Comparison

La Vue vs Sample Library

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

Sample Library

Discover and select unique audio samples for your music production. Save your favorites to a personal list and easily share links to them.

Highlights
  • Random sample selection
  • Curated sample playlists
  • Save favorite samples
  • Copy sample links
  • Great-sounding samples
Features
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The app lets you randomly pick a sample from multiple, carefully prepared playlists for sampling with great-sounding samples. You can save them to a list and play them or copy a link to a sample.

Screenshots

La Vue4 screens
Sample Library3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sample Library at Free against La Vue's $5.99. Sample Library also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). La Vue's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, 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

Sample Library 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

Sample Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of La Vue's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sample Library's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

La Vue ships an update every 4 months, Sample Library weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
La Vue versus Sample Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLa VueSample Library
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndreas EkegrenDariusz Chynek

Customer experience

La Vue

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

Sample Library

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

La Vue

No in-app purchases

None

Sample Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is La Vue free?
La Vue costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sample Library free?
Sample Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, La Vue or Sample Library?
Sample Library is rated higher. La Vue averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Sample Library averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do La Vue or Sample Library have ads?
Sample Library shows ads; La Vue does not.
Which is updated more often, La Vue or Sample Library?
La Vue ships an update every 4 months, and Sample Library weekly. Most recently, La Vue was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sample Library on October 22, 2026.

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