CC Whistle vs ToneShaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CC Whistle
This app simulates the sound of a lip-whistle with a unique hybrid keyboard. It offers features like portamento, vibrato, and adjustable keyboard sizes, allowing for expressive musical performances. Play along with your music library and customize the visual experience.
- Lip-whistle tone simulation
- Hybrid keyboard with portamento and vibrato
- Adjustable keyboard sizes (25, 31, 37 keys)
- Play-along music library integration
- Built-in reverb and pitch tuning
- Dark mode support
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CC Whistle is a musical instrument app with a lip-whistle tone. Using a unique hybrid keyboard that can handle portamento and vibrato freely, you can perform just like whistling. Since it uses a synthetic sound source method, it can handle various sounds with a small footprint of memory. Features -Unique hybrid keyboard that can handle portamento and vibrato freely. -Select from three keyboard sizes: 25, 31, and 37 keys. -Shiftable keyboard range arbitrarily. -Up to 2 touches can be handled simultaneously to make simple whistling duet. -Built-in reverb. -Built-in pitch tuning mechanism. -Play along with songs from your music library using the built-in play-along player. -Changeable gradual color in the screen to your liking. -Supports dark mode. -A detailed user guide is built in and ready to go. Currently, following functions are not supported. -Inter app linking feature such as Inter-App Audio and AUv -Recording & playback the performance
ToneShaper
Design unique audio tones by graphically plotting frequency over time. Add points to define shapes, adjust frequency ranges and duration, and export your creations as WAV files. Explore a library of sample tone shapes to begin experimenting.
- Graphical frequency plotting
- Add and drag points to shape tones
- Adjust frequency range
- Set cycle duration
- Export audio to WAV
- Library of sample tone shapes
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Create cycles with tone shapes of smoothly varying frequency by plotting frequency at specific times. Tap the library button to pick from a selection of sample tone shapes to get started. Tap in the plot view to add points with coordinates (frequency, time). Drag to move points, but limited by the neighbors time. Alternatively, drag in the draw tab to add points, then apply them to set the points in the plot view. Adjust the frequency range slider to limit the bandwidth. Adjust the duration slider to specify the cycle period. Finally, in the export view you can save the audio to a WAV file with a chosen number of cycles. The duration of the audio is limited by the maximum duration, which therefore also limits the number of cycles in the audio file.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ToneShaper at none against CC Whistle's shown. ToneShaper also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). CC Whistle's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CC Whistle ships an update every 6 weeks, ToneShaper every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CC Whistle | ToneShaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kazuo Kamata | Limit Point Software |
Customer experience
CC Whistle
ToneShaper
In-app purchases
CC Whistle
No in-app purchases
ToneShaper
No in-app purchases


