La Vue vs MicroPitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
La Vue
Experience a unique audiovisual journey by blending live police radio feeds with ambient music from various US cities. Swipe through stunning cityscapes for a dynamic and immersive experience that changes with real-time activity.
- Live police radio feeds
- Ambient music channels
- Dynamic city skyline visuals
- Swipeable city interface
- Alarm clock function
- Sleep timer
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La Vue mixes live police radio and streamed ambient music channels while displaying beautiful views of skylines to provide a dreamy, cinematic experience from cities across the US. Simply swipe between the cities for a unique, live, audiovisual experience that is never the same twice. TESTIMONIALS - “Strangely intriguing concept for an app” – Federico Viticci, MacStories - “Best spent dollar ever: It's like a never ending Michael Mann film inside your head.” – Covox, chiptune artist - “take the youarelistening.to site and turn it into an app and you have @LaVueApp, it is oh so cool.” – Bushra, UK Use La Vue in any of the following ways: • On the go – put on your headphones and listen to sounds and music from cities around the US using your iPhone as you go • At home – prop up your iPad and enjoy an ambient audio-music backdrop from your favorite city while a beautiful photo slideshow optimized for the Retina display is shown • Alarm clock – use La Vue’s alarm function on your iPhone to wake up to music and sounds from cities around the US Features: • Ambient sounds and music from cities across the US that blend to create a unique – at times emotional – experience • Ken Burns style display of stunning photos from the cities • Local time display for the current city • Alarm clock that lets you wake up to sounds from all over the US (iPhone only) • Sleep timer (iPhone only) • AirPlay and Bluetooth speaker support (via Control Center, enable mirroring when using Apple TV) • 3D Touch support – press on the home screen icon to start playing a specific city immediately (iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus only) • Twitter and Facebook sharing Cities: • Los Angeles, California – realtime LAPD police radio • San Francisco, California – realtime CHP SFBA police radio • Chicago, Illinois – realtime CPD police radio • Detroit, Michigan – realtime DPD police radio • Baltimore, Maryland – realtime BPD police radio • New York City, New York – realtime NYPD police radio PLEASE NOTE: the app experience is dynamic and depends on the current activity on the police radio channels and the music playing at the time of listening. Follow @LaVueApp on Twitter for updates and feature requests.
MicroPitch
This audio effect app offers fine-resolution pitch shifting and delays for subtle tone fattening and slapback effects. It allows for creating depth, dimension, and pristine chorusing with expanded controls and innovative features.
- Two voices of pitch shifting
- Up to 2 seconds of delay per voice
- Classic stereo-spreading effect
- Slapback effects
- Chorusing effect
- Pitch dive or rise effects
- Innovative Ribbon controller
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MicroPitch is a fine-resolution pitch shifter for subtle tone fattening, plus delays for interesting slap back effects. With origins in the legendary Eventide H3000 Harmonizer®, MicroPitch is the effect that put Eventide on the map. The plug-in allows mixing in detuned and delayed versions of a signal creating depth and dimensions not possible before with expanded controls for deep pitch dives, haunting echoes, and pristine chorusing effects. Features: - Two voices of pitch shifting, one from unison to -50 cents, the other from unison to +50 cents, each with up to 2 seconds of delay. - Create classic stereo-spreading effect. - Create slapback effects using longer delay times. - Mod Depth and Rate provide chorusing effect on each voice. - Use Feedback to perform pitch dive or rise effects. - Incredibly easy use with included presets. - Innovative Ribbon allow for changing any combination of parameters simultaneously. - Use Mix Lock to scroll through presets while keeping the wet-dry mix constant. - Available as an Audio Units AUv3 plug-in and Standalone App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MicroPitch at every 4 weeks against La Vue's every 3 months. MicroPitch also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). La Vue's advantage is price ($5.99 vs $9.99). On rating, review sentiment, 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
La Vue costs $5.99 and MicroPitch $9.99 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 — 4.3 for La Vue against 4.3 for MicroPitch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 88% positive.
La Vue ships an update every 3 months, MicroPitch every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | La Vue | MicroPitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 4.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Ekegren | Eventide |
Customer experience
La Vue
MicroPitch
In-app purchases
La Vue
No in-app purchases
MicroPitch
No in-app purchases









