Comparison

Tone Hole vs RPLY

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

Head to head
About

Tone Hole

A musical game where players match tones to corresponding holes. It features different rounds, from color-assisted matching to challenging sound-only levels that test auditory memory.

Highlights
  • Tone matching gameplay
  • Color and sound matching
  • Sound-only practice rounds
  • Challenging silent outer holes
  • Auditory memory training
Features
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Sink the tone to the hole whose sound matches. Drag it or touch the matching hole. WARM-UP ROUND: Use color and sound to make the match. PRACTICE ROUND: Sound only. CHALLENGE ROUND: Outer holes are silent. You have to internalize their tones!

About

RPLY

Features
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Do you ever find yourself: - transcribing, - copying, - improvising to, - playing along, - learning by ear, - analyzing, - studying, - annotating, - dancing, - acting, or just getting close to a piece of music by replaying a specific part of it again and again? RPLY (pronounced replay) is a music player designed to aid you in these specific tasks with the help of Apple Music.

Screenshots

Tone Hole1 screens
RPLY3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RPLY at none against Tone Hole's 1. RPLY also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Tone Hole's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Tone Hole sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RPLY asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tone Hole ships an update every 2 weeks, RPLY every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tone Hole versus RPLY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTone HoleRPLY
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperListen Up GamesFortunity Labs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tone Hole

One-time1
  • Tone Hole Full Game$1.99
None

RPLY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tone Hole free?
Tone Hole is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RPLY free?
RPLY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tone Hole or RPLY have ads?
Neither Tone Hole nor RPLY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tone Hole or RPLY?
Tone Hole ships an update every 2 weeks, and RPLY every 2 days. Most recently, Tone Hole was updated on October 1, 2026 and RPLY on October 25, 2026.

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