Chroma vs EchoVision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chroma
Transform your Apple devices into a cinema-grade media player for your personal library. Enjoy direct playback of various formats, immersive spatial audio, and advanced subtitle controls. Offers offline viewing and a premium experience on Apple Vision Pro.
- Plex, Jellyfin, Emby server integration
- Direct play for MKV and other formats
- Dolby Vision, HDR, and multichannel audio
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Offline playback with resume
- On-device live subtitle transcription
- Immersive theater environments (Apple Vision Pro)
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Chroma turns your iPhone and iPad into a cinema-grade player for your own media library. * Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby — multiple servers, one beautiful app * Direct play for formats servers usually transcode, including MKV * Dolby Vision, HDR, and multichannel audio * Picture in Picture — keep watching while you do anything else * Downloads and offline playback that remember where you left off * Transcribe: on-device live subtitles for videos that have none * Subtitle styling, audio track selection, and caption timing control * Skip intros and credits (Plex Pass required by library owner) * Home Screen widgets and deep links straight into playback And if you have an Apple Vision Pro: Chroma is its premier personal cinema — immersive theater environments, AI 3D, spatial video, and VR180/360 playback, with the same libraries, picking up right where your iPhone left off. I am actively developing this app and want it to be one of the best choices for your enjoyment. If you have feature suggestions or run into issues, let me know via the contact link so I can make sure they are on my radar! ** Chroma Pass ** Chroma Pass unlocks the full experience — no watch limit. It's available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, each with a 7-day free trial, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Chroma Pass includes: * Removes the 5-minute watch time limitation. * Syncs playback time with your media server to pick up where you last watched. * One subscription for every platform: Chroma Pass unlocks Chroma on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. * Monthly: $2.99 * Yearly: $29.99 (7-day free trial) * Lifetime: $59.99 one-time — yours forever, no renewal. * For the subscription plans, payment is charged to your Apple Account at the end of the free trial unless cancelled, and auto-renews unless you disable auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your Apple Account settings. * The Lifetime purchase is a one-time charge and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://snacksaftermidnight.com/privacy/ End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
EchoVision
Experience the world through the eyes of a bat with this mixed reality art installation. Using a bat-shaped mask and your smartphone's LiDAR, visualize echoes and understand echolocation. It offers a unique perspective on non-human sensory perception and promotes ecological appreciation.
- Simulates bat echolocation
- Mixed reality art experience
- Handheld bat-shaped masks
- Smartphone LiDAR integration
- Visualizes propagating echoes
- Promotes ecocentric design perspective
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EchoVision is an interactive mixed reality art experience that simulates bat echolocation using custom-designed, handheld, bat-shaped masks based on the open-source HoloKit headset. As users initiate sounds, they experience echolocation—the remarkable navigation method bats employ in darkness—through visual representations of propagating echoes mapped onto the real-world 3D shape of the surrounding environment, scanned in real-time by the LiDAR sensor of a smartphone mounted on the masks. By providing a unique glimpse into how non-human creatures perceive their sensory world, EchoVision promotes an ecocentric design perspective, fostering interspecies understanding and appreciation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EchoVision at 5.0 against Chroma's 4.0. EchoVision also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (83% vs 53%). Chroma's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Chroma sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. EchoVision asks for nothing beyond the download.
EchoVision holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Chroma's written reviews are positive against 83% of EchoVision's.
Chroma ships an update daily, EchoVision every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chroma | EchoVision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Snacks After Midnight | Holo Interactive |
Customer experience
Chroma
EchoVision
In-app purchases
Chroma
- Chroma Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Chroma Pass - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Chroma Pass - Lifetime$59.99
EchoVision
No in-app purchases








