Chantlings vs Big Swarma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chantlings
Explore the expressive potential of your voice through a unique musical experience. This app encourages users to discover the colors and shapes of their vocalizations in a creative playground. Recommended for those seeking an innovative way to interact with sound.
- Vocal exploration through color and shape
- Interactive singing experience
- Designed for iPhone and iPad
- Headphones recommended for immersive use
- Creative sound playground
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It was a summer night when a few curious beings met around the forest clearing. Through the language of chant they started forming their bonds. Now they are ready for you. Chantlings is a singing app for the iPhone and iPad. It was made for anyone brave enough to explore the colors and shapes of their voice. Headphones recommended!
Big Swarma
Transform audio into massive, detuned swarms with up to 16 voices. Features adjustable detune, stereo width, and pitch modulation for unique textures. An intense feedback circuit and dual MS20-style filters offer further sound sculpting capabilities.
- Voice multiplier up to 16 voices
- Adjustable detune, stereo width, pitch modulation
- Intense feedback circuit
- Dual MS20-style filters (HPF/LPF)
- Resonance and master cutoff controls
- Raw analog character
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Big Swarma is a powerful voice multiplier and feedback unit designed to transform any audio into massive, detuned swarms. Multiply your signal up to 16 voices with adjustable detune, stereo width, and pitch modulation for lush unisons, aggressive textures, or shimmering drones. Push it further with an intense feedback circuit capable of self-oscillation and FM harmonic mayhem. Sculpt your swarm with dual MS20-style filters (HPF and LPF), each with dedicated resonance controls and a master cutoff knob. Big Swarma delivers a raw, analog character driven by aggressive feedback and wild modulation, for a sound that hits you in the face.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chantlings at $2.99 against Big Swarma's $14.99. Chantlings also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 6). Big Swarma's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Chantlings costs $2.99 and Big Swarma $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Big Swarma holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chantlings has 36 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Chantlings's written reviews are positive against 100% of Big Swarma's.
Chantlings ships an update monthly, Big Swarma every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chantlings | Big Swarma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IORAMA AB | Audiority Srl |
Customer experience
Chantlings
Big Swarma
In-app purchases
Chantlings
No in-app purchases
Big Swarma
No in-app purchases
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