Comparison

Music Spectrograph vs MicSwap MultiTrack Pro

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

Head to head
About

Music Spectrograph

Visually reverse engineer sound and music in real-time with a live MIDI piano roll displaying pitch and frequency. Slow down or stop audio to analyze musical patterns, aiding in music transcription and learning.

Highlights
  • Real-time MIDI piano roll
  • Pitch and frequency visualization
  • Slow down and stop audio
  • Music transcription aid
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Color-coded pitch graph
Features
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Music Spectrograph allows you to visually reverse engineer sound and music, in real-time. See a live MIDI piano roll showing pitch and frequency. When playing music files, you can slow down, and even stop sound in time. Music Spectrograph is being using in college music programs to aid in learning music transcription. The Hotpaw Music Spectrograph presents a high-resolution scrolling spectrogram as you listen, so that you can see these patterns in sound and music, as well as how sound corresponds to notes on a piano keyboard. This piano alignment makes it far easier to spot which frequencies in sounds correspond to which musical notes. Features include: - 12th-octave MIDI-pitch-centered spectrograph (also called a sonogram) - Usable with live audio, tunes from your iOS device's music library, or a file downloaded via a URL (web address) - Records up to a 4 minute spectrograph history you can stop, scroll back and review - Slow Down music files by up to 8X, or speed music up by 3X to skip sections faster - Stop music in time, and still hear the music frequencies present via re-synthesis (scroll back a little in time to bring up the ReSynth switch). - Play tunes in mono, left or right channel only, or with center-panned vocals reduced - Color the pitch graph to see if notes are in-tune or out-of-tune - Color the spectrograph for loudness, or graph in black-and-white or with Pastel colors - Mid-pitch filtering to remove some of the higher overtones Use the Input? button to select a tune from your library (DRM protected iTunes files not supported). Use the Gear button to select among several viewing modes. There's a volume control to manually set the sensitivity threshold. Stop playing or recording to scroll back and review or resynthesize sound. Touch the keyboard during resynthesis to isolate one note. For many musical sounds, this app will show you many overtones and harmonics, not just the fundamental pitch of notes. Some musical experience is required to tell musical notes from their overtones and harmonic frequencies.

About

MicSwap MultiTrack Pro

Record, mix, and master podcasts and music with a portable studio. Apply diverse microphone emulations, reverb, and pan settings to individual tracks for professional sound. Collaborate remotely and export projects in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Multitrack recording
  • 20 microphone emulations
  • Per-track reverb and panning
  • Remote collaboration
  • Multiple export formats
  • Live monitoring
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MicSwap MultiTrack is the ultimate recording app to bring your podcasts and music to life. Easy to use and boasting an intuitive design, it's like having a powerful recording studio in your pocket. Text or email your projects to friends and have them collaborate remotely! **Mic Modeling:** Transform your recordings with an impressive array of meticulously crafted microphone models. Breathe life into your voice and instruments, from the vintage warmth of classics to the precision of modern studio marvels. Because you can assign different mic sounds, pan and reverb on each track, you'll get great separation between each instrument or voice making a standout recording. Mix down your project and send it directly to AudioMaster for instant audio mastering. HOW IT WORKS: • Record a track with the built-in mic or an external mic or audio interface. • Import backing tracks or beats and record on top of them. • Adjust the input gain for each new recording to get a clean sound. • Give each track its own microphone sound, reverb, delay volume and pan. • Mix down all tracks into a stereo or mono audio file. • Save or Share the recording directly from your device. • Record in Wav or M4a format. • Create Reels or Static Videos • Export as Many File Formats FEATURES • Record with different microphone emulations for different sounds • Change the sound of pre-existing audio • Adjust the gain (input) of any microphone • Add reverb, change mics, pan or volume of each track • Enable / disable live monitoring • AudioCopy enabled • Descriptions of each mic & studio (tap on each mic) • Share your recordings anywhere 20 MICROPHONES MODELED • Shure SM7b (Podcasting) • Rode NTG3 (Boom Mic) • Shure SM58 • RCA 77 • Sony Lavalier • Cos Lavalier • SmartLav • Audio-Technica AT8024 • Megaphone • Amperite SR80 • Neumann U47 • Neumann U87 • Neumann KM140 • Neumann CMV563 • AKG 414 • AKG C12VR • Royer Ribbon R121 • Old Timey Radio Mic • Ribbon Fathead 1 • Ribbon Fathead 2 Also by Future Moments: Video Audio Splitter MS Remix Remix the Audio of Your Video MicSwap Remix AI Audio Stem Separator Crystal Audio AI Audio Cleanup Magic MAIVE Ai Video Generator VideoVerb Add reverb to your videos Hear Boost Get super hearing & recording powers MicSwap Mic Modeler & Recorder MicSwap MultiTrack Multitrack mic modeler & recorder MicSwap Video Edit video audio with mic models & fx MicSwap Camera The best sounding video camera AudioFix Denoise & clean the sound of your video VideoMaster Instant audio post-production for videos AudioVerb Add reverb & delay to your audio AudioMaster Audio mastering for podcasts & music Volume Booster Easily boost the sound of your audio or video Use for Podcasting, Music Creation, Voiceover, Memos, Ideas, Songwriting, Singing, Karaoke, etc MicSwap MultiTrack is a highly intuitive tool that simulates a real studio environment. It's a mic locker and recording studio in your pocket. Record and filter new or pre-existing audio. Serious audio engineers, musicians, recording hobbyists, podcasters etc, come give it a try! For an optimal audio experience, please use headphones. SHARE & SYNC iCloud, Facebook, SoundCloud, Twitter, SMS, Email, Dropbox, Google Drive, Airdrop etc… Terms of Use: https://future-moments.com/termsandprivacy Privacy Policy https://future-moments.com/termsandprivacy#privacy

Screenshots

Music Spectrograph2 screens
MicSwap MultiTrack Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MicSwap MultiTrack Pro at 100% against Music Spectrograph's 50%. MicSwap MultiTrack Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). Music Spectrograph's advantage is price ($9.99 vs $99.99) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). On update cadence, 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

Music Spectrograph costs $9.99 and MicSwap MultiTrack Pro $99.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MicSwap MultiTrack Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MicSwap MultiTrack Pro has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Music Spectrograph's written reviews are positive against 100% of MicSwap MultiTrack Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Spectrograph ships an update every 6 weeks, MicSwap MultiTrack Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Music Spectrograph versus MicSwap MultiTrack Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic SpectrographMicSwap MultiTrack Pro
Price$9.99 — better$99.99
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)4.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings420 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotPaw ProductionsFuture Moments

Customer experience

Music Spectrograph

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

MicSwap MultiTrack Pro

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Music Spectrograph

No in-app purchases

None

MicSwap MultiTrack Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Spectrograph free?
Music Spectrograph costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MicSwap MultiTrack Pro free?
MicSwap MultiTrack Pro costs $99.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Music Spectrograph or MicSwap MultiTrack Pro?
MicSwap MultiTrack Pro is rated higher. Music Spectrograph averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MicSwap MultiTrack Pro averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Music Spectrograph or MicSwap MultiTrack Pro have ads?
Neither Music Spectrograph nor MicSwap MultiTrack Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Spectrograph or MicSwap MultiTrack Pro?
Music Spectrograph ships an update every 6 weeks, and MicSwap MultiTrack Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Music Spectrograph was updated on November 10, 2026 and MicSwap MultiTrack Pro on November 12, 2026.

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