EarTester vs Auricula
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EarTester
This app helps you practice and maintain your ear training skills. It automatically replays incorrect interval guesses and displays them in music notation, using high-quality audio samples. It's designed to gauge your progress and keep your musical abilities sharp.
- Interval ear training
- Automatic replay of wrong guesses
- Display intervals in music notation
- High-quality audio samples
- Progress tracking
- Skill level evaluation
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EarTester is a free companion application to EarMan. It tests your ear training skills at a proficiency level achieved when completing the EarMan curriculum. Intervals are automatically replayed when a wrong guess is made and are sounded together with a maximum range of 6 octaves. In addition the replay button in the toolbar can be used. EarMan considers 80% as a passing grade, but you might want to aim higher. EarTester uses the same high quality samples that are used in EarMan and also displays intervals in music notation. Ear training skills are not static. Even after having completed the EarMan curriculum it is a good idea to challenge yourself from time to time to see whether it is advisable to have another go at it. EarTester can also be used in conjunction with EarMan to simply gauge the progress that is being made or maybe just to evaluate your skill level in general. The main point is to keep your skills up. If you do a quick session on EarTester and find yourself anywhere near the 80% region, it is high time to get back to practicing. The good news is that like a well-maintained body, your ears will get back to their usual selves faster every time.
Auricula
Enhance your musical abilities by practicing interval recognition. This app offers various difficulty levels, progress analytics, and daily reminders to help you improve your sense of hearing and musical development.
- Interval ear training exercises
- Progress analytics and skill overview
- Daily exercise reminders
- Customizable interval selection
- Highscore mode
- Light and dark mode support
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Looking for the best interval ear training app? Do you want to improve your sense of hearing, develop your ability to identify intervals, or take your musical development to the next level? Then Auricula is the app for you - updated and evolving since 2014! Features you don't want to miss: - Exercises with different levels of difficulty - Analytics for your learning progress: overview of your skills, showing averages from your last and all exercises - Enjoy clear entry of all intervals and display of the correct interval after three incorrect entries with automatic replay. - Receive daily exercise reminders to ensure a steep learning curve - Supports light and dark mode Unlock Auricula Pro - full access to all features and support for independent app development: - All exercise variations in addition to ascending: descending, random and simultaneous intervals - Choose your preferred intervals for training: all, weakest, or custom selections - Dive into endless highscore mode, where you identify the interval of the previously played note - Change custom application icons - Email Support Got any feedback? Send an email to: feedback@simonbraun.eu
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Auricula at 79% against EarTester's 16%. Auricula also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (71 vs 2). EarTester's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. EarTester sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Auricula sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Auricula holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Auricula has 71 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of EarTester's written reviews are positive against 79% of Auricula's.
EarTester ships an update every 4 months, Auricula every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EarTester | Auricula |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (71 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 71 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RoGame Software | Simon Braun |
Customer experience
EarTester
Auricula
In-app purchases
EarTester
- Session Control$0.99
- Interval Songs$0.99
Auricula
- Auricula Pro$8.99
