Ultrasonic Analyzer vs LocusCast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultrasonic Analyzer
This app provides real-time audio analysis with visual representations of sound frequencies. It allows users to listen to and analyze ultrasounds, with options for transposed playback and slowed-down analysis of inaudible sounds. It supports various sampling rates and offers detailed charting and measurement tools.
- Real-time spectrum analysis
- Spectrogram and oscilloscope views
- Octave RTA analyzer
- Transposed ultrasound listening
- Slowed-down playback
- High sampling rates up to 384kHz
- Zoom and pan capabilities
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Ultrasonic Analyzer is a real-time spectrum, spectrogram, oscilloscope, and octave RTA analyzer for your iPhone or iPad. It provides a visual representation of ultrasounds using a sampling rate of up to 384kHz**. You can listen to transposed ultrasounds* and analyze them in real time. For sounds that are normally inaudible, a slowed-down playback option is also available. Ultrasonic Analyzer can be used to analyze the calls of various animals (e.g., bats, dolphins), measure the frequency response of high-end audio equipment, or evaluate ultrasonic sensors. Additionally, it allows you to analyze short imported audio files within a spectrogram context. Features - Sampling rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz, 200kHz, 250kHz, 384kHz** - Real-time transposed ultrasound listening during recording* - Spectrogram analyzer: Color and black & white modes - Spectrum analyzer - Oscilloscope (full FFT window size) - Octave RTA analyzer: Bands – full, 1/3, 1/6, 1/12 (RMS values) - Max/min Octave RTA values - dBFS Meter - Fast real-time response - Adjustable spectrogram frequency resolution - Configurable time interval between FFT computations, with values as low as 1ms or even lower - Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) - FFT window sizes: 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536 - Recording trigger: Automatically triggers based on specified frequency bands - Zoom and pan capabilities for all charts - Measurement tools available in all charts - Playback analysis - Transposition during playback - Slow-down playback: Transpose octaves down for easier analysis - Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode: Allows simultaneous spectrogram analysis with a secondary chart (Octave RTA, Spectrum, or Oscilloscope) - Audio input support: Built-in microphone, external microphone (via USB camera adapter or iPhone/iPad dock connector – Core Audio compliant devices) - Sharing options: Share charts and audio recordings via email, social networks, or clipboard - Exporting capabilities: Save audio recordings (WAV) and image charts (PNG) to iOS Document Browser - Audio file import: Load short audio files from other apps or the iOS Document Browser - Supported audio formats: WAV, CAF, AAC, MP3 - Automatic sample rate conversion for imported files - Frequency scale options: Linear and logarithmic - Amplitude scale options: Linear and logarithmic (dBFS) - dBFS Meter weighting: dBZ (linear) - Adjustable spectrogram length (dependent on resolution settings) Tested with (via USB adapter): - Dodotronic Ultramic200K, Ultramic250K, Ultramic384K - Pettersson M500-384 - Avisoft UltraSoundGate 116Un Make sure you are using the latest iOS update. *Requires an external microphone with ultrasonic capabilities connected via a USB adapter. **Real-time analysis at a 96kHz sample rate or higher is only possible with an external USB microphone. Alternatively, you can import files recorded on an external device for non-real-time analysis.
LocusCast
Stream high-quality audio live from your device to a global sound map. This app uses GPS to pinpoint your stream's location and offers persistent connections for uninterrupted broadcasting. It's designed for musicians and sound artists to contribute to a collaborative audio project.
- Live audio streaming
- GPS location tagging
- High quality mono/stereo stream
- Ogg encoding
- Persistent stream connection
- Syncs with SoundMap account
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LocusCast is a mobile audio streaming app for the Locustream SoundMap project : http://locusonus.org/soundmap/. This app for IOS allows you to stream easily a mono or stereo oggvorbis stream to the locustream soundmap from your iPhone and/or your iPad device. It will automatically locates your stream on the map using GPS. List of Features : - Synchronised with your locustream soundmap account - High quality mono/stereo stream - Ogg encoding - Persistent location using GPS - Persistent stream connection (auto reconnect mode) - Works with wifi or 3G networks Continued use of audio recording and GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LocusCast at Free against Ultrasonic Analyzer's $19.99. LocusCast also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.4). Ultrasonic Analyzer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 17 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
LocusCast is free to download; Ultrasonic Analyzer costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LocusCast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultrasonic Analyzer has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ultrasonic Analyzer ships an update every 4 months, LocusCast every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultrasonic Analyzer | LocusCast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DEXUS Pawel Krzywdzinski | stephane cousot |
Customer experience
Ultrasonic Analyzer
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In-app purchases
Ultrasonic Analyzer
No in-app purchases
LocusCast
No in-app purchases
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