Comparison

Mix Buddy vs Earpeggio

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

Head to head
About

Mix Buddy

Enhance your audio mixing abilities by learning instrument frequencies and EQ techniques. Access video tutorials and store your personal EQ settings and mix tips for easy recall during study or in the studio.

Highlights
  • Learn instrument EQ blueprints
  • Improve EQ skills
  • Watch pro audio tutorials
  • Store custom EQ settings
  • Save mix tips
  • Find note names and frequencies
Features
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LEARN IMPORTANT FREQUENCIES TO MAKE A BETTER SOUNDING MIX! Learn frequency characteristics of many instruments and improve your EQ skills. WATCH GREAT VIDEO TUTORIALS! Watch videos on pro audio and mix technologies. STORE YOUR OWN EQ BLUEPRINTS AND MIX TIPS Whether you are a student or experienced mix engineer, you can now save your own EQ and mix tips and easily recall them whenever you need them. MANY USES Mix Buddy can be used during study, in the studio for storing your favorite EQ adjustments or for live sound to recall EQ settings for a band’s instruments or to save venue information like resonance frequencies. FEATURES • Learn and browse EQ Blueprints (frequency characteristics) of many instruments • Learn how to change the sound of many instruments in your mix • Store custom instruments and store your own EQ info and mix tips • Read tips on improving your mix • Watch video tutorials on pro audio and mix technology • Find Note names, midi note numbers and frequencies Mix Buddy works on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 9 or higher. If you like Mix Buddy please support development by rating it in the App Store.

About

Earpeggio

Enhance your musical abilities by training your ear to recognize intervals, chords, scales, and rhythms. This app offers various exercises and tests to help you improve your musical hearing and track your progress with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Interval identification exercises
  • Chord identification exercises
  • Chord progression exercises
  • Melody dictation
  • Rhythm dictation
  • Progress tracking and statistics
Features
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Become a better musician! Master the identification of intervals, chords, scales and rhythms solely by hearing them. Earpeggio is an ear training app which lets you improve your musical hearing. Earpeggio provides ten different exercises, including: - Interval identification - Chord identification - Chord progressions - Melody dictation - Rhythm dictation Once you are bored with exercising, try taking the tests and see what your limits are. The broad statistics give you meaningful insights on your progress and help you achieve your goals.

Screenshots

Mix Buddy4 screens
Earpeggio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Earpeggio at Free against Mix Buddy's $1.99. Earpeggio also leads on ratings volume (9.8K vs 29) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Mix Buddy's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Earpeggio is free to download; Mix Buddy costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Mix Buddy against 4.9 for Earpeggio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earpeggio has 9.8K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Mix Buddy's written reviews are positive against 86% of Earpeggio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mix Buddy ships an update every 6 months, Earpeggio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mix Buddy versus Earpeggio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMix BuddyEarpeggio
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (29 ratings)4.9 (9.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews — better86.0% of reviews
Number of ratings299.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRob SwartBalazs Kiss

Customer experience

Mix Buddy

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.4%

Earpeggio

All ratings9,699 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative7.0%

Bugs and requests

Mix Buddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Earpeggio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes getting stuck or not turning off
  • Login and password reset functionality not working
  • Melodic dictation exercises not displaying properly
  • Inconsistent scoring and progress tracking

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to change instrument sounds
  • Ability to repeat completed goals
  • More detailed feedback on mistakes
  • Adaptive difficulty based on user performance
  • Integration with other music learning platforms

In-app purchases

None

Mix Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

Earpeggio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mix Buddy free?
Mix Buddy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Earpeggio free?
Earpeggio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mix Buddy or Earpeggio?
Earpeggio is rated higher. Mix Buddy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Earpeggio averages 4.9 from 9.8K ratings.
Do Mix Buddy or Earpeggio have ads?
Neither Mix Buddy nor Earpeggio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mix Buddy or Earpeggio?
Mix Buddy ships an update every 6 months, and Earpeggio every 2 months. Most recently, Mix Buddy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Earpeggio on November 4, 2026.

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