Comparison

Sonance vs Working Fire

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Working Fire

Experience a realistic fireworks simulation with stunning particle animations and immersive sound effects. Rotate and adjust the scene, or activate stereo mode for a spatial experience. Enjoy a peaceful, ad-free visual spectacle.

Highlights
  • Particle animation fireworks
  • Adjustable scene rotation
  • Immersive sound effects
  • Stereo mode for spatial audio
  • Auto mode for passive viewing
Features
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This app is a fireworks simulation based on particle animation. You can rotate and adjust the scene as you like. Great sound effects accompany and intensify your experience, if you want it. When you turn your device into the horizontal position, you activate the stereo mode, which takes you into a spatial world that you have never experienced before. Lean back, activate the auto mode, dream and be amazed. As always, this app has no in-app purchases or annoying advertising, so that you receive a beautiful product. We wish you a lot of fun and joy with this app.

Screenshots

Sonance4 screens
Working Fire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Working Fire at 100% against Sonance's 18%. Working Fire also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (50 vs 5). Sonance's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 66 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Sonance costs $0.59 and Working Fire $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Working Fire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Working Fire has 50 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Sonance's written reviews are positive against 100% of Working Fire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonance ships an update every 7 months, Working Fire every 66 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sonance versus Working Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonanceWorking Fire
Price$0.59$0.49 — better
Rating1.6 (5 ratings)4.7 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings550 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 66 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRare Works, LLCPhilippe Zay

Customer experience

Sonance

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative78.8%

Working Fire

All ratings50 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sonance

No in-app purchases

None

Working Fire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonance free?
Sonance costs $0.59, with no in-app purchases.
Is Working Fire free?
Working Fire costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sonance or Working Fire?
Working Fire is rated higher. Sonance averages 1.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Working Fire averages 4.7 from 50 ratings.
Do Sonance or Working Fire have ads?
Neither Sonance nor Working Fire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonance or Working Fire?
Sonance ships an update every 7 months, and Working Fire every 66 months. Most recently, Sonance was updated on September 22, 2026 and Working Fire on September 21, 2026.

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