Gamelan Kenong vs Lab | Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gamelan Kenong
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This is a basic simulator of the Kenong gamelan instrument. It is tuned in the slendro laras tuning system and uses sound samples from the Snail's Progress Gamelan which was made by great Javanese gong smith Pak Tentrem Sarwanto from central Java. The Kenong notes are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 There is also a Kempyang and a Ketuk Strike notes with a quick tap and dampen the note by holding the pot.
Lab | Audio
Explore the world of audio with this app. It offers playback controls, real-time frequency displays, and spectrogram analysis to understand sound.
- Audio playback (play, pause, skip)
- Real-time frequency display
- Spectrogram analysis
- Audio metadata viewing
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lab | Audio at every 3 weeks against Gamelan Kenong's every 3 months. Gamelan Kenong's advantage is iOS requirement (13.5 vs 27.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gamelan Kenong ships an update every 3 months, Lab | Audio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gamelan Kenong | Lab | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Crew | Not Applicable |
In-app purchases
Gamelan Kenong
No in-app purchases
Lab | Audio
No in-app purchases
