Comparison

iDensity vs FieldScaper

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

Head to head
About

iDensity

This app offers real-time asynchronous sound file granulation, enabling users to create a wide array of audio effects. It provides tools for time/pitch manipulation, texture generation, buffer recording, and complex sound exploration. Designed for musicians and sound designers, it offers flexibility for live performance, studio composition, and on-the-go sound design.

Highlights
  • Real-time sound granulation
  • Time/pitch shifting and jittering
  • Texture generation
  • Buffer recording and manipulation
  • Scrub pad exploration
  • Dynamic envelope shaping
  • Audio Unit (AUv3) support
Features
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iDensity is rated as a Killer App by Apps4iDevices. iDensity is a new real-time software designed for asynchronous sound file granulation, a genuine granular playground able to generate a wide range of usual and not so usual effects: time/pitch shifting, time/pitch jittering, intricate textures, grain fountain/pulverizer, recording and manipulation of buffers, complex scrub pad exploration, dynamic envelope shape and many more. iDensity for iPad will give you all the basic and advanced tools you need to manipulate sound in subtle and surprising ways. All these features are packed in an optimized, user-friendly, visually sharp interface that is easy to access when fast-improvising live, composing in a studio, or sound designing at home and on the go! You will have the power, freedom, and flexibility to create like never before – on your iPad! Control and shape grains, anytime, anywhere with Density for iPad. + Six Granular Streams + Six Remote Audio Units Host support + Full Instr and FX AudioUnit (AUv3) support + High Density Granulation + Sampled and Live granulation + In-Stream Echo and RM post Fx + Multichannels Audiobus Inter-App Audio support + MIDI, Virtual Midi and Network + Sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox AudioCopy etc... + Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad + Post Fx chain: Parametric and High Shelf Filters, Classic Reverb and Dynamics Processor + Scrub Recording and playback + etc.

About

FieldScaper

Record, edit, and transform environmental audio into unique soundscapes and textures. This app combines a field recorder with a sound warp engine, offering dynamic presets and real-time effects. It supports MIDI control for live performance and integration with other audio apps.

Highlights
  • Advanced field recorder
  • Sound warp engine
  • Dynamic presets
  • Sample editor
  • Real-time effects
  • MIDI control
  • Inter-App Audio/Audiobus support
Features
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Advanced field recorder combined with a sound warp engine and a collection of ready to use dynamic presets for iPad and iPhone. Discover new ways to create and construct unusual and exciting sounds from any environmental audio recordings or samples recorded from other apps through Inter-App audio or Audiobus. The main advantage is that you can record and modify samples along the way within the single app. You can record sounds and noises, delete unwanted parts and then use presets to give a whole new sounding or create spectacular soundscapes and textures to use them as loops in this app. And even use FieldScaper as effect in real time with other apps or external input. The FieldScaper consists of two main parts. The first part is the field recorder with special options for different ways of record environmental sound from microphone or record other sound sources. With the sample editor you can cut or split the source sample for more convenient use. The second part is the scaper sound engine that with using dynamic presets can easily transform the most ordinary sounds into something absolutely different. These parts connect with each other into one whole but you can use recorder or scaper independently. The FieldScaper supports complete MIDI control for all faders, knobs and many buttons. You can change the parameters of oscillators, filters, delays and mixer by using any external MIDI controller or MIDI apps like sequencers. With the MIDI controllers this app becomes very comfortable to use at live performance. Field recorder: - Auto start record when input signal appears. - Auto stop record when signal below threshold or by time. - Record series of samples by a signal presence. - Recorder timer in seconds or measure (sync with BPM). - Input signal monitor with different modes. - Automatic gain control, cut off input filters and noise gate. - Advanced sample editor (delete, trim, split, cut, copy, paste, undo). - Filter and normalizer for recorded sample. Scaper sound engine: - Loop based mode for processing input in real time as effect. - Three sample-based oscillators, each with set of effects. - Low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, band-stop filters with resonance. - Two range delay with smooth time change and additional modes. - Advanced spatial mixer / reverb with changing of side and distance. - Three-band parametric equalizer for each oscillator. - Wide range changing of oscillator speed with option of reverse. - Distortion effect based on breaking addressing of samples (like on circuit bending). - Complex effect contains lofi, overload, noise, ringmod, flanger, phaser. - Step sequencer can control selected parameter and envelope generator (ADSR). - Individual or group of LFO for each effect with additional modes and BPM sync. - The "Main effect" function for control several parameters simultaneously. Additional features: - More 50 predefined presets with wide range of effects. - Scenes for storing and loading all operation parameters. - Pack the scene and all its samples and presets to single file. - Convenient file manager with groups of files by name or date. - Access samples and records via standard iOS app "Files". - Complete MIDI control for all faders, knobs and other modes. - Adaptive UI for portrait and landscape orientation. - Different color schemes available for UI. - Detailed application description (built-in and PDF file). - Inter-App audio compatible (with transport and BPM controls). - Supports Audiobus 3 with "State Saving" and MIDI features. - Supports Ableton Link with start / stop sync. Requirements: Third generation of iPad or fifth generation of iPhone and higher is required. You can find more details about FieldScaper on the website: https://motion-soundscape.blogspot.com Overview and demo: https://youtu.be/n9nQRN6xWGo https://youtu.be/cCr5UPkdMY0 https://youtu.be/Kp88NkJpy2M

Screenshots

iDensity4 screens
FieldScaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iDensity at monthly against FieldScaper's every 2 months. FieldScaper's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

iDensity costs $9.99 and FieldScaper $9.99 up front. 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 — 4.9 for iDensity against 4.9 for FieldScaper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 74 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of iDensity's written reviews are positive against 90% of FieldScaper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDensity ships an update monthly, FieldScaper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iDensity versus FieldScaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDensityFieldScaper
Price$9.99$9.99
Rating4.9 (48 ratings)4.9 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4874 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperapeSoftIgor Vasiliev

Customer experience

iDensity

All ratings48 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative11.4%

FieldScaper

All ratings74 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.4%

User reviews

iDensity

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Incredible soundscapes
  • 🎛️ Powerful granular synthesis
  • 🎚️ Multi-channel capability (6 channels)
  • 🎧 Excellent for ambient music
  • 💡 Innovative sound design tool

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Steep learning curve
  • 🎨 Unappealing UI/color schemes (for some)
  • 🎛️ Counterintuitive controls (for some)
  • 💰 In-app purchases can be costly
  • ❓ Lack of clear documentation/tutorials (historically)

FieldScaper

From 74 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Incredible sound manipulation
  • 💡 Highly inspiring for creativity
  • 🚀 Versatile sound processing
  • 👍 Intuitive for sound design
  • 🌟 Creates unique soundscapes

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can be difficult to control
  • 🐛 Loading/moving sound files not intuitive
  • 🐛 GUI can be intimidating
  • 🐛 Some functions hidden or unexpected
  • 🐛 Sharing options would be great

Bugs and requests

iDensity

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Occasional crashes (historically)
  • AudioBus issues (historically)
  • Preset management not working correctly (historically)
  • Transport sync not working (historically)
  • GUI bugs (e.g., maximizing a strand)
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  • Craquements, grésillements (cracking, crackling)
  • X/Y snapshot morphing not working on iPad 1
  • Sample import issues (cut off)
  • Unable to record from microphone (historically)
  • App crashes upon recording (historically)

Requested features

10 requests
  • Independent MIDI note control over pitch for each stream
  • Alphabetical preset sorting
  • Load existing project name into 'Save As'
  • Multi-port output for AUM/Ape Matrix
  • Built-in wave-editor for sample cutting
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  • Ability to determine loop length
  • Motion sequencer or assignable LFOs
  • Sync AU3 transport to host (historically)
  • Add MIDI note and channel select as modifier/controller
  • Dark mode option

FieldScaper

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App broken, won't update
  • Sampler crash
  • App crashes constantly on iOS 11.2.5
  • Loop not working, app closes
  • Crash in looper mode
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  • Crashes when changing orientation or switching modes
  • Current hardware sample rate not supported

Requested features

11 requests
  • Real-time reverb, delay, pitch change
  • AUv3 support
  • Multi-channel input support
  • Multi-out (stereo out for oscillators)
  • Sharing options
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  • iCloud support
  • More presets
  • iPhone X update
  • Ableton Link synchronization
  • Preset synchronization across devices
  • 9 Oscillator Request

In-app purchases

None

iDensity

No in-app purchases

None

FieldScaper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDensity free?
iDensity costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldScaper free?
FieldScaper costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDensity or FieldScaper?
iDensity and FieldScaper are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 48 and 74 ratings respectively.
Do iDensity or FieldScaper have ads?
Neither iDensity nor FieldScaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDensity or FieldScaper?
iDensity ships an update monthly, and FieldScaper every 2 months. Most recently, iDensity was updated on October 14, 2026 and FieldScaper on October 6, 2026.

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