Comparison

Hypnogram vs Audio Visualizer

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

Head to head
About

Hypnogram

Effortlessly transform your music into stunning, beat-reactive visualizers. Choose from 60 dynamic worlds and let AI craft a cinematic promo reel for your tracks. Export in multiple formats for social media.

Highlights
  • 60 music-reactive visualizers
  • AI Director for automatic edits
  • Cinematic looks and color grades
  • Animated cover art scenes
  • Kinetic text overlays
  • Export for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, YouTube
Features
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Hypnogram turns your track and cover art into a beat-reactive music video: gig loops, templates, spinning vinyl, live visuals and seamless loops, made on your iPhone. NEW IN 1.5: 26 MORE GIG LOOPS 34 psychedelic visuals made for looping at gigs. 1.5 adds 26: Whiplash Halo, a 60s concert poster in vibrating inks; Solid Light, projector beams that hang in the smoke; Girih Quasicrystal, a gilt rosette in an endless interlace; a pastel toy-machine world (Machine Dream, Mirror Machine, Cable Curtain, Clone Parade, Specimen Vats); and Flux Stepper, Linocut Stack, Peacock Wheel, Vega Swell, Infinity Room, Pulsar Relief, Chladni Sand, Etched Tesseract, Skeleton Calibre, Siphonophore Drift, Kumiko Lantern, Phosphor Scope, Tide Walker, Beam Comb, Bead Rain, Glitter Planet, Kirigami Lung and Gold Bus. They join the original eight: Aperture Stack, Rorschach Bloom, Ebru Engine, Moire Engine, Doyle Bloom, Circle Limit, Cryptex Shaft and Skyline Hourglass. • Built from your cover: it becomes the lens, the ink, the print, the screen or the specimen inside the visual • Hits on every kick: each kick moves the whole structure exactly one step • Loops seamlessly on 8 or 16 bars with no crossfade: the last frame flows straight into the first • Made for the booth, projectors and LED walls: the Live console's pads start as gig loops, and every roll of the dice onto a gig loop is a new variation • With Dim Flashing Lights or Reduce Motion on, the gig loops calm their flashes TEMPLATES, SPIN STUDIO AND LIVE • Templates: 25 one-tap edits made for your track, in Out Now, Spotify Canvas, Vinyl, Gig Flyer, DJ/VJ loop and Teaser styles. Each one starts on your song's drop, lands on whole bars at the real tempo and fills in your title, artist, date and venue. • Spin Studio: the spin video everyone posts. Press your cover as a full-print record, pinch to size it and drag it anywhere, spin it over your own photo or video, add your title in the font you like and export 1:1, 9:16 or 16:9. Turntable, sleeve-reveal and needle-drop shots too, with picture disc, splatter, marble, gold and glow pressings. • Live mode: a gig console with scene pads that switch on the bar, auto mode, blackout, flash, strobe, freeze, tap tempo and Line In from your mixer or mic. On iOS 27, send a clean picture to a projector or LED wall while your phone stays the controller. • Immersive Worlds: Chrome Relic, Laser Cathedral and Prism Bloom, real-time 3D built around your art. EVERYTHING ELSE • 150+ beat-reactive visuals built from your art: 34 gig loops, abstract tunnels, photoreal scenes with your cover on real objects, toon worlds, demoscene classics and Logo FX • Stem FX: the kick punches the camera, the snare pops the light, the hats sparkle and the vocal blooms • AI Director: describe the vibe and it builds the whole edit (it works offline too) • Film-grade looks with halation, bloom and grain • Kinetic text that moves on your song's timeline • Seamless, bar-locked loops for DJ/VJ sets and Spotify Canvas • Export 9:16, 16:9 and 1:1 in one go, at 60 fps, as ProRes for Resolume and VDMX, or at custom sizes for LED walls • Projects remember your look, record, template, gig loop and track Rendering happens on your device. No timeline, no keyframes: drop a track, pick a vibe, export. Made for artists, DJs, producers and labels: release reels, Canvas loops, gig flyers and visuals for the booth.

About

Audio Visualizer

Features
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BeatLuster is a video maker for music artists, producers, and creators who want to create audio-reactive music visuals. No filming or complex timeline editing is required. Choose your audio, combine a Look with Artwork, check the result in Preview, and export an MP4 with audio. Promote a new track, share a release, create short-form videos for social media and video-sharing platforms such as YouTube and TikTok, create ads, or deliver client work. In addition to vertical 9:16 video, BeatLuster supports 1:1 and 16:9 formats. ◆ Create in Three Steps 1. Choose your audio and set the Clip you want to use. 2. Pick a Look and optionally add Artwork. 3. Check the result in Preview and export your video. ◆ Four Production Looks • Kinetic Panel • Signature • Living Core • Pulse Each Look responds to music with its own motion and visual character. Artwork treatment and available controls vary by Look. Where controls are available, you can adjust settings such as reactivity and color. Save your edits as a Project so it is ready for your next export. ◆ Export Options Videos are exported as MP4 files with audio. • Clip: Load the full audio, choose where the Clip starts, and use up to 60 seconds. Depending on the audio length, choose 15, 30, or 60 seconds. When the audio is shorter than 60 seconds and its full length is not already one of those choices, you can also choose Whole track. Audio shorter than 15 seconds uses the full source automatically. • Aspect ratio: 9:16, 1:1, or 16:9 • Frame rate: 30fps or 60fps • Destinations: Photos, Files, or other apps through Share ◆ Free and BeatLuster Pro With Free, you can keep one Project at a time and export one video in total with no watermark. Free and Pro use the same export quality. Editing and Preview remain available after you have used your free export. With Pro, you can create and duplicate Projects and export videos without these limits. ◆ Using Your Completed Videos Completed videos created with BeatLuster may be used for the following purposes under the Terms of Use: • Social media posts • Distribution and monetization on video-sharing platforms such as YouTube and TikTok • Advertising and promotion • Client work and delivery of completed videos You may not sell or distribute BeatLuster visuals as stock footage, reusable video or loop assets, templates, or other materials intended for reuse in another creative work. You are responsible for securing the necessary rights and permissions for the audio, Artwork, and other materials you use. See the BeatLuster License Guide for details: https://www.codepaint.app/license-guide-beatluster ◆ BeatLuster Pro Plans BeatLuster offers Weekly and Monthly auto-renewable subscriptions and a Lifetime one-time purchase. Prices may vary by country, region, and time of year. Weekly and Monthly plans renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged within 24 hours before renewal. You can manage or cancel a subscription in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not auto-renew. ◆ Terms of Use https://www.codepaint.app/terms-beatluster ◆ Privacy Policy https://www.codepaint.app/privacy-policy-beatluster ◆ Disclaimer & Trademarks BeatLuster is an independent tool and is not sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated with any third-party social media platform.

Screenshots

Hypnogram4 screens
Audio Visualizer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hypnogram at none against Audio Visualizer's 3. Audio Visualizer's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Audio Visualizer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Hypnogram asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hypnogram ships an update every 2 days, Audio Visualizer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Hypnogram versus Audio Visualizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHypnogramAudio Visualizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOB Data LLCCodepaint Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Hypnogram

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Audio Visualizer

Subscriptions2
  • BeatLuster Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • BeatLuster Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • BeatLuster Pro Lifetime Access$59.99

Questions

Is Hypnogram free?
Hypnogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio Visualizer free?
Audio Visualizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hypnogram or Audio Visualizer have ads?
Neither Hypnogram nor Audio Visualizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hypnogram or Audio Visualizer?
Hypnogram ships an update every 2 days, and Audio Visualizer daily. Most recently, Hypnogram was updated on October 7, 2026 and Audio Visualizer on October 14, 2026.

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