Comparison

CC Whistle vs ToneShaper

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Read full description

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.

Screenshots

CC Whistle3 screens
ToneShaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CC Whistle versus ToneShaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCC WhistleToneShaper
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuo KamataLimit Point Software

Customer experience

CC Whistle

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ToneShaper

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CC Whistle

No in-app purchases

None

ToneShaper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CC Whistle free?
CC Whistle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToneShaper free?
ToneShaper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CC Whistle or ToneShaper have ads?
CC Whistle shows ads; ToneShaper does not.
Which is updated more often, CC Whistle or ToneShaper?
CC Whistle ships an update every 6 weeks, and ToneShaper every 6 days. Most recently, CC Whistle was updated on October 10, 2026 and ToneShaper on October 7, 2026.

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