Comparison

VisualSound vs KG

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

Head to head
About

VisualSound

This app is a modular instrument that synthesizes sound and visuals using a unified patching system. Explore over 140 modules for audio, control, and graphics, and even generate custom effects with AI. It's designed for performance and integrates with your existing studio setup.

Highlights
  • Unified sound and visual patching
  • Over 140 modules (sound, control, visuals, code)
  • AI-powered module creation
  • GPU-native visuals
  • Performance-oriented features
  • AUv3 integration and hosting
  • Cross-device functionality (iPad, Mac, iPhone)
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---- Launch offer — introductory pricing for a limited time. The price goes up after launch week: now is the moment to patch in --- VisualSound is a modular instrument where sound and image are made of the same material. One canvas, one cable language: patch an oscillator into a filter, then patch the same signal into light, liquid and geometry. Nothing is a visualizer bolted on top — the picture IS the patch. ONE CANVAS, FIVE REALMS More than 140 modules across sound, control, visuals, geometry and code. Drag a cable and anything can play anything: an envelope strikes a fluid simulation, a sequencer bends a shader, a camera feed becomes an oscillator. INSTRUMENTS WITH OPINIONS • VYPER — a snarling acid bassline machine with slides, accents and pattern morphing. • KINETIC — a step-sequenced drum machine built on lovingly recorded classic analog kits. • KEYS — a playable polyphonic keyboard panel; on Mac, your QWERTY becomes the keybed. • SEQ, LFO, ENV, granular engines, a looper, a tape-stop, reels you can scrub like vinyl. LIGHT AS SIGNAL GPU-native visuals: shaders, feedback, bloom, fluid dynamics, sculpted 3D geometry. Point the camera at the world and use it as a texture. OCULUS tracks your hands and face so you can play parameters by moving. WRITE YOUR OWN MODULES — OR JUST ASK GRAIN is VisualSound's per-sample DSP language: code your own audio and visual processors right on the canvas. Tap the wand, describe the effect in plain English — "a dark tape echo that wobbles" — and an AI running entirely ON YOUR DEVICE writes the code, compiles it, and tells you honestly when something isn't possible. No cloud, no account. It works in airplane mode. (The AI brain is a free one-time download.) BUILT TO PERFORM Eight scenes with beat-synced morphing, motion loops, MIDI learn on everything, a timeline that can bend the tempo itself. Record your performance — audio and video — straight out of the app. PLAYS WELL WITH YOUR STUDIO Runs as an AUv3 instrument inside your DAW, and HOSTS your AUv3 synths and effects inside the canvas. MIDI in and out. Background audio. Files in, stems out. YOUR IPHONE IS THE REMOTE Install VisualSound on iPhone and it becomes VS Remote: a wireless control surface for the instrument running on your iPad or Mac, over your local network. No setup, no cloud. ONE PURCHASE, EVERY SCREEN Buy once and VisualSound is yours on iPad, Mac and iPhone. Same patches, same engine — the Mac gets QWERTY keys and plugin hosting depth, the iPad gets ten fingers on glass. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no analytics, no ads. Your patches, recordings and prompts never leave your device. Privacy policy: https://visualsound.app/privacy/ Open the app and you land on Welcome — a living patch, already playing, wired for you to pull apart. That's the whole philosophy: understanding by unscrewing. Sound and light, patched together.

About

KG

Features
Currently charting
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KKG-SQUARE Pro is a landscape-first virtual analog synthesizer for iPhone. Classic panel layout, cool charcoal chassis, and a sharp cyan accent—built to feel like hardware you can play anywhere. Features 4-oscillator virtual analog engine Filter, filter envelope, amp envelope, and LFO Chorus, delay, and reverb with per-effect on/off and depth Arpeggiator and step sequencer Hold, portamento, and tempo-linked performance modes Full-width playable keyboard with octave shift MIDI input support Built-in voice presets Make bass, leads, pads, and evolving textures—fast—without leaving your phone.

Screenshots

VisualSound2 screens
KG1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KG at $0.49 against VisualSound's $19.99. KG also leads on chart position (#191 vs unranked). VisualSound's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On 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

VisualSound costs $19.99 and KG $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisualSound ships an update every 2 days, KG every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VisualSound versus KG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualSoundKG
Price$19.99$0.49 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank—#191 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike GazzarusoKouki Yoshimoto

In-app purchases

None

VisualSound

No in-app purchases

None

KG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisualSound free?
VisualSound costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is KG free?
KG costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do VisualSound or KG have ads?
Neither VisualSound nor KG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisualSound or KG?
VisualSound ships an update every 2 days, and KG every 11 days. Most recently, VisualSound was updated on November 7, 2026 and KG on November 5, 2026.

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