SoundScope vs Milkwave

See what you hear. SoundScope turns your iPhone and iPad into a professional audio analyzer: a real-time spectrum analyzer, a broadcast-standard loudness meter and a mix assistant that tells you what to fix. All in one app. LOUDNESS, MEASURED PROPERLY • Momentary, short-term and integrated LUFS to ITU-R BS.1770 • True peak, loudness range (LRA), DR and PLR • Start, stop and reset a measurement whenever you need MIX DIAGNOSTICS • Clear alerts for clipping, true peak, streaming loudness, crushed dynamics and mono bass cancellation • Tonal balance checked against genre profiles: General, EDM, Hip-Hop, Classical, Rock, Acoustic and Podcast/Voice • See how far Spotify and YouTube will turn your track down, before you upload SPECTRUM ANALYZER • Real-time FFT from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with peak hold • Bar or line view, 20 to 120 bands, logarithmic or linear scale • FFT modes for transients, balance and mastering, with adjustable FFT size and overlap • Hold the spectrum to study a single moment FIVE FULL-SCREEN VISUALIZERS Turn your phone sideways for Spectrum Bars, Spectrum Line, Radial Bloom, Spectrogram and Ribbon Tunnel. Double-tap to switch views. STUDIO METERING • Dual VU meters with peak hold • Stereo image, phase correlation and left/right/mid/side spectra • Band RMS and mono compatibility for every band MADE TO BE USED • Eight color themes, including the per-frequency Spectrum rainbow. Swipe to change. • Built-in microphone or a connected audio interface, with adjustable sensitivity • A brushed-metal interface built for one-handed use PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. No subscription, no account, no tracking and no internet connection needed. One purchase covers iPhone and iPad. Made for producers, mixing and mastering engineers, live sound engineers, musicians, podcasters and anyone who wants to see their sound.

Turn your iPhone and iPad into a responsive audio visualizer. Powered by Apple Metal and real-time audio DSP, Milkwave transforms sound from your local audio files, live room microphone, or Apple Music into fluid generative visual art. Whether you are listening to your personal music library, setting up background visuals for a gathering, relaxing with lo-fi beats, working in a studio, or docking your device on your desk while spinning vinyl, Milkwave brings clear visual motion to every rhythm. BUILT FOR EVERY LISTENING SETUP: Local Music Playback: Play your own MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, or AAC files directly from the app with zero microphone latency and up to 120 FPS visual response. Ambient Desk Display: Dock next to your speakers for a clean visual companion while listening to vinyl records, external players, or room audio. Parties & External Displays: Mirror to monitors, TVs, or projectors via AirPlay or HDMI/USB-C for full-screen visuals. Photo Pulse Studio: Bring up to 6 of your own photos to life with beat-reactive motion and 4 shader styles (Depth Parallax, Neon Contour, Liquid Shockwave, and Prism Kaleidoscope). Kinetic Typography: Display custom stage text on screen with 5 typography styles that react to bass and treble. Apple Watch Companion: Standalone 60 FPS generative visualizers on your wrist that respond to ambient sound through the built-in microphone. KEY FEATURES: 30 Real-Time Metal Visualizer Modes & 10 Color Themes: - Club & Newly Added Modes: Kaleidoscope, Liquid Chrome, Fractal Tunnel, Unknown Pleasures (Pulsar Lines), Radial Spectrum, Club LED Wall, Oscilloscope, Fluid Ink, Monochrome Dots, and Acid Techno. - Interactive DJ Studio Pro & Pioneer EQ: Dual-deck controller interface featuring interactive jog wheels, performance pads, 3-band EQ knobs, crossfader, and live level meters over a reactive LED backdrop. - Custom Stage & Photo Modes: Kinetic Text (customizable 3D lettering) and Photo Pulse Studio. - Atmospheric & Nature Scenes: Riviera Sunset, Synthwave Highway, Sahara Dunes, Zen Garden, and Glacial Aurora. - Classic Audio Shaders: Spectrum, Pulse, Sonic Synth, Wave, 3D Nebula, 3D Tunnel, 3D Vortex, Particles, Cymatics, Laser Matrix, and Cyber Rain. Sonic Art Poster Export: Capture high-resolution still frames from generative modes like Riviera Sunset, Sahara, and Fluid Ink to save or share as posters. Philips Hue Local Light Sync: Connect directly to a Philips Hue Bridge on your local Wi-Fi network. Choose which lights to sync, stream via Hue Entertainment Areas or standard bridge updates, and customize 6 reaction modes (Ambient, Beat Pulse, Bass Reaction, Energy Flow, Color Flow, and Screen Match) with brightness limits, sensitivity controls, a built-in flash rate limiter, and a 4-zone on-screen preview. Built-in Local Music Player & Playlist: Import tracks from the iOS Files app with metadata reading, interactive seek bar, shuffle, repeat, and 2 bundled demo tracks (Liquid Waves & Neon Horizon). Two-Finger Pinch-to-Zoom: Pinch anywhere on the canvas to scale visualizers from 0.4x to 3.8x, or double-tap to reset to 1.0x. Live 5-Band EQ & Visual Controls: Fine-tune Bass, Low-Mid, Mid, High-Mid, and Treble response alongside intensity, sensitivity, speed, smoothing, and particle density. Auto-Shuffle Mode: Automatically cycle through all 30 visualizer modes at selectable time intervals (5s to 60s). Real-Time Audio DSP: 5-band FFT frequency analysis powered by Apple Accelerate (vDSP) with automatic gain normalization for balanced bass, mid, and treble reaction. 100% Private, Offline & Ad-Free: Audio analysis runs entirely in device memory (RAM). No audio is recorded, stored, or uploaded. No ads, no tracking, and no subscriptions.