Hour vs Instrument Identification
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hour
This app helps users of fundraising campaigns quickly send text notifications to their contacts and monitor replies. It streamlines communication for event organizers and participants.
- Send quick text notifications
- Contact management
- Response tracking
- Fundraising campaign support
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The Hour-A-Thon Quicktext app is designed for users of Hour-A-Thon fundraising campaigns to quickly text notifications to specified contacts in their phone and track responses.
Instrument Identification
This utility app helps you identify musical instruments by analyzing the sounds they produce. It currently supports a range of common instruments like guitar, piano, and trumpet.
- Identify instruments by sound
- Supports guitar, piano, organ
- Supports trumpet, trombone, violin
- Supports cello, clarinet, harp
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Identifying instruments from the sounds they play *Instruments to identify: guitar, piano, organ, trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, clarinet, harp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hour at 52% against Instrument Identification's 0%. Hour also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hour holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hour has 150 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Hour's written reviews are positive against 0% of Instrument Identification's.
Hour ships an update every 3 weeks, Instrument Identification every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hour | Instrument Identification |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (150 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.3 — better | 15.8.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buynow AF, LLC | Hideaki Uchikoshi |
Customer experience
Hour
Instrument Identification
In-app purchases
Hour
No in-app purchases
Instrument Identification
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hour free?
Is Instrument Identification free?
Which has better reviews, Hour or Instrument Identification?
Do Hour or Instrument Identification have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hour or Instrument Identification?
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