Comparison

FormantScope vs Easy Audio Spectrogram

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

Head to head
About

FormantScope

Features
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FormantScope analyzes your voice in real time on device: it shows fundamental frequency (F0), the first and second formants (F1 and F2), and input level, with short history charts for practice and coaching. • Live numeric readouts for F0, F1, F2, and level • Dual-series charts with independent scales • Stability and gating to reduce flicker during continuous phonation • Optional WAV export to a folder you choose • iPhone, iPad, and Mac; microphone is used only for local analysis • No account required; open-source project (see support link) FormantScope does not send your microphone audio to the developer for processing. Optional recordings are saved only where you select on your device.

About

Easy Audio Spectrogram

Features
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Easy Audio Spectrogram is a simple real-time audio visualizer for microphone input. It shows live spectrogram and frequency spectrum views, helping you explore voices, instruments, music, room noise, and everyday sounds. The app is built around readability. Instead of adjusting gain values in the blind or fight a fixed color range, Easy Audio Spectrogram lets you adjust the graph’s dynamic range in real time. Use the live spectrum display as a guide, drag the color scale to the range you care about, and instantly get a clearer spectrogram. For music and voice, the app includes a note-based frequency scale and real-time pitch detection, making it easier to see sung notes, instrument pitch, harmonics, and resonance as they happen. The interface is minimal and comfortable to use in any orientation, even upside down. Text and icons rotate, but controls stay where they are, so the app remains easy to use whether the phone is in your hand, on a table, or pointed toward a sound source. You do not have to understand what's an FFT to use this app, the default setting works well and engineering settings have been translated to understandable concepts. You can save clean spectrogram screenshots directly from the app, without the buttons covering the image and without pressing hardware button combinations. This app is free to use, free of pop-ups or advertisement banners, use it to explore music or the science of acoustics. Additional Features: -Noise profile removal, hold the button to record a profile, release to activate. -Analyze harmonics in real time with multi-touch. -Psychoacoustic filter to make the graph reflect perceived sound signature rather than flat physical reality. -Optimized performance for many hours of use without heating up your device or draining the battery.

Screenshots

FormantScope2 screens
Easy Audio Spectrogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Easy Audio Spectrogram at every 3 weeks against FormantScope's every 6 weeks. FormantScope's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FormantScope ships an update every 6 weeks, Easy Audio Spectrogram every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 16, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
FormantScope versus Easy Audio Spectrogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormantScopeEasy Audio Spectrogram
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer跃然 王Chen Gong

In-app purchases

None

FormantScope

No in-app purchases

None

Easy Audio Spectrogram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FormantScope free?
FormantScope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Easy Audio Spectrogram free?
Easy Audio Spectrogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FormantScope or Easy Audio Spectrogram have ads?
Neither FormantScope nor Easy Audio Spectrogram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FormantScope or Easy Audio Spectrogram?
FormantScope ships an update every 6 weeks, and Easy Audio Spectrogram every 3 weeks. Most recently, FormantScope was updated on September 16, 2026 and Easy Audio Spectrogram on September 16, 2026.

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