Retro Spectrum vs Music Visualizer

Retro Spectrum turns your phone into a retro audio display for your car or your desk. Mount your phone, play music through your speakers, and watch a real-time spectrum analyzer light up in the style of classic 80s–90s car stereos. Built for JDM and neo-classic car fans, and just as good as an always-on visualizer on your desk. HOW IT WORKS Retro Spectrum listens through your device's microphone and analyzes the sound in real time. Because it uses the mic, it reacts to ANY source playing through your speakers—streaming, radio, CD, anything. No cables, no pairing. Important: it responds to sound from SPEAKERS, not headphones or earphones. Point your phone toward the speakers and turn the volume up. RETRO SKINS Switch between display styles inspired by legendary in-dash stereos: • VFD Green — a fluorescent-tube display (included free) • Plasma Orange — spinning-CD deck with artwork and a big clock • JDM Night — KENWOOD-style dual-zone EQ with 7-segment clock • Bubble Grid — synthwave neon grid with a perspective floor • Wireframe LCD — Y2K retro-future tunnel HUD • Gaming RGB — flowing RGB bars with mirror reflections NOW PLAYING See the song that's playing right now. When you use Apple Music, the title, artist, and artwork are read directly from the system for instant accuracy. For any other source, Retro Spectrum identifies the track from the mic using Shazam technology. Double-tap to look up a song on demand. DESK MODE A built-in clock, date, and battery readout make Retro Spectrum a great always-on display for your desk setup—a glowing retro visualizer and clock in one. PRIVACY Microphone audio is analyzed on your device and is never recorded or saved. Song recognition can be turned off anytime. See our privacy policy for details. FREE + SKIN PACK The app and the VFD Green skin are free. Unlock all the other skins with a single one-time Skin Pack purchase.

60+ moving graphics to watch, touch and make your own. Liquid chrome, wireframe seas, lasers and neon turn your iPhone or iPad into a canvas in motion. TOUCH THE PICTURE Press and hold the canvas to make the scene react at your fingertip. Keep holding to speed up the motion, then release to return to your chosen speed. Swipe sideways to change scenes, or up and down to explore styles. MOTION WITHOUT MUSIC Switch off the microphone and let Ambient Auto keep the graphics moving. Leave the app open on your desk and enjoy the picture. The screen stays awake while the app is in use; Ambient Auto does not play music. LET THE ROOM JOIN IN Turn on Listen Mode and the graphics respond to sound around you through the microphone: a record, speakers or a piano. LIQUIDWAVE does not capture audio directly from other apps or from headphones. 60+ SCENES. 10 STYLES. • Line — waveforms and contour lines. • Graphic — op art, geometric patterns and halftone dots. • Wire — wireframe oceans and rolling landscapes. • Raster — point clouds, particles and data-inspired forms. • Lighting — stage lights, lasers and haze. • Chroma — auroras, curtains and fields of colour. • Cyber — neon grids and retro-futuristic worlds. • Metal — liquid chrome, foil and iridescent surfaces. • Fluid — ferrofluid, lava, honey and liquids that heave and drip. • Spectral — oscilloscopes, field lines and forms drawn from a fine spectrum. FIND YOUR VIEW Save your favourites, adjust speed and intensity, or let Shuffle take you through the scenes — or, with Full Unlock, through playlists of your own. Enjoy a larger canvas on iPad, or connect a TV with AirPlay or a compatible display cable: the TV shows the visuals while your device becomes the controller. Graphics run inside the app. LIQUIDWAVE does not set your Home Screen or Lock Screen wallpaper. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sound is analysed on your device and is not recorded or uploaded. No account, no tracking, no analytics and no ads. Wave and one scene you choose during the welcome tour are free. Full Unlock is a one-time purchase that opens all 60+ scenes and scene playlists on iPhone, iPad and Mac. No subscription required. Requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.