TVU GridLink vs SpectraMania
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TVU GridLink
Discover live TVU news sources with detailed thumbnails and descriptions. This utility app helps users find and monitor available broadcast feeds.
- Live news source thumbnails
- Metadata descriptions
- Broadcast feed monitoring
- Source discovery utility
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TVU GridLink provides a thumbnail and metadata description of available TVU Grid live news sources.
SpectraMania
This application offers high-resolution, real-time 3D spectrum analysis of audio signals. It allows for precise measurements, playback from specific points, and saving audio recordings. Users can customize analysis parameters and interact with various display views.
- High-resolution 3D spectrum analysis
- Precise pause mode measurement
- Audio playback from cursor
- Save audio as WAV
- Configurable analysis parameters
- Portrait and Landscape support
- Interactive touch gestures
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Top performance, high resolution real-time spectrum analysis of audio signals Precise 3D spectrum measurement in pause mode, with the ability to target specific points in the spectrum Audio playback from a movable cursor position in pause mode Saving of recorded audio as a standard WAV file, with the option to select a specific portion of the signal Fully configurable spectrum analysis parameters Spectrum display supports both Portrait and Landscape orientations Interactive adjustment of Spectrum, Waveform, and Equalizer view areas via touch gestures Real-time calculation and display of peak frequency
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TVU GridLink at Free against SpectraMania's $7.99. TVU GridLink also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On ratings volume, 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
TVU GridLink is free to download; SpectraMania costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TVU GridLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
TVU GridLink ships an update every 2 months, SpectraMania every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TVU GridLink | SpectraMania |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TVU Networks Corporation | Sergey Andrzheevskiy |
Customer experience
TVU GridLink
SpectraMania
In-app purchases
TVU GridLink
No in-app purchases
SpectraMania
No in-app purchases
