Comparison

Spatial Garden vs Laser Harp

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Laser Harp

Features
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Turn your screen into a stage of living light. Laser Harp is a touch instrument you actually play - drag your fingers across glowing laser beams and music pours out. In Scale Mode there are no wrong notes. Pick a key, choose a sound, and every swipe sounds intentional. Beginners make beautiful music in seconds; players go deep with real expression. PLAY THE LIGHT • Drag, tap and glide across volumetric laser beams • Scale, Chord, Arpeggio, Split and Dual-Layer play modes • Per-finger expression; pitch bend, vibrato, brightness and volume follow how you move • 13 scales, including Middle-Eastern makam A REAL SOUND ENGINE • 50+ handcrafted instruments: leads, pads, plucks, bells, basses, FX and more • Low-latency synthesis; supersaw, FM, wavetable, filters, reverb, delay, chorus • Stack two instruments, or split bass and lead across the stage BUILT-IN RHYTHM • Analog drum machine with hundreds of grooves • 50+ ready-to-play drum performances across every genre • Lock your tempo and jam RECORD THE SHOW • Record a performance; replay re-stages both the sound AND the light • Export your take as audio and share it A STAGE THAT TRANSFORMS • Themes shift color, fog, glow and sound together • Tune the laser rig: beam count, fan perspective, thickness, glow and haze COMFORT & ACCESSIBILITY • Reduced Flash and a strobe-safety limit for photosensitive players • High contrast, color-blind-safe palette, night-soft mode, larger controls, left-handed layout LASER HARP PRO Unlock everything with a single one-time purchase: remove ads and open every theme, sound and creator tool; yours forever, no subscription. Touch the light. Make it sing.

Screenshots

Spatial Garden2 screens
Laser Harp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spatial Garden at none against Laser Harp's 1. Spatial Garden also leads on ads (none vs shown). Laser Harp's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Laser Harp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spatial Garden asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spatial Garden ships an update every 7 months, Laser Harp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spatial Garden versus Laser Harp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpatial GardenLaser Harp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size414 MB48 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTCWAlper Kahriman

In-app purchases

None

Spatial Garden

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Laser Harp

One-time1
  • Laser Harp Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Spatial Garden free?
Spatial Garden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Laser Harp free?
Laser Harp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spatial Garden or Laser Harp have ads?
Laser Harp shows ads; Spatial Garden does not.
Which is updated more often, Spatial Garden or Laser Harp?
Spatial Garden ships an update every 7 months, and Laser Harp every 2 months. Most recently, Spatial Garden was updated on October 2, 2026 and Laser Harp on October 19, 2026.

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