Comparison

La Vue vs Thereminator 2

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 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.

Highlights
  • Live police radio feeds
  • Ambient music channels
  • Dynamic city skyline visuals
  • Swipeable city interface
  • Alarm clock function
  • 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

Thereminator 2

This app brings the iconic theremin sound to your mobile device and computer. It offers touch-controlled virtual instrument capabilities with extensive sound shaping options and MPE support for DAWs.

Highlights
  • Touch-controlled virtual theremin
  • AUv3 instrument plugin
  • MPE protocol support
  • Over 50 factory presets
  • Virtual-Analog resonant filter
  • Modeled tape delay
  • 51 musical scales
Features
Currently charting
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“I’ll be Bach.” Stop the presses! Load up the inkwells! For it's the return of one of the first — if not the first — instruments made for iOS: the infamous “pocket theremin” is back. A lot has changed since those heady days of 2008, and so has Thereminator. Although it is not made of T-1000 grade liquid metal (well...not yet), the all-new Thereminator 2 has evolved into a bona fide touch controlled virtual theremin with ample helpings of tone, expression, versatility, and technology. And it’s now an AUv3 plugin, too! Using a special adaptation of the MPE protocol, Thereminator 2 can inject its eerie sounds directly into your DAW, whether on your iPhone, iPad or Apple Silicon powered computer. Whether you have your plan 9 ready, or just lurking in dark shadows, it is a thrill to bring back the app that started it all for us. Thank Y’all for the support, for it’s been an amazing journey! :: Specifications :: • Touch-controlled Virtual Theremin • AUv3 instrument plugin included • Compatible with DAWs that are MPE friendly, including GarageBand, Logic, and Cubasis • Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon powered computers • Over 50 factory presets Sound engine includes, • 8 waveforms, including the original, unique Thereminator waveform • 8 octave frequency range • Special drive stage for fattening up the sound • Virtual-Analog resonant filter • Dedicated vibrato and tremolo operators with adjustable rate & amount • Portamento • Custom chorus / expander effect for big stereophonic sounds • Modeled tape delay capable of self-oscillation — plenty of vintage mojo • Vertical touch control for volume, filter, vibrato and tremolo Built-in touch controller includes, • Horizontal pitch and vertical expression control • 51 musical scales • Selectable musical key • Note Snap feature that can dial in any amount of glide between adjacent notes • Lock feature to preserve above setting during preset changes • Scrollable control surface with adjustable key size MIDI / MPE and other features include, • MIDI Learn • MPE • Can be used with regular MIDI keyboards on MIDI channel 1 (channels 2-16 are optimized for MPE) • Save & share unlimited banks and presets • Standalone app includes virtual “Tapedeck” for recording & sharing your creations

Screenshots

La Vue4 screens
Thereminator 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Thereminator 2 at 4.7 against La Vue's 4.3. Thereminator 2 also leads on chart position (#197 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). La Vue's advantage is price ($5.99 vs $7.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

La Vue costs $5.99 and Thereminator 2 $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thereminator 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 88% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
La Vue versus Thereminator 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLa VueThereminator 2
Price$5.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings614 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#197 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndreas EkegrenYonac Inc.

Customer experience

La Vue

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

Thereminator 2

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

La Vue

No in-app purchases

None

Thereminator 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is La Vue free?
La Vue costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thereminator 2 free?
Thereminator 2 costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, La Vue or Thereminator 2?
Thereminator 2 is rated higher. La Vue averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Thereminator 2 averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do La Vue or Thereminator 2 have ads?
Neither La Vue nor Thereminator 2 shows ads.

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