Comparison

Spectra vs Spatial Music Visualizer

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

Head to head
About

Spectra

Experience music visually with real-time audio spectrum analysis. Customize backgrounds, logos, and visualizer elements to create stunning animations. Export your creations in high resolution for sharing.

Highlights
  • Real-time 60fps audio visualization
  • Video export up to 4k 60fps
  • Customizable background images and presets
  • Logo image import
  • Extensive visualizer and particle customization
  • Import audio via share sheet
Features
Currently charting
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Enjoy music at a deeper level with realtime visualization! Spectra is a lightweight music & audio visualizer app that allows you to select and visualize audio in realtime, right on your phone or mac. Want to export your visualization? We have you covered. Simply click the "Create Video" button from within the app. No longer do you need expensive software to create those beautiful animations you've seen on the internet. Want to customize the background image or put a logo in the center? We made that available as well. In fact, you can customize just about all aspects of the visualizer. You can even import audio files from apps like iMessage or Mail using the share sheet. We want to keep improving the app so If you have any suggestions, be sure to leave a review and tell us what feature you're missing! The features: • Amazing, 60fps realtime visualization for any audio file or iTunes music (not Apple Music) song • Video exporting of your audio visualization (4k at 60fps) • Custom background image • Background presets • Background effects • Custom logo image • Visualizer customization • Particle customization • Video export settings • Video animation options • Presets • More to come!!! Here's how it works: The sound we hear is made up of many frequencies. The visualizer decomposes the audio input into its frequencies and displays the lower frequencies at the top/left of the audio spectrum and the higher frequencies at the bottom/right of the spectrum. This can create some cool-looking shapes that all correspond to the currently-playing audio track! Whether you're a producer that wants to see the frequency range of their song, an audiophile, or someone who wants to take a deeper look into their music, this app is definitely for you.

About

Spatial Music Visualizer

Experience your music visually with dynamic, real-time visualizations. Connect to external displays to share the experience with friends and family, and even use your device as a remote. Explore various themed environments that react to the rhythm and notes of your favorite songs.

Highlights
  • Real-time music visualization
  • Multiple themed visual environments
  • Shazam integration for song identification
  • External display support
  • Device as remote control
  • Party sharing
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Spatial Music is an innovative music visualizer. You’re going to love it. Use it to mediate, fall asleep, or simply as a background while entertaining guests. It’'s perfect for motivational inspiration. You not only will enjoy music through listening, but now we let you also enjoy it VISUALLY!   When playing music in Apple Music, Spotify, or another App, launch Spatial Music and experience your favorite songs with visual inspiration! Use Shazam technology within Spatial Music to visualize a tune you hear in public!   By connecting your device to an external display such as a large screen TV, share the real time visualization with a party of friends and family! Then use your device as a remote to control the music!   Select from any of our fun Spaces to represent your favorite songs or radio stations. For example, select Particle Universe to enter an outer space experience with nothing but the beat of your song pulsing with the music. As the music plays, thousands of particles pulse to the beat! Some particles snap in on the beat while others fade in and out in tune with the notes playing in the song.   The funky Light Bars space brings you into a colorful, welcoming, psychedelic environment with not only dancing particles but also pulsating bars as well!   Lastly, we created the Particle Wall space to enjoy large rounded confetti fall to the beat of the music — Just for you!   What’s your favorite space?!? We want to know! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://privacy2.apps.skystardevelopment.com

Screenshots

Spectra4 screens
Spatial Music Visualizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spatial Music Visualizer at Free against Spectra's $1.99. Spatial Music Visualizer also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Spectra's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Spatial Music Visualizer is free to download; Spectra costs $1.99 up front. Spatial Music Visualizer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Spectra asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spectra holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spectra has 1.5K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Spectra's written reviews are positive against 33% of Spatial Music Visualizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spectra ships an update fortnightly, Spatial Music Visualizer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Spectra versus Spatial Music Visualizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectraSpatial Music Visualizer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better3.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better13
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#53 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpectre Software Inc.Michael Baron

Customer experience

Spectra

All ratings1,529 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews294 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative26.2%

Spatial Music Visualizer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%

In-app purchases

None

Spectra

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Spatial Music Visualizer

Subscriptions6
  • Spatial Music Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Spatial Music Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Spatial Music Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Spatial Music Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Spatial Music Yearly$17.991 Year
  • Spatial Music Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Spectra free?
Spectra costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spatial Music Visualizer free?
Spatial Music Visualizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spectra or Spatial Music Visualizer?
Spectra is rated higher. Spectra averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Spatial Music Visualizer averages 3.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Spectra or Spatial Music Visualizer have ads?
Neither Spectra nor Spatial Music Visualizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spectra or Spatial Music Visualizer?
Spectra ships an update fortnightly, and Spatial Music Visualizer every 3 days. Most recently, Spectra was updated on September 25, 2026 and Spatial Music Visualizer on June 2, 2026.

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