Comparison

VKO1 vs CineBase Studio

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

Head to head
About

VKO1

Create stunning, real-time visuals for your music performances without needing VJ experience. Load clips, sync to your BPM, and let the app handle the visuals hands-free with automated mixing and effects. Build custom reactive visuals using a node editor and import your own shaders.

Highlights
  • Automated beat-synced visual mixing
  • Node editor for custom visual creation
  • Import custom Metal shaders
  • Real-time GPU-accelerated effects
  • Multiple control options (iPhone, iPad, MIDI, gamepad)
  • Music sync via tap tempo, MIDI clock, Ableton Link
  • Downloadable visualizers from the store
Features
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WHAT IS VKO1 (VisualKO) VKO1 is a visual performance app for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Silicon Mac — built for musicians and DJs who want stunning visuals without a dedicated VJ. Load your clips, set your BPM, and let it run. Made for performers You're playing. VKO1 stays locked to your music and keeps visuals moving — no babysitting required. Automix does the work MIX mode pulls from all 8 banks, auto-switches on the beat, and rotates effects automatically. A full visual set, hands-free. Build your own visuals The Node Editor lets you wire together generators, modifiers, and combiners into custom reactive visuals — no coding needed. Import your own Metal shaders or start from scratch. Browse the Store Download free and premium GPU visualizers — real-time Metal shaders that run directly on your device. No video files. No lag. Drop them straight into your set and go. Control from anywhere iPhone in your pocket, iPad on a stand, MIDI controller on your table, Bluetooth gamepad in your hand. AirPlay to the big screen — no cables. 51 real-time effects All BPM-synced, all GPU-accelerated via Metal. One knob controls everything playing. Stays in sync Tap tempo, MIDI clock, Ableton Link — four ways to lock visuals to your music.

About

CineBase Studio

Features
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CineBase turns ordinary photos into cinema-grade masters — right on your iPhone. Powered by on-device AI, CineBase rebuilds lost detail, sharpens soft shots, and upscales your images up to stunning 8K. Then finish with a hand-crafted film look — from warm Kodak tones to moody noir and glowing neon. Everything runs locally. Your photos never leave your device, there's no account, and there's nothing to upload. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Upscale photos up to 8K with AI super-resolution • Recover detail, sharpen, denoise and color-grade • 14 cinematic film looks — Kodak, Teal/Orange, Noir, Golden, Neon, Sepia, Vintage, Cyberpunk and more • Fine-tune sharpen, detail, color and film grain • Before/after comparison slider • Export as JPEG, PNG or TIFF FREE & PRO Enhance 1 photo a day for free, plus 1 more by watching a short ad. Upgrade to CineBase Pro for unlimited enhances, an ad-free experience, 8K output, and PNG/TIFF export. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All processing happens on-device. No sign-up, no cloud, no data collection — just you and your photos. CineBase Pro is an auto-renewable subscription available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://babachip.github.io/cinebase-privacy/

Screenshots

VKO14 screens
CineBase Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CineBase Studio at Free against VKO1's $11.99. CineBase Studio also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CineBase Studio is free to download; VKO1 costs $11.99 up front. VKO1 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and CineBase Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VKO1 versus CineBase Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVKO1CineBase Studio
Price$11.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan MaguidHAKTAN POLAT

In-app purchases

4 purchases

VKO1

One-time4
  • Phosphor Cult Shader Pack$1.99
  • Computer Veld Pack$1.99
  • Alchemist Sketchbook Pack$1.99
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  • Daft Cyber Pack$1.99
2 purchases

CineBase Studio

Subscriptions2
  • CineBase Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • CineBase Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is VKO1 free?
VKO1 costs $11.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is CineBase Studio free?
CineBase Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VKO1 or CineBase Studio have ads?
Neither VKO1 nor CineBase Studio shows ads.

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