subflow vs ScottEffx flickerSong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
ScottEffx flickerSong
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The ScottEffx flickerSong App controls one or more flickerSong's to play music light shows, dim the LED string lights, or schedule autonomous timed events on each of the connected 8-output flickerSongs. The light shows are created on a MacIntosh using a companion App, simulated, bounced, and published as .mp3 music files containing all the light show meta-data used by this App and the Mac App. Both Apps are free, and using graphics freeware and your favorite music DAW you can create and publish music light shows for purchase and use by the ScottEffx flickerSong community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: subflow at every 6 days against ScottEffx flickerSong's every 2 months. subflow also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
subflow ships an update every 6 days, ScottEffx flickerSong every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | subflow | ScottEffx flickerSong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ello Skelling Productions | Scott Burkhart Effects LLC |
In-app purchases
subflow
No in-app purchases
ScottEffx flickerSong
No in-app purchases
Questions
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