Live Spectrogram vs SpectraMania
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Spectrogram
Visualize sound frequencies in real-time with this tool. It displays audio intensity across time and frequency using color, helping you perfect singing, analyze animal calls, or locate household noises.
- Real-time audio visualization
- Frequency analysis
- Time-based spectrum display
- Intensity shown by color
- Singing voice perfection
- Animal call analysis
- Sound source identification
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Visualize audio with this handy tool. It displays the frequencies of sound around you over time. The horizontal axis is time, the vertical is frequency, and the intensity of frequencies is shown using pretty shades of red. Use it to: Perfect your singing voice Analyze the call of animals Identify and locate annoying sounds around your house Learn about the world of frequency analysis I hope you enjoy this handy little tool!
SpectraMania
This application offers high-resolution, real-time 3D spectrum analysis of audio signals. It allows for precise measurements, playback from specific points, and saving audio recordings. Users can customize analysis parameters and interact with various display views.
- High-resolution 3D spectrum analysis
- Precise pause mode measurement
- Audio playback from cursor
- Save audio as WAV
- Configurable analysis parameters
- Portrait and Landscape support
- Interactive touch gestures
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Top performance, high resolution real-time spectrum analysis of audio signals Precise 3D spectrum measurement in pause mode, with the ability to target specific points in the spectrum Audio playback from a movable cursor position in pause mode Saving of recorded audio as a standard WAV file, with the option to select a specific portion of the signal Fully configurable spectrum analysis parameters Spectrum display supports both Portrait and Landscape orientations Interactive adjustment of Spectrum, Waveform, and Equalizer view areas via touch gestures Real-time calculation and display of peak frequency
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Live Spectrogram at 4.8 against SpectraMania's 4.0. Live Spectrogram also leads on price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). SpectraMania's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 31 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 63%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Live Spectrogram costs $1.99 and SpectraMania $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Live Spectrogram holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Live Spectrogram's written reviews are positive against 75% of SpectraMania's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Live Spectrogram ships an update every 31 months, SpectraMania every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live Spectrogram | SpectraMania |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krueger Systems, Inc. | Sergey Andrzheevskiy |
Customer experience
Live Spectrogram
SpectraMania
In-app purchases
Live Spectrogram
No in-app purchases
SpectraMania
No in-app purchases
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