Comparison

Lambda vs Lambda Shield

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

Head to head
About

Lambda

This app helps musicians and sound engineers convert between musical notes, frequencies, and wavelengths. It features a dynamic fader, built-in oscillator, and frequency tracker with waveform display. Customize tuning standards and speed of sound for precise audio analysis.

Highlights
  • Convert notes, frequencies, wavelengths
  • Dynamic fader for real-time adjustment
  • Built-in oscillator with waveform
  • Frequency tracker with waveform
  • Customizable tuning standards
  • Adjustable speed of sound
  • Share data via standard methods
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Musicians and Sound Engineers. Musical Notes and Frequencies and Wavelengths. Now there's an app from dgApps to convert between them all. The app features a sliding fader to dynamically change frequency, wavelength and musical note, with locks to step through standard third octave frequencies or whole musical notes. There's a built in oscillator so you can hear the frequency, and a frequency tracker so the app can tell you the frequency. Both the oscillator and the frequency tracker display the audio waveform. A settings section allows for different tuning standards, and variations in the speed of sound. Lambda can also receive calculated Speed of Sound in Air values from another dgApps app, Cair. Lambda is now a universal app, equally at home on an iPhone as on an iPad. In Split Mode on an iPad device, side by side with Cair, the calculated Speed of Sound in Air is passed in real time to the Lambda app. Lambda allows you to share frequency/wavelength/note data via all the usual sharing methods.

About

Lambda Shield

Features
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Connect wirelessly to your Lambda Shield for Arduino®. Display real time data from your wideband O₂ sensor such as lambda, air fuel ratio and oxygen content. Requires iOS 13 and iPhone 6 or newer.

Screenshots

Lambda4 screens
Lambda Shield3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lambda Shield at Free against Lambda's $2.99. Lambda Shield also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On 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

Lambda Shield is free to download; Lambda costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lambda versus Lambda Shield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLambdaLambda Shield
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 54 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdgAppsBylund Automotive AB

In-app purchases

None

Lambda

No in-app purchases

None

Lambda Shield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lambda free?
Lambda costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lambda Shield free?
Lambda Shield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lambda or Lambda Shield have ads?
Neither Lambda nor Lambda Shield shows ads.

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