Spike Recorder vs Harvard College SOCO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spike Recorder
Explore neuroscience with this app, allowing you to view, hear, record, and analyze neural signals from neurons and muscles. It provides tools for students of all ages to conduct hands-on electrophysiology experiments and understand brain communication.
- View neural signals
- Hear neural signals
- Record neural data
- Analyze neural spike trains
- Measure reaction times
- Calculate neuroscience statistics
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Spike Recorder brings hands-on neuroscience recording and analysis to students, educators and researchers. Use compatible Backyard Brains hardware to explore electrical signals from nerves and muscles. Record signals from multiple channels, save recordings, and open them for playback and analysis. Use the Signal, Spike, Events and Spectrum workspaces to examine your data. Measure spike counts and rates for each selected spike train, or compare average power in frequency bands such as alpha. Create named events with colors and keyboard shortcuts. Mark events with on-screen buttons while recording, and keep their names visible on the signal. Adjust channel types, names, colors and filters to suit your experiment. Browse saved recordings with waveform previews, then open, rename or share a recording. New NWB recordings preserve supported channel settings, spike selections, event details and each screen’s scales. Hardware compatibility and connection options vary by device. Explore Backyard Brains experiment kits and learning resources at https://backyardbrains.com.
Harvard College SOCO
Discover and join over 500 student organizations at Harvard College. Browse campus events, connect with fellow students, and find your community outside of academic life.
- Explore 500+ student organizations
- Browse and attend campus events
- Connect with other students
- Find your community
- Stay involved on campus
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Welcome to SOCO, the new student engagement app of Harvard College! Here you can explore our 500+ student organization and find your community outside of the classroom. SOCO allows you to browse and attend events around campus, connect with other students, and much more! Download the app today to stay involved!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spike Recorder at 3.4 against Harvard College SOCO's 2.5. Spike Recorder also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). Harvard College SOCO's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spike Recorder holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Spike Recorder's written reviews are positive against 33% of Harvard College SOCO's.
Spike Recorder ships an update every 4 months, Harvard College SOCO every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Spike Recorder | Harvard College SOCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (17 ratings) — better | 2.5 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Backyard Brains | Harvard University |
Customer experience
Spike Recorder
Harvard College SOCO
In-app purchases
Spike Recorder
No in-app purchases
Harvard College SOCO
No in-app purchases
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