VividTracker vs ShadowPlayKA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VividTracker
Create and edit music modules with Amiga Protracker compatibility. This app offers a robust sample editor, iCloud support, and MIDI capabilities. It also allows exporting samples and pattern data to Korg hardware.
- Protracker module creation and editing
- 8-track support
- AudioCopy and Audiobus integration
- Advanced sample editor
- iCloud synchronization
- MIDI in/out
- Korg hardware sample export
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VividTracker is an Amiga Protracker compatible music maker app. You can load, save, edit, and create new ProTracker modules. You can also export samples to Korg NTS-1 and Korg Volca Sample. VividTracker is also a companion app to the Commodore 64 Ultimate (C64U). You can mount the FTP-server and access the file system on the C64U. You can also upload and play mod-files, sid-files, crt-files, and prg-files directly from VividTracker. Disk images can be uploaded and mounted to either the A-drive or B-drive. Features: 1. Compatible with Protracker modules created on the Amiga, but with support for 8 tracks. 2. Supports AudioCopy: Import samples from other apps, export audio output to other apps. 3. Supports Audiobus: VividTracker can send audio to other apps like GarageBand and Cubasis through Audiobus. 4. Great sample editor, where you can easily set loop points, cut and paste samples, etc. 5. iCloud support. 6. AutoChord feature. 7. Cut, Copy and Paste rows, tracks or full patterns. 8. Load modules from other apps such as Mail or Safari. 9. Open modules in other apps from VividTracker. 10. MIDI in & out support. 11. Bluetooth keyboard support. 12. Send samples to Korg Volca Sample. 13. Send pattern data to Korg Volca Sample (this is the only app that can do this). 14. Export samples as Korg Logue user oscillators (this is the only app that can do this). 15. Ableton Link and Ableton Link Audio support.
ShadowPlayKA
This app transforms light and shadow patterns into music as you cycle through outdoor spaces. It uses your smartphone's brightness sensor and a Bluetooth speaker to create a unique auditory experience based on your surroundings.
- Light and shadow as musical score
- Bicycle-mounted smartphone sensor
- Bluetooth speaker integration
- Exploration of urban architecture
- Unique soundscape generation
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ShadowPlay is an exploration of the architecture and light in outdoor spaces through sound. Using a bicycle-mounted smartphone as a brightness sensor and a bluetooth speaker, the mottled patterns of light and shadow become the musical score as one rides along city streets. Supported through the UNESCO City of Media Arts Karlsruhe as well as through the City of Karlsruhe. Scene contributions by Sofy Yuditskaya and Damian Stewart.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ShadowPlayKA at Free against VividTracker's $5.99. ShadowPlayKA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). VividTracker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 1). 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
ShadowPlayKA is free to download; VividTracker costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShadowPlayKA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VividTracker has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VividTracker ships an update every 3 weeks, ShadowPlayKA every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VividTracker | ShadowPlayKA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lars Forsberg | Daniel Wilcox |
Customer experience
VividTracker
ShadowPlayKA
In-app purchases
VividTracker
No in-app purchases
ShadowPlayKA
No in-app purchases
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