Comparison

PaulXStretch vs TB GonioMeter

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

Head to head
About

PaulXStretch

Transform audio into extended ambient soundscapes with this powerful time-stretching tool. Ideal for sound design and ambient music creation, it can stretch short clips into hours of audio. Capture sounds or load files, then manipulate parameters for radical sonic transformations.

Highlights
  • Extreme time stretching algorithm
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Radical sound transformation
  • Ambient music and sound design focus
  • Capture audio or load files
  • Offline rendering and live recording
  • Adjustable looping and parameters
Features
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This application and AUv3 plugin is based on the PaulStretch algorithm, (Paul’s Extreme Time Stretch, originally developed by Nasca Octavian Paul), and specifically the PaulXStretch version from Xenakios. The UI has been updated and adapted for various platforms and screen sizes. The plugin/application is most suitable for radical transformation of sounds. It is *not* designed for subtle time or pitch corrections! Ambient music and sound design are probably the most suitable use cases. It can turn any short audio into an hours long ambient soundscape without batting an eye! You can get audio into it either by using the "Capture" feature, or by loading an existing audio file. Once you have something in there, then you can start tweaking all the parameters, choose the portion of the audio to use and loop over, etc. Be sure to press the play button inside to enable the processing. To get your audio out, you can do an offline render of the output to a file (where all parameters are fixed), or you can do a live recording of your session to capture the output as you hear it. Either way, you can then share or access the saved audio from the Files app or by sharing it. The AUv3 plugin version has the same capabilities, except you can feed it the live input of your choice (to capture internally for stretching). This software is free, please enjoy it!

About

TB GonioMeter

Analyze stereo image imbalances and frequency correlations in real-time. Ensure your audio content is high quality and compatible with mono down-mixes, crucial for mobile entertainment. This tool offers detailed waveform inspection and balance spectrum analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time goniometer for stereo image waveforms
  • Real-time correlation meter and spectrum
  • Real-time stereo balance and spectrum meter
  • Color themes for UI
  • Mono down-mix compatibility check
  • Optimized for iPad, compatible with iPhone/iPod Touch
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ToneBoosters GonioMeter is a one-stop stereo image analysis AUv3 plug-in. Easily identify stereo image imbalance or frequency ranges with negative correlation. Ensure that the content you create is of high quality and mono down-mix compatible, an essential requirement for mobile entertainment! The ToneBoosters GonioMeter stand-alone app captures the microphone input and processes the signals in real time. Since most iOS devices only have mono microphone capabilities, we strongly suggest to use the integrated AUv3 plug-in (app extension) version instead. To use it as a plug-in, use an AUv3-compatible host app such as Steinberg Cubasis, Apple Garageband, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio, Auria, AUM, or others. ToneBoosters GonioMeter will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins. Key features: - Real-time goniometer to inspect stereo image waveforms - Real-time correlation meter and correlation spectrum meter - Real-time stereo balance an stereo balance spectrum meter - Color themes for the user interface - Max screen support in Garageband - Optimised for iPad and compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch What you should know: - Licenses acquired for this platform are not compatible with other platforms. - Audio Unit (AUv3) extensions require an iPad mini 2, iPad 4 or later models.

Screenshots

PaulXStretch4 screens
TB GonioMeter2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PaulXStretch at 4.9 against TB GonioMeter's 4.6. PaulXStretch also leads on ratings volume (72 vs 23) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PaulXStretch holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 94% of PaulXStretch's written reviews are positive against 100% of TB GonioMeter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PaulXStretch versus TB GonioMeter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaulXStretchTB GonioMeter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (72 ratings) — better4.6 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72 — better23
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSonosaurus LLCToneBoosters

Customer experience

PaulXStretch

All ratings72 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

TB GonioMeter

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PaulXStretch

No in-app purchases

None

TB GonioMeter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaulXStretch free?
PaulXStretch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TB GonioMeter free?
TB GonioMeter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PaulXStretch or TB GonioMeter?
PaulXStretch is rated higher. PaulXStretch averages 4.9 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while TB GonioMeter averages 4.6 from 23 ratings.
Do PaulXStretch or TB GonioMeter have ads?
Neither PaulXStretch nor TB GonioMeter shows ads.

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