Loughborough Wave Lab vs KORG GEC5 Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loughborough Wave Lab
This educational app helps students grasp electromagnetic wave concepts through interactive simulations. It features a virtual ripple tank, waveguide simulator, and Young's Double Slit experiment. Educators can create custom simulations for an enhanced learning experience.
- Virtual pond and ripple tank
- Sinusoidal pulse generation
- Waveguide simulation
- Young's Double Slit experiment
- Custom simulation mode
- Educator-authored simulation uploads
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Loughborough Wave Lab is an educational learning app designed to aid students in their understanding of electromagnetic wave concepts in an engaging and entertaining way! Features include: • Virtual pond • Persistent Sinusoidal Pulses • Virtual Ripple Tank • Waveguide Simulator • Young's Double Slit Experiment • Custom Simulation Mode Loughborough Wave Lab is intended to accompany teaching on Electromagnetic phenomena and to provide students with an interactive way of seeing these principles in action! Educators can now author their own custom simulation files, upload them to a web server and then have Loughborough Wave Lab execute the simulations using a WiFi or cellular data connection to download the configurations and display them to the user. This uses the new, open-source configuration standard CEML which has been introduced by the developer (available at www.github.com/danielrbrowne/CEML)
KORG GEC5 Controller
This software provides a comprehensive system for group instruction in music, language, or technology labs. It offers flexible modes for lectures, individual practice with teacher eavesdropping, and collaborative group work, enhancing classroom efficiency and engagement.
- Multiple practice and instruction modes
- Fully-digital stereo sound
- Intuitive software user interface
- Flexible audio routing
- Open curriculum compatibility
- Lecture, Practice, and Group modes
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GEC5 Lab System Controller The Korg Group Education Controller (GEC5) represents the most advanced system in group instruction technology. With an intuitive, easy-to-use software user interface, multiple practice and instruction modes, fully-digital stereo sound - the Korg GEC5 Lab System will take any music, language or technology lab to a new level of high efficiency and create a superior classroom experience. The advanced, yet easy-to-use audio routing in the GEC5 is compatible with any digital audio signal, so get creative and build a room with any combination of electronic instruments including digital pianos, guitars, synthesizers, and even MIDI-controlled software instruments. Want to do even more? Integrate computers with your lab and take learning to a new level of excitement and capability. Unlike other systems, the Korg GEC5 is completely open and allows you to use any curriculum that suits your classroom best. The sky is the limit! For over 20 years Korg has worked extensively with educators all over the world with overwhelming success in thousands of music, language and technology labs. This expertise in educational technology has led to the development of the Korg GEC5 Lab System - the most user-friendly, flexible and powerful lab control system available. Software Control Application MULTIPLE MODES MEAN FLEXIBILITY There are three main modes of GEC5 operation. Each of these can be selected within the software interface at the teacher’s station: Lecture Mode: Present material and instruction in a lecture format. All students hear the teacher’s microphone and instrument or computer allowing for a captive and quiet audience. - Tap the Student Instrument/Student Stations button and allow the students to play along. - Tap and hold to exclude a student from the lecture for independent work. - Double tap to bring a student into the lecture for comments or questions. Practice Mode: Practice mode is used when the students are working independently. Each student hears only his or her own instrument or computer. In Practice Mode, the teacher has the option of “eavesdropping” on the student and initiating 2 way communication with the student for individualized instruction. - Double-tap to eavesdrop, double-tap again to talk - Tap All Call to call attention to the group - Single tap to clear eavesdrop - Performance Mode allows the teacher to hear all of the students and their instruments at the same time while each student can only hear themselves, their instrument and the teacher’s audio. Group Mode: This mode is used when students are working together in groups (two or more student workstations in any conceivable configuration). Each student in a group can hear his or her own instrument as well as the instruments or computer and microphone of the other members of their group. - Tap and hold to select students to put in a group, then select New Group - Recall Auto Group Presets - Make your own custom presets for each class *This app must be used with the GEC5 hardware system available from an authorized Korg Dealer. http://www.korg.com/us/products/audio/gec5/index.php
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Loughborough Wave Lab at 80% against KORG GEC5 Controller's 25%. Loughborough Wave Lab also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months) and device support (3 vs 1). KORG GEC5 Controller's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KORG GEC5 Controller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Loughborough Wave Lab's written reviews are positive against 25% of KORG GEC5 Controller's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Loughborough Wave Lab ships an update every 3 months, KORG GEC5 Controller every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loughborough Wave Lab | KORG GEC5 Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Browne | KORG INC. |
Customer experience
Loughborough Wave Lab
KORG GEC5 Controller
In-app purchases
Loughborough Wave Lab
No in-app purchases
KORG GEC5 Controller
No in-app purchases
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