Comparison

La Vue vs AstroLab Connect

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

Head to head
About

La Vue

Experience US cities through a blend of live police radio, ambient music, and stunning skyline visuals. Swipe between locations for a dynamic, audiovisual journey.

Highlights
  • Live police radio feeds
  • Ambient music channels
  • Dynamic city skyline visuals
  • Swipeable city selection
  • Alarm clock functionality
  • Sleep timer
Features
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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.

About

AstroLab Connect

This music companion app allows remote control of hardware, playlist management, and sound browsing. Discover and preview new sounds from a dedicated store to enhance your performance workflow.

Highlights
  • Remote hardware control
  • Playlist building and editing
  • Sound browsing and discovery
  • Sound preview before purchase
  • Expand sound library
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AstroLab Connect is a companion mobile app for AstroLab that brings the convenience of modern technology to your performance workflow. Control sounds and settings remotely, manage your playlists and find new inspiration in the Sound Store. Prepare a playlist right before a gig, search and select sounds with the ease and fluidity of a mobile interface and expand your library. • Control AstroLab remotely • Browse sounds by type, instrument, artist and style • Build and edit playlists • View saved sounds • Get more sounds from the Sound Store • Preview sounds before you buy them

Screenshots

La Vue4 screens
AstroLab Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: La Vue at 87% against AstroLab Connect's 9%. La Vue also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). AstroLab Connect's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and ratings volume (23 vs 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

AstroLab Connect is free to download; La Vue costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

La Vue holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of La Vue's written reviews are positive against 9% of AstroLab Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

La Vue ships an update every 2 months, AstroLab Connect every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
La Vue versus AstroLab Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLa VueAstroLab Connect
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better1.3 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better8.7% of reviews
Number of ratings623 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndreas EkegrenArturia

Customer experience

La Vue

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative3.3%

AstroLab Connect

All ratings17 ratings
Positive5.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative88.2%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive8.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative87.0%

In-app purchases

None

La Vue

No in-app purchases

None

AstroLab Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is La Vue free?
La Vue costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AstroLab Connect free?
AstroLab Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, La Vue or AstroLab Connect?
La Vue is rated higher. La Vue averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while AstroLab Connect averages 1.3 from 23 ratings.
Do La Vue or AstroLab Connect have ads?
Neither La Vue nor AstroLab Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, La Vue or AstroLab Connect?
La Vue ships an update every 2 months, and AstroLab Connect every 5 months. Most recently, La Vue was updated on November 6, 2026 and AstroLab Connect on November 4, 2026.

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