN Choose colors and adjust sensitivity, speed, glow and particles. Change the viewpoint, rotate and zoom in supported effects. Settings are remembered separately for each effect, ready for your next listening session. RECORD THE LIGHT AS A VIDEO Record and preview your visualizations. Upgrade to Pro to save and share them, giving your music a visual work of its own. Capture a melody or experiment with scenes and colors, moving naturally from listening to creating. LISTEN AT YOUR OWN PACE Enjoy playback history, repeat, shuffle, a sleep timer and visual effects linked to playlists. From choosing a song to setting your phone down to listen, enjoy music your way. USE AND PURCHASE INFORMATION • Some effects and advanced features require Pro, available through a subscription or lifetime purchase. Saving and sharing videos require Pro. • Full Apple Music playback requires the appropriate subscription and authorization. Music and preview availability vary by region and track. • Full Apple Music songs are digitally protected and cannot be recorded directly into videos. Their visuals can use microphone input or pre-analyzed rhythms. To record sound, use local audio, available previews or microphone mode. Feedback: proxima.centauri0@gmail.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WaveFlower3 screens
Audio Visualize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WaveFlower at none against Audio Visualize's 3. WaveFlower also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.0 vs 3.6). Audio Visualize's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 24 months) and review sentiment (62% vs 50%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Audio Visualize sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. WaveFlower asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WaveFlower holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of WaveFlower's written reviews are positive against 62% of Audio Visualize's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WaveFlower ships an update every 24 months, Audio Visualize every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WaveFlower versus Audio Visualize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaveFlowerAudio Visualize
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better3.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDag Agren博 彭

Customer experience

WaveFlower

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

Audio Visualize

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

None

WaveFlower

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Audio Visualize

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro User$9.99

Questions

Is WaveFlower free?
WaveFlower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio Visualize free?
Audio Visualize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WaveFlower or Audio Visualize?
WaveFlower is rated higher. WaveFlower averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Audio Visualize averages 3.6 from 9 ratings.
Do WaveFlower or Audio Visualize have ads?
Audio Visualize shows ads; WaveFlower does not.
Which is updated more often, WaveFlower or Audio Visualize?
WaveFlower ships an update every 24 months, and Audio Visualize every 2 days. Most recently, WaveFlower was updated on October 3, 2026 and Audio Visualize on October 8, 2026.

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