Matrix Music Visualizer VR vs pttrN for drummers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Matrix Music Visualizer VR
Experience music through immersive 3D synesthesia visualizations. This app offers interactive visuals driven by sound, compatible with local music files and ambient audio. Explore unique visual modes and create custom music videos.
- 3D interactive synesthesia music visualization
- Sound-driven visuals
- Compatible with local music files (m4a, mp3)
- Microphone input for ambient sound visualization
- VR and non-VR modes
- Interactive touch controls
- Record and share music videos
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Finally a music visualizer that actually works! Experience your music like never before with immersive full 3D interactive synesthesia music visualization! + Completely unique using cutting edge technology - you won't have seen anything like this before. Powerful sound-driven visuals. + Compatible with headphones - or without! + Fully compatible with m4a (iTunes downloads) and mp3 music files on your iPhone and iPad, simply choose songs and go! + Or use microphone to visualise ambient music, sound or voice! + VR and non-VR modes included! + Interactive - touch and be entranced by the rotating sound matrix. + Record and share your own custom psychedelic music videos using QuickTime on your Mac! + Unlock the secrets of deep trance and meditation with synesthesia-inspired sound-color sense mixing and lava-lamp liquid 3D visuals. Your eyes will love you forever. + Explore different sound-color mappings, lattice structures and textures! Extremely satisfying interaction. + All new 360 degree mode (seriously trippy). + Excellent for psychonauts, music lovers, artists, musicians, VJs and creating music videos! If you love this app you will also love other apps available from Ben, so check them all out! Love to all of you. Sound visualisation is a passion of mine, so please also check out my other work. I always appreciate feedback, so please rate the app now! Please note this app is not compatible with Apple Music or other music subscription services.
pttrN for drummers
This app generates and plays an infinite variety of one-bar drum grooves in various time signatures. Customize snare placement, note density, and add a virtual bass player for a complete rhythmic experience.
- Random pattern generation
- Multiple time signatures (4/4, 3/4, 5/4, 12/8, 7/8)
- Customizable snare placement
- Adjustable note density
- Virtual bass player
- Auto-change for continuous grooves
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« pttrN for drummers » is a random pattern generator. It creates and plays an infinite number of one bar grooves in 4/4, 3/4, 5/4, 12/8 and 7/8. Choose your Hi-Hat figure, pttrN takes care of everything else ! Settings : - You can add a snare drum on 2 and 4, or 3. In « FREE » mode, the snare placement is random. - You can choose the maximum number of notes in a row (2 by default). - Choose the level : « EASY » mode generates 8th note grooves. MEDIUM, NORMAL and HARD modes generate 16th note grooves with different note density in one bar. (« NORMAL » means that the probability for a snare, a kick or a silence is equal). PttrN plays the patterns, and for even more FUN, you can have a virtual bass player ! Set your own mix between the metronome, the drums sound and the bass. Don’t stop drumming : Use the AUTO-CHANGE and set the number of bars before pttrN generates a new groove ! Let’s groove !!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: pttrN for drummers at 86% against Matrix Music Visualizer VR's 42%. pttrN for drummers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). Matrix Music Visualizer VR's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Matrix Music Visualizer VR costs $1.99 and pttrN for drummers $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pttrN for drummers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matrix Music Visualizer VR has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Matrix Music Visualizer VR's written reviews are positive against 86% of pttrN for drummers's.
Matrix Music Visualizer VR ships an update every 6 months, pttrN for drummers every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Matrix Music Visualizer VR | pttrN for drummers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 2.8 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Outram | Didier Ottaviani |
Customer experience
Matrix Music Visualizer VR
pttrN for drummers
In-app purchases
Matrix Music Visualizer VR
No in-app purchases
pttrN for drummers
No in-app purchases
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