oogieCam vs KA mini Sheng
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
oogieCam
Transform colors into music using your device's camera. This app analyzes visual data to generate unique melodies and sounds. Explore various tonal scales and keys with a built-in synthesizer and sample player.
- Color to music conversion
- RGB, luminance, and chromatic analysis
- MIDI tonal scales and keys
- Built-in synthesizer and sample player
- Add-on ColorPacks
- Pro Mode for recording and custom samples
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oogieCam is a hybrid app created by attaching a synthesizer and sample player to a video camera. OOgieCam is a new kind of musical instrument: it allows the direct conversion of color into music. OOgieCam applies a unique algorithm to the colors it sees through the camera. It takes a look at the RGB values, the luminance, and chromatic values. These values are converted into musical notes using one of many tonal scales set up in MIDI space. Finally, the notes are forced into one of many musical keys and played using the built-in synthesizer and sample player. OOgieCam comes with three ColorPacks, each with 32 built-in patches and a whole library of dozens of hidden samples which can be accessed by "rolling the dice"... There are add-on ColorPacks like Metal Shop, WoodWorks, Urbanity, and more available. Upgrade to Pro Mode to record audio, add your own samples, edit patches and much more!
KA mini Sheng
This app offers a virtual Chinese Sheng instrument with a minimalist design. It provides a high-quality sound experience for electric wind instrument and MIDI keyboard users through simple controls. It functions as a standalone app or an AUv3 plugin.
- Virtual Chinese Sheng instrument
- Minimalist UI design
- High-quality sound experience
- Standalone app functionality
- AUv3 plugin support
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Kong Audio mini Sheng is a minimally-designed virtual instrument of Chinese Sheng. It gives electric wind instrument and midi keyboard user a high-quality experience with very simple UI controls. KA mini Sheng can run as an app or AUv3 plugin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: oogieCam at Free against KA mini Sheng's $1.99. KA mini Sheng's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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
oogieCam is free to download; KA mini Sheng costs $1.99 up front. oogieCam sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. KA mini Sheng asks for nothing beyond the download.
KA mini Sheng holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
oogieCam ships an update every 6 weeks, KA mini Sheng every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | oogieCam | KA mini Sheng |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dave Scruton | SHANTOU KONG AUDIO SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
Customer experience
oogieCam
KA mini Sheng
In-app purchases
oogieCam
- Metal Shop$0.99
- Urbanity$0.99
- Woodworks$0.99
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- Water$0.99
- Top Sounds$0.99
- Around House$0.99
- Body Sounds$0.99
- Sports Shorts$0.99
- Metal Shop Subscription$0.99
- Pro Mode$1.99
KA mini Sheng
No in-app purchases
