Oscillator vs pocketOSC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oscillator
Generate simple audio tones with four distinct waveforms including sine, square, saw, and white noise. Control frequency, panning, and amplitude with intuitive sliders and numeric input. Ideal for testing audio or creating experimental music.
- Four waveforms (sine, square, saw, white noise)
- Exponential frequency control
- Numeric frequency input
- Panning control
- Amplitude control
- Multi-touch controls
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Oscillator is a simple and rough audio generator application which has the following functions. You can use it as a test tone and play it as a strange musical instrument. - Four waveforms. (i.e. sine wave, square wave, saw wave and white noise.) - Exponential Frequency control using the slider. - Frequency numeric input using the software keyboard. - Equal distance panning control using the slider. - dB style amplitude control using the slider. - Sound output on/off button. - All sliders and buttons are multi-touch controlled. Please note the limitations below before you purchase/use this application. - The frequency control is not effective with the white noise oscillator. - The panning control is not effective with an iPhone internal speaker because it is monophonic. Use headphones or stereo speakers. - The audio output might be interrupted on a keyboard input, a view change and so on. - The accuracy of the audio output is not very high but it is reasonable.
pocketOSC
This versatile audio tool generates various waveforms like Sine, Square, Saw, and Noise. It includes an oscilloscope and controls for wave, frequency, and volume, functioning as a plug-in or standalone application.
- Stereo capable oscillator
- Oscilloscope display
- Waveform generation (Sine, Square, Saw, Noise)
- Frequency and Volume control
- VST3, AU, AUv3 support
- Standalone operation
- Resizable and automatable GUI
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pocketOSC is a macOS, Windows, and now iOS compatible stereo capable oscillator. Designed for VST3, AU, AUv3, and stand-alone use. Complete with oscilloscope and controllable Wave, Frequency, & Volume. Test all your gear with Sine, Square, Saw, and Noise, oscillators. Plug-in GUI resizable and automatable parameters designed to recall with your various sessions. *Stand-alone allows for external audio device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: pocketOSC at 5.0 against Oscillator's 3.7. pocketOSC also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 30 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Oscillator costs $0.99 and pocketOSC $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pocketOSC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Oscillator ships an update every 30 months, pocketOSC every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oscillator | pocketOSC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | OSC Audio |
Customer experience
Oscillator
pocketOSC
In-app purchases
Oscillator
No in-app purchases
pocketOSC
No in-app purchases
