Comparison

Oscillator vs Depmin

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Four waveforms (sine, square, saw, white noise)
  • Exponential frequency control
  • Numeric frequency input
  • Panning control
  • Amplitude control
  • Multi-touch controls
Features
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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.

About

Depmin

Features
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Depmin is a synthesizer app that pays homage to the theremin, using the TrueDepth sensor to play. It converts the distance to the nearest object into pitch and produces sound by touching the display. Volume and effects can be adjusted based on the touch coordinates. Please note that this app cannot be used on some devices that do not have Face ID.

Screenshots

Oscillator2 screens
Depmin3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Depmin at Free against Oscillator's $0.99. Oscillator's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On 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

Depmin is free to download; Oscillator costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Oscillator versus Depmin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOscillatorDepmin
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMasayuki AkamatsuKokoro Nemoto

In-app purchases

None

Oscillator

No in-app purchases

None

Depmin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oscillator free?
Oscillator costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Depmin free?
Depmin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Oscillator or Depmin have ads?
Neither Oscillator nor Depmin shows ads.

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