Comparison

Dented Audio vs Neon Noise Lab

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

Head to head
About

Dented Audio

Create and place custom sounds in your environment using augmented reality. Invent new audio with an integrated editor and trigger them in your space. Visuals dynamically react to your sound creations.

Highlights
  • Procedural audio generation
  • Augmented reality sound placement
  • Integrated sound editor
  • Dynamic visual reactions
  • Activator-based sound triggering
Features
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Create and scatter sounds all around your living space with the power of procedural audio and augmented reality! Invent new sounds in the sound editor and store your creations in “activators” that you can drag into your environment to be played. Dynamic visuals react to your sounds and spin out into your world! Please note that the augmented reality experience only works with devices with an A9 chip and above. Users with older devices can still use other features of the app.

About

Neon Noise Lab

Transform your music into tangible collectibles. Create unique physical editions of your songs, build sounds with a looper and synthesizers, and manipulate audio with various effects. Share your creations and let listeners experience music in a new way.

Highlights
  • Create physical music editions
  • Scan collectibles to unlock albums
  • Build sounds with a looper
  • Experiment with graphical synthesizers
  • Sample and import audio
  • Shape sound with effects
Features
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Your music, made physical. Neon Noise Lab turns songs into physical editions. Discover independent artists, explore collectible releases, and scan music collectibles you can hold, claim, and play. Scan your collectibles with your device to reveal the edition number and unlock the album instantly. Build your sound with the Neon Noise Looper. Explore three graphical synthesizers built for experimentation. Craft evolving patterns, record loops, and feed them back into the system to uncover new variations. Use the sampler to create custom sounds from any track in your collection, or import your own audio. Create your own collectibles. Turn your music into limited-edition physical releases and share them with others. Promote your work inside Neon Noise Lab and give listeners a new way to discover, hold, scan, and experience your music. Shape sound your way. Every collected song becomes a playground. Bend pitch, break it apart with distortion, carve frequencies, stretch delays, and bloom reverbs. Your music becomes something you can play with, not just play back. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dented Audio2 screens
Neon Noise Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Neon Noise Lab at 5.0 against Dented Audio's 3.7. Dented Audio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neon Noise Lab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Dented Audio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neon Noise Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dented Audio has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dented Audio ships an update monthly, Neon Noise Lab every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dented Audio versus Neon Noise Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDented AudioNeon Noise Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRussell SavageNeon Noise Lab

Customer experience

Dented Audio

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Neon Noise Lab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dented Audio

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Neon Noise Lab

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Publish Album$4.99

Questions

Is Dented Audio free?
Dented Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon Noise Lab free?
Neon Noise Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dented Audio or Neon Noise Lab?
Neon Noise Lab is rated higher. Dented Audio averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Neon Noise Lab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dented Audio or Neon Noise Lab have ads?
Neither Dented Audio nor Neon Noise Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dented Audio or Neon Noise Lab?
Dented Audio ships an update monthly, and Neon Noise Lab every 4 weeks. Most recently, Dented Audio was updated on November 3, 2026 and Neon Noise Lab on November 3, 2026.

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