Comparison

Sound Visualizer vs Audiolyze

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

Head to head
About

Sound Visualizer

Transform your audio into dynamic, real-time visual experiences. This app analyzes your music to create spectrum bars, radial rings, and other effects. Enjoy immersive full-screen mode and background playback with lock screen controls.

Highlights
  • Real-time frequency spectrum visualization
  • Supports MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, AIFF
  • Adaptive frequency detection
  • Full-screen immersive mode
  • Background playback with lock screen controls
  • Customizable visualization settings
Features
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Turn your music into stunning real-time visuals. Import your audio files and watch them come alive with spectrum bars, radial rings, and more — all powered by true FFT analysis. - Real-time frequency spectrum visualization - Supports MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, and AIFF - Adaptive frequency detection — every track fills the display - Full-screen immersive mode - Background playback with lock screen controls - Customizable settings: smoothing, HF boost, frame rate, band ordering, background Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Audiolyze

This app transforms your device into a professional audio analysis workstation. It offers real-time spectrum analysis, spectrograms, and oscilloscope views with advanced signal processing tools for sound engineers and musicians.

Highlights
  • Real-time spectrum analysis
  • Waterfall spectrogram
  • Oscilloscope visualization
  • Harmonic analysis
  • SPL reference levels
  • Advanced signal processing
  • Customizable workflow
Features
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Transform your iPhone or iPad into a professional audio analysis workstation. Audiolyze delivers real-time spectrum analysis, waterfall spectrograms, and oscilloscope visualization with the precision tools you need for sound engineering, acoustic analysis, and audio production. SPECTRUM ANALYZER Visualize audio frequencies in real-time with a high-resolution FFT spectrum analyzer. Choose from multiple display modes (dB, Amplitude, Power) and trace styles (smooth spline curves, linear, or classic bars). Switch between logarithmic and linear frequency scales, and select from multiple constant-Q resolutions for RTA analysis, from 1 octave down to 1/24 octave precision. WATERFALL SPECTROGRAM Track how your audio evolves over time with a scrolling 2D spectrogram display. Capture up to 20 seconds of frequency history to identify temporal patterns, transients, and spectral changes that a standard analyzer would miss. OSCILLOSCOPE Examine waveforms in the time domain with a responsive oscilloscope view. Multiple trigger modes (rising edge, falling edge, auto, free-run) help you capture stable waveforms, with adjustable amplitude scaling and trigger threshold controls. HARMONIC ANALYSIS Automatically detect and display harmonics with intelligent fundamental frequency tracking. View overtone relationships, cent deviations, and harmonic order labels overlaid directly on the spectrum — valuable for tuning, voicing, and timbre analysis. SPL REFERENCE LEVELS View relative sound pressure level readings with a built-in SPL meter. Calibrate against an external reference meter to align readings, with optional Z-weighting (flat response) or A-weighting (human hearing curve). Provided for reference and comparison; not a substitute for a certified, type-approved sound level meter. ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING - Multiple FFT sizes (512 to 4096 samples) - Selectable window functions: Hann, Blackman-Harris, Flat-Top - Configurable frame overlap (0-75%) for improved averaging - Rolling window and exponential smoothing modes - High-pass and low-pass filters with adjustable slopes (6/12/18 dB per octave) CUSTOMIZE YOUR WORKFLOW - Peak hold display with decay - Snapshot comparison for before/after analysis - Visual glow effects for enhanced readability - Sparse or dense grid overlays - Save and recall custom presets for each visualization mode FOR SOUND ENGINEERS & MUSICIANS Whether you're a sound engineer tuning a PA system, a musician analyzing instrument tone, a podcaster optimizing room acoustics, or an audio enthusiast exploring the science of sound, Audiolyze provides the analytical depth you need in a beautiful, intuitive interface. EVERYTHING UNLOCKED Every feature is available from the moment you launch. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no paywalls, and no ads. Works on iPhone and iPad. Optimized for performance with GPU-accelerated Metal rendering. Available in 13 languages.

Screenshots

Sound Visualizer4 screens
Audiolyze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Audiolyze at 5.0 against Sound Visualizer's 2.5. Audiolyze also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Sound Visualizer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Audiolyze asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audiolyze holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sound Visualizer versus Audiolyze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound VisualizerAudiolyze
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSundarammal PalanisamyStephen Berry10020601941

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sound Visualizer

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Edition$4.991 Month
None

Audiolyze

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sound Visualizer free?
Sound Visualizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audiolyze free?
Audiolyze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sound Visualizer or Audiolyze?
Audiolyze is rated higher. Sound Visualizer averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Audiolyze averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sound Visualizer or Audiolyze have ads?
Neither Sound Visualizer nor Audiolyze shows ads.

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