Comparison

Syrinscape Sci vs Cthulhu Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Syrinscape Sci

This app enhances tabletop gaming with immersive soundscapes and movie-like soundtracks. It uses adaptable sound libraries to create dynamic audio environments, offering a high degree of user control with minimal interaction during gameplay.

Highlights
  • Immersive sound design
  • Movie-like soundtracks
  • Adaptable sound libraries
  • Dynamic soundscapes
  • User-controlled audio
  • Minimal interaction required
Features
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The soundtrack to your gaming world, Syrinscape creates immersive sound design and a movie-like soundtrack for tabletop games. Transform your next role-playing or tabletop gaming session. Syrinscape is a revolutionary sound design app created in Australia by tabletop role-playing aficionados. The app conjures every aural landscape imaginable, from space ship battles, frozen moons and space docks to cyberpunk discos. Unlike other soundboard-style apps, Syrinscape uses adaptable libraries of sound files – SoundSets – to improvise soundscapes, allowing users a great degree of control over what they are hearing, while requiring almost no interaction while the app runs. The Syrinscape Sci-Fi Player app is optimized for iPad, giving users the ability to playback Syrinscape SoundSets with a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. All the Sci-Fi SoundSets you buy from the Syrinscape Store are available across all your devices, so you can pick up whichever device is to hand and immerse yourself in whatever sound world you desire. Plug this into some big speakers at your next game and blow your player's minds!

About

Cthulhu Tracker

Features
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Bring the mysteries of the Cthulhu Mythos to your table. Cthulhu Tracker is the digital companion for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition campaigns. The Keeper runs the session in real time and every investigator plays from their own phone. FOR PLAYERS • Complete investigator sheet: characteristics, skills, weapons, inventory, HP, MP, Sanity and Luck • Guided character creation with occupations, skill points and personal interests • Animated 3D dice that show the outcome of each roll: regular, hard, extreme, critical or fumble • Weapon damage rolls with Damage Bonus and a full breakdown of the result • A heartbeat that speeds up when your investigator has a major wound or is dying • Clues and handouts from the Keeper, sent straight to your phone • Personal notes and private chat with the Keeper FOR THE KEEPER • Real-time table with every investigator and their vital stats • Roll requests to players, with bonus and penalty dice • Round-based combat with initiative, NPCs and creatures from the Mythos Bestiary • Major wounds, First Aid, death rolls, psychoanalysis and medical care • Sanity losses and insanity, handled by the rules • Ambient soundscapes and effects for the whole table to hear • Catalog of occupations, weapons and pre-generated characters • Character archive, end-of-session summary and PDF export CAMPAIGN MEMORIES • Investigator gallery with period frames, to save or share as an image • Campaign cemetery, where flowers, candles and memories honor the fallen BUILT FOR THE TABLE • Liquid Glass design on iOS 26, with dedicated layouts for iPad and Mac • Notifications for roll requests, clues and messages KEEPER MODE The app is free for players. Keeper mode comes with a 7-day free trial, then unlocks with a one-time purchase. No subscription. Cthulhu Tracker is an unofficial fan-made app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Chaosium Inc. "Call of Cthulhu" is a registered trademark of Chaosium Inc. The game rulebook is required to play.

Screenshots

Syrinscape Sci3 screens
Cthulhu Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cthulhu Tracker at every 2 days against Syrinscape Sci's every 6 months. Syrinscape Sci's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Syrinscape Sci ships an update every 6 months, Cthulhu Tracker every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Syrinscape Sci versus Cthulhu Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyrinscape SciCthulhu Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB159 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSyrinscapeFabio Comelli

In-app purchases

None

Syrinscape Sci

No in-app purchases

None

Cthulhu Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Syrinscape Sci free?
Syrinscape Sci is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cthulhu Tracker free?
Cthulhu Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Syrinscape Sci or Cthulhu Tracker have ads?
Neither Syrinscape Sci nor Cthulhu Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Syrinscape Sci or Cthulhu Tracker?
Syrinscape Sci ships an update every 6 months, and Cthulhu Tracker every 2 days. Most recently, Syrinscape Sci was updated on October 22, 2026 and Cthulhu Tracker on October 22, 2026.

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