Chladni Screen vs Audio / Spectrum Analyzer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chladni Screen
Explore the mesmerizing patterns created by sound vibrations on a digital surface. This app simulates Chladni figures, visualizing how different sounds, including your voice and instruments, create intricate geometric shapes.
- Simulates Chladni figures digitally
- Visualizes sound vibrations
- Uses voice and instruments as sound sources
- Displays geometric patterns
- Offers multiple display modes
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Chladni figures were geometric figures first discovered by Robert Hooke in 1680 and was researched and published by Ernst Chladni in 1787. These geometric figures are typically rendered on a rigid, vibrating membrane made from materials such as metal, plastic, glass, or bowl, covered with grains, like salt and sand, and changes shapes in response to different sounds that are transmitted by mediums such as speakers and actuators. The study of such phenomena is also known as cymatics. Chladni is able to simulate the phenomena digitally. A further 3 programs can be displayed by pressing and holding each of the 3 mode buttons. Some texts in this document are taken from the following Wikipedia Creative Commons license (inheritance). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Chladni Explore the wonders and beauty of the Chladni figures as it manifests from varying sound sources such as your voice and instruments!
Audio / Spectrum Analyzer
This application analyzes audio input from your microphone, displaying both the waveform and amplitude spectrum in real-time. It offers extensive customization for display, calculation, and signal generation.
- Simultaneous waveform and spectrum display
- Configurable display layouts
- Selectable FFT size and averaging
- Frequency weighting options (Flat, dBA, dBC)
- Octave band analysis
- Audio signal and noise generation
- Peak hold and pitch meter
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This RTA app supports simultaneous display of "Audio Waveform", as well as the FFT-based "Amplitude Spectrum" (frequency magnitude) and "Spectrogram" (frequency distribution over time), for audio signals input from a microphone. (FFT: Fast Fourier Transform, RTA: Real Time Analyzer) [Features] - Supports simultaneous display of Waveform / Spectrum / Spectrogram - Supports orientation both portrait and landscape - FFT size - Window function - Spectrum average - Spectrum Tilt - Frequency weighting (Flat, dBA, dBC) - The type of expressing the frequency of Spectrum / Spectrogram (Linear, Log) - Displays the peak level and its frequency of the spectrum - Peak Hold (displays the results of holding past peak values of the spectrum) - Octave Analysis (displays the spectrum divided into octave bands) - Generates the audio signal (Sine, Triangle, Squire, Saw) - Generates the noise signal (white noise, pink noise) - Pitch meter display The Pro version offers Ad-Free Viewing and High-Resolution Analysis (FFT size: 16384, 32768, Spectrum Average: 4, 8). [Setting items] 1. Screen structure : Select the display screen configuration. View Num : 1, 2 View Type : - 1 screen : Wave (Waveform) / 1D (Spectrum) / 2D (Spectrogram) - 2 screens : W+1D / W+2D / 1D+2D Layout : Vertical / Horizon 2. Frequency Axis Scale Type : Selectable the type of expressing the X direction (frequency) of Spectrum / Spectrogram. - Linear: Distributed at equal intervals - Log: The intervals increase logarithmically 3-1. FFT size : 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768 (* 16384, 32768 is available in the Pro version.) 3-2. Window function : Hanning, Hamming, Blackman, No window 4. Spectrum Average Number of spectrum average for a display of spectrum. 1, 2, 4, 8 (init value: 1) (* 4 and 8 are available in the Pro version.) Higher value will make the spectrum less noisy and more smooth, at the cost of lower time resolution. 5. Spectrum Tilt : Compensates the visual slope of the spectrum around a 1 kHz pivot. -6.0 to +6.0 dB/oct in 0.5 dB/oct steps (0 means no tilt). 6. Frequency Weighting : Selectable frequency weighting. - Flat: No frequency weighting is applied. - dB(A): Frequency response that takes into account human hearing. - dB(C): Relatively flat response. 7. Peak Hold : Displays the results of holding the past maximum values (peak values) of the spectrum. 8. Octave Analysis : Displays the results of classifying the spectrum into octave bands. Division method: - FFT: Spectral display - 1/24, 1/12, 1/6, 1/3, 1 octave: Display divided into octave bands Calc method: - Max: Displays the maximum spectrum value in each band - Average: Displays the average spectrum value in each band 9. Generates the audio signal : Set the audio signal to be generated. - There are 4 types of waveform. (Sine, Triangle, Squire, Saw) - It can set the value of the frequency in 20Hz - 20000Hz. 10. Generates the noise signal : Set the noise signal to be generated. - There are 2 types of noise. (White noise, pink noise) [Other] - Background color: Black, White - WaveForm: Line Color (Green, Yellow, Invert), Line Width (1.0 ~ 6.0 px) - Spectrum: Bar color (Green, Yellow, Color patterns) - Spectrogram: Colormap, Display range (-150 ~ -60 dB), Display time (4 ~ 60 sec), Apply Spectrum Tilt - Bluetooth connection policy selection (disabled, HFP, A2DP). - Scaling of Waveform / Spectrum display in the Y direction (magnification: 0.5 - 2.0). - Scaling of Spectrum / Spectrogram display in the X direction (magnification: 1.0 - 16.0).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Audio / Spectrum Analyzer at Free against Chladni Screen's $1.99. Audio / Spectrum Analyzer also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 49%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). Chladni Screen's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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
Audio / Spectrum Analyzer is free to download; Chladni Screen costs $1.99 up front. Audio / Spectrum Analyzer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chladni Screen asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Chladni Screen against 4.6 for Audio / Spectrum Analyzer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio / Spectrum Analyzer has 1.1K ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Chladni Screen's written reviews are positive against 79% of Audio / Spectrum Analyzer's.
Chladni Screen ships an update every 8 months, Audio / Spectrum Analyzer every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Chladni Screen | Audio / Spectrum Analyzer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (81 ratings) | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #153 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Narumi Inada | Loop-Sessions.LLC. |
Customer experience
Chladni Screen
Audio / Spectrum Analyzer
Bugs and requests
Chladni Screen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Audio / Spectrum Analyzer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stuck on latest measurement
- White noise instead of expected functionality
- Disconnects AirPods
Requested features
4 requests- Sampling rate adjustment
- Wave shape tracking
- Audio file analysis
- Octave analysis
In-app purchases
Chladni Screen
No in-app purchases
Audio / Spectrum Analyzer
- Pro (Remove ads, High-Res analysis)$11.99
Questions
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