Play System Sounds vs SignalScope Basic 2022
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play System Sounds
This app allows users to select and play default system sounds. These sounds can then be integrated into other applications using a specific audio function. It provides a simple way to access and utilize device notification tones.
- Select system sounds
- Play default sounds
- Integrate sounds into apps
- Utilize AVKit audio function
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Select the system sounds you like and use it in your app with the Warning once only: AudioServicesPlaySystemSound function you find within the AVKit.
SignalScope Basic 2022
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NOTE: This app is no longer recommended for purchase. SignalScope X version 13+ offers perpetual license options as well as subscriptions. SignalScope Basic 2022 offers a basic tool set to meet your measurement and analysis needs as an engineer, consultant, educator, student, researcher, or savvy hobbyist in areas such as acoustics (sound and vibration), audio, electronics, and electroacoustics. Features: - Analyze signals coming from the Mac or iOS device’s current audio input device. - Assign engineering units to your input signals and calibrate external transducers for accurate measurements. - Assign input channel units and sensitivities for individual USB Audio devices. - Connect lab-grade microphones and sensors to your Mac, iPad, or iPhone with suitable interface hardware for precise measurements. - SignalScope offers enhanced support for select hardware from Digiducer, The Modal Shop, and miniDSP. - Nominal acoustic sensitivities included for iPhone and iPad built-in microphones, voltage sensitivities for headset input (including the standard Lightning-to-headset adapter). - Manually switch between available audio input sources. - Load microphone frequency response data (FRD) and apply frequency response correction (FRC) to FFT-based measurements. - Manually adjust audio sample rates, even up to 768 kHz, depending on input hardware. - Save acquired measurement data to CSV, tab-delimited ASCII text, or MAT files. - Save high-resolution analyzer display images to PDF files. - Retrieve your data files from your device via Files (iCloud Drive), iTunes File Sharing, or through a web browser on another device. Files may also be opened in other compatible apps (e.g. Mail, Notes, Numbers, Dropbox, etc). Basic Tools: - Oscilloscope - Basic oscilloscope and triggering functions. - FFT Analyzer - Spectrum analyzer with user-settable frequency limits and basic triggering - 2D Real-time Spectrogram Analyzer - XY Plotter - Analyze a stereo mix, or create Lissajous curves on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. - Stereo Signal Generator Learn more about SignalScope Basic 2022 at FaberAcoustical.com. SignalScope Basic 2022 will receive major upgrades, consistent with those available in the SignalScope X Basic Tool Set subscription, through calendar year 2023, after which it will receive maintenance updates through 2025. It can be used indefinitely thereafter on a compatible version of macOS or iOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Play System Sounds at Free against SignalScope Basic 2022's $59.99. SignalScope Basic 2022's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). 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
Play System Sounds is free to download; SignalScope Basic 2022 costs $59.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Play System Sounds ships an update every 9 months, SignalScope Basic 2022 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play System Sounds | SignalScope Basic 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $59.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Horvath | Faber Acoustical, LLC |
In-app purchases
Play System Sounds
No in-app purchases
SignalScope Basic 2022
No in-app purchases
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