Comparison

StkCtrl vs Ear Tuner

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

Head to head
About

StkCtrl

This app offers daily rhythm challenges to improve drumming skills. It features adjustable tempo, interactive play-along audio, and flexible sticking exercises to enhance versatility and control.

Highlights
  • Daily rhythm challenges
  • Adjustable tempo
  • Interactive play-along audio
  • Flexible sticking exercises
  • Skill improvement tools
Features
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Elevate Your Drumming with a modern take on a timeless classic! Introducing the next evolution in drumming mastery: a contemporary twist on the classic Stone instructional book. Our app brings you a fresh daily rhythm designed to challenge and improve your drumming skills. Here’s what you can expect: Daily Challenges: Embrace new challenges every day to keep your practice exciting and rewarding. Adjustable Speed: Speed up or slow down the tempo to match your skill level and progress. Interactive Play-Along: Listen and play along with high-quality audio tracks to enhance your learning experience. Flexible Sticking: Experiment with different stickings to develop versatility and control. Feel the power growing in your hands and watch your skills soar. Every day is a new opportunity to become a better drummer. #DrummingMastery #ModernStone #DailyRhythm #ChallengeYourself #GetBetter

About

Ear Tuner

Features
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Ear Tuner is a game with no end — because your ear can always get better. Ear Tuner plays two notes. You tap the one you think is higher. The app quickly finds your threshold — the point where two notes are so close together you can barely tell them apart — and keeps testing you right at your limit. Research shows that this kind of targeted practice, done regularly, sharpens your ability to hear small differences in pitch. Built for fiddlers, violinists, and any musician who wants better intonation: • Adaptive difficulty. Ear Tuner homes in on the smallest pitch difference you can reliably hear and keeps you there — no reps wasted being too easy or too hard. • Per-note scoring. The app remembers your best score for every note and favors your weakest notes when choosing what to test next. Retest any note on demand. • Measured in cents. See your acuity as a number. An untrained ear may need 10–20 cents to tell two notes apart; an average musician 5–6; a top-notch fretless string player only 2–3. • Hands-free voice commands. Say "higher" or "lower" to answer, "replay" to hear the notes again, "settings" or "info" to go there. From the info screen, say "retest C sharp four" to drill a specific note. Recognition runs entirely on your device. • Eyes-free play. Tap the lower part of the screen to replay; swipe to continue or retry. Practice with your eyes closed — "intonation meditation" — in the car or a recliner. • Choose your instrument. Train with a range of instrument sounds. • Private by design. No account, no tracking, no ads. Your scores stay on your device. Ear Tuner was inspired by the InTune app and Molly Gebrian's tips for improving intonation. Enjoying it? An optional tip jar helps support development — but Ear Tuner is free and fully featured.

Screenshots

StkCtrl4 screens
Ear Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ear Tuner at Free against StkCtrl's $0.99. StkCtrl's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, 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

Ear Tuner is free to download; StkCtrl costs $0.99 up front. Ear Tuner sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. StkCtrl asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StkCtrl versus Ear Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStkCtrlEar Tuner
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperN. WheelerCASEY EDWARD MULLEN

In-app purchases

None

StkCtrl

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ear Tuner

One-time2
  • Buy Me a Coffee$5.00
  • Buy Me a Burrito$10.00

Questions

Is StkCtrl free?
StkCtrl costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ear Tuner free?
Ear Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StkCtrl or Ear Tuner have ads?
Neither StkCtrl nor Ear Tuner shows ads.

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