Comparison

tinnitus help vs Tinnitune

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

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About

tinnitus help

This app offers eight programs designed to help tinnitus sufferers manage their condition. It uses natural sounds and personalized frequency analysis to aid in habituation, relaxation, and sleep. The tool helps users defocus from their tinnitus and gradually fade the sound into the background.

Highlights
  • Personalized tinnitus frequency analysis
  • Tinnitus masker and noiser
  • Auditory cortex reprogramming
  • Central auditory perception stimulation
  • Defocusing from tinnitus
  • Habituation techniques
  • Relaxation aid
  • Sleep aid
Features
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‘tinnitus help’ - eight programs in one. The ultimate application for tinnitus sufferers. Only naturally produced sounds of musical instruments and sounds of Mother Nature - no synthesizers! Developed by an expert software engineer in the field of frequency analysis and a leading music psychologist, music therapist and hearing therapist with more than 20 years’ experience in the treatment of tinnitus sufferers. Used very successfully in the treatment of tinnitus. ‘tinnitus help’ contains a broad range of functions but operating it is child’s play: 1. Accurate analysis of your tinnitus 2. Tinnitus masker and noiser 3. Reprogramming your auditory cortex 4. Stimulating your central auditory perception Helping you to 5. defocus 6. habituate 7. relax 8. fall asleep This is how it works: ‘tinnitus help’ utilizes the fact that the same brain activities that enable us to perceive auditory stimuli, i.e. real sounds, also cause the perception of the tinnitus sound. Thus ‘tinnitus help’ is able to intervene in central auditory processes. ‘tinnitus help’ forms an image of your individual tinnitus frequency (up to 20.000 Hz) and offers you the option to mix this frequency with pleasant sounds or music. This means that ‘tinnitus help’ can assist you to change the way you perceive your tinnitus sound by letting it gradually fade into the background. Regular listening to your individual ‘tinnitus help’ setting will enable you to learn how to increasingly fade out the sound in your ear and eventually ignore it. Experts call this “habituation”. Step one: Establish your individual tinnitus frequency by using the slide switch. It does not matter if it is the left or the right ear that is affected or both. Are you suffering from tinnitus sounds that rise and fall? Or cricket like sounds? Or red noise? You can mix all additional sounds to your tinnitus frequency, thereby optimizing your tinnitus profile. Step two: Choose a pleasing sound and add it to your tinnitus profile. Using this combination, you will feel your tinnitus gradually fading into the background. What you are experiencing is the effect of defocusing. You have now created your own individual, perfect tinnitus masker, which you can call up any time anywhere. Set the time on how long you want your program to run for and use your tinnitus setting as masker to help you relax and to fall asleep. Step three: Influence the activity of your auditory cortex. The area in which your tinnitus frequency is located will be especially active and, depending on how frequently and how intensely you pay attention to your tinnitus, this area will spread like an ink stain on a piece of blotting paper. However, you can restrict the growth of this area by adding one of the pieces of music on offer to your setting. The music has been especially written for tinnitus sufferers. All pieces of music are produced naturally on musical instruments; no synthesizers are used. The association “I am hearing pleasing sounds or music” will at first be stored in the hippocampus, our memory centre. If the experience is repeated by using ‘tinnitus help’, the hippocampus works like a trainer for your cerebral cortex. It will repeatedly offer the stored information to the cerebral cortex, resulting in the new input being learnt and new programs etched into the auditory cortex. Regularly recurring musical structures act like a massage on certain areas of the brain. Where tinnitus is present, this will be experienced as a negative effect. However, you can turn this to your advantage by calling up your very own personalised music in your head. Retrieve it whenever you need it, influence your perception processes and learn to set up the reprogramming of your central auditory pathway. In general the tinnitus has the same frequency as the peak in your hearing loss. So use ‘tinnitus help’ to stimulate your auditory cortex and to support your hearing.

About

Tinnitune

Features
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Tinnitune helps you understand your tinnitus, build habits that make it less intrusive over time, and find calming sound when you need it — starting with a short, private intake that builds a plan around you. HOW IT WORKS Answer a few quick questions about your tinnitus — how long you've had it, what it sounds like, how it affects your sleep and focus — and Tinnitune suggests where to start. From there: match the exact pitch on the Tune tab, generate a masking sound tuned to it, and layer in guided programs, CBT exercises, and journaling as you go. FREE, ALWAYS • A short intake that builds your personal starting plan • Pitch-matching to find your tinnitus frequency • Custom masking noise (narrowband, white, pink, brown, notched) • One-tap Sleep Mode — calming sound, gentle volume, and a timer that fades out on its own • Save up to 3 presets • Session history UNLOCK PREMIUM FOR • Guided multi-day programs (sleep reset, habituation, focus) with streak tracking • Short CBT-based exercises for tinnitus-related distress • A daily journal to track loudness, distress, sleep, stress, and mood over time • Personalised Relief Engine — compare sounds side by side and let Tinnitune learn which works best for you • Unlimited presets, organized into folders • Rain and ocean ambience layered under your masking sound • Binaural beats with focus, relaxation, and deep-sleep presets • Notched music therapy — play your own music with your tinnitus frequency filtered out • Precision ear calibration, tuned separately for each ear • Quick Relief — one tap to start soothing sound during a flare-up • Insights dashboard: weekly listening time, most-used sound, longest streak • Clinician export — a PDF summary of your sessions to bring to appointments • Back up and restore your data to a file, anytime • Bedtime and streak reminders BUILT FOR PRIVACY There's no account, no backend, and no ad tracking. Your profile, presets, history, and journal entries stay on your device unless you choose to export or share them yourself. Full privacy policy available in-app. WORKS IN YOUR LANGUAGE Available in English, Spanish, French, Punjabi, Arabic, Urdu, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese, with full right-to-left support for Arabic and Urdu. A NOTE ON WHAT THIS APP IS Tinnitune is a self-management tool — it is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or cure tinnitus or any hearing condition. During the initial intake, we ask about a few symptoms worth flagging to a doctor. If your tinnitus is new, sudden, one-sided, or accompanied by hearing loss, dizziness, or other symptoms, please see a doctor or audiologist — Tinnitune is here to support that care, not replace it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

tinnitus help4 screens
Tinnitune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tinnitune at Free against tinnitus help's $15.99. Tinnitune also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). tinnitus help's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 16.4). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tinnitune is free to download; tinnitus help costs $15.99 up front. Tinnitune sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. tinnitus help asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tinnitus help ships an update every 4 months, Tinnitune every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
tinnitus help versus Tinnitune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertinnitus helpTinnitune
Price$15.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size434 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIND-Ingenieurbuero f. Nachrichten- u. DatentechnikSikander Shah

In-app purchases

None

tinnitus help

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tinnitune

Subscriptions2
  • Tinnitune Premium$6.991 Month
  • Tinnitune Premium$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tinnitune Premium$79.99

Questions

Is tinnitus help free?
tinnitus help costs $15.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tinnitune free?
Tinnitune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do tinnitus help or Tinnitune have ads?
Neither tinnitus help nor Tinnitune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tinnitus help or Tinnitune?
tinnitus help ships an update every 4 months, and Tinnitune every 5 days. Most recently, tinnitus help was updated on October 17, 2026 and Tinnitune on October 11, 2026.

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