Comparison

skippodisk vs zensoundlab

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

Head to head
About

skippodisk

This music app simulates the sound of a compact disc skipping and glitching. It offers a 2D slider for controlling delay time and feedback, with options for automatic skipping and silence dropouts to create unique audio effects.

Highlights
  • Simulates CD skipping and glitching
  • 2D slider for delay time and feedback
  • Automatic CD skipping
  • Silence dropout effect
  • Comb filtering effect
  • Bypass and volume controls
Features
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skippodisk is a free AUv3 plugin and standalone app. It features algorithm that imitates compact disc reading errors and adds feedback for some comb filtering. controls: * main control is a 2-dimensional slider that changes delay time / buffer size using value on X axis and feedback (positive and negative, -0.997 to 0.997) on Y axis. This control adds some creative comb-like effect. * algorithm settings: 
[ auto ] enables automatic cd skipping. 
[ dropout ] enables adding silence. Use both [auto] and [dropout] with zero feedback value (in the centre of touch control) to achieve the effect of a CD audio glitch * [ bypass ] control and volume control. This slider is in low value state by default.

About

zensoundlab

Create personalized audio therapy sessions with real-time generation of binaural beats, noise colors, and pure tones. Customize frequency, spectrum, and layer sounds for focus, sleep, or relaxation. Features a smart sleep timer and optional responsive visuals.

Highlights
  • Real-time binaural beat generation (0.5-40 Hz)
  • Customizable noise colors (white, pink, brown, blue, violet)
  • Pure tones and Shepard tones
  • Layered sound sessions
  • Pre-set therapy sessions
  • Smart sleep timer with Lock Screen integration
  • Responsive visuals
Features
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Your own audio therapy. ZenSoundLab generates binaural beats, noise colours and pure tones in real time, and lets you layer them into a session you control down to the hertz. WHAT YOU CAN BUILD • Binaural beats from 0.5 to 40 Hz across the Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta and Gamma bands, on a dial that gives the low frequencies the room they need • Noise in white, pink, brown, blue and violet — or shape your own spectrum • Pure tones, and rising or falling Shepard tones • Stack as many layers as you like, each with its own level SESSIONS TO START FROM Focus, Deep Sleep, Relaxation, Study Session, Settling, Paced Breathing, Alternating Pan, and the plain noise colours. Load one, then change anything about it. THE SLEEP TIMER Set it and the session winds down over its final 30 seconds rather than stopping dead. It runs on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, counting down on its own, with a pause button that works without opening the app. VISUALS, IF YOU WANT THEM Four generated visuals that respond to what you are actually hearing, or your own looping video. Or turn them off entirely. FREE, AND SELLING YOU NOTHING Apps in this category commonly charge around $60 a year. ZenSoundLab is free. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, and no data collection of any kind — there is no account and no analytics. Binaural beats need headphones to work, and the app tells you when they are required.

Screenshots

skippodisk4 screens
zensoundlab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: skippodisk at every 2 weeks against zensoundlab's every 2 months. skippodisk also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for skippodisk against 5.0 for zensoundlab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: skippodisk has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

skippodisk ships an update every 2 weeks, zensoundlab every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
skippodisk versus zensoundlab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterskippodiskzensoundlab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey NadzharovPracticallyZen, LLC

Customer experience

skippodisk

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

zensoundlab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

skippodisk

No in-app purchases

None

zensoundlab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is skippodisk free?
skippodisk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is zensoundlab free?
zensoundlab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, skippodisk or zensoundlab?
zensoundlab is rated higher. skippodisk averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while zensoundlab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do skippodisk or zensoundlab have ads?
Neither skippodisk nor zensoundlab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, skippodisk or zensoundlab?
skippodisk ships an update every 2 weeks, and zensoundlab every 2 months. Most recently, skippodisk was updated on October 2, 2026 and zensoundlab on October 10, 2026.

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