Comparison

subflow vs Vibe Flow

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based control for modes, speed, and beats
  • Beat pattern customization
  • UDP command sequencing
  • OS2L integration with DJ software
  • Color customization via long press
Features
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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/

About

Vibe Flow

Features
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Vibe Flow transforms your music into a living, breathing light show. Point your device at any sound source and watch as real-time procedural art pulses, swirls, and blooms in perfect sync with every beat, note, and rhythm. Whether you are hosting a party, winding down after a long day, or simply want something mesmerizing on your screen, Vibe Flow delivers a continuously evolving visual experience that is never the same twice. TEN DISTINCT VISUAL MODES Plasma — Luminous waves of color that ripple and cascade in response to audio intensity. Rich, organic, and hypnotic. Random Art — A generative algorithm rebuilds its visual ruleset with every session, producing abstract compositions from delicate tracery to explosive neon geometry. Particles — Thousands of individual light particles respond to frequency data in real time, clustering, scattering, and streaking like sparks caught in a sonic wind. Geometric — Precision-drawn shapes, grids, and tessellations flex and morph with the music, transforming mathematical structure into something surprisingly alive. Nebula — Deep space volumetric clouds with twinkling star fields and supernova beat flashes. Kaleidoscope — Multi-fold polar symmetry that folds warped noise into mandalas and ever-shifting patterns. Shapes — Floating circles, squares, and triangles drift in orbital paths with soft neon glow. Vortex — Spiral tunnel wormhole effect with audio-reactive twist depth and pulsing center glow. Ribbon — Flowing waveform ribbons with harmonic layering and 3D-style shading. Fractal Zoom — Infinite zoom through repeating geometric tiles with concentric rings and radial spokes. BLEND MODE — Combine any two visual modes with Add, Multiply, or Mix blending styles for endless combinations. FIVE COLOR PALETTES Choose from five hand-tuned palettes — Neon, Candy, Toxic, Cosmos, and Fire — each designed to complement a different mood. Every palette looks stunning on both OLED and LCD displays. SYMMETRY MODES Activate mirror or quad symmetry to fold the visuals into perfectly balanced compositions. Works across all visual modes. AIRPLAY MIRRORING Cast Vibe Flow to your Apple TV with one tap using the built-in AirPlay button. Use your iPhone as the audio sensor while your television becomes a full-screen art installation. VIDEO EXPORT Record and share clips of your visuals. Free users get 15-second clips. Premium users get 60-second watermark-free exports with optional audio capture. PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade once to unlock everything forever: - All 10 visual modes plus Blend mode - All 5 color palettes plus custom color picker - Animation speed control - Save and load presets - Auto-cycle mode switching - 60-second watermark-free video export - Shake to randomize DESIGNED FOR REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE Built on Apple's Metal rendering engine for smooth, low-latency visuals at 60 FPS. The audio pipeline reacts to your music in the moment, not a beat behind. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Audio is processed entirely on-device. No recordings are made, no data is stored, and nothing ever leaves your device. The microphone is used solely to drive the visuals.

Screenshots

subflow2 screens
Vibe Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

subflow and Vibe Flow are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
subflow versus Vibe Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersubflowVibe Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEllo Skelling ProductionsMaria Baptista Martinez

In-app purchases

None

subflow

No in-app purchases

None

Vibe Flow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is subflow free?
subflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vibe Flow free?
Vibe Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do subflow or Vibe Flow have ads?
Neither subflow nor Vibe Flow shows ads.

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