Comparison

LH Grain vs Layers

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

Head to head
About

LH Grain

Create intricate soundscapes and dynamic audio effects with a dual-channel granular synthesizer. Features include diverse amplitude envelopes, extensive audio effects, and intuitive live performance tools like a touchpad and customizable pitch bar.

Highlights
  • Dual-channel granular synthesis
  • 8 amplitude envelope options
  • 10 integrated audio effects
  • Real-time touchpad control
  • Customizable pitch bar
  • OSC compatibility
  • Record and share sound files
Features
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LH Grain: A Dual-Channel Granular Synthesizer for Live Performance Mastery Unleash your creative potential with LH Grain, an innovative two-channel granular synthesizer designed for both immersive soundscapes and dynamic live performances. Each channel operates independently, allowing for intricate granular textures and rich audio effects. Key Features: *Amplitude Envelope Diversity: Choose from 8 unique amplitude envelopes for crafting your grains, offering a spectrum of wave shapes for unparalleled sound design. *Extensive Audio Effects: Elevate your sound with 10 integrated audio effects, ranging from EQ and formant filters to chorus and reverb, adding layers of complexity to your sonic creations. *Intuitive Live Performance Tools: --Touchpad Control: Visualize and manipulate grains in real-time with a responsive touchpad interface. --Customizable Pitch Bar: Fine-tune your sound with an easily adjustable pitch bar for on-the-fly modifications. *OSC Compatibility: Seamlessly integrate with other devices in real-time using OSC format messages, enhancing live collaboration and interaction. *Robust File Management: Record your creations, and easily share sound files for collaborative projects or personal archiving. Please Note: LH Grain currently does not support Audiobus, external sound recording, or importing additional audio files. Explore Rich Soundscapes with Advanced FX: Immerse in deep audio manipulation with a suite of FX including EQ, Formant Filter, Ring Modulation, Low Pass Filter, MultiFilter, Chorus, Flanger, Distortion, Delay, and Reverb. Each effect is fine-tuned to complement the granular synthesis process, ensuring your performance stands out. Elevate your audio experience with LH Grain – where innovation meets artistry in the realm of granular synthesis.

About

Layers

Create evolving soundscapes with a 10-track ambient looper. Import or record audio, then shape it with effects and independent speed/pitch control. Ideal for studio, stage, or field use.

Highlights
  • 10-track ambient looper
  • Import/record audio
  • Waveform trimming
  • Seamless crossfade looping
  • Reverb, delay, and filters
  • Independent speed and pitch control
  • Live performance mode
Features
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Load your sounds. Shape them. Press play and let them evolve. Layers is a 10-track ambient looper built for sonic exploration on a whim — in the studio, on stage, or out in the field. Import samples from your library, Files, export to Layers via Voice Memos, or record the world around you. Trim with a waveform display, loop seamlessly with crossfade blending, and shape each track with reverb, delay, and filters. Control speed and pitch independently. Shake to randomize everything. When you're done, export a high-quality master or individual stems for your DAW. Layers is also built for live performance — alter settings in real time while audio loops infinitely in the background. Fifteen themes. A demo project to start immediately. An interface designed to disappear between you and your sound. No subscriptions. No ads. No in-app purchases. Just the instrument.

Screenshots

LH Grain4 screens
Layers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Layers at 100% against LH Grain's 25%. Layers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). LH Grain's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

LH Grain costs $2.99 and Layers $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Layers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of LH Grain's written reviews are positive against 100% of Layers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LH Grain ships an update every 15 months, Layers every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LH Grain versus Layers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLH GrainLayers
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB244 MB
Age rating+44+
Developer昊 刘Tayler File

Customer experience

LH Grain

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Layers

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LH Grain

No in-app purchases

None

Layers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LH Grain free?
LH Grain costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Layers free?
Layers costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LH Grain or Layers?
Layers is rated higher. LH Grain averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Layers averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do LH Grain or Layers have ads?
Neither LH Grain nor Layers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LH Grain or Layers?
LH Grain ships an update every 15 months, and Layers every 3 weeks. Most recently, LH Grain was updated on November 5, 2026 and Layers on October 31, 2026.

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