Soundwave Art™ vs Timecode Audio Recorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soundwave Art™
Scan custom artwork created on soundwaveart.com to hear or see the associated audio or video come to life. This app enhances your unique soundwave art experience by merging the digital and physical worlds.
- Scan custom soundwave artwork
- Play associated audio
- View associated video
- Enhance art experience
- Merge digital and physical
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We developed this app for customers of soundwaveart.com. It will only work if you created your custom artwork on our website or if you are scanning a product from one of our official partners or artists. This app will NOT work with just any Soundwave pattern. Enhance your Soundwave Art™ experience. If you created and purchased a piece of art at soundwaveart.com you can use our app to scan your artwork and hear or even see it come to life! Listen to the audio or watch the video that you used to create your artwork simply by scanning it! Must have: • Soundwave Art app •An official Soundwave Art™product created at soundwaveart.com •Soundwave Media™package added to your artwork How the app works: Our software analyzes your unique Soundwave Art™ and creates a model based on shapes, lines, proportions, and colors. It then matches that model against the Soundwaves in our database. When it matches your artwork with the file used to create it, the magic happens by overlaying an enhanced generated video or audio on your screen, merging the digital and physical world to bring your artwork to life. Please note that our app only works with an official piece of artwork that you create and purchase at soundwaveart.com Want to try our app? 1. Download our free app 2. Visit soundwaveart.com 3. Scan the sample image on our homepage and see it come to life Requirements to use the app Must have created an official piece of art at soundwaveart.com with the Soundwave Media™ package add-on. Our app works with the rear facing camera on Apple devices that use iOS 13 or above. Works best with a strong internet or Wi-Fi connection. About Soundwave Art™ We offer the unique experience of converting your voice or any sound into a customizable piece of art or jewelry. Every voice is unique and creates a distinct pattern. We take that pattern and create one-of-a-kind gifts. Record a sentiment that will last for generations!
Timecode Audio Recorder
Capture audio with embedded timecode for professional synchronization. Supports high-quality WAV recordings and export to cloud services. Requires external Tentacle Sync hardware for timecode functionality.
- Record WAV audio files
- 16 or 24 bit depth
- 44.1 or 48.0 kHz sample rate
- Embedded timecode
- Export to iCloud
- Requires Tentacle Sync hardware
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Record audio files with embedded timecode. Supports recording wave (.wav) audio files with - 16 or 24 bit - 44.1 or 48.0 kHz Recorded files can be exported to iCloud or other services. To use the timecode recording functionality, you have to synchronize your device to a Tentacle Sync E or Tentacle Track E, available at https://shop.tentaclesync.com or from one of our resellers. Questions? Please visit: www.tentaclesync.com
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Verdict
Soundwave Art™ and Timecode Audio Recorder both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of Soundwave Art™'s written reviews are positive against 42% of Timecode Audio Recorder's. Soundwave Art™ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 4). Timecode Audio Recorder's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Soundwave Art™ against 4.0 for Timecode Audio Recorder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soundwave Art™ has 36 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Soundwave Art™'s written reviews are positive against 42% of Timecode Audio Recorder's.
Soundwave Art™ ships an update weekly, Timecode Audio Recorder every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soundwave Art™ | Timecode Audio Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (36 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soundwave Art | Tentacle Sync GmbH |
Customer experience
Soundwave Art™
Timecode Audio Recorder
In-app purchases
Soundwave Art™
No in-app purchases
Timecode Audio Recorder
No in-app purchases
