Comparison

Ripplizer vs Eternal Flow Drone

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

Head to head
About

Ripplizer

Visualize sound as dynamic ripples on your screen. Reacts to music from your microphone or directly from files, with customizable colors and motion. Enjoy a serene visual experience without ads or accounts.

Highlights
  • Sound-to-ripple visualization
  • Microphone or song input
  • Customizable ripple colors and motion
  • External display support
  • On-screen controls for sensitivity and themes
  • Screen stays on
Features
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Sound is a wave in the air. Ripplizer lets you see it — as ripples spreading across water. Music from a speaker, an instrument you're playing, a clap of your hands: whatever reaches your iPhone or iPad's microphone, Ripplizer draws ripples in time with its rhythm. Put on some music and let it wash over the screen. RIPPLES THAT MOVE WITH THE MUSIC • Every beat and hit sets off a new ripple • Bass, mids and highs each have their own color and motion — bass rolls out slow and wide, highs stay small and light • The whole screen pulses on the beat, and ripples swell with the volume • Reacts the same whether the sound is quiet or loud • When all is quiet, a soft rain of ripples falls PLAY A SONG • Pick a song in the Files app and Ripplizer plays it, drawing ripples straight from the song • No microphone involved, so it reacts even while you listen through earphones or headphones SIMPLE TO USE • Tap anywhere to send out a ripple of your own • A tap also opens a small panel for sensitivity, color themes (Water, Sunset, Classic) and the sound source (microphone or a song) • The screen stays on while you watch • Connect an external display to show just the ripples on the big screen PRIVACY Microphone audio is analyzed on the spot and never recorded or saved. No network access, no ads, no accounts. Note: You can play music from the same device (for example in Apple Music) while using Ripplizer. It can't react while you listen through earphones or headphones, because the sound doesn't reach the microphone; pick a song from the Files app instead. Apple Music tracks are protected and can't be picked. Music playing on the same device may drop out for a moment when you open Ripplizer or switch to another app. iOS reconfigures audio input and output when the microphone starts or stops; playback itself keeps going.

About

Eternal Flow Drone

This app generates endless ambient drone music directly on your device, creating unique "mixes" that evolve every few minutes. It functions offline and offers features to customize the soundscape, record generated music, and mute specific instruments.

Highlights
  • Endless generative drone music
  • Offline playback
  • Automatic track changes
  • Sound customization
  • Music recording
  • Instrument muting
Features
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If you like drone ambient music, you can turn your phone into endless drone "mix" or "live" generator. Just turn it on, press Start and listen as a usual player, but music will never end. Main theme or "track" will change on every 3-4 minutes automatically. All music is created right on your phone, no streams and samples, so it can work offline without internet connection. To switch to next track tap Reset button. To enable full spectre of possible sounds, tap Go Dark button. To record/stop recording created music tap R icon (recorded WAV files path is Files/EFDrone). Also it has "mute" feature - tap on gear icon and you can mute chosen instruments and use app as a drone or chords generator, for example.

Screenshots

Ripplizer4 screens
Eternal Flow Drone2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eternal Flow Drone at 100% against Ripplizer's 0%. Eternal Flow Drone also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 26.0). Ripplizer's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Ripplizer is free to download; Eternal Flow Drone costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eternal Flow Drone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Ripplizer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Eternal Flow Drone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ripplizer versus Eternal Flow Drone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRipplizerEternal Flow Drone
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.010.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopericotPetr Serkin

Customer experience

Ripplizer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Eternal Flow Drone

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ripplizer

No in-app purchases

None

Eternal Flow Drone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ripplizer free?
Ripplizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eternal Flow Drone free?
Eternal Flow Drone costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ripplizer or Eternal Flow Drone?
Eternal Flow Drone is rated higher. Ripplizer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Eternal Flow Drone averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Ripplizer or Eternal Flow Drone have ads?
Neither Ripplizer nor Eternal Flow Drone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ripplizer or Eternal Flow Drone?
Ripplizer ships an update every 5 months, and Eternal Flow Drone every 5 months. Most recently, Ripplizer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Eternal Flow Drone on October 24, 2026.

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