Land Waves vs Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Land Waves
This app generates sound waves from a 1D reaction-diffusion system simulation. It translates pixel brightness into audio frequencies, creating complex soundscapes from simple mathematical models found in nature.
- 1D reaction-diffusion system simulation
- Sonification of pixel brightness
- Generates complex soundscapes
- Mathematical models of natural fluid behaviors
- Translates pixel values to audio frequencies
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Raw sonification of a 1D reaction diffusion system. Reaction diffusion systems are mathematical representations of the behaviours of fluids that can be found in nature. A key characteristic of these systems is that the initial parameters are simple but the resulting process can be extremely complex. Here, each pixel brightness affects the brightness in the corresponding pixel line. Frequencies of the sound waves are the sonification of these pixel values.
Things
This app transforms sounds into ambient soundscapes or adds drone vibes to tracks using granular reverb, pitch shifting, and mid/side processing. It's inspired by sound design techniques from an award-winning indie game.
- Granular reverb
- Pitch shifting
- Mid/side mode
- AUv3 plugin
- Standalone app
- Soundscape creation
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Texture is an easy to use granular reverb with pitch shifting and mid/side mode available as AUv3 and Standalone. Texture can transform any sound into an ambient soundscape, or add that drone vibe to your tracks. This plugin was inspired by the techniques used in the soundtrack and sound design of the award-winning indie game The Swapper.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Land Waves at Free against Things's $6.99. Land Waves also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Things's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Land Waves is free to download; Things costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Land Waves's written reviews are positive against 100% of Things's.
Land Waves ships an update every 31 months, Things every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Land Waves | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agoston Nagy | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
Land Waves
Things
In-app purchases
Land Waves
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases
