Comparison

Adagio Stream vs RasterFX

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

Head to head
About

Adagio Stream

Features
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Your streams, everywhere and anywhere. AdagioStream is the ultimate audio streaming companion for your M3U-based streaming services. Whether you're at home, on the road, or anywhere in between, your favorite channels are always just a tap away. Connect Your Way Bring your own sources using M3U playlists or Xtream Codes credentials. Add multiple accounts, enable or disable them on the fly, and manage all your sources from one place. A guided setup wizard gets you streaming in seconds. Built for Listening AdagioStream is designed from the ground up for audio. Powered by a robust VLC media engine, it handles virtually any stream format with rock-solid reliability. Adjustable buffering lets you tune performance for your network, while intelligent interruption handling ensures your audio picks right back up after calls, alarms, or Siri requests. A Player That Keeps Up With You The full-featured Now Playing screen displays cover art, track metadata, and real-time bitrate information. A floating mini player stays with you as you browse, so playback controls are never more than a glance away. Background audio keeps the music going when you switch apps or lock your screen, and Control Center and Lock Screen controls put playback at your fingertips. Live Program Guides Browse what's on now and what's coming up with integrated electronic program guides. See live program indicators, read descriptions, and discover new content across your channels. Live Sports Scores Follow the action in real time with live score updates displayed right alongside your stream. See game status, detailed stats, and score changes without ever leaving the app. Track Metadata & Cover Art AdagioStream automatically identifies tracks on supported channels and displays cover art, artist names, and song titles. Love what you hear? Tap the heart icon to save it to your Loved collection for later. Organize Everything Star your favorite channels for instant access. Reorder them however you like with drag and drop. Enable or disable entire channel groups, pin your favorite groups to the top, and sort channels by provider order, natural sort, or A-Z. Customize sort prefixes to get exactly the order you want. Build Your Own Playlists Create custom M3U playlists right in the app. Add streams manually, pull in channels from your existing providers, or import URLs directly from Safari using the Share Extension. Organize entries into groups, reorder everything with drag and drop, and export your playlists as M3U files to share with others. CarPlay, Ready to Roll Full Apple CarPlay integration means your channels, favorites, and playlists are all available on your car's display. Browse, play, and skip between channels without touching your phone. Program guide info and track metadata follow you into the car. Make It Yours Choose between light, dark, or system appearance. Pick from eleven text size options, including accessibility sizes. Display cover art or channel logos in the player. Fine-tune buffer duration, group display modes, and channel sorting to match your preferences. Your Data, Your Control Export all your data: accounts, favorites, playlists, and settings, as a portable backup. Import it on another device or keep it for safekeeping. When you need a fresh start, a full data reset is one tap away. Passwords are stored securely in the Keychain, and everything stays on your device. Powerful Under the Hood Automatic reconnection with smart retry logic. Time-shift buffering that captures audio during interruptions so you can pick up where you left off or skip ahead to live. Debug logging for troubleshooting, with easy log sharing for support. Built to handle whatever your streams throw at it.

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RasterFX

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Make any sound move. RasterFX is a playable modular multi-effects processor for iPhone and iPad. Use it standalone with a microphone, an imported audio file or built-in signals โ€” or load it as an AUv3 audio effect in AUM, GarageBand, Logic Pro for iPad, Loopy Pro, Cubasis and other Audio Unit hosts. BUILD YOUR EFFECT CHAIN Choose from Filter, Delay, Drive, Reverb, Grain, Repeat, Motion and Dynamics. Arrange up to six plates in series or split them into parallel A/B paths. Reorder the chain and the sound changes with it. MODULATE ANY CONTROL Patch LFOs, envelope followers, random and chaos sources, step sequencers, MIDI, macros, the XY pad or device tilt to any control. Create up to 16 modulation lines, with live arcs showing exactly how the sound is moving. PERFORM THE PATCH Morph between four snapshots on the XY pad. Turn eight macros. Hold four momentary throws for stutter, sweep, reverse and freeze. RasterFX is built to be played with one hand, not programmed and left alone. GENERATE, LOCK, EVOLVE Nudge a patch, reshape it or roll a new one. Lock the parts you want to keep, undo any result and save the seeds worth returning to. Evolve lets the patch drift over time while staying anchored to the sound you chose. SEE WHAT YOU HEAR Every effect has its own live visualizer. The CRT and halftone interface makes filters, delay taps, grains, dynamics and modulation visible without turning the screen into a wall of meters. RECORD THE RESULT Record the processed output to WAV, rename takes and share them from the app. FREE TO START. PRO ONCE. Free includes all eight effects, all modulation sources, every factory preset, three plates, four modulation lines and 60-second recordings. No ads, account, watermark or reduced audio quality. RasterFX Pro is a one-time purchase โ€” not a subscription. It unlocks six plates, 16 modulation lines, split routing, XY snapshot morphing, Evolve, A/B compare, unlimited recording length and your own saved presets. Your saved sound always plays back exactly as created, even if it uses Pro features; Free limits editing, never playback. Made for headphones, late at night.

Screenshots

Adagio Stream4 screens
RasterFX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Adagio Stream at none against RasterFX's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. RasterFX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Adagio Stream asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Adagio Stream versus RasterFX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdagio StreamRasterFX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size51 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurt LeCaptainChih Han Lin

In-app purchases

None

Adagio Stream

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RasterFX

One-time1
  • RasterFX Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Adagio Stream free?
Adagio Stream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RasterFX free?
RasterFX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Adagio Stream or RasterFX have ads?
Neither Adagio Stream nor RasterFX shows ads.

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