Comparison

iAnalyzer vs Oscilloscope & Spectrogram

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

Head to head
About

iAnalyzer

This professional audio analysis software uses FFT to examine sound signals on iOS devices. It offers real-time spectrum analysis, precise peak frequency computation, and a unique instrument tuner function. Ideal for musicians and sound engineers seeking detailed audio insights.

Highlights
  • Real-time FFT spectrum analysis
  • Octave and 1/3 Octave display
  • High precision peak frequency computation
  • Instrument tuner function
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • VGA output support
  • Waveform display
Features
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iAnalyzer is a FFT based professional software to analyze the audio signals for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. After 10 years of good sales all over the world, we are glad to see that iAnalyzer has gradually become the industry standard in audio analyze field, due to it's very high quality of course. This is definitely a Must Have app for every musician or sound engineer. We also released the Mac version, you can download it from "Mac App Store". Features: -High performance software design for Real Time Analyzing(RTA) and complex graph displaying. -Works on 44K sample rate, 20~20k Hz frequency output. -FFT spectrum, Octave and 1/3 Octave result display. -Colored curve depend on the dB value. -Flex FFT size, 4K, 8K, or 16K. -Reference Pressure configurable. -2D or 3D or Mix 2D&3D display. -History result display while in 3D mode. -High precision peak frequency computation, average-error lower than 0.1%. -Auto peak frequency tracing, up to 3 peaks can be displayed simultaneously and each one be linked from text to the graph clearly. -Frequency to music scale converter, you can use iAnalyzer as a professional instrument tuner, or to test if any sound is tuneful. -Powerful synthesizer to allow you replay the audio with different speed, from 1/8 to 4x. With this feature, you can listen to your recoding very slowly. (Require iPhone 4S and later, iPad 2 and later which shipped with multiple cores processor.) -VGA output support. Sync display on your device and extern screen. (iPhone 4, iPod touch 4 and iPad required) -Current waveform display and summary waveform display. -Record at any position and red color to mark the latest recording, unlimited recording time. -Play back the recording. -Oscope Auto-Scale: Enable you to view more details for low level signal. -Snap to Peak: Find peak more easily while using measure line. -File Manager: Recording in wave format, create new files, delete exist files, etc. -Wifi Transfer and Data exporting: Download wav files with your browser, including screen shot, FFT result in txt file. -Touch in the result area to use the measure line, bordered label means where is a peak. -Move in the waveform area or touch on the bottom of the area to change the current position, iAnalyzer re-compute and update graph automatically. You can also change the position while playing. Note: -The internal mic of iPhone first generation can only works on 8K sample rate, you need head-set to achieve 44k. -Press "File" button to see the HTTP address, it is in the bottom of the window. -For more information, Please visit http://phyar.cn . How to Use: -Touch and move in the result area with one finger to use the measure line. -Touch and move in the result area with 3 fingers to rotate the 3D graph. -Touch and move in the summary waveform area to move the current position. -Tap in the scroll bar area(bottom of screen) to re-seek the current position. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://phyar.cn/pp/

About

Oscilloscope & Spectrogram

Analyze audio in real-time with detailed oscilloscope and spectrogram views. Pause, scroll, and zoom to precisely identify frequencies, notes, and sound events. Offers advanced triggering and a unique Bark-frequency scale for detailed analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time oscilloscope and spectrogram
  • Pause and scroll audio history
  • Pinch-to-zoom functionality
  • Frequency and MIDI note identification
  • Stereo and mono views
  • Trigger with lookahead
Features
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OSCILLOSCOPE & SPECTROGRAM is a powerful audio analyzer app and audio unit plugin KEY FEATURES - Run as both Audio Unit and standalone app - View up to three seconds of audio on the screen - Pause and scroll horizontally to browse back in time - Pinch to zoom in / zoom out - See both oscilloscope and spectrogram separately or overlayed together - Frequency trigger mode helps identify the precise frequency and MIDI note of sounds in the spectrogram - Stereo and mono views - Level based trigger mode has lookahead, pause, and zoom - XY mode shows stereo correlation - Automatically adjusts FFT size to fit zoom setting - Bark-frequency scale spectrogram shows nice detail at low and high frequencies - When zoomed in, the oscilloscope uses sinc upsampling to show you a close approximation of what actually outputs from your audio interface after digital to analog conversion, rather than just displaying raw audio samples. WHAT DOES THIS APP DO THAT OTHERS DO NOT? 1. Pause Button We can't emphasize enough how useful this is. You never have to worry about trying to catch short events that disappear quickly because you can watch the sounds go by slowly at a 3 second viewer scale, then just pause and scroll back if you missed something. When you get to the event you want to see you can pinch to zoom in right down to sub-sample level of detail, then zoom back out when you are done and zoom in on something else. This feature alone makes almost all other oscilloscope apps unnecessary because it means you can easily see ANYTHING that you need to see. 2. Frequency Identification Mode In frequency mode, when you touch the frequency scale on the right of the screen a blue line appears on the spectrogram. When you position the line above a specific frequency on the spectrogram, a panel on the left side of the screen displays the octave, note name, and MIDI number. You can then use the frequency timing oscilloscope to lock in on the exact pitch in cents so that you not only know which MIDI note that sound corresponds to but you know exactly how many cents sharp or flat. The ability to simultaneously see the frequency on the spectrogram and confirm it with precision on the oscilloscope allows you to quickly and easily identify musical pitches to a level of accuracy that have not seen anywhere else, not even in desktop software. 3. Trigger with Lookahead Almost every oscilloscope has a feature where it re-draws the screen each time the input signal level crosses a specified threshold. This is the main and most basic function of any oscilloscope. However, when setting the trigger at a high level to view the attack section of musical notes or drums, we miss the first part of the note. By using lookahead, this app allows you to see a few milliseconds BEFORE the trigger point so that you can see the whole sound you want to examine. 4. Carefully Designed Spectrogram In all spectrum analyzer displays, the upper end of the frequency scale is crowded, meaning that a single pixel corresponds to 10 or 20 frequencies in the frequency analysis. In many other analyzer apps one of two things occur: either 9 out of 10 frequencies in that upper range simply get ignored and disappear from the spectrogram display, or all 10 frequencies combine together to make the pixels in the upper range appear brighter than low frequency sounds of similar volume. This may seem like a technicality until you run a sine sweep or a 20 KHz tone through the analyzer and find that large sections of the input simply aren't displayed on the analyzer screen. Looking at these kinds of test signals on a spectrogram is the primary way that we test and evaluate the quality of audio effect plugins. If a spectrogram is to be of any real use as an analysis tool, it should do this right. Other spectrograms often mess up the lower frequencies too, either by making them take up too much space or by making them very pixelated. This spectrogram carefully avoids these problems.

Screenshots

iAnalyzer4 screens
Oscilloscope & Spectrogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iAnalyzer at Free against Oscilloscope & Spectrogram's $5.99. Oscilloscope & Spectrogram's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

iAnalyzer is free to download; Oscilloscope & Spectrogram costs $5.99 up front. iAnalyzer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Oscilloscope & Spectrogram asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Oscilloscope & Spectrogram holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of iAnalyzer's written reviews are positive against 70% of Oscilloscope & Spectrogram's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iAnalyzer ships an update every 5 months, Oscilloscope & Spectrogram every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iAnalyzer versus Oscilloscope & Spectrogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriAnalyzerOscilloscope & Spectrogram
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.2 (75 ratings)4.6 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.5% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings75 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer平 陈Blue Mangoo Consulting Company Limited

Customer experience

iAnalyzer

All ratings75 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral16.2%
Negative43.2%

Oscilloscope & Spectrogram

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iAnalyzer

Subscriptions2
  • iAnalyzer Pro (1 Month)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • iAnalyzer Pro (1 Year)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Oscilloscope & Spectrogram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iAnalyzer free?
iAnalyzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oscilloscope & Spectrogram free?
Oscilloscope & Spectrogram costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iAnalyzer or Oscilloscope & Spectrogram?
Oscilloscope & Spectrogram is rated higher. iAnalyzer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Oscilloscope & Spectrogram averages 4.6 from 28 ratings.
Do iAnalyzer or Oscilloscope & Spectrogram have ads?
Neither iAnalyzer nor Oscilloscope & Spectrogram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iAnalyzer or Oscilloscope & Spectrogram?
iAnalyzer ships an update every 5 months, and Oscilloscope & Spectrogram every 4 days. Most recently, iAnalyzer was updated on September 24, 2026 and Oscilloscope & Spectrogram on September 17, 2026.

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