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SoundScope

See what you hear. Real-time spectrogram with AI-powered sound recognition.

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521
Sound Classes
9
Languages
5
Colormaps
20kHz
Full Range

Key Features

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AI Sound Recognition

Powered by YAMNet, identifies 521 sound classes in real-time — birds, instruments, traffic, appliances and more.

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Spectrogram Art

Turn images into sound! Play shapes that appear as art on another phone's spectrogram. 9 built-in presets, or upload your own image with Pro.

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Scientific Colormaps

5 perceptually uniform colormaps: Inferno, Viridis, Magma, Plasma, and Classic.

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Full Spectrum

20 Hz to 20 kHz logarithmic spectrogram with adaptive frequency labels. Blackman-Harris windowing for -92 dB sidelobe suppression.

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GPS Sound Recording

Record outdoor sound walks with GPS coordinates. View detected sounds plotted on a map along your route. Pro feature.

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Noise Suppression

Adaptive per-bin spectral subtraction removes background noise, revealing what matters.

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Frequency Presets

Quick-switch between Birding, Speech, Music, and Full Range modes to focus on what you're listening for.

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9 Languages

Full interface and all 521 detection labels in EN, IT, DE, FR, ES, PT, JA, KO, ZH.

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Audio Recording

Record audio as WAV files with one tap. Recordings are saved locally on your device — never uploaded or shared.

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Home Screen Widget

See the last detected sound at a glance without opening the app.

Spectrogram Art

Play a sound file and watch hidden images appear on your friend's spectrogram. A fun way to share visual messages through sound.

What's New

Latest

  • Spectrogram Art — play images as sound, see shapes on the spectrogram
  • GPS Sound Recording with map view and detection pins
  • Full 20 kHz range with adaptive frequency labels
  • Frequency presets: Birding, Speech, Music, Full Range
  • Detection labels scroll to latest on new detection
  • Home screen widget for last detected sound
  • Improved dB level meter accuracy

Earlier

  • AI Sound Detection with compact and overlay display modes
  • Fundamental note detection (musical pitch)
  • 5 scientific colormaps: Inferno, Viridis, Magma, Plasma, Classic
  • Adaptive noise suppression (Auto & Manual modes)
  • 9 languages for UI and all 521 detection labels

Coming Soon

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Bird Species ID

Identify 14,795 bird species by sound. AI cascade: YAMNet detects "Bird", then a specialized neural network identifies the exact species.

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Sound Level Meter

Calibrated dB meter with noise heatmap on the GPS map. See which areas are noisiest along your route.

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Background Recording

Keep recording sounds and GPS data in the background with a foreground service. Never miss a detection.

Your Privacy

All audio is processed locally on your device. Optional recordings are saved on-device only — never uploaded or shared with anyone.

Full Privacy Policy →

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