Comparison

SpectrumView Plus vs plotXpose

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

Head to head
About

SpectrumView Plus

Visualize audible and inaudible frequencies in real-time with a dynamic audio companion. Analyze sound with detailed spectrograms, spectrum analyzers, and recording capabilities. Ideal for musicians, engineers, and anyone interested in sound analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time spectrogram and spectrum analyzer
  • Configurable sample rate and frequency resolution
  • Record, pause, and playback audio files
  • Frequency pinch-to-zoom and tap data cursor
  • Logarithmic and linear scale options
  • Web file transfer for easy access
Features
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SPECTRUMVIEW PLUS Visualise, in real time, the frequencies that you can hear around you and even those you cannot with SpectrumView Plus, your dynamic audio companion for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. SpectrumView provides a high-quality, real-time spectrogram and spectrum analyser display, with a configurable sample rate and frequency resolution. You can use this application to measure the highest tones you can sing, obtain visual feedback of the frequencies in your speech, identify an annoying sound, calibrate musical instruments and all sorts of acoustic analysis. Here's what it can do for you: · Refresh Spectrogram. Allows users to refresh the spectrogram so that it clears the spectrogram that had already been displayed. · Change min and max scale. Allows users to set their own minimum and maximum scale value on the spectrogram and spectrum analyser view, in both linear and log scale. · Set Recording filename. Recording filenames are editable and the suffix can be set to have an incremental value or date/time. · Generate snapshot of the spectrum data from playback and live recordings. · Access recordings and snapshots using the "Files" app. All the data can be easily accessible using the "Files" app that is available from iOS 11. · Web File Transfer. Allows you to access your files from another device using a web browser. · Logarithmic scale. Allows you to set either linear or logarithmic frequency scales in the Spectrogram and Spectrum Analyser views. · Peak hold. Allows you to freeze and hold the peaks of the frequency envelope (three holds in three distinct colours) in Spectrum Analyser mode. · Save location. Never forget where a clip was recorded – uses the devices location services. · Auto lock disabled. During playback and recordings auto lock is disabled to prevent the device from automatically locking (if enabled), for uninterrupted recording/playback · Multiple selectable sample rates from 8,000 Hz to 48,000 Hz · High-frequency resolution with configurable signal analysis window lengths or Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) orders. · Sound intensity represented using a colour spectrum scale from -96 dBFS to 0 dBFS. · Frequency Pinch-to-Zoom. Allows you to zoom into the frequency space to look at a specific tone or frequency. · Recording and Playback of Audio Files. Provides a fully functional audio recorder that allows you to record, pause and play back files in high-quality, uncompressed, wave format. · Tap Data Cursor. Allows taps on any part of the Spectrogram or Spectrum Analyser display to obtain the exact frequency in Hertz (Hz) and level in decibels (dB) at that point. · Musical Notes or Frequency Display on Tap. Selectable frequency or musical pitch notation to obtain the cent-accurate musical note e.g. A4 (22), when the display is tapped. · Live Spectrogram and Spectrum Analyser Views of Recorded Files. Files recorded can be played back and the Spectrogram and Spectrum Analyser modes can be used to review the audio. · Sharing Recorded Files by Email or iTunes File-sharing. · High Quality Screenshots. · *Improved* Soundcloud support. Audio files can be uploaded to or downloaded from Soundcloud as well as being able to post audio to Facebook. · *NEW* Import audio from videos in your device library. · Fullscreen mode. Hide the menu at the bottom of the screen to get even more of the screen dedicated to frequency analysis. · Selectable spectrogram colour scales. You can now select one of 7 colour scales for your spectrogram. · Selectable window functions. You can now see the window function options provided. · Apply gain. A maximum of 24dB gain can be applied to make ‘hard to see’ details easier to view. · Open In. Audio files can be directly opened in SpectrumView. View files sent by email directly in SpectrumView.

About

plotXpose

Features
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Plot functions, derivatives & integrals. Explore frequency analysis and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) concepts through graphs. Solve equations numerically using a variety of methods. plotXpose app is a companion to the book Mathematics for Electrical Engineering and Computing by Mary Attenborough, published by Newnes, 2003. The app allows you to define and plot a General Function made up by a composition of any of the following standard operations and functions: -, +, *, / , ^(power), sin, cos, tan, ln (log base e), log (log base 10), arcsin (inverse sine), arccos (inverse cos), arctan (inverse tangent). In addition a Square Wave or Triangular Wave can be defined. You can Open a previously saved function from a file. The function is defined as a function of t (often representing time). Initially the function is defined for values of t between t = -5 and t = 5, at a sampling interval of 0.01, and the y-axis is displayed over the full range for y. These values can be changed using Settings. The function is displayed and also the exact Derivative. The Integral can also be viewed on the same axes and the Frequency spectrum is viewed in a separate tab. o determine values on the graph use View to display a grid or Display Position, in which, tapping on the function, its derivative or integral, displays the coordinates at that location. You can Save to a file any one of the function, derivative or integral. These values can be read back into plotXpose via the Open menu item. Equation solving can be performed using the Zero Find option with various numerical methods. The sequence of values found is displayed on the screen and can be saved to a file. Tangent Mode can be used to display tangents to to any of the defined curves along with the gradient and the equation of the tangent. There are some problems and investigations on the companion website to accompany Mathematics for Electrical Engineering and Computing for which this app can be used. In addition many of the Exercises in other chapters (e.g. graph sketching, numerical integration, sequences) can be checked with the aid of this app. Some extra suggested Problems are given on the plotXpose help website.

Screenshots

SpectrumView Plus4 screens
plotXpose1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: plotXpose at Free against SpectrumView Plus's $7.99. SpectrumView Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

plotXpose is free to download; SpectrumView Plus costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SpectrumView Plus versus plotXpose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectrumView PlusplotXpose
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOxford Wave Research Ltd.Mary Attenborough

In-app purchases

None

SpectrumView Plus

No in-app purchases

None

plotXpose

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpectrumView Plus free?
SpectrumView Plus costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is plotXpose free?
plotXpose is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SpectrumView Plus or plotXpose have ads?
Neither SpectrumView Plus nor plotXpose shows ads.

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