Comparison

Flat or Sharp vs SpectralLab

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

Head to head
About

Flat or Sharp

This app helps you improve your musical ear by training you to identify flat or sharp intonation in musical intervals. It offers customizable difficulty levels, various interval types, and detailed progress tracking to guide your learning journey.

Highlights
  • Identify flat/sharp intonation
  • All musical intervals included
  • Customizable difficulty levels
  • Melodic and harmonic intervals
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Practice suggestions and tips
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Learn how to hear whether musical intervals are flat or sharp by playing a fun quiz-style game! Flat or Sharp includes all musical intervals from a minor 2nd all the way up to two octaves, in melodic or harmonic varieties. Difficulty levels are fully customizable with a variety of options to accommodate any level of musicianship, from beginner to seasoned pro.  - Progressively hone your ear by setting desired tuning accuracy from +/- 50 cents all the way down to +/- 5 cents.  - Play notes for as long as 4 seconds or as little as 0.2 seconds to work on how quickly you can recognize the intonation. - Play intervals harmonically or melodically; ascending or descending. - Adjust musical register and timbre of tones to suit your personal preferences. - Track your progress with percentage correct and longest streak of correct guesses, viewable by time frame, so you can see how your ear improves with practice! - Packed full of information on practice suggestions and tips for hearing each of the musical intervals!

About

SpectralLab

Features
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SpectralLab is a hands-on toolkit for spectral harmony in the Grisey/Murail tradition. Explore the harmonic series as a playable drone, record or import real sound and decompose it into its partials with on-device FFT analysis, then sculpt spectral chords with breathing LFOs and a Hammond-style drawbar interface — sounded either through a pure additive synth or a 16-band EQ run through your own recording. Chain chords into step sequences, export MIDI with microtonal pitch bend preserved, and study the technique through interactive references to the composers who pioneered it — tap "Try it" on Stockhausen, Grisey, Scelsi, or throat-singing tradition and hear the idea instantly, not just read about it. Whether you're a composition student studying spectral music or a sound designer who wants to hear harmonic ratios instead of just reading about them, SpectralLab turns the math of the overtone series into something you can see, hear, and play. • Harmonic series visualizer with true-pitch playback against a drone • Record/import audio, analyzed via on-device FFT — no data ever leaves your device • Drawbar chord builder: True Harmonic vs. Equal Temperament A/B toggle • Per-partial LFOs, pencil-draw mode, and a live harmonograph-style visualization • Step sequencer for chord progressions, synth or real-audio EQ playback • Standard MIDI export with pitch bend preserving true tuning • Theory tab: interactive references to Stockhausen, Grisey, Murail, Scelsi, Harvey, Partch, and more

Screenshots

Flat or Sharp4 screens
SpectralLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flat or Sharp at Free against SpectralLab's $4.99. SpectralLab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). 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

Flat or Sharp is free to download; SpectralLab costs $4.99 up front. Flat or Sharp sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SpectralLab asks for nothing beyond the download.

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Flat or Sharp versus SpectralLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlat or SharpSpectralLab
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 65 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEuphorophonics, LLCMartin Adler

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Flat or Sharp

Subscriptions2
  • Flat or Sharp Premium (Monthly)2 Months trial$2.991 Month
  • Flat or Sharp Premium (Annual)$14.991 Year
One-time5
  • Both Interval Directions$0.99
  • Remove Banner Ad$0.99
  • All Duration Options$1.99
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  • All Accuracy Options$2.99
  • BUNDLE - All Premium Options$4.99
None

SpectralLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flat or Sharp free?
Flat or Sharp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpectralLab free?
SpectralLab costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flat or Sharp or SpectralLab have ads?
Neither Flat or Sharp nor SpectralLab shows ads.

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