Comparison

PlaySound For Head/Earphone vs EqualizeMusic

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

Head to head
About

PlaySound For Head/Earphone

Enhance your audio experience by correcting sound for headphones and earphones. This app offers acoustic correction, a 10-band equalizer, and virtual studio simulations for improved sound quality. Enjoy a more immersive listening experience tailored to your device.

Highlights
  • Acoustic correction for headphones/earphones
  • 10-band equalizer with negative gain
  • Preset EQ by audio engineers
  • Virtual studio environment simulation
  • Surround sound effect
Features
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This App is able to correction audio sound for your headphone / earphone. If you will use low quality headphone / earphone, The effect will be tremendous. Measurement time is only 5 minutes. After measurement, A well-balanced sound is waiting for you. Please enjoy audio life with this app. Below is audio effect by this app [AcousticCorrection] App give effect of acoustic correction for earphone/headphone by measurement result AcousticCorrection and Equalizer,PresetEQ are exclusive processing. [Equalizer] The equalizer is designed by iir filter 10band Filter gain is negative only As a result, low distortion sound quality is realized [PresetEQ] PresetEQ is special equalizer by audio engineer.Realize stable sound using FIR filter. [Virtual Studio] App simulate studio environment [Surround] App give effect of surrounded by sound Surround and Virtual Live are\nexclusive processing ※If your ipnone is not iphoneX / iphone8 or high spec,Sound skiping/No Sound are occurred (It is not evaluated by other iphone)

About

EqualizeMusic

Features
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This app is the minimal version of a player with a 10-band equalizer. For reasons of simplification, it only contains the functions that are absolutely necessary for the player and equalizer. 
 With the app you can
 ・ create playlists from the music files stored on the device or in cloud storage. The tracks are saved in the sandbox and can therefore also be played offline. To use a specific cloud storage, the corresponding app must be activated. ・ define individual equalizer settings for the individual tracks. 
 ・ make a default setting for the individual playlists.
 ・ use a switch to determine whether the playlists are played with the individual EQ settings of the tracks or with the playlist preset.

Screenshots

PlaySound For Head/Earphone4 screens
EqualizeMusic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlaySound For Head/Earphone at none against EqualizeMusic's 1. PlaySound For Head/Earphone also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. EqualizeMusic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlaySound For Head/Earphone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlaySound For Head/Earphone ships an update fortnightly, EqualizeMusic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PlaySound For Head/Earphone versus EqualizeMusic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaySound For Head/EarphoneEqualizeMusic
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuma ShiromotoKarl-Heinz Loch

In-app purchases

None

PlaySound For Head/Earphone

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EqualizeMusic

One-time1
  • Any number of playlists$0.99

Questions

Is PlaySound For Head/Earphone free?
PlaySound For Head/Earphone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EqualizeMusic free?
EqualizeMusic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlaySound For Head/Earphone or EqualizeMusic have ads?
Neither PlaySound For Head/Earphone nor EqualizeMusic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlaySound For Head/Earphone or EqualizeMusic?
PlaySound For Head/Earphone ships an update fortnightly, and EqualizeMusic every 2 weeks. Most recently, PlaySound For Head/Earphone was updated on November 2, 2026 and EqualizeMusic on November 4, 2026.

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