Computer Goggles vs subflow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Computer Goggles
Transform your device's camera into a machine vision tool. See the world through a digital lens, identifying objects and analyzing scenes with advanced algorithms. Explore augmented reality overlays and gain new perspectives on your surroundings.
- Machine vision analysis
- Augmented reality overlays
- Object identification
- Scene analysis
- Camera capture
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Capture the world like a machine sees it
subflow
Create dynamic music visualizations for any setting. Control modes, speed, and beat patterns with intuitive screen gestures. Advanced users can leverage UDP and OS2L for complex control with DJ software.
- Gesture-based control for modes, speed, and beats
- Beat pattern customization
- UDP command sequencing
- OS2L integration with DJ software
- Color customization via long press
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Crisp visualizations for your music stage or living room. Tap left or right edge of screen to change modes. Vertical swipes change speed. Tap the upper half of the screen several times to set a beat pattern. Tap the lower half to cancel or to add single beats. Horizontal swipes fine-tune the beat alignment. Long press will change color. You can also send more complex command sequences over UDP, and you can control via OS2L using most DJ software. See http://subflow.org/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: subflow at Free against Computer Goggles's $2.99. subflow also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 5). Computer Goggles's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
subflow is free to download; Computer Goggles costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Computer Goggles against 4.3 for subflow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.
Computer Goggles ships an update every 35 months, subflow every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Computer Goggles | subflow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Do Something Good | Ello Skelling Productions |
Customer experience
Computer Goggles
subflow
In-app purchases
Computer Goggles
No in-app purchases
subflow
No in-app purchases
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