Itihaas vs Chromesthize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Itihaas
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Bharat is the oldest existing civilisation. Our religion, our culture as well as our epics like Ramayan and Mahabharat are the living memory of our civilisation, passed down to successive generations for millennia. For numerous decades, nay centuries, concentrated efforts have been made to deride this memory as mythology, a collection of mere stories or fables. Fortunately, thanks to the herculean efforts of Nilesh Oak and other scholars, we now know, our epics are actually our Itihaas, a real history. This app attempts to present a timeline of our history, in a concise form. For detailed information on how this timeline was constructed, we heartily recommend Shri Oak's authoritative books on the subject.
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 Itihaas's 3. Itihaas's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly 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. Itihaas sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Chromesthize asks for nothing beyond the download.
Itihaas ships an update fortnightly, Chromesthize every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Itihaas | Chromesthize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maneesh Godbole | Jeffrey Wescott |
In-app purchases
Itihaas
- Donate Small Coffee$0.99
- Donate Medium Coffee$1.99
- Donate Large Coffee$2.99
Chromesthize
No in-app purchases









