Comparison

Stochastic Signal Processing vs dicetest2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stochastic Signal Processing

Explore the processing of random signals like speech, music, and climate data. This interactive textbook offers dynamic information, films, animations, and 59 real-time laboratory experiments using your device's camera and microphone. It's designed for those with prior signal processing and probability theory knowledge.

Highlights
  • Interactive textbook format
  • Dynamic information display
  • Films and animations
  • 59 laboratory experiments
  • Real-time signal processing
  • Homework problems
Features
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Speech, music, seismic vibrations, oil prices, and climate measurements are all examples of stochastic (random) signals. In this textbook—intended for individuals with prior training in introductory signal processing and introductory probability theory—we develop techniques to process such signals to extract useful information. We present case studies ranging from music to photographic images to oil prices to climate data to the motion of individual biomolecules. This textbook, as an interactive textbook ("iBook"), makes use of your device's ability to display dynamic information through films and animations and to hear the results of the techniques applied to music. At the end of every chapter there are homework problems ranging from easy to "olympic". We make use of your device's interactive capabilities to offer 59 laboratory experiments in signal processing. The experiments use the camera, the microphone, the speakers, and the graphical user interface. These experiments are not simulations; they are examples of real digital processing of signals in your device. In this time of at-home and online learning, this is the way to learn signal processing through study and experimentation.

About

dicetest2

This free app generates strong, complex passphrases using the Diceware method. It simulates dice rolls to select words from a comprehensive list, allowing for customization with personal "salt" characters and capitalization for enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Diceware passphrase generation
  • Simulates dice rolls
  • Uses Diceware word list
  • Customizable security options
  • Displays key numbers for verification
  • Generates long or short passphrases
Features
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This simple, free, no In-App Purchases App generates a passphrase/password using the keys and values in the Diceware Passphrase Home Page word list. The app basically throws five dice for you (or 30 for 6 elements) to generate random keys to word values in the dictionary, which can then be joined together to form a complex passphrase. Key numbers are displayed in addition to the words (Values) so that you can compare them with the original Diceware data, if desired. Note: Six possible dice values, taken 5 at a time gives 6^5 = 7776 words in the database. Six PassPhrase words give 7776^6 = 2.2x10^23 possibilities (~1/3 of a mole for chemists)! That is over 2^77 = 1.5x10^23. One can also add personalized "salt" characters and Capitalize selected letters in the passphrase generated here to enable even stronger security, e.g. add every other letter of your spouse's secret nickname, in reverse alphabetical order, with a special character or two thrown in. Be creative! If you’d like a shorter, or longer passphrase possibility use fewer elements, or add multiple clicks. Refer to the The Diceware Passphrase Home Page for comments on the true randomness of computer generated random numbers. Using actual dice for this process is a better way to randomly select passphrase words. However, this app introduces the user to the Diceware concept, its word list(s) and allows you to experiment easily and generate many passphrases. The resulting suggested passphrases are offered without any warranty as to their use.

Screenshots

Stochastic Signal Processing4 screens
dicetest21 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: dicetest2 at 100% against Stochastic Signal Processing's 67%. dicetest2 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Stochastic Signal Processing's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dicetest2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Stochastic Signal Processing's written reviews are positive against 100% of dicetest2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stochastic Signal Processing ships an update every 5 weeks, dicetest2 every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stochastic Signal Processing versus dicetest2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStochastic Signal Processingdicetest2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 35 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIan YoungRichard Loda

Customer experience

Stochastic Signal Processing

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

dicetest2

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stochastic Signal Processing

No in-app purchases

None

dicetest2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stochastic Signal Processing free?
Stochastic Signal Processing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dicetest2 free?
dicetest2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stochastic Signal Processing or dicetest2?
dicetest2 is rated higher. Stochastic Signal Processing averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while dicetest2 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Stochastic Signal Processing or dicetest2 have ads?
Neither Stochastic Signal Processing nor dicetest2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stochastic Signal Processing or dicetest2?
Stochastic Signal Processing ships an update every 5 weeks, and dicetest2 every 35 months. Most recently, Stochastic Signal Processing was updated on October 12, 2026 and dicetest2 on October 5, 2026.

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