pitchBender vs FFT AUv3 Visualizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pitchBender
This music app allows real-time audio pitch shifting with keyboard or slider control. Explore "pitchbend" mode for instantaneous audio bending effects. It functions as an AUv3 plugin within compatible hosts.
- Real-time pitch shifting
- Keyboard and slider control
- Pitchbend mode
- AUv3 plugin compatibility
- Two octave range
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Concept: The app is a so-called pitchshift effect (AUv3). Usage: The user can pitchshift audio source in real-time using keyboard or slider (2 octave range). In addition there is "pitchbend" mode in which the user can instantaneously "bend" audio with fun ! System Requirements: AUv3 host Usage: pitchBender contains two different algorithms. Number 0 is suitable for electronic dance music, whereas number 1 is suitable for classical.
FFT AUv3 Visualizer
This real-time spectral analyzer visualizes audio into spectrograms with high precision. It offers advanced features like mel-scale mapping and intelligent color coding to help musicians and audio engineers analyze sound frequencies for mixing, mastering, and sound design.
- Real-time spectral analysis
- High-resolution 4096-sample FFT
- Mel-scale frequency mapping
- 90dB dynamic range with intelligent color mapping
- Resizable interface
- 60Hz display with 75% overlap
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FFT is a real-time spectral analyzer designed specifically for musicians, producers, and audio engineers who demand precision in their frequency domain analysis. This plugin transforms your audio into visual spectrogram, featuring a high-resolution 4096-sample FFT engine that captures every nuance of your sound. With its advanced Blackman-Harris windowing and mel-scale frequency mapping, FFT provides perceptually accurate frequency representation that mirrors how your ears actually hear music. The plugin offers 90dB dynamic range with intelligent color mapping that highlights different frequency bands—from deep blues for sub-bass through vibrant greens for midrange to warm reds for sparkling highs. Whether you're mixing, mastering, sound designing, or analyzing acoustic spaces, FFT's real-time 60Hz display with 75% overlap ensures smooth, responsive visualization that helps you make critical EQ decisions, identify problematic frequencies, monitor stereo imaging, and understand the spectral content of your tracks with scientific precision. The resizable interface adapts to your workflow, making it an indispensable tool for any serious audio professional seeking to visualize and understand their sound in the frequency domain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FFT AUv3 Visualizer at 5.0 against pitchBender's 4.0. FFT AUv3 Visualizer also leads on price ($0.99 vs $5.99). pitchBender's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
pitchBender costs $5.99 and FFT AUv3 Visualizer $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FFT AUv3 Visualizer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
pitchBender ships an update every 15 months, FFT AUv3 Visualizer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pitchBender | FFT AUv3 Visualizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satoshi Kajii | DiscoDSP LLC |
Customer experience
pitchBender
FFT AUv3 Visualizer
In-app purchases
pitchBender
No in-app purchases
FFT AUv3 Visualizer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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