GRM studio vs VS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GRM studio
This music creation app offers advanced sound manipulation tools for musicians and sound designers. Explore and edit audio files through direct waveform manipulation and multiple playback processes.
- Real-time sound transformation simulation
- Direct waveform exploration
- Virtual editing and montage
- Multiple playback processes
- Granular synthesis
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GRM studio est une application de création musicale . Elle permet de puissantes transformations sonores par la manipulation directe de représentations audionumériques et l’expérimentation de processus de lectures multiples sur des documents sonores. Cette nouvelle lutherie est mise à disposition grâce au soutien du programme Investissements d’Avenir (PIA-SINÉ). Elle complète la collection de ressources de l’INA-GRM disponible sur Éduthèque « Écouter, voir, comprendre les musiques électroacoustiques et les technologies de création sonore » . Pionnier des musiques concrètes, électroacoustiques, acousmatiques, le Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) développe depuis 1958, des dispositifs créatifs de traitement du son à l’usage des musiciens, des compositeurs, des designers sonores Fonctionnalités : - Simulation temps réel des principales transformations du son . Transpositions, time streching, délais, boucles mobiles, synthèse granulaire,etc. - Toutes ces opérations sont faites uniquement en combinant des opérations de lecture d'un fichier sonore. Lecture simple contrôlée en sens et vitesse, déplacement de boucles mobiles comportant plusieurs curseurs de lecture. - Exploration directe de la forme d'onde à différentes échelles - Édition et Montage virtuel
VS
Transform your music into dynamic, real-time visuals. This app offers powerful synthesis tools, audio and MIDI reactivity, and a playable interface for creators, musicians, and VJs. Create stunning music videos or prepare live sets with extensive customization options.
- Audio and MIDI reactive visuals
- Playable visual synthesis engine
- Customizable shaders and media
- Real-time performance interface
- Built-in sound visualizers
- Playlist and output management
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Turn your music into stunning real-time visuals. VS 2 is the ultimate visual synthesizer for creators, musicians, VJs, and performers, combining audio and MIDI reactivity with a powerful, playable visual engine. Prepare live sets, create music videos, or delve into creative exploration with the numerous visual engines and extensive factory content. VS 2 transforms sound into immersive graphics with unmatched control and flexibility. Features: Synced to Your Music - Create visuals that react to audio and MIDI in real time. Every beat, note, and rhythm shapes the visuals you see. Deep Visual Synthesis - Blend shaders, text, images, video, visualizers and live input to compose unique and expressive graphics. Playable Like an Instrument - Trigger visuals live with polyphonic visual voices and perform visuals with the same feel as playing music. Refined Interface - VS 2’s redesigned, performance-focused UI makes complex visuals intuitive and fast to control. Modulation Matrix - Use audio modulators, envelopes, and LFOs along with a built-in matrix to shape visuals in deeply expressive ways. Built-In Visualizers - Waveform, spectrum, and oscilloscope views let you visualize your sound and create custom, social media-ready visualizers. Customizable - Import or code your own shaders and media to create truly personal visual styles. Playlist Manager - Organize and sequence visual sets for shows and creative sessions. Output & Capture - Send output to external displays and record HD visuals with audio directly inside VS. Expanding Ecosystem - Packed with rich factory content and a growing collection of expansion packs to explore. From live performances to studio workflows, VS 2 makes powerful visual synthesis accessible, no steep learning curve, just expressive tools that follow your music. Built on user feedback with workflow improvements and creative flexibility at every turn. Bring your music to life with visuals.
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Verdict
GRM studio and VS both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of GRM studio's written reviews are positive against 40% of VS's. GRM studio also leads on price (Free vs $49.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). VS's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On rating and ads 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
GRM studio is free to download; VS costs $49.99 up front. VS sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. GRM studio asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for GRM studio against 4.1 for VS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VS has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of GRM studio's written reviews are positive against 40% of VS's.
GRM studio ships an update weekly, VS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GRM studio | VS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $49.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 908 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Institut National de l'Audiovisuel | Imaginando Lda |
Customer experience
GRM studio
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In-app purchases
GRM studio
No in-app purchases
VS
- Noir Cuts Preset Packs$10.90
- Raw Reflections Preset Pack$10.90
- Cyber Spells Preset Pack$17.99
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- Retina Refill Preset Pack$17.99
- Retro Riot Preset Pack$17.99
- Textural Memories Preset Pack$17.99
- Glitch & Doom$17.99
- Shattered Illusions Preset Pack$17.99
- Offset Preset Pack$17.99
- Dimensional Preset Pack$17.99
- Battles Preset Pack$17.99
- Granular Preset Pack$19.99









