Waveband Pro vs ImmerGround
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waveband Pro
This application transforms device motion into musical sounds, allowing users to play a variety of instruments. It is highly customizable for individual movement abilities and can be used by anyone seeking musical expression through motion.
- Motion-to-sound instrument playback
- Wide selection of customizable instruments
- Adjustable motion controls
- Play along with background tracks
- Multiplayer via Bluetooth
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Waveband lets people with a wide range of disabilities express themselves musically through movement. By moving an Apple device, users convert motion into the sound of their choice of musical instrument. Users can roll, pitch or turn the device to play a piano scale, shake the device to play a tambourine, and so on. Waveband is completely customizable to ensure that each user's ability to move can be used to best advantage. *** WHO IS IT FOR? *** Waveband is designed to be used by anyone who wants to express themselves musically through motion with their iOS device (iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad). When used in conjunction with a strap to secure the device to the body, the app can be especially useful to people who have disabilities that prevent them from playing traditional musical instruments. For example, a client who has some control over his arms could have an iPod Touch attached to his arm with a runner's strap. When the client moves his arm sideways, the device plays a pre-selected scale across several octaves, sounding just like a banjo. Another client with extremely limited control over her movements could even have a device attached to her power chair so that the movement of the chair activates the sound of a piano. A client who experiences spasticity might love to control the tambourine or drums. *** KEY FEATURES *** -- a wide selection of instrument which can be played in any key -- modify instrument sounds and the motion used to play them -- multiple people can play simultaneously over BlueTooth -- play along with preloaded background tracks or add your own favorites from your iTunes music library Clients and their music therapist (or caregiver) can choose: from among 30+ instruments; the base key; the scale type; and the type and intensity of movement that will activate the notes. They can change any of these options at any time. *** SUPPORT *** To report a problem with the app, or to make a suggestion about the future development of Waveband, please email info@canassist.ca *** CANASSIST at the UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA *** CanAssist at the University of Victoria is dedicated to developing customized technologies and services for people with disabilities, with a focus on clients in British Columbia, Canada.
ImmerGround
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Turn your music into live, reactive visuals, right from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The whole app now speaks 15 languages. ImmerGround is a music-reactive visual instrument for musicians, VJs, DJs, producers, and performers: a music visualizer you can play like an instrument. Start from a shader or bring your own video and images, map them to audio and MIDI, and watch every beat, note, and frequency reshape the picture in real time. ImmerGround is free to start, and anyone can create projects. ImmerGround Pro, an optional auto-renewing subscription, unlocks the Pro shaders and effects, sharing, and renders up to 4K. FEATURES Shaders That Move to Your Music: 28 generative scenes, from cymatics and city skylines to ink, posters, petals, and glyph storms. Every scene has four knobs of its own, already mapped to the music, so it moves with your track from the first second. Save a look as a preset and bring it back in one tap. Your Music, in Sync: Play songs from your files or your music library, build setlists, or use the mic. Open a streaming panel in the Music sheet: it plays in its own app and ImmerGround hears it through the mic. Music keeps playing in the background. The Music Clock follows tempo and beats live, so effects and pad scenes land on the beat. On Mac, visuals can also follow music playing in any other app. Audio-Reactive in Real Time: Split the spectrum into Sub, Bass, Mid, High, and Air, or dial in your own frequency window. Full MIDI Mapping: Connect any MIDI controller and map CC knobs, notes, pitch bend, and pads to anything on screen. Built-in MIDI Learn binds a control in one move. A Rack of Effects: Pixelate, glitch slicing, RGB split, zoom pulse, strobe, and more, plus eight effect packs: Kaleidoscope, ASCII, Motion Track, Old TV, Print, Film, Flow, and Depth. Stack and modulate them into a look of your own. Precise Source-to-Effect Routing: Pick a source (a bass band, a MIDI knob, a held note), pick a destination (glitch amount, zoom, kaleidoscope sides, playback speed), and shape how one drives the other with response curves, output ranges, and smoothing. Build as many links as you like, all at once. Trigger Mode, Pad Scenes & Video Cues: Load a bank of clips and images and fire them from pads. Split a video into pads and jump to any moment with a tap, a key, or a MIDI pad. Play setlists, not settings. Multi-Layer Compositing: Stack video, image, and effect layers with blend modes and opacity. Store: Free CC0 VJ loops you can use anywhere, plus shader looks and effect packs, right on the library page. In Your Language: ImmerGround now speaks English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Русский, Svenska, Türkçe, 简体中文 and 繁體中文. Projects That Remember: Unlimited projects, saved automatically, with undo and redo that survives across launches. Built for the Stage and the Studio: A fast, hardware-inspired interface designed for live control. Send the show to a projector or second screen over HDMI or AirPlay. Hit REC to capture your set, or render it offline up to 4K. Universal across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. From bedroom jams to club walls, ImmerGround makes expressive visual performance accessible. Bring your sound to life. SUBSCRIPTION ImmerGround Pro unlocks every Pro shader, effect pack, and loop, sharing and export, and renders up to 4K. It is available as a weekly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. SAY HI! Email: support@immerground.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://immerground.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waveband Pro at none against ImmerGround's 5. Waveband Pro also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). ImmerGround's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. ImmerGround sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Waveband Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Waveband Pro ships an update every 14 months, ImmerGround every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waveband Pro | ImmerGround |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Victoria | CUMA ALI KESICI |
In-app purchases
Waveband Pro
No in-app purchases
ImmerGround
- ImmerGround Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
- ImmerGround Pro Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- ImmerGround Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- ImmerGround Pro Annual$39.991 Year
- ImmerGround Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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