Comparison

Mobile Ears vs MindBackyard

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

Head to head
About

Mobile Ears

Enhance your hearing with AI-powered sound amplification and noise filtering. Features include a built-in hearing test, custom sound adjustments, and compatibility with Bluetooth and wired earphones. Get clearer conversations in any environment.

Highlights
  • AI-powered hearing enhancement
  • Built-in hearing test (audiogram)
  • Customizable sound adjustments
  • AI noise filter
  • Bluetooth and wired earphone support
  • Speech enhancement
Features
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Turn your iPhone into "Mobile Ears" with AI-powered hearing enhancement! Whether in a noisy café, attending a lecture or watching TV, Mobile Ears helps you hear better in any setting. With support for Bluetooth and wired earphones, including free wired earphones with every yearly subscription, you can enhance your hearing whenever you need it. New Features You'll Love: - Hearing Test (Audiogram): Check your hearing with our built-in test. Easily assess hearing loss and get personalized sound settings. - Custom Sound Adjustments: Fine-tune audio balance with easy-to-use sliders. Whether you need more sound in your left or right ear. - Bluetooth Compatibility: Enjoy wireless convenience with Bluetooth earphones or switch to our wired premium earphones for top-quality sound and low latency. - AI Noise Filter: Our intelligent noise reduction technology helps block out background noise so you can focus on the sounds that matter most. Why Choose Mobile Ears? - Smart AI Technology: Our AI noise filter and speech enhancement deliver clearer sound in challenging environments. - Wired & Wireless Options: Get wireless freedom or enjoy superior sound with free premium wired earphones included with every subscription. - On-Demand Hearing Help: Open the app anytime for a boost in hearing clarity. - Tailored Sound: Adjust sliders for balanced, personalized audio. - Easy Setup: Plug in your wired earphones or connect Bluetooth, adjust the sliders, and hear better instantly – no extra devices needed. Get Our Best Subscription Offer Now! - Free Premium Wired Earphones: With any subscription, receive high-quality wired earphones at no extra cost, designed and tuned to deliver the best sound. - Weekly Subscription: Pay a flat shipping fee for your free earphones. * - Monthly Subscription: Pay a flat shipping fee for your free earphones. * - Yearly Subscription: Get free earphones with free shipping when you choose the annual plan. Subscribing to Mobile Ears gives you more than just better hearing – it gives you the tools to make every conversation crystal clear. How it Works: Using Mobile Ears is simple. Start by adjusting the Speech Enhancer slider to make voices and conversations clearer in any environment. Our AI Noise Filter helps reduce unwanted background sounds – slide it towards "High" for stronger noise reduction and clearer speech. For extra customization, the Audio Balance slider lets you decide which ear should get more sound. You can move the slider to make the audio louder in your left or right ear, depending on your needs. Perfect For: - Conversations in Busy Places: Our AI helps you hear voices clearly in noisy environments. - Meetings & Lectures: Never miss a word in important meetings or classes. - Watching TV: Enjoy clearer dialogue while watching your favorite shows. Important Disclaimers: - Bluetooth Latency: Bluetooth earphones may have sound delays. For best real-time accuracy, use our premium wired earphones included with your subscription. - Non-Medical Audiogram: The audiogram helps assess your hearing, but isn't a substitute for medical advice. Use our wired earphones for best results; other earphones may affect accuracy. - Not a Medical Device: Mobile Ears is designed to enhance your hearing, but isn't a medical device and shouldn't replace doctor-prescribed hearing aids. *Shipping fee is non-refundable. Stay Connected: Follow us on social media for the latest updates, tips and features from Mobile Ears! YouTube: @person-Aiz Facebook: @Person-Aiz Instagram: @person_aiz X: @Person_Aiz LinkedIn: @person-Aiz AS TikTok: @person_aiz Mastodon:@personAIz Privacy Policy: https://person-aiz.com/policies/privacy-policy Terms and Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MindBackyard

Features
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MindBackyard is a space to move through and move thoughts around. It is part of Mental Background OS. Wander. Explore. Give thoughts places. Change your perspective. Or spend time somewhere with less asking for your attention. No task to finish. No score to improve. No outcome required. THOUGHT SPACE Thought Space is Spatial Mental Shelving. Sometimes a thought doesn't need to become a task or something to solve. It may simply need a place. Bring thoughts into a spatial environment as Thought Blocks and place them visually around you. Move a thought closer. Move it farther away. Change its orientation. Resize it. Move it again when your relationship with it changes. There is no correct arrangement. You decide what a thought's placement means. New sample Thought Blocks help you get started exploring Thought Space. THOUGHT BLOCKS Thought Blocks have position, orientation, and adjustable size. Turn a Thought Block into a new set of Mental Steps, or connect one or multiple saved sets to keep possible paths available. Create Nested Thought Spaces inside Thought Blocks to organize categories. Each can hold more Thought Blocks and Thought Furniture. Use breadcrumbs to navigate. Inactivate a Thought Block to suspend most interactions while keeping it visible and in place. Reactivate it when you're ready. Use the built-in MindEaseOut experience to release a Thought Block when you no longer want to keep it. Send a Thought Block's name directly to MindFlipOut, MindShoutOut, or MindZoneOut to continue with that thought in another MINDBEBOP app. THOUGHT FURNITURE Thought Furniture adds objects to Thought Space. The first is Workbench. Place a Thought Block on the Workbench and choose when to work with it. Explore possible actions, create Mental Steps, review past Expected Blocks and outcomes, or pause in MindZoneOut. The Workbench is optional. Placing a Thought Block on it doesn't automatically change the thought. Move, rotate, or resize the Workbench. Thought Blocks placed on it move with it. CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE Pinch to zoom in or out in Thought Space. The thoughts don't have to change. Sometimes you can simply change where you're looking from. INFINITE HALLWAY Give your attention somewhere to wander. Walk through an infinite hallway. Open low-stakes doors. Visit rooms and chambers. Return to places you've visited before. Or just keep walking. There is nowhere you need to be. Attention can simply move. MENTAL STEPS Create Mental Steps from a selected Thought Block, or connect saved sets from MindEntry. Select a connected set to open it in MindEntry. Creating or connecting Mental Steps doesn't start them. They can remain available until you want one. MindBackyard can also be used within Mental Steps in MindEntry, before returning to the same active step. USE IT HOW YOU WANT Thought Space doesn't require a particular purpose. A thought can become something to act on. It can connect to Mental Steps. It can be explored with Thought Furniture. It can be arranged because changing its place feels useful. Or it can remain where it is without becoming anything else. MindBackyard can support action, a new perspective, or simply spending time in the space. You decide what the space is for. PART OF MINDBEBOP MINDBEBOP is a modular system designed to reduce Thought Noise, support Mental Navigation, and anchor successful mental states. MindBackyard provides Spatial Mental Shelving — a place for thoughts and attention to move without requiring a destination. DESIGNED TO STAY LIGHTWEIGHT • 100% free • No subscriptions • No account required • No tracking • No analytics • No cloud storage • Everything stays on your device • Optional tips are available if you'd like to support a solo developer Sometimes you want to do something with a thought. Sometimes you don't. MindBackyard gives both somewhere to happen. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mobile Ears4 screens
MindBackyard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MindBackyard at every 8 days against Mobile Ears's every 2 months. Mobile Ears's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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. Mobile Ears sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and MindBackyard sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobile Ears ships an update every 2 months, MindBackyard every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mobile Ears versus MindBackyard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile EarsMindBackyard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (99 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerson-aiz ASKentaro Yamauchi

Bugs and requests

Mobile Ears

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes immediately upon opening
  • App flashes and quits
  • App does not open
  • App keeps troubleshooting/shooting down
  • App closes itself upon launch
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  • App crashes on launch
  • App crashes on iPad
  • App crashes on iPhone XR
  • App crashes on iPhone 6s
  • App crashes on iPhone 8+

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add Bluetooth headset support
  • Increase volume levels
  • Add equalizer for volume control
  • Improve ambient noise cancellation
  • Add an off button
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  • Fix YouTube compatibility
  • Make it work with all Apple devices and apps
  • Add directionality feature

MindBackyard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Mobile Ears

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • One time shipping fee$9.99
6 purchases

MindBackyard

Subscriptions2
  • MINDBEBOP Access Monthly$7.991 Month
  • MINDBEBOP Access Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • Tip (optional)$4.99
  • Tip (optional)$19.99
  • Tip (optional)$99.99
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  • MINDBEBOP Access Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Mobile Ears free?
Mobile Ears is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindBackyard free?
MindBackyard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mobile Ears or MindBackyard have ads?
Neither Mobile Ears nor MindBackyard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobile Ears or MindBackyard?
Mobile Ears ships an update every 2 months, and MindBackyard every 8 days. Most recently, Mobile Ears was updated on October 24, 2026 and MindBackyard on October 28, 2026.

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