Comparison

MapSound vs Sphere Flow Pocket

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

Head to head
About

MapSound

Features
Read full description

MapSound is a professional field recording app that captures high-resolution audio and maps every recording to the place it was made. Key Features High-Quality Recording • Up to 192kHz/32-bit float recording - Built-in mic: up to 48kHz (hardware limitation) - External audio interface: up to 192kHz • Real-time level metering • Built-in limiter to prevent clipping • Stereo/Mono switching Professional Settings • Sample rates: 8kHz to 192kHz - Automatically limited to 48kHz when using the built-in mic - Utilizes maximum device capabilities with external devices • Bit depths: 16/24/32-bit • Input gain control • Customizable file naming Location Tracking • Automatic recording location capture • View recordings on a map • Organize by location • Free: 5 times per day / PRO: Unlimited External Device Support • USB-C audio interface compatible • Automatic external mic detection • Bluetooth device support New in 1.4 • Pre-roll recording (up to 10 s) keeps the audio from before you press Record • Direct upload to Freesound.org with tags, license and location • WAV / AIFF / FLAC / ALAC / AAC formats with quality presets • Dark mode • Automatic recovery of interrupted recordings • Input switching from the recording screen

About

Sphere Flow Pocket

Read full description

Sphere Flow Pocket turns your iPhone into a 3D panning controller for immersive audio. Hold the glowing sphere on screen and move your iPhone through the air — the audio object in your DAW follows in real time, at full floating-point resolution. Let go and it stays. Reach a wall and you feel it click in your hand. No MIDI mapping, no mouse. Just move. HOW IT WORKS Sphere Flow Pocket connects over your local Wi-Fi network to the free companion AAX plug-ins for Avid Pro Tools. Insert SphereReceiver on a mono or stereo track — or SphereConstellation on a 5.1, 7.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.4 or 9.1.6 stem — and your motion is rendered in real time while every move is recorded as plug-in automation. Plug-in instances on your network are discovered automatically and appear in a one-tap menu. Communication is built on the open ADM-OSC standard. Full setup guide and plug-in download: reminitone.com/products/sphere-flow A CONTROLLER, NOT A SCREEN Pocket is designed to be used blind. Keep your eyes on your DAW: the iPhone in your hand is the controller, and haptics tell you what you cannot see — a tap when you grab, a knock when you hit a wall, a faint rumble as you slide along it, a click when the sphere snaps into place. Position is relative: every time you hold the sphere, the motion starts from where it is now, so you never have to reach across the room. FREE • Mono panning — unlimited, forever • Haptic walls, floor and ceiling • Wall Snap • CENTER — bring the sphere back to the middle of the room in one tap • Adjustable motion range: 20 to 80 cm of iPhone travel across the full stage PRO (one-time purchase, 7-day free trial) • Stereo — two spheres, front and back on screen; swap targets with one tap • Constellation — take an entire 5.1, 7.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.4 or 9.1.6 stem as one object. Move it with your hand, turn and tilt it with your wrist, scale it with a slider or by dragging while you hold. Lock rotation or scale to protect what you have already written, reset either with one tap • Physics — Throw with a swipe (the sphere flies the way you were moving), Gravity, Bounce. Every bounce is felt in your hand and recorded as automation Try everything free for 7 days, then unlock once to keep it. Mono panning stays free whether or not you buy. BUILT FOR ENGINEERS • 6DoF motion tracking — real position in the room, not just tilt • Float resolution over OSC — no 7-bit MIDI stepping • 60 Hz position updates for dense, smooth automation • Automatic discovery via Bonjour, manual IP connection as fallback • Tracking-loss protection: the sphere freezes instead of jumping when tracking degrades REQUIREMENTS Sphere Flow Pocket requires the free companion plug-ins (AAX, for Avid Pro Tools) running on a computer on the same network: SphereReceiver for mono/stereo tracks, SphereConstellation for 5.1, 7.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.4 and 9.1.6 stems. Download and documentation at reminitone.com/products/sphere-flow. Motion tracking uses the rear camera; no images are stored or transmitted. Also available: Sphere Flow for Apple Vision Pro — the same system, with your hands as the controller. Dolby Atmos is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Pro Tools is a trademark of Avid Technology, Inc. Sphere Flow Pocket is an independent product of reminitone and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dolby Laboratories, Avid Technology, or Apple Inc.

Screenshots

MapSound4 screens
Sphere Flow Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sphere Flow Pocket at none against MapSound's shown. Sphere Flow Pocket also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. MapSound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sphere Flow Pocket sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapSound ships an update every 5 days, Sphere Flow Pocket daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
MapSound versus Sphere Flow Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapSoundSphere Flow Pocket
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryasunori taniYujiro Yonetsu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MapSound

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
2 purchases

Sphere Flow Pocket

One-time2
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • Sphere Flow Pocket Pro$39.99

Questions

Is MapSound free?
MapSound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sphere Flow Pocket free?
Sphere Flow Pocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MapSound or Sphere Flow Pocket have ads?
MapSound shows ads; Sphere Flow Pocket does not.
Which is updated more often, MapSound or Sphere Flow Pocket?
MapSound ships an update every 5 days, and Sphere Flow Pocket daily. Most recently, MapSound was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sphere Flow Pocket on October 21, 2026.

Other comparisons