Comparison

Loughborough Wave Lab vs Stochastic Signal Processing

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Virtual pond and ripple tank
  • Sinusoidal pulse generation
  • Waveguide simulation
  • Young's Double Slit experiment
  • Custom simulation mode
  • Educator-authored simulation uploads
Features
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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)

About

Stochastic Signal Processing

Explore the processing of random signals like speech, music, and climate data. This interactive textbook offers dynamic information, films, animations, and 59 real-time laboratory experiments using your device's camera and microphone. It's designed for those with prior signal processing and probability theory knowledge.

Highlights
  • Interactive textbook format
  • Dynamic information display
  • Films and animations
  • 59 laboratory experiments
  • Real-time signal processing
  • Homework problems
Features
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Speech, music, seismic vibrations, oil prices, and climate measurements are all examples of stochastic (random) signals. In this textbook—intended for individuals with prior training in introductory signal processing and introductory probability theory—we develop techniques to process such signals to extract useful information. We present case studies ranging from music to photographic images to oil prices to climate data to the motion of individual biomolecules. This textbook, as an interactive textbook ("iBook"), makes use of your device's ability to display dynamic information through films and animations and to hear the results of the techniques applied to music. At the end of every chapter there are homework problems ranging from easy to "olympic". We make use of your device's interactive capabilities to offer 59 laboratory experiments in signal processing. The experiments use the camera, the microphone, the speakers, and the graphical user interface. These experiments are not simulations; they are examples of real digital processing of signals in your device. In this time of at-home and online learning, this is the way to learn signal processing through study and experimentation.

Screenshots

Loughborough Wave Lab4 screens
Stochastic Signal Processing4 screens

Verdict

The call

Loughborough Wave Lab and Stochastic Signal Processing both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Loughborough Wave Lab's written reviews are positive against 67% of Stochastic Signal Processing's. Loughborough Wave Lab also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Stochastic Signal Processing's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Loughborough Wave Lab against 4.7 for Stochastic Signal Processing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Loughborough Wave Lab's written reviews are positive against 67% of Stochastic Signal Processing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loughborough Wave Lab ships an update every 3 months, Stochastic Signal Processing every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Loughborough Wave Lab versus Stochastic Signal Processing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoughborough Wave LabStochastic Signal Processing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel BrowneIan Young

Customer experience

Loughborough Wave Lab

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Stochastic Signal Processing

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Loughborough Wave Lab

No in-app purchases

None

Stochastic Signal Processing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loughborough Wave Lab free?
Loughborough Wave Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stochastic Signal Processing free?
Stochastic Signal Processing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loughborough Wave Lab or Stochastic Signal Processing?
Stochastic Signal Processing is rated higher. Loughborough Wave Lab averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Stochastic Signal Processing averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Loughborough Wave Lab or Stochastic Signal Processing have ads?
Neither Loughborough Wave Lab nor Stochastic Signal Processing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loughborough Wave Lab or Stochastic Signal Processing?
Loughborough Wave Lab ships an update every 3 months, and Stochastic Signal Processing every 5 weeks. Most recently, Loughborough Wave Lab was updated on November 1, 2026 and Stochastic Signal Processing on November 2, 2026.

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