Comparison

Steve Roach Immersion IV vs Changing Landscapes

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

Head to head
About

Steve Roach Immersion IV

Create personalized ambient music experiences by mixing and evolving sound loops from a renowned artist. This interactive tool offers infinite playback possibilities with CD quality sound, allowing you to sculpt unique soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Create custom soundscapes
  • Infinite mix combinations
  • Save custom mixes
  • Control loop volume and pan
  • Evolve new mixes
  • Plays music in the background
  • CD quality sound
Features
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Immersion Station I, II & III have received rave reviews from users worldwide. We are excited to announce the release of Immersion Station IV. Created from the soundworlds of ambient music pioneer Steve Roach, Immersion Station IV places the listener in the center of a sublime ever evolving sound environment. Featuring the essence of sources from The Delicate Forever, refined and sculpted for this Station the listener can create mixes for a personalized Immersion experience Immersion Station is an elegant interactive sound immersion tool. Create infinite mix combinations from five different loops of varied lengths for endless playback. These sounds have been extracted from the heart of Steve Roach's soundworlds and carefully chosen for a congruent relationship allowing the user to sculpt constantly changing ambient music. The Immersion Station interface and application, created by Software Artist Eric Freeman (working closely with Steve), allows you to mix loops using a simple, intuitive, interactive and organic interface that is reflective of Steve's work FEATURES * Easily create custom soundscapes from Steve Roach's source loops * Includes nearly 140 megabytes of loops custom crafted by Steve Roach * Includes custom mixes from Steve Roach * Each mix provides constantly changing ambient music * Save your own mixes at any time * Use AirPlay to stream your music anywhere * Control the volume or stereo pan of each loop * Incubate new mixes using the evolve function * Plays music in the background * CD quality sound * User's guide provided in the App and online Recommended for headphones or external speakers.

About

Changing Landscapes

This app uses randomized algorithms to blend real-time audio and video, generating unique and surprising visual mixes. Based on research into creativity and the unconscious, it allows users to record, save, and share their experimental creations.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio and video mixing
  • Randomized algorithmic generation
  • Create unexpected visual results
  • Save and share creations
  • Upload to changlinglandscapes.tv
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Based on PhD research involving creativity, dream work, and the unconscious. Record real-time audio and video and mix them together using the apps randomized algorithms to create new and unexpected results. Save them, post them, or upload to the changlinglandscapes.tv project.

Screenshots

Steve Roach Immersion IV4 screens
Changing Landscapes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Changing Landscapes at every 6 weeks against Steve Roach Immersion IV's every 17 months. Changing Landscapes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Steve Roach Immersion IV against 4.6 for Changing Landscapes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Steve Roach Immersion IV's written reviews are positive against 100% of Changing Landscapes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steve Roach Immersion IV ships an update every 17 months, Changing Landscapes every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Steve Roach Immersion IV versus Changing Landscapes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteve Roach Immersion IVChanging Landscapes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better4.6 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1212
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric FreemanDangerbird Records, Inc.

Customer experience

Steve Roach Immersion IV

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Changing Landscapes

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Steve Roach Immersion IV

No in-app purchases

None

Changing Landscapes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steve Roach Immersion IV free?
Steve Roach Immersion IV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Changing Landscapes free?
Changing Landscapes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steve Roach Immersion IV or Changing Landscapes?
Steve Roach Immersion IV is rated higher. Steve Roach Immersion IV averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Changing Landscapes averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do Steve Roach Immersion IV or Changing Landscapes have ads?
Neither Steve Roach Immersion IV nor Changing Landscapes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steve Roach Immersion IV or Changing Landscapes?
Steve Roach Immersion IV ships an update every 17 months, and Changing Landscapes every 6 weeks. Most recently, Steve Roach Immersion IV was updated on October 18, 2026 and Changing Landscapes on October 24, 2026.

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