Cymatics app for Android and iPhone

CymaScope: see what sound looks like

CymaScope is a paid app for Android and iPhone, made with the CymaScope team, that shows sound as CymaGlyph images from the CymaScope laboratory: play a note on its keyboard or sing into the microphone and watch its pattern appear. It is for musicians, singers, teachers, sound practitioners and anyone curious about cymatics.

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  • Made with the CymaScope team
  • Live microphone mode
  • 432Hz vs 440Hz imagery
  • No ads
A CymaGlyph pattern shown in the CymaScope app

Key facts

Key facts: CymaScope
PlatformsAndroid; iPhone and iPad with iOS 12 and newer
PricePaid app, one-time purchase. No ads
Tunings432Hz and 440Hz
MethodShows imagery based on the scientific CymaScope instrument, matched to the notes you play or sing
Made byCymaScope Foundation Ltd, with app architecture by Appum Studios Ltd
LanguagesEnglish
Download sizeAbout 1.4 GB on iPhone (bundled imagery and video)
ReleasedAndroid: 21 April 2025. iPhone: 22 July 2025

Facts checked 11 October 2026

Free vs ProWhat is free in CymaScope and what Pro adds

What makes it different

  1. Real CymaScope imagery

    The images were created in the CymaScope laboratories in the UK by John Stuart Reid and James Stuart Reid of CymaScope Foundation Ltd. The app was conceived by acoustic-physics scientist John Stuart Reid and built by Appum Studios, the team behind 432 Player.

  2. Hear a note, see its shape

    Every key on the on-screen keyboard shows the CymaGlyph for that note.

  3. Your voice, made visible

    Microphone mode turns your voice or live music into moving CymaGlyphs as you sing or play.

  4. Compare tunings by eye

    Switch between 432Hz and 440Hz tuning and compare the imagery for the same note.

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Install CymaScope

    A one-time purchase on Google Play or the App Store.

  2. Step 2

    Play or sing

    Tap the keyboard, or switch on microphone mode and sing.

  3. Step 3

    Watch and save

    See the CymaGlyph, then record a sequence or snapshot it to share.

Features

  • CymaGlyph keyboard

    Play notes and see each one's cymatic image.

  • Microphone mode

    Live voice or instruments become dynamic CymaGlyphs.

  • Note matching

    The app names the note you sing or play, which helps with pitch practice.

  • 432Hz and 440Hz

    Compare the imagery of both tunings.

  • Record and keep

    Save sequences and imagery on your device.

  • Snapshot and share

    Capture an image to save or send.

  • Learn more inside

    Articles about sound and the voice, updated online, and a CymaScope video gallery.

  • Big-screen ready

    Mirror to a computer or projector for classes and sessions.

Who it is for

  • Singers and musicians who want to see their notes and practise pitch.
  • Teachers, sound practitioners and presenters who show cymatics to a group.
  • Anyone curious about what 432Hz and 440Hz look like.

Built since 2013

432 Player came out on iPhone on 15 April 2013 (its App Store page is archived by the Internet Archive from February 2014) and on Android on 30 November 2014. It is discussed in peer-reviewed research: Ruth E. Rosenberg (University of Illinois Chicago), "Perfect Pitch: 432 Hz Music and the Promise of Frequency," Journal of Popular Music Studies 33(1), 2021.

1M+ downloads on Google Playdoi.org/10.1525/jpms.2021.33.1.137

432Hz is a listening preference. Our apps are tools for enjoying music, not medical devices, and make no health claims.

Questions and answers

  • The CymaScope is a scientific instrument that makes sound visible. The CymaScope app brings its imagery to your phone, created in the CymaScope laboratories in the UK by John Stuart Reid and James Stuart Reid.

CymaScope

Play a note or sing, and see it as a CymaGlyph image.

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Further reading

Updated 12 October 2026