Groove Number vs WEAR Texture Processor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Groove Number
Analyze the rhythmic feel of your music with detailed swing percentage, BPM, and key analysis. Visualize your groove through various graphical displays and export it as MIDI for use in your DAW. All analysis is performed on-device for privacy.
- Swing % analysis
- BPM estimation
- Key detection
- Multiple visualization modes
- Audio file analysis
- Live microphone analysis
- Groove to MIDI export
- Siri integration
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how swung is your track? groove number gives you the number. drop in a song, record a clip, or open the live mic — groove number listens and tells you the one thing drum machines flatten and great players bend: the groove. 50% is dead straight. ~66% is full triplet swing. most music that feels good lives in between, around 54–62%. now you can see it. and it's not just the number. what it reads • swing % — the hero. one honest number for how far off the straight grid the groove sits. • bpm — dual-estimator with an octave guard, so 174 never gets called 87. nudge it ×2 / ÷2 or tap the tempo to lock it, and the swing recomputes against the corrected grid. • key — chroma + krumhansl-schmuckler with a tuning estimate, shown with a confidence read and the runner-up key, so a close call never hides. four ways to see it • meter — the number, front and center: swing %, bpm, and key in one calm readout. • swing grid — the signature view. every onset plotted against the straight 8th/16th grid, colored on-time, late, or rushing. you can see the pocket. • spectrogram — mel-scaled heatmap, quiet to loud, low to high, with a frequency + dB scale. • chromagram — the 12 pitch classes over time, tonic marked. how it listens • a file you drop in or pick (mp3, m4a, aac, wav, aiff, flac) • a clip you record — it listens and stops on its own the moment the groove locks • the live mic — a running bpm + swing read in the room, with a VU level meter and a live spectrogram one more thing • groove → midi — export the groove as a midi clip, swing baked into the note timing. drop it on a drum track in any daw and it plays your pocket. hands-free • siri: "what's the groove number of this song" records a clip and stops on its own. "start listening in groove number" opens live. "what was the last groove number" reads you the last result. • shortcuts: analyze audio file returns swing, bpm and key for any file, so you can tag a folder of samples by bpm. open in groove number sends a file straight in. built to be calm and honest • fully on-device. your audio is analyzed right on your iphone, ipad, or mac. nothing is uploaded. nothing is stored on a server. • no account. no sign-up. no ads. no tracking. • strongest on four-on-the-floor and electronic music. live, acoustic, and rubato material is harder — so groove number always shows its confidence and hands you the ×2/÷2 and tap-tempo overrides. wrong calls stay visible, never silent. one number for the feel of a track. plus everything you need to trust it.
WEAR Texture Processor
This audio effect plugin introduces filtered, warbled movement and texture to any sound source. It's designed for creating instability, movement, and degradation, transforming audio from subtle to extreme.
- AUv3 texture processor
- Pitch modulation (RATE and DEPTH)
- Dynamic gating (GATE)
- Frequency filtering (FILTER)
- Texture and degradation effects (GRIME, WASH, ROOM)
- Adjustable by ear for unique sound design
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WEAR is an AUv3 texture processor designed for making audio feel uncertain. WEAR makes no sound on its own—it is an audio effect designed to be loaded inside a compatible AUv3 host. Place it after pianos, guitars, vocals, drums, synthesizers, field recordings, or other audio sources to introduce filtered, warbled movement and texture. Built around instability, movement, and degradation, WEAR reshapes incoming audio through a collection of processes designed to add character. RATE and DEPTH introduce pitch modulation. GATE responds dynamically to the incoming signal, allowing quieter material to become increasingly unstable while louder sounds push through. FILTER reshapes the frequency range, while GRIME, WASH, and ROOM introduce different forms of texture, space, and degradation. The result can range from subtle movement to extreme transformation depending on what you dial in. WEAR intentionally includes no presets. Its behavior depends heavily on the material being passed through it, so it is designed to be adjusted by ear for each sound rather than treated as a collection of fixed effects. Exploration is encouraged.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Groove Number at 5.0 against WEAR Texture Processor's 2.5. Groove Number also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). WEAR Texture Processor's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Groove Number costs $1.99 and WEAR Texture Processor $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Groove Number holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WEAR Texture Processor has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Groove Number | WEAR Texture Processor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Langberg | Field Tone Audio, LLC |
Customer experience
Groove Number
WEAR Texture Processor
In-app purchases
Groove Number
No in-app purchases
WEAR Texture Processor
No in-app purchases
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