SignalScope X vs Recogny
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SignalScope X
This app provides advanced signal analysis tools for acoustics, audio, and electronics. It offers a free oscilloscope and tiered subscriptions for additional measurement and visualization capabilities across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- Oscilloscope tool
- FFT spectrum analysis
- Real-time spectrograms
- Data recording and export
- Support for external hardware
- Frequency response correction
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SignalScope X offers a range of powerful measurement and analysis tools to enhance your productivity in areas such as acoustics (sound and vibration), audio, electronics, and electroacoustics. SignalScope X includes a free oscilloscope tool. SignalScope X makes additional tools available via 3 tiers of subscription-based tool sets to meet your basic, advanced, and professional needs. Each subscription works on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features: - Analyze signals coming from the Mac or iOS device’s current audio input device. - Assign engineering units to your input signals and calibrate external transducers for accurate measurements. - Assign input channel units and sensitivities for individual USB Audio devices. - Connect lab-grade microphones and sensors to your Mac, iPad, or iPhone with suitable interface hardware for precise measurements. - SignalScope offers enhanced support for select hardware from Digiducer, The Modal Shop, and miniDSP. - Nominal acoustic sensitivities included for iPhone and iPad built-in microphones, voltage sensitivities for headset input (including the standard Lightning-to-headset adapter). - Manually switch between available audio input and output sources. - Load microphone frequency response data (FRD) and apply frequency response correction (FRC) to FFT-based measurements. - Manually adjust audio sample rates, even up to 768 kHz, depending on hardware. - Save acquired measurement data to CSV, TXT (tab-delimited), or MAT files. - Save high-resolution analyzer display images to PDF files. - Retrieve your data files from your device via Files (iCloud Drive), iTunes File Sharing, or through a web browser on another device. Files may also be opened in other compatible apps (e.g. Mail, Notes, Numbers, Dropbox, etc). Basic Tools: - Oscilloscope - MultiTool - Powerful data monitoring and project management (Add up to 6 subtools and save configurations for easy recall at a later time.) - FFT Analyzer - Spectrum analyzer with user-settable frequency limits and input triggering - 2D Real-time Spectrogram Analyzer - XY Plotter - Create Lissajous curves or visualize your stereo mix - Stereo Signal Generator Advanced Tools: (Advanced Tool Set also includes basic tools) - 3D Real-time Spectrogram Analyzer - Stunning live visualization of incoming data - Octave-band Analyzer - Whole and 1/3-octave RTA - Level Meter - Overall signal level meter - Max Levels - Traffic-light-style monitoring - Noise Dosimeter - Data Recorder - Stream up to 8 channels to WAV, AIF, or CAF audio files - Multi-channel Audio File Player - Analyze pre-recorded data Pro Tools: (Pro Tool Set subscription includes all tools) - Dual-channel System Analyzer (Dual FFT analysis with support for Frequency Response Magnitude/Phase, Phase Delay, Group Delay, Coherence, Impulse Response and Cross-Correlation) - Sound Intensity Analyzer - With a suitable p-p probe, measure sound intensity and acoustic particle velocity spectra (narrowband and whole or 1/3-octave bands) and time waveforms. - Room Acoustics Analyzer (T20, T30, T60, nonlinearity, EDT, Early Decay Time, Center Time, Clarity, and Definition in various frequency bands, adjustable Schroeder integration limits) - Polar Plot - Generate beautiful high-resolution plots of polar data. - STI/PA Analyzer - Direct STI and STIPA measurements Additional Pro Features: - User-defined custom metadata in saved audio and data files - Data logging support in the Level Meter, Octave Analyzer, and Noise Dosimeter - Percentile exceeded sound levels in the Level Meter and Octave Analyzer - NC, RNC, and NR references curves, NC, SIL, and NR values in the Octave Analyzer - Voltage decibel levels can be displayed in dBV or dBu Subscription Terms: - https://www.faberacoustical.com/apps/subscriptions/terms.html Privacy Policy: - https://www.faberacoustical.com/about/privacy.html Terms and Conditions for FaberAcoustical.com: - https://www.faberacoustical.com/about/terms.html
Recogny
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Recogny is made for Deaf and hard of hearing people. It recognizes who is talking in the room, shows them on screen and gives each person a vibration of their own. In a meeting or at a busy dinner table, you know who has the floor. HOW IT WORKS Recogny listens and tells speakers apart by their voices. Each new voice gets a color; give it a name and next time it is recognized by name. The speaker's card lights up on screen and also shows on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. FEEL WHO IS TALKING Everyone gets a vibration pattern: a rhythm, their name in Braille, or the syllables of their name. You know who is speaking without looking at the screen. With a paired Apple Watch, it taps your wrist too. CAPTIONS Speech is written out at the bottom of the screen. Lines in another language can show a translation underneath. ALERTS • A long vibration when someone says your name • Sounds like a doorbell, an alarm, a crying baby or a barking dog • The camera flash blinks with alerts • A notification when the speaker changes while the app is in the background QUICK ACCESS Control Center, the Action button, Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets, and Siri shortcuts. ACCESSIBILITY Works with VoiceOver. The layout grows with larger text sizes, and cards stop flipping when Reduce Motion is on. PRIVACY No audio is recorded. Recognition and captions run on the phone; names and voice prints stay on this phone only. There is no account, and no ads or tracking. RECOGNY PREMIUM Recognition, background listening and the Dynamic Island are free. Premium adds translation, Apple Watch vibrations, the Home Screen widget and a card that glows in the person's color. Weekly or yearly subscription; it renews automatically at the end of each period unless cancelled. Terms of Use: https://recogny.web.app/kosullar Privacy Policy: https://recogny.web.app/gizlilik
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Recogny at 15.0 against SignalScope X's 18.6. On price, update cadence, 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. SignalScope X sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Recogny sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SignalScope X ships an update every 3 weeks, Recogny every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SignalScope X | Recogny |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 10.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faber Acoustical, LLC | Ayhan Tekir |
Bugs and requests
SignalScope X
Reported bugs
9 issues- Recording starts and stops
- App crashes on launch
- Oscilloscope and FFT not functioning
- SPL meter inaccurate/uncalibratable
- App not working on older devices
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- File type conflicts
- Data scattered
- App requires subscription for basic functionality
- Old versions no longer supported/functional
Requested features
6 requests- Manual for better understanding
- Ability to store and retrieve setups
- One-off payment option
- More intuitive user interface
- Ability to change Y-axis scale
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- Support for Audiobus output
Recogny
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SignalScope X
- Basic Tool Set, 1 Month14 Days trial$3.491 Month
- Advanced Tool Set, 1 Month14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Pro Tool Set, 1 Month14 Days trial$24.991 Month
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- Basic Tool Set, 1 Year14 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Advanced Tool Set, 1 Year14 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Pro Tool Set, 1 Year14 Days trial$249.991 Year
- 14-day Free Trial, Pro Tool SetFree
- Basic Tool Set 2026$69.99
- Advanced Tool Set 2026$199.99
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- Pro Tool Set 2026 from Advanced$309.99
Recogny
- Premium Weekly$0.997 Days
- Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
Questions
Is SignalScope X free?
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Do SignalScope X or Recogny have ads?
Which is updated more often, SignalScope X or Recogny?
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