Comparison

DirectionalEQ vs MindAttune

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

Head to head
About

DirectionalEQ

This audio plugin allows independent equalization of different directions within the stereo field. It offers five bands with advanced filter types, enabling precise adjustments to specific audio directions for a more nuanced sound. Designed for use within compatible music production host apps.

Highlights
  • Independent equalization of stereo field directions
  • Five bands with state-of-the-art filter types
  • 64-bit processing and 2x oversampling
  • Specify direction for each band's operation
  • Works as an Audio Unit or Inter App Audio plugin
Features
Currently charting
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Traditional EQs influence the spectrum of the whole stereo field simultaneously. L/R or Mid-Side-EQs allow you to treat the two channels or the mid and the side signal simultaneously. DirectionalEQ takes this concept one big step further: now you can equalize all directions in the stereo field independently! With five bands, each of them providing state-of-the-art filter types (including 64 bit processing and 2x oversampling) plus the unique ability to specify the direction in which the channel is operational. So you need more bass at 2 o’clock, less midrange at 11 o’clock and a bit more treble from the left? No problem at all, that’s exactly what this EQ has been made for! This app is intended to work as an Audio Unit or Inter App Audio plugin within a compatible host app like Garageband, Cubasis or Auria.

About

MindAttune

Features
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MindAttune is a generative artwork for iPhone and iPad — a field of soft, luminous voices that drift endlessly in and out of alignment and never play the same moment twice. Nine sustained tones, each tuned to a calming frequency and given its own slow loop of a slightly different length, are set running together. Because no two loops share a common cycle, the voices slide forever against one another — gathering into chords that bloom, dissolve, and never quite recur. Always different, always the same. Watch bands of warm-to-cool light swell and fade. Turn on the sound and the same system becomes audible: an ever-shifting ambient drone you can sink into. Then simply leave it running — as a focus aid, a calm corner of your day, or something to drift off to. Every frame is generated live on your device. Nothing is pre-recorded and nothing loops; what you see and hear right now has never existed before and won't return. Features A living generative field — never the same twice Ambient sound tuned to nine calming (Solfeggio) frequencies, driven by the same drifting clock as the visuals Hands-on controls: voices, drift rate, sound-to-silence balance, incommensurability, bloom, sway, and a custom color palette Seeded compositions — find a configuration you love and return to any time Immersive full-screen mode Plays through the speaker, earphones, or external speakers Runs entirely offline Plant a few seeds, set the conditions, and watch what grows.

Screenshots

DirectionalEQ2 screens
MindAttune2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MindAttune at $1.99 against DirectionalEQ's $9.99. DirectionalEQ's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

DirectionalEQ costs $9.99 and MindAttune $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
DirectionalEQ versus MindAttune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDirectionalEQMindAttune
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.6 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian SiedschlagGe Liu

In-app purchases

None

DirectionalEQ

No in-app purchases

None

MindAttune

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DirectionalEQ free?
DirectionalEQ costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindAttune free?
MindAttune costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do DirectionalEQ or MindAttune have ads?
Neither DirectionalEQ nor MindAttune shows ads.

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