Comparison

Reflexes R1 vs Earplug

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

Head to head
About

Reflexes R1

This app measures human reflexes using three distinct tests: color, sound, and point. It provides insights into your health status and response times, tracking your body's evolution over time. Analyze fatigue and stress levels with historical summary diagrams.

Highlights
  • Measures human reflexes
  • Color, sound, and point tests
  • Analyzes health status
  • Tracks response time
  • Historical summary diagrams
  • Monitors fatigue and stress
Features
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“Reflexes" is a tool for measuring the status of human reflexes. The tool analyzes the state of the reflexes of the human body, using three types of tests (COLOR, SOUND, POINT), measuring the response time of the organism. "Reflexes" provides information on: - HEALTH STATUS - RESPONSE TIME MEASURED FROM HUMAN PERCEPTION OF STIMULUS UP TO THE REACTION OF THE ORGANISM A historical summary diagram of the measures allows the analysis of the body over time and is very suitable for understanding evolution in terms of fatigue / stress of the user.

About

Earplug

This minimalist relaxation app provides a single, high-quality masking sound designed to cover distracting environmental noises. It offers a distraction-free experience for sleep, meditation, and concentration, with simple controls and no interruptions.

Highlights
  • Masks distracting noises
  • Minimalist design
  • Distraction-free interface
  • High-quality masking sound
  • Simple controls
  • Works with headphones and speakers
Features
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"La semplicità è la suprema sofisticazione" -- Leonardo da Vinci Earplug is a minimalist relaxation app. When you can't sleep, reach for Earplug. It only does one thing... perfectly. Sleep, meditate and concentrate soundly with a buttery–smooth "masking" track that can help to hide: • Snoring • Sirens • Wild animals • Distant screams • Neighbors • Poltergeists • Sadness • Breathing EARPLUG SOUND Earplug Sound is our proudest creation: it's a rarefied blend of pink and white noise looped and spun like silk; Earplug’s Sound pairs up perfectly with almost any source of environmental noise, helping to lessen its impact and free your mind. DISTRACTION-FREE APP When you need Earplug most, you're either half-asleep or you want to be. You don't want to fiddle. You want the app that was created by experts in audio and user interface to guide your experience. Earplug has no options, no popups and no nags... Ever! We made Earplug because we're like you. We love sleep-sound apps but never found what we were searching for, so we built our own: Earplug. It's distraction-free in its sound, design and stability, and it's quality from beginning to end. INSTRUCTIONS • Unlock your iPhone, iPad or Mac • Open the Earplug app Earplug can also be controlled from the Control Center, Apple Watch, and the iPhone lock screen. The App also works great with headphones (especially Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones and Bose QuietComfort 35 Series II) and external speakers. The App will resume after your alarm or timer goes off, and will respond to the Bluetooth media controls on your lock screen. SLEEP Sleep isn't something you do. Wait for it! TELL US WHAT YOU THINK With all questions, comments and feedback email us at support [at] confusionStudios [dot] com. THANKS Thanks for checking out Earplug and sweet dreams!

Screenshots

Reflexes R14 screens
Earplug4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Earplug at 76% against Reflexes R1's 0%. Earplug also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 39 months). Reflexes R1's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $8.99). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Reflexes R1 costs $0.99 and Earplug $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Earplug holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earplug has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Reflexes R1's written reviews are positive against 76% of Earplug's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reflexes R1 ships an update every 39 months, Earplug every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Reflexes R1 versus Earplug: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflexes R1Earplug
Price$0.99 — better$8.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews76.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB30 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGianluca NataliniConfusion Studios LLC

Customer experience

Reflexes R1

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Earplug

All ratings53 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reflexes R1

No in-app purchases

None

Earplug

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reflexes R1 free?
Reflexes R1 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Earplug free?
Earplug costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reflexes R1 or Earplug?
Earplug is rated higher. Reflexes R1 averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Earplug averages 4.6 from 53 ratings.
Do Reflexes R1 or Earplug have ads?
Neither Reflexes R1 nor Earplug shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reflexes R1 or Earplug?
Reflexes R1 ships an update every 39 months, and Earplug every 9 months. Most recently, Reflexes R1 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Earplug on November 1, 2026.

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