EarPlanes+ vs Road Reps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EarPlanes+
This app monitors real-time cabin air pressure during flights. It sends notifications to alert you when to insert earplugs to prevent discomfort and pain caused by pressure changes. Track your flight's pressure journey visually.
- Real-time cabin air pressure monitoring
- Flight pressure notifications
- Earplug insertion timing alerts
- Visual air pressure tracking
- Utilizes smartphone barometer
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Ears popping or hurting on a flight? EarPlanes+ measures cabin air pressure in real-time during a flight and sends a notification precisely when EarPlanes earplugs should be worn to prevent ear pain. For over 25 years, EarPlanes earplugs have been helping flyers prevent ear pain and popping due to the rapid air pressure changes inflight, EP+ completely takes the guesswork out of when they need to be worn. EP+ utilizes the air pressure sensor (barometer) built-in to your smartphone and the app will send a push notification when air pressure becomes unstable, even if you are using other apps. The air pressures experienced during a flight is quite a journey, see it right before your eyes for the first time with EP+
Road Reps
This app transforms a standard deck of cards into a unique bodyweight workout routine. Draw a card to determine the exercise and the number of repetitions, keeping your fitness sessions varied and engaging.
- Randomized 52-card workouts
- 13 bodyweight exercises
- Adjustable rep intensity
- Clear exercise instructions
- Live count of remaining cards
- Quick workout resets
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Your next workout is already in the cards. Road Reps turns a shuffled 52-card deck into a fresh bodyweight challenge every time you train. Draw a card, complete the exercise, and keep moving. The card’s rank chooses one of 13 exercises, while its suit sets the rep count. HOW IT WORKS • Draw a card • Complete the exercise assigned to its rank • Use the suit to determine your reps • Choose a 1×, 1.5×, or 2× multiplier • Continue through the deck at your own pace From burpees and push-ups to squats, lunges, mountain climbers, and core exercises, Road Reps keeps each session varied and unpredictable. FEATURES • Randomized 52-card workouts • 13 bodyweight exercises • Adjustable rep intensity • Clear exercise and rep instructions • Live count of remaining cards • Quick workout resets • Built-in rules and exercise guide No complicated setup or routine to memorize. Just draw, move, and see where the deck takes you. Whether you’re training at home, at the gym, in a hotel, or on the road, Road Reps makes it easy to start moving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Road Reps at 5.0 against EarPlanes+'s 4.3. Road Reps also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). EarPlanes+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Road Reps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EarPlanes+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Road Reps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EarPlanes+ has 107 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of EarPlanes+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Road Reps's.
EarPlanes+ ships an update every 4 months, Road Reps daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EarPlanes+ | Road Reps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (107 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cirrus Healthcare | Steve Meyers |
Customer experience
EarPlanes+
Road Reps
Bugs and requests
EarPlanes+
Reported bugs
9 issues- Cannot give required permissions
- Keeps asking to update settings
- App says settings need activation despite being on
- Unable to fetch data
- App never measured cabin pressure
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- App displays no pressure or altitude readings
- No notifications about when to remove/replace plugs
- Altitude is not accurate
- Notification doesn't go away
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Watch support
- No-notification mode for app
- Better alerts for driving/mountains
- See historical data
- Dark mode option
Road Reps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EarPlanes+
No in-app purchases
Road Reps
- Remove Ads$2.99









