pocketOscilloscope vs Blip Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pocketOscilloscope
Visualize audio waveforms on your Mac, PC, or iOS device. This tool offers detailed controls for RMS/Peak metering, voltage, gain, and visual elements like line thickness and rotation. Customize channel colors for a personalized audio analysis experience.
- Stereo capable oscilloscope
- RMS/Peak meter
- Controllable Vertical/Horizontal Offset
- Voltage and Gain controls
- Line Thickness and Rotation
- Custom color selection
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pocketOscilloscope is a Mac/PC and iOS compatible stereo capable oscilloscope tool for audio nerds. Complete with RMS/Peak meter and controllable Vertical and Horizontal Offset. As well as separate Voltage and Gain controls, coupled with visual controls like Line Thickness and Rotation for a complete experience. Custom color selection for audio channels 1 & 2. This tool is great for checking your custom built oscillators, plug-ins, or just visualizing your audio. VST3, AU, AUv3, & Stand-alone compatible. *Stand alone app works with external audio hardware devices.
Blip Box
A powerful sixteen-voice drum synthesizer offering a unique digital sound engine inspired by analog and digital synths. It features a touch-friendly interface, complex audio modulation, and versatile effects for creating distinctive electronic music.
- Sixteen-voice drum synthesizer
- Complex audio rate modulation
- Touch-first control interface
- Standalone and AUv3 plugin support
- Universal purchase for Apple platforms
- MIDI controller compatibility
- Pure synthesis engine, no samples
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Blip Box is a sixteen voice drum synthesizer that may look nice but can sound mean. Blip Box takes inspiration from a variety of synths, both analog and digital. We pulled together all the things we love about drum synthesis: complex audio rate modulation, snappy envelopes, harsh effects; and put them together in a compact, touch-friendly package. The result is a truly unique digital sound engine that has taken on a life of its own. Whatever you do, don’t have fun with it! Features: - Focused, fun, and characterful synth engine - Touch-first design, almost the entire screen is part of a control - Runs standalone or as AUv3 plug-in (in compatible host) - Universal purchase on Apple platforms: runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Presets synced across your devices via iCloud - Hook up a MIDI controller to play with a keyboard (optional) Details: - Pure synthesis engine, no samples - Complex digital oscillator with two-way frequency modulation - White noise source - Two snappy AD envelopes with variable shape - Unique mix control for pure oscillator sound or ring mod mayhem - “Choose-your-own-adventure” effect: analog (ish) wavefolder or digital degradation - State variable filter for tone shaping - Envelopes can be routed to modulate oscillator shape, pitch, or filter cutoff - Mix to filter cutoff modulation available for crispy filter FM - Velocity responsive, either in traditional level (gain) mode or brightness mode - Multi-out mode available when running in AUv3 mode - Master tune for keeping tonal drum sounds in tune with your song - Includes 13 inventive and usable factory kits to get you started making music Check out our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sketchaudio Read the manuals: https://sketchaudio.com/manuals/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blip Box at 4.8 against pocketOscilloscope's 3.6. Blip Box also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 50%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months). pocketOscilloscope's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
pocketOscilloscope costs $0.99 and Blip Box $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blip Box holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of pocketOscilloscope's written reviews are positive against 90% of Blip Box's.
pocketOscilloscope ships an update every 12 months, Blip Box weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pocketOscilloscope | Blip Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OSC Audio | Sketch Audio, LLC |
Customer experience
pocketOscilloscope
Blip Box
In-app purchases
pocketOscilloscope
No in-app purchases
Blip Box
No in-app purchases
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