Comparison

Tonality Visualizer vs Music Visualizer

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

Head to head
About

Tonality Visualizer

Features
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Tonality Visualizer is an interactive polar-pitch map that displays musical notes on a rotating disk. You can connect a MIDI keyboard or open a MIDI file β€” every note appears in real time. The app helps you see harmony, motion, and chord relationships, even without formal music theory. Main Features β€’MIDI Input: visualize notes directly from your keyboard or MIDI device. β€’MIDI File Playback / Trainer Mode: play or practice chord by chord. β€’Live Sound Option: enable/disable the built-in synth for input playback. β€’Physics-based Disk Rotation: the disk moves naturally according to musical torque. β€’Simple UI: switch between water-fixed / disk-fixed anchors, toggle UI visibility, bilingual JP/EN. Perfect for music learners, creators, and anyone who wants to β€œsee” sound. Privacy No data collection. All processing happens locally on your device. License Open-source under the MIT License. Source code available on GitHub. Supported Formats β€’.mid / .midi files (Format 0 / 1) β€’CoreMIDI device input

About

Music Visualizer

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Your music, made visible. LIQUIDWAVE is a music visualiser that reacts to what's playing in real time. It hears the bass, the beat and the highs apart, and 60+ scenes move with your music on iPhone and iPad. REACTS TO WHAT'S PLAYING Choose System Audio and the scenes follow what other apps play, such as a video or a streaming app. Pick System Audio from the microphone button's menu, then follow the steps on screen to start iOS's screen broadcast. Protected audio, such as Apple Music, can't be captured; use the microphone for it instead. LIVE SOUND, TOO Choose the microphone and the scenes respond to the music in the room: speakers, a record or a live set. EVERY PART OF THE SOUND Band levels, beat strength, kicks and snares, down to a fine spectrum. Each part of the sound turns into a line that sways, a light that flickers or a liquid that swells. 60+ SCENES. 10 STYLES. β€’ Line β€” waveforms and contour lines. β€’ Graphic β€” op art, geometric patterns and halftone dots. β€’ Wire β€” wireframe oceans and rolling landscapes. β€’ Raster β€” point clouds, particles and data-inspired forms. β€’ Lighting β€” stage lights, lasers and haze. β€’ Chroma β€” auroras, curtains and fields of colour. β€’ Cyber β€” neon grids and retro-futuristic worlds. β€’ Metal β€” liquid chrome, foil and iridescent surfaces. β€’ Fluid β€” ferrofluid, lava, honey and liquids that heave and drip. β€’ Spectral β€” oscilloscopes, field lines and forms drawn from a fine spectrum. SET THE SCENE FOR THE PARTY Send the visuals to a TV or projector with AirPlay or a compatible display cable: the big screen shows the visuals while your device becomes the controller. PRESS PLAY. LET IT RUN. Shuffle keeps the scenes coming. Save your favourites and adjust speed and intensity β€” or, with Full Unlock, shuffle playlists of your own. Touch the canvas and the scene reacts at your fingertip, too. With no sound coming in, Ambient Auto on the microphone button keeps the scenes moving (Ambient Auto plays no music). The screen stays awake while the app is in use. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sound is analysed on your device and is not recorded or uploaded. No account, no tracking and no ads. Wave and one scene you choose during the welcome tour are free. Buy once, or subscribe yearly β€” either one unlocks every scene and scene playlists on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Β· Privacy Policy: https://liquidwave.app/privacy Requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

Tonality Visualizer3 screens
Music Visualizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tonality Visualizer at none against Music Visualizer's 2. Music Visualizer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Music Visualizer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Tonality Visualizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tonality Visualizer ships an update fortnightly, Music Visualizer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Tonality Visualizer versus Music Visualizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTonality VisualizerMusic Visualizer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS18.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size39 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYusuke YoshidaAppnics, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tonality Visualizer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Music Visualizer

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • LIQUIDWAVE Full Unlock$29.99

Questions

Is Tonality Visualizer free?
Tonality Visualizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Music Visualizer free?
Music Visualizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tonality Visualizer or Music Visualizer have ads?
Neither Tonality Visualizer nor Music Visualizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tonality Visualizer or Music Visualizer?
Tonality Visualizer ships an update fortnightly, and Music Visualizer every 3 days. Most recently, Tonality Visualizer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Music Visualizer on October 26, 2026.

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