Comparison

Phazr vs Lab | Audio

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

Head to head
About

Phazr

Transform your music into a multisensory experience with dynamic visualizers and real-time haptic feedback. This app plays locally downloaded DRM-free music and can capture environmental sound via the microphone. It offers immersive visual effects that react to audio, touch, and device tilt.

Highlights
  • Real-time haptic feedback
  • 9 unique visualizers
  • Visualizers react to audio and touch
  • Plays local DRM-free music
  • Uses microphone for environmental sound
  • Supports game controller lighting
Features
Currently charting
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Turn your music into a multisensory experience. Phazr is a music player that enhances your music with visualizers and haptic effects. Streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify are not supported because they do not provide third party developers with raw audio access. Music - play locally downloaded DRM-free content from your music library or the Files app. - use the microphone to capture environmental sound Haptics - Phazr generates vibration effects in real time based on the music that is playing - haptics play on devices supporting Core Haptics - haptics will also play on any supported game controllers paired to your device - game controllers with configurable lighting will adjust their light colors to the music Visualizers - 9 unique visualizers are included - visualizers react to audio, Multi-Touch, and device tilt - visualizers take full advantage of ProMotion and HDR displays Photosensitivity Warning A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a screen may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, have an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to using this app. If you experience any of the following symptoms while using this app - dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions - immediately discontinue use and consult your physician before resuming.

About

Lab | Audio

Explore the world of audio with this app. It offers playback controls, real-time frequency displays, and spectrogram analysis to understand sound.

Highlights
  • Audio playback (play, pause, skip)
  • Real-time frequency display
  • Spectrogram analysis
  • Audio metadata viewing
Features
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Join us on a journey to explore audio and its many nuances. Don't worry about the limited feature set, there's so much more to come. - Playback; play, pause, skip - Real-time frequency display - Spectrogram analysis - Audio metadata Feedback welcomed.

Screenshots

Phazr3 screens
Lab | Audio1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lab | Audio at Free against Phazr's $3.99. Lab | Audio also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Phazr's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (137 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Lab | Audio is free to download; Phazr costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phazr holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phazr has 137 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Phazr's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lab | Audio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phazr ships an update every 2 months, Lab | Audio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Phazr versus Lab | Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhazrLab | Audio
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (137 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings137 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#126 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ResnickNot Applicable

Customer experience

Phazr

All ratings137 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative13.5%

Lab | Audio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Phazr

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Files deleted after playing
  • Songs end early
  • Visualizers not working after first use
  • Laggy menu loading

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add haptic feedback when screen is locked
  • Add shuffle mode for tracks and visuals
  • More visuals
  • Support for background playback with vibrations
  • Ability to disable AR and move camera with fingers
Show 15 more
  • Control zoom and other visualizer settings
  • Color schemes for visuals
  • Add repeat function
  • Add support for Spotify
  • Add support for YouTube Music
  • Add support for SoundCloud
  • Add loop option
  • Change background color or visual colors
  • Optional mode to turn off visual imagery for pocket use
  • Settings to reduce or alter motion and brightness
  • Ability to adjust vibration strength
  • Ability to favorite playlists
  • Tailor haptic feedback by frequency
  • Recording feature
  • More music visualizing features

Lab | Audio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Phazr

No in-app purchases

None

Lab | Audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phazr free?
Phazr costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lab | Audio free?
Lab | Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phazr or Lab | Audio?
Phazr is rated higher. Phazr averages 4.6 out of 5 from 137 ratings, while Lab | Audio averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Phazr or Lab | Audio have ads?
Neither Phazr nor Lab | Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phazr or Lab | Audio?
Phazr ships an update every 2 months, and Lab | Audio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Phazr was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lab | Audio on November 3, 2026.

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