Comparison

SignalScope Basic 2020 vs Granula Synth

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

Head to head
About

SignalScope Basic 2020

This app provides essential tools for engineers, students, and hobbyists to analyze acoustics, audio, and electronics. It offers features like oscilloscopes, FFT analyzers, and spectrograms for detailed signal measurement and calibration.

Highlights
  • Signal analysis from audio input
  • Engineering unit assignment and calibration
  • Support for digital accelerometers and microphones
  • Frequency response correction
  • Adjustable audio sample rates
  • Data saving to CSV, TXT, and MAT files
  • Oscilloscope, FFT, Spectrogram, and XY Plotter tools
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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 2020 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. - Direct support for Digiducer digital accelerometers and 485B39 USB ICP signal conditioner from The Modal Shop. - Direct support for miniDSP UMIK-1 measurement microphone and EARS headphone/IEM measurement system. - Nominal acoustic sensitivities included for iPhone and iPad built-in microphones, voltage sensitivities for headset input (including the Lightning-to-headset adapter included with recent iPhone models) - 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 192 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 - Create Lissajous curves on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Learn more about SignalScope Basic 2020 at FaberAcoustical.com. SignalScope Basic 2020 will receive major upgrades, consistent with those available in the SignalScope X Basic Tool Set subscription, through calendar year 2021, after which it will receive maintenance updates for a limited time. It can be used indefinitely thereafter on a compatible version of iOS.

About

Granula Synth

Explore new soundscapes by manipulating granular audio. This app offers a library of presets, custom sound import, and extensive parameter adjustments for unique music creation. Save your settings and share your sonic experiments.

Highlights
  • Granular sound manipulation
  • Preset library
  • Custom sound import
  • Parameter adjustment
  • Save user settings
  • Share audio recordings
Features
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Push the boundaries of sound design. Granula Synth turns granular synthesis into a playground — grab tiny grains of audio, scatter them across the waveform, and shape them into pads, textures, and soundscapes no other synth can make. What's inside: - Curated preset library, crafted by sound designers - Deep grain controls — length, position, direction, pitch, and more - Powerful modulation matrix with dual LFOs and chaos generators - Built-in envelope, EQ, and FX chain - Import your own audio or record directly in the app - Save, organize, and share your presets - Export your ideas straight to your DAW Whether you're scoring film, building ambient textures, or just exploring new sonic territory, Granula Synth gives you granular control over every grain of sound. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/castles-trip-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/granula-tos

Screenshots

SignalScope Basic 20204 screens
Granula Synth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SignalScope Basic 2020 at 100% against Granula Synth's 20%. SignalScope Basic 2020 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Granula Synth's advantage is price (Free vs $59.99) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads, 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

Granula Synth is free to download; SignalScope Basic 2020 costs $59.99 up front. Granula Synth sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SignalScope Basic 2020 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SignalScope Basic 2020 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SignalScope Basic 2020's written reviews are positive against 20% of Granula Synth's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SignalScope Basic 2020 ships an update every 6 weeks, Granula Synth every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SignalScope Basic 2020 versus Granula Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignalScope Basic 2020Granula Synth
Price$59.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaber Acoustical, LLCStanislav Duplinskiy

Customer experience

SignalScope Basic 2020

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

Granula Synth

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

SignalScope Basic 2020

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Granula Synth

Subscriptions3
  • Access to app features3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Access to app features3 Days trial$7.493 Months
  • Access to app features3 Days trial$8.996 Months

Questions

Is SignalScope Basic 2020 free?
SignalScope Basic 2020 costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Granula Synth free?
Granula Synth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SignalScope Basic 2020 or Granula Synth?
SignalScope Basic 2020 is rated higher. SignalScope Basic 2020 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Granula Synth averages 1.8 from 4 ratings.
Do SignalScope Basic 2020 or Granula Synth have ads?
Neither SignalScope Basic 2020 nor Granula Synth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SignalScope Basic 2020 or Granula Synth?
SignalScope Basic 2020 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Granula Synth every 25 months. Most recently, SignalScope Basic 2020 was updated on October 16, 2026 and Granula Synth on October 2, 2026.

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