Pattern Generator vs Qalculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pattern Generator
Create custom test patterns for various resolutions and display types, including grids, color bars, and specialized formats. Easily share your generated patterns via messaging, email, or AirDrop.
- Create test patterns
- Multiple pattern types (grids, color bars, etc.)
- Supports various resolutions
- Share patterns via message, mail, AirDrop
- Wide screen patterns
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Pattern Generator, allows you to create test patterns that in any resolution. Patterns available: Blendind (for wide screen). LED wall. Grid with or without circles. Spyder. 75% Color Bar 100% color bars. Horizontal 75% Color Bar. Horizontal Color Bar 100%. SMPTE color bar. Horizontal grayscale. You can send your pattern by message, mail or share with AirDrop.
Qalculator
This app provides specialized calculation tools for media professionals in film, TV, theatre, and events. It offers utilities for lighting, projection, cameras, audio, and more, simplifying complex industry tasks.
- Lighting beam calculations
- Projection tools
- Camera distance and focal length calculations
- Audio delay and phase offset calculations
- Display size and bandwidth calculations
- Tap BPM and DIP switch utilities
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Qalculator is a convenient tool for media professionals. Qalculator offers a variety of different calculation tools and utilities all of which are made for tasks often performed within the Film-/TV-, Theatre- and Event Industry. This includes: - Lighting Beam Calculation - Projection Tools - Camera Tools - Audio Tools - Tap BPM - Display Size - DIP Switches - Bandwidth Calculation - Frames To Time This app is designed for professionals such as Sound Engineers, Audio Technicians, Lighting Designers, Lighting Technicians, Lighting Operators, Video Engineers, Video Technicians, Camera Men, Camera Technicians and many more. How big will the projected image be if I use a lens factor of 1,5:1 and have my projector at 32' 5" distance from the screen? Qalculator will help! Want to know which focal length you need to get a close up shot? Qalculator assists you. Ever wanted to know how wide a 103" Screen is? Qalculator delivers the solution at your fingertip. Feedback and feature requests are very welcome! Qalculator does: - Lighting beam diameter calculation - Lighting beam object distance calculation - Video projector image size calculation - Video projection lens factor for given image size and projection distance - Video projection distance for given image size and lens factor - Video projection approximate brightness calculation (lux/fc) - Camera distance for given focal length and field of view - Camera focal length for given distance and field of view - Camera field of view for given object distance and focal length - Camera chip size selector for a variety of different chip sizes - Audio delay time for given distance with respect to temperature - Audio wavelengths and travel times for given frequency with respect to temperature - Audio find phase offset and delay for instance for bass speaker arrays - Display Size calculates the complete dimensions for diagonal screen sizes - Tap BPM tap to calculate the average beats per minute - DIP Switches for DMX addressing of DIP switch based devices - DIP Switch offset to step through the DMX address fixture per fixture - Transfer time calculation for a given file size and bandwidth … and more.
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Verdict
Pattern Generator and Qalculator both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Qalculator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pattern Generator's. Qalculator also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 19 months) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Pattern Generator's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On rating, 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
Pattern Generator costs $4.99 and Qalculator $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pattern Generator against 5.0 for Qalculator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qalculator has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Pattern Generator's written reviews are positive against 90% of Qalculator's.
Pattern Generator ships an update every 19 months, Qalculator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pattern Generator | Qalculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | piXap | QConcept GmbH & Co. KG |
Customer experience
Pattern Generator
Qalculator
In-app purchases
Pattern Generator
No in-app purchases
Qalculator
No in-app purchases
