Comparison

Spectrojam vs Bounce

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

Head to head
About

Spectrojam

This app transforms sounds from your microphone into dynamic colors and shapes on your screen. It visualizes the frequency composition of everyday noises and musical tunes, allowing you to see sound signatures and even translate them into musical notes.

Highlights
  • Real-time sound to color/shape visualization
  • Musical note display for pitch accuracy
  • Chord and harmony analysis
  • Adjustable gain for volume control
  • High-resolution premium visualizer
  • Color modulation effects
Features
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Spectrojam® listens to your microphone and turns the sound it hears into colors and shapes on your screen. If you speak, for example, you will see the individual frequencies emitted by your voice. If you whistle, you will see shapes and colors move and change on the screen in perfect sync with your tune. You will be amazed to see the frequency composition of the sounds in your everyday life. Each noise has a unique signature, and now you can see it all! The Musical Note Display can translate the sounds you make into musical notes. This allows anyone to sing a perfect "A" without even hearing a reference note. Spectrojam® can display up to 3 musical notes at the same time, allowing you to pick apart chords and harmonies. It works great with the human voice and musical instruments. Unlock Premium mode to access a high-resolution sound visualizer which displays up to 12.3 million samples simultaneously (8,192 frequencies * 1500 time slices) for extremely high precision and maximum clarity. The Color Modulator smoothly cycles through your color selections, producing stunning visuals. If your environment is loud, simply use the Gain slider to reduce the overall input volume, or boost it if you want to detect whispers, breathing, and quiet background music. Explore your world in a whole new way. Download Spectrojam® today!

About

Bounce

Features
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Set your iPhone or iPad next to the speaker and it listens through the microphone. Prop it on a shelf, a desk, or a nightstand. It stays awake while the music plays and lets the screen sleep when it stops. NINE WAYS TO VISUALIZE YOUR MUSIC • LED Spectrum: a rainbow spectrum analyzer, glowing segments and floating peaks that fall with gravity • Pulsar: stacked waveform ridges • VU Meter: an analog needle on a faceplate • Classic LED: the classic grid with green, yellow, and red peaks • The Grid: a 3D wireframe of frequency, time, and level with a cyan glow • Spectrogram: frequency over time, scrolling across the screen • Terrain: a moving landscape as a lit, colored surface • Color Wave: continuous bars with peak indicators • Ferrofluid: a glossy black sphere that grows spikes with the music MONO OR STEREO Spread to split the screen into left and right channels. Pinch to bring them back together. SIMPLE CONTROLS Double-tap for the mode picker, swipe to change visualizations, drag up or down for sensitivity. Press ? to see them all. BUILT FOR THE SCREEN Rendered with Metal at up to 120 frames per second, on a pure black background, on every display size. UNIVERSAL PURCHASE Buy it once and unlock it for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. PRIVATE Bounce listens and draws. That is all. The audio is never recorded, stored, or sent anywhere. No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription, no in-app purchases. One purchase and it's yours. Requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later. Privacy Policy: https://dgrlabs.co/privacy.html

Screenshots

Spectrojam4 screens
Bounce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spectrojam at Free against Bounce's $2.99. Spectrojam also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Bounce's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On 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

Spectrojam is free to download; Bounce costs $2.99 up front. Spectrojam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bounce asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spectrojam ships an update every 3 months, Bounce monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spectrojam versus Bounce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectrojamBounce
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.9 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNonsequential Time LabsDGR Labs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spectrojam

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
None

Bounce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spectrojam free?
Spectrojam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bounce free?
Bounce costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spectrojam or Bounce have ads?
Neither Spectrojam nor Bounce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spectrojam or Bounce?
Spectrojam ships an update every 3 months, and Bounce monthly. Most recently, Spectrojam was updated on October 20, 2026 and Bounce on October 19, 2026.

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