Modes Visual Music vs CSIDAssist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Modes Visual Music
Explore a sandbox of dynamic visuals and music designed to reduce anxiety. Interact with different sound and visual landscapes through touch gestures. This app offers a soothing experience for all ages, born from a concern for mental well-being.
- Interactive visual and music sandbox
- Anxiety reduction focus
- Dynamic sound and visual landscapes
- Gesture-based interaction
- Soothing experience for all ages
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Interacting with Modes is like playing in a sandbox of dynamic visuals and music. Each Mode offers a unique set of visuals and music designed for anxiety reduction. Different visual and sound landscapes appear as you tap, swipe, draw, pinch, and hold down with one finger. Modes is collaborative design effort between Emily Verba Fischer (visuals) and John Hebbeler (sound). Our cross-disciplinary partners include Meera Rastogi, Ph.D (psychology), Jill Gomez, Ed.D. (social work), and the UC Technology Solutions Center (development). Modes was born out of a concern for the mental and physiological well-being of college students. However, Modes is an enjoyable and soothing experience for all ages. For more information, visit modesapp.com
CSIDAssist
This app provides detailed nutritional information on thousands of branded food products and whole foods, with a focus on sugar and starch content. It allows users to search by keyword or barcode, customize serving sizes, and save favorite items. Offline access to USDA data is a key feature.
- Nutritional data on 450,000+ branded foods
- Whole food sugar and starch details
- Search by keyword or UPC barcode
- Offline USDA data access
- Customizable serving sizes
- Save favorite foods
- Add custom foods and recipes
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CSIDAssist is a mobile application built purposely to provide users transparency on USDA Global Branded Food Products, specifically focusing on sugar and starch contents. Features and functionality include: -Intuitive user interface -Supports light and dark mode -Nutritional data on over 450,000 USDA Global Branded Food Products -Nutritional data on 450 Whole Foods including details on sucrose, fructose, glucose, lactose, and maltose -Access to USDA data does NOT require internet connection -Search for food items using keywords or a UPC barcode -Sucrose and other sugar ingredient detection -Calculated metrics on carbs, sugars, and starches -Customizable serving size -Ability to save favorite foods to device -Users can add their own foods and/or recipes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Modes Visual Music at Free against CSIDAssist's $1.99. Modes Visual Music also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 60%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On 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
Modes Visual Music is free to download; CSIDAssist costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Modes Visual Music holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Modes Visual Music's written reviews are positive against 60% of CSIDAssist's.
Modes Visual Music ships an update every 2 months, CSIDAssist every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Modes Visual Music | CSIDAssist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (38 ratings) — better | 4.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 673 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Cincinnati | Vincent Muller |
Customer experience
Modes Visual Music
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In-app purchases
Modes Visual Music
No in-app purchases
CSIDAssist
No in-app purchases
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