Devalay vs Chromesthize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Devalay
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For centuries, Bharat has suffered the onslaught of Islamic invaders, who have left a wake of loot, pillage and destruction. The scars exist even today, the motherland broken into pieces. The kingdom of Gandhāra, mentioned in the Mahābhārata, has an almost non existent Hindu population today. But one need not travel to a foreign country to see carnage. In 1990, Shri Sitaram Goel published a book. titled Hindu Temples – What Happened to Them, listing thousands of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist temples, which were destroyed to build Islamic monuments and places of worship, stressing this list was just the tip of the iceberg! This app attempts to convey that same list in an interactive map form. (Clicking on any marker displays further information about it.) You can also search for a specific desecrated Devalay, either by it's name, place or state.
Chromesthize
This application transforms music into a dynamic visual experience by assigning unique colors to each musical note in real time. Explore a customizable, ever-changing canvas that reacts to any sound, offering a unique way to perceive audio.
- Real-time audio visualization
- Customizable color mappings
- Presets inspired by famous synesthetes
- Built-in tone preview
- Adjustable visual effects
- Distraction-free interface
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Chromesthize visualizes music as color in real time. Play an instrument, put on a song, or sing — and watch as each musical note blooms into its own color on screen. Inspired by chromesthesia, a form of synesthesia where people see colors when they hear music, the app maps each of the 12 pitch classes to a distinct color. The result is an immersive, ever-shifting canvas that responds to whatever you're hearing. FEATURES - Real-time visualization of live audio through your microphone - Customizable color mappings — assign any color to any musical note - Presets inspired by famous synesthetes: Scriabin, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Newton - Hear each note while choosing its color with built-in tone preview - Adjustable glow, trail length, sensitivity, and contrast - Settings sync across devices via iCloud - Minimal, distraction-free interface — just music and color Whether you experience synesthesia yourself and want to match your personal color associations, or you're simply curious what your favorite music looks like, Chromesthize turns sound into something you can see.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chromesthize at none against Devalay's 3. Devalay's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Devalay sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Chromesthize asks for nothing beyond the download.
Devalay ships an update every 2 days, Chromesthize every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Devalay | Chromesthize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maneesh Godbole | Jeffrey Wescott |
In-app purchases
Devalay
- Donate Small Coffee$0.99
- Donate Medium Coffee$1.99
- Donate Large Coffee$2.99
Chromesthize
No in-app purchases









