Comparison

Audio vs AxeModes

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

Head to head
About

Audio

Enhance your audio experience with this companion app for supported Audio-Technica headphones. Easily manage Bluetooth connections, customize controls, and adjust settings like volume and operation patterns for personalized sound. Get detailed status information and an operating guide for stress-free use.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth product operating guide
  • In-use status information
  • Customizable equalizer
  • Volume step setting
  • Button and touch-sensor adjustment
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Enrich your everyday listening. This dedicated app increases the convenience of using supported Audio-Technica products. In addition to making Bluetooth products easy to use, even for first-time users, the app also allows users to customize the headphones' volume control and operation patterns as desired. Main features : - Operating guide for stress-free use of Bluetooth products - In-use status information display, including battery level and mode status - Customizable equalizer and volume step setting - Button and touch-sensor operation adjustment to accommodate your dominant hand or other preferences *Available features vary depending on the product. Supported products : ATH-SQ1TW2NC, ATH-TWX9MK2, ATH-CC500BT2, ATH-CKS50TW2, ATH-CKS30TW+, ATH-TWX7, ATH-SQ1TW2, ATH-WB2022, ATH-CKS30TW, ATH-CC500BT, ATH-TWX9, ATH-HL7BT, ATH-CKS50TW, ATH-M50xBT2, ATH-CKR70TW, ATH-ANC300TW, ATH-ANC400BT, ATH-ANC900BT Includes products that are not sold in some countries or regions. Some features and services may not be available depending on the country or region. --- The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Audio-Technica Corporation is under license. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. This app may become unusable without prior notice due to iOS updates. Please be aware of this in advance. For inquiries about the app, please submit the form below. support@audio-technica.co.jp

About

AxeModes

This app helps guitarists learn various musical modes and scales from any root note. It features a dynamic fretboard, scale degree visualization, and audio playback for each note, along with chord accompaniment.

Highlights
  • Learn major, minor, and other scale modes
  • Dynamic fretboard display
  • Color-code and show/hide scale degrees
  • Hear individual note sounds
  • Play chord accompaniment
  • Context-sensitive help
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Learn all the associated Modes of the Major, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor, Harmonic Major, Double Harmonic Major, Hexatonic, Pentatonic, and Diminished Scales. Starting from any Root Note. (Hundreds and hundreds of combinations!) Dynamically generated Fretboard. Show between 2 and 22 Frets at a time. Color code any Scale Degree(s). Show or hide any Scale Degree(s). Click on any Note to hear what it sounds like. Play Chord accompaniment for any Scale/Mode/Root combination. Context sensitive help available on every screen.

Screenshots

Audio3 screens
AxeModes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Audio at Free against AxeModes's $4.99. Audio also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 2). AxeModes's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Audio is free to download; AxeModes costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AxeModes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio ships an update every 3 months, AxeModes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Audio versus AxeModes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioAxeModes
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeraudio-technicaJoseph Svantner

Customer experience

Audio

All ratings1,545 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative63.4%

AxeModes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Audio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App unable to detect or connect to paired headphones
  • Codec settings reset after headphone disconnection
  • Sidetone feature randomly turning on

Requested features

4 requests
  • Equalizer settings for more audio customization
  • Option to disable voice assistant button
  • Support for more headphone models
  • iPad app version

AxeModes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Audio

No in-app purchases

None

AxeModes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio free?
Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AxeModes free?
AxeModes costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Audio or AxeModes?
AxeModes is rated higher. Audio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while AxeModes averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Audio or AxeModes have ads?
Neither Audio nor AxeModes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audio or AxeModes?
Audio ships an update every 3 months, and AxeModes every 4 days. Most recently, Audio was updated on September 26, 2026 and AxeModes on June 1, 2026.

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