Comparison

LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer vs Spectra

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

Head to head
About

LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer

Visualize surrounding sounds with dynamic, colorful graphics that react to music and speech. This app uses your device's microphone to display fluid animations, offering various visualizers and color themes for an engaging audio experience.

Highlights
  • Visualize surrounding sounds
  • Fluid, colorful graphics
  • Bounce to the beat
  • Multiple visualizers
  • Multiple color themes
  • Automatic gain correction
  • Microphone sensitivity control
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***** "Great job with this one guys, I'm a DJ and I run this app in my booth, the chicks dig it." - VegasMC LED Audio Spectrum uses your iPhone or iPad microphone to visualize sound through fluid, colorful graphics that bounce to the beat! Now you can actually "see" any surrounding sound such as speech, music, singing and more. The app comes with a handful of simple, yet outstandingly implemented visualizers and each has multiple color themes to choose from. Feature Highlights: ● High-speed sampling for fluid, responsive graphics ● Multiple color themes to choose from ● Automatic gain correction for loud environments ● Microphone sensitivity level control ***** "If you liked the cool graphic equalizer on your super-old stereo, this is for you!" ***** "If you're an audiophile, musician, DJ, or simply an appreciator of music, this app is definitely worth it!" ***** "Set your iDevice down near the speakers at any party and you have a great visual add for your guests!" ***** "Looks great in your car - just attach it to the dashboard and have a graphic EQ display like older radios had in the 90's!"

About

Spectra

Experience music visually with real-time audio spectrum analysis. Customize backgrounds, logos, and visualizer elements to create stunning animations. Export your creations in high resolution for sharing.

Highlights
  • Real-time 60fps audio visualization
  • Video export up to 4k 60fps
  • Customizable background images and presets
  • Logo image import
  • Extensive visualizer and particle customization
  • Import audio via share sheet
Features
Currently charting
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Enjoy music at a deeper level with realtime visualization! Spectra is a lightweight music & audio visualizer app that allows you to select and visualize audio in realtime, right on your phone or mac. Want to export your visualization? We have you covered. Simply click the "Create Video" button from within the app. No longer do you need expensive software to create those beautiful animations you've seen on the internet. Want to customize the background image or put a logo in the center? We made that available as well. In fact, you can customize just about all aspects of the visualizer. You can even import audio files from apps like iMessage or Mail using the share sheet. We want to keep improving the app so If you have any suggestions, be sure to leave a review and tell us what feature you're missing! The features: • Amazing, 60fps realtime visualization for any audio file or iTunes music (not Apple Music) song • Video exporting of your audio visualization (4k at 60fps) • Custom background image • Background presets • Background effects • Custom logo image • Visualizer customization • Particle customization • Video export settings • Video animation options • Presets • More to come!!! Here's how it works: The sound we hear is made up of many frequencies. The visualizer decomposes the audio input into its frequencies and displays the lower frequencies at the top/left of the audio spectrum and the higher frequencies at the bottom/right of the spectrum. This can create some cool-looking shapes that all correspond to the currently-playing audio track! Whether you're a producer that wants to see the frequency range of their song, an audiophile, or someone who wants to take a deeper look into their music, this app is definitely for you.

Screenshots

LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer4 screens
Spectra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spectra at fortnightly against LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer's every 3 months. Spectra also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 24) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer costs $4.99 and Spectra $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spectra holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spectra has 1.5K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer's written reviews are positive against 65% of Spectra's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer ships an update every 3 months, Spectra fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer versus Spectra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLED Audio Spectrum VisualizerSpectra
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.3 (24 ratings)4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.4% of reviews65.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings241.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#51 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperONYX AppsSpectre Software Inc.

Customer experience

LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer

All ratings23 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral12.9%
Negative26.7%

Spectra

All ratings1,529 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews295 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative26.1%

Bugs and requests

LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cuts off Bluetooth audio when app is opened
  • Microphone sensitivity issues causing false triggers
  • Compatibility problems with older iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Bluetooth/USB audio support
  • Allow playing music from device library
  • Provide more visualization options and customization
  • Implement AirPlay support

Spectra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer

No in-app purchases

None

Spectra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer free?
LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spectra free?
Spectra costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer or Spectra?
Spectra is rated higher. LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Spectra averages 4.6 from 1.5K ratings.
Do LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer or Spectra have ads?
Neither LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer nor Spectra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer or Spectra?
LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer ships an update every 3 months, and Spectra fortnightly. Most recently, LED Audio Spectrum Visualizer was updated on October 23, 2026 and Spectra on October 22, 2026.

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