Spatial Garden vs Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spatial Garden
Experience the history of a renowned sculpture garden through recreated blueprints and original spatial music compositions. Explore five distinct scenes representing different eras, from its founding to the future, and witness its evolution.
- Explore historical garden blueprints
- Experience original spatial music
- Five distinct historical scenes
- Location-based experience
- Learn about garden renovations
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Explore the rich history of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden alongside original spatial music compositions by DC-based group TCW. Five different scenes, built on recreated blueprints for critical years in the Sculpture Garden's history (1967, 1974, 1981, 2022 and Today), will show you just how much has changed in this revered fixture on the National Mall as it faces its biggest renovation in years. This app is location-based, meaning it requires GPS and only works if you are physically at the Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC.
Things
This audio plugin offers a unique tilting equalizer effect, allowing users to easily adjust the balance between highs and lows by turning a single knob. It also provides mid/side processing for enhanced stereo depth and adjustable cutoff frequencies.
- Tilting EQ with main knob control
- Mid/side processing for stereo depth
- Adjustable cutoff frequency
- Boost gain control
- Easy-to-use interface
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Things Flip EQ is an easy-to-use tilting EQ plugin with mid/side mode. Turn the main knob to the right, and you get more highs and less lows; turn it to the left, and lows are boosted while highs are attenuated. You can choose the cutoff frequency of the EQ with the Cutoff control, or increase the gain of the EQ with the Boost button. Things Flip EQ can also be applied to either the mid or side of a stereo signal to further enhance the stereo depth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spatial Garden at Free against Things's $6.99. Spatial Garden also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 28 months). Things's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Spatial Garden is free to download; Things costs $6.99 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 — 5.0 for Spatial Garden against 4.9 for Things. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Spatial Garden ships an update every 7 months, Things every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spatial Garden | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 414 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TCW | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
Spatial Garden
Things
In-app purchases
Spatial Garden
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases
