Sonance vs Indigenous TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonance
This app plays music from your device and provides dynamic audio visualizations, including waveforms and spectrum analysis. It also functions as a decibel meter and offers an in-car interface with large controls for safe operation while driving.
- Plays local music files
- Audio spectrum visualizations
- Decibel meter (dB FS & dB SPL)
- In-car user interface
- Microphone audio visualization
- Customizable settings
- AirPlay and Mirroring support
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Sonance is a music player, an audio spectrum analyzer, and a decibel meter — see the beat! Sonance plays music that's on your device, and displays waveform and audio spectrum visualizations, plus power level meters, in real time. Sonance has an in-car interface with large buttons and swipe gestures to move between songs. It's easy to use while driving, since it doesn't require much focus to make a desired change — yet it also has entertaining visualizations to enhance the musical experience when you do have a moment to look. Sonance includes an easy-to-use shuffle mode, plus the ability to repeat one song or a queue of chosen songs. A variety of settings let you personalize startup behavior, the user interface, and the visualizer. The visualizer has a full-screen mode with extensive customization via pinch and swipe gestures. Sonance also works great with AirPlay, and the visualizers look great when mirroring your device. MICROPHONE VISUALIZATION Sonance can also visualize input from the microphone — have fun with sound! It analyzes audio from the built-in microphone or an attached external microphone, and displays both the raw input signal and the "frequency bars" produced by spectrum analysis. The input signal appears in the lower view as a waveform; the spectrum appears in the upper view as bars showing the strength of each frequency in the signal. Frequencies range from 0 Hz to 24,000 Hz (24K) — the range of the iPhone and iPad microphone, and roughly the range of human hearing. DECIBEL METER Levels are shown in two metrics. Recorded audio is shown as dB FS (Full Scale), from -120 dB to 0 dB, where 0 dB is the highest possible level. Audio from the internal or an external attached microphone is shown as dB SPL (Sound Pressure Level), from 0 dB to 100 dB. For reference, 120 dB can cause pain, and 140 dB can cause damage. GESTURES Use horizontal and vertical pinches on either display to zoom in and out of the visualization. On the Spectrum display, slide to move the display left and right, letting you see specific frequencies in detail. Pinches are cumulative, so keep pinching! The settings panel lets you reset the app to its defaults at any time, so go ahead and explore sound.
Indigenous TV
This app provides live streaming of a unique television channel dedicated to the diverse languages and cultures of Nepal. It aims to amplify marginalized voices, preserve traditions, and foster unity through interactive programming.
- Live TV streaming
- Diverse language programming
- Cultural preservation
- Community connection
- Interactive programs
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Indigenous Television is Nepal's (in fact South Asia's) first and only national-level indigenous community television. Launched on August 9, 2016, Indigenous Television is the only TV channel in Nepal which produces and broadcasts programs in diverse languages being spoken in the country. Founded by a group of indigenous journalists, it strives to amplify the voices of voiceless and marginalized communities, preserve and promote their languages, cultural practices, indigenous skills, knowledge and wisdoms, facilitate dialogue, exchange of information and stories, support to understand constitutional, fundamental and human rights, also does foster unity to address common concerns through interactive programs and greater exchange of views. We believe that the app doesn't only enable users to watch live streaming, but also get connected from across the globe through mobile devices and share this app to their near and dear ones. More features will be added in the near future to help viewers to stay close to Indigenous Television and to stay in touch with their community. The Indigenous TV App is a joint initiative of Indigenous Television and New IT Venture Corp.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Indigenous TV at Free against Sonance's $0.59. Indigenous TV also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Indigenous TV is free to download; Sonance costs $0.59 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Indigenous TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Sonance ships an update every 7 months, Indigenous TV every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonance | Indigenous TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.59 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rare Works, LLC | NEW IT VENTURE CORPORATION |
Customer experience
Sonance
Indigenous TV
In-app purchases
Sonance
No in-app purchases
Indigenous TV
No in-app purchases









