Comparison

Audio Function Generator vs Playapod

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

Head to head
About

Audio Function Generator

Generate various audio test tones, including sine, square, triangle, and sawtooth waves. Explore frequency and volume sweeps, noise generation, and custom preset creation. Advanced features like extended frequency ranges and multi-tone playback are available with an upgrade.

Highlights
  • Generate sine, square, triangle, and sawtooth tones
  • Frequency and volume sweep generation
  • Noise generation (white, pink, violet, etc.)
  • Custom preset creation and saving
  • Extended frequency range (PRO feature)
  • Multi-tone playback (PRO feature)
Features
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This is the highly recommended and praised Function Generator App - an amazingly great and powerful tone generator. Enriched with a vast amount of features yet it is extremely intuitive and designed for simplicity. Get to know this great App now! It is very well maintained and has received considerable upgrades over the past years. So, … what can you do with this App? • PLAY TEST TONES Sine, Rectangular, Triangular and Sawtooth. • PLAY FREQUENCY SWEEP TEST TONES in both directions (minimum to maximum frequency and maximum to minimum frequency). • PLAY VOLUME SWEEPS (from minimum to maximum volume). • Try the SWEEP REPEAT / WOBBLE function. • Try the MUSIC TONES PLAYBACK. • Experiment with the huge FINE TUNE SELECTON, PRESETS SELECTION! • Or create your own CUSTOM PRESETS! • And SAVE an endless amount of CONFIGURATIONS (Frequency, Sweep, Noise) for later quick access and direct playback function. • Even play back different kinds of NOISE – White, Pink, Violet, Grey, Brown, Blue is also supported. The Function Generator is AMAZINGLY INTUITIVE and SIMPLE to use! AND THESE ARE THE ADVANCED SETTINGS/FEATURES (upgrade to PRO required): => Extending The Frequency Range (1Hz - 21kHz) => Extending The Sweep Times (0.1s - 600s) => Changing Min/Max Slider Frequency Ranges => Changing Max Sweep Time Slider Range => Changing Signal Amplitude => Enabling Of The Sweep Repeat / Wobble Function => Frequency Slider Setting to Linear or Logarithmic => Left/Right Channel Individual Selection => Permanently Saving Custom Presets => Saving Of Endless Number Of Audio Configurations => Phase Out Setting (custom phase shift of the generated signal) => BPM (Beats per Minute) Feature => Dual Function Generator => MultiTone Generator (playback of up to eight individual tones) => Background Theme Selection (Light/Dark) Check out the tutorial page: www.ee-toolkit.com/audio-function-generator

About

Playapod

Listen to podcasts with advanced features like cross-platform syncing, precise episode tracking, and offline playback. Bookmark favorite moments, enjoy video and text-to-speech content, and organize your listening with custom playlists and filters. It's a free, ad-free experience designed for dedicated podcast enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform device syncing
  • Second-by-second episode tracking
  • Time-coded bookmarking
  • Video and text-to-speech playback
  • Offline listening
  • Custom playlists and filters
  • CarPlay integration
Features
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Playapod is the best way to listen to your favorite podcasts and features cross-platform device syncing, episode tracking down to the second, remote media controls, offline listening, new episode notifications, bulk imports, fast performance, no ads, and more! • Multi-Device Sync Sync all your podcast subscriptions and episode progress between multiple devices and across all platforms! Just sign-in with your favorite social network or with e-mail. • Episode Tracking Tracks exactly the portions of episodes that you have listened down to the second. You'll never forget where you left off or what you skipped over! • Bookmarking Bookmark your favorite parts of any episode so you can quickly go back and listen again. Bookmarks are time-coded and synced across all your devices. • Video Playback (NEW v2 Feature) Video playback supported. Tapping on the video will toggle full-screen mode. • Text to Speech (NEW v2 Feature) Turn any text-based feed into an audio podcast with full progress bar support including scrubbing and bookmarking. Great for keeping up with the latest news and blogs. • Media Bar (NEW v2 Feature) Quickly access whatever is currently playing by tapping on the media bar at the bottom of the screen. It’s always on with quick access to play/pause. Tap the bar to bring up the full media player view. • Recommendations (NEW v2 Feature) Our recommendation engine will suggest new subscriptions you might enjoy. • Groups & Filters (NEW v2 Feature) Filter content by favorites, category, media flags, content type, and time. Save filters into Groups for quick one-touch access. • Media Files (NEW v2 Feature) Add media files such as audio, video, and text files to Playapod using iTunes File Sharing for local playback. • Car Play Driving with your iPhone puts your Playapod Now Playing queue right on your car's built-in display. • Custom Playlist Create a custom playlist of your podcast episodes. Drag and drop reordering makes it easy to listen to your favorite shows all day without device interaction. • Media Controls Toggle playback and skip forward and backwards quickly using lockscreen and bluetooth controls. • Listen Offline Download entire podcasts and listen on the go without a network connection or cellular data charges. • Free & No Ads Free download with no advertising! There are no bulky 3rd party ad networks that are known to kill battery life, slow performance, and consume network bandwidth. • Push Notifications Get new episode notifications so you stay on top of your favorite shows. Toggle notifications in the app settings. • Import Podcasts Quickly bulk import a list of podcasts with OPML files (Outline Processor Markup Language XML Files). • Advanced Configuration Lots of settings to customize and tweak the behavior of the Playapod app. Custom settings available for each subscription too! • Customer Support Our developers listen to your feedback and quickly fix all reported issues. Join our Facebook Page and start a discussion! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playapod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/playapod Website: https://playapod.com/

Screenshots

Audio Function Generator4 screens
Playapod4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playapod at none against Audio Function Generator's 1. Playapod also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). Audio Function Generator's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 620). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

Both are free to download. Audio Function Generator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Playapod asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Audio Function Generator against 4.7 for Playapod. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 620 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Audio Function Generator's written reviews are positive against 79% of Playapod's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Function Generator ships an update every 6 weeks, Playapod every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Audio Function Generator versus Playapod: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio Function GeneratorPlayapod
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.2K ratings)4.7 (620 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews79.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.2K — better620
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB25 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThomas GruberTMSOFT

Customer experience

Audio Function Generator

All ratings2,191 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative16.6%

Playapod

All ratings620 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative11.7%

User reviews

Audio Function Generator

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 🎶 Helps with Tinnitus
  • 💯 Best app I've paid for
  • 🔍 Highly recommended
  • 🎨 Attention to detail

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 💰 Deceptive/Money hungry
  • 🔒 Basic features paywalled
  • 🔒 Limited without paying
  • 🔒 Removed functionality to push paid version

Playapod

From 620 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Honest and caring app
  • 🚀 Works perfectly on iOS
  • 🚀 Plays both video and audio podcasts
  • 🚀 Easily share podcast clips
  • 👍 Fantastic individual settings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with video podcast downloads
  • 🐛 Podcast playback issues (pausing, resuming, background playback)
  • 🐛 Inconsistent episode marking as played
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🐛 Syncing issues and data loss

Bugs and requests

Audio Function Generator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Volume slider issues
  • Airplay not working
  • Sound distortion when display is active

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add download/save feature for custom sounds
  • Improve sweep function (continuous mode, better frequency control)
  • Add more multi-frequency rows
  • Implement 432Hz base frequency option
  • Add phase control for noise generators
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  • Improve accessibility (VoiceOver support)

Playapod

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Podcast downloads failing or timing out
  • Playlist issues (not playing next episode, losing queue)
  • Episodes marked as played before finishing
  • Inconsistent behavior on different devices and platforms
  • Data loss when device is turned off

Requested features

6 requests
  • Volume boost and normalization
  • Silence skip feature
  • Ability to reorder individual playlists
  • Video podcast playback support
  • Diagnostics and troubleshooting tools
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  • Search by episode title

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Audio Function Generator

One-time1
  • Upgrade to PRO$9.99
None

Playapod

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio Function Generator free?
Audio Function Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playapod free?
Playapod is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Audio Function Generator or Playapod?
Playapod is rated higher. Audio Function Generator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Playapod averages 4.7 from 620 ratings.
Do Audio Function Generator or Playapod have ads?
Neither Audio Function Generator nor Playapod shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audio Function Generator or Playapod?
Audio Function Generator ships an update every 6 weeks, and Playapod every 3 months. Most recently, Audio Function Generator was updated on October 13, 2026 and Playapod on October 6, 2026.

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