Instrument Identification vs Honorlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Honorlock
Transform your mobile device into a webcam for online assessments. This application securely streams your camera feed to supported testing platforms, enhancing your exam experience. It functions as a companion to your institution's existing assessment tools.
- Use phone camera as webcam
- Secure video feed for assessments
- Easy setup with exams
- Compatible with Honorlock sessions
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Honorlock helps you complete your authentication steps and use your mobile device as a webcam during supported Honorlock online assessments. This app walks you through each step before your session begins, then securely connects your phone's camera to your session. This app does not deliver sessions or provide proctoring itself. It works alongside your institution's Honorlock enabled assessments. Features - Guided, step-by-step Honorlock authentication - Use your phone's camera as a webcam - ID, workspace, and camera setup in one place - Saved progress so an interruption won't make you start over - Compatible with supported Honorlock enabled assessments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Honorlock at none against Instrument Identification's shown. Honorlock also leads on ratings volume (230 vs 3) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Instrument Identification's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Instrument Identification against 1.1 for Honorlock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Honorlock has 230 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Instrument Identification's written reviews are positive against 2% of Honorlock's.
Instrument Identification ships an update every 2 weeks, Honorlock every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instrument Identification | Honorlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 1.1 (230 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 2.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 230 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #151 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.8.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hideaki Uchikoshi | Honorlock |
Customer experience
Instrument Identification
Honorlock
In-app purchases
Instrument Identification
No in-app purchases
Honorlock
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Instrument Identification free?
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