Comparison

Middle Ear ID vs CoughDrop Pro

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

Head to head
About

Middle Ear ID

Features
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The Middle Ear ID app helps students and patients learn and professionals teach ear anatomy. Clear full color images and animations show the normal middle ear with a close up of the eustachian muscle process, the ossicular chain. the ear drum and a large close-up video of a real ear drum. • Structure ID for the middle ear and eustachian muscle, ear drum and ossicular chain. As each part is touched, the part highlights and the part name and description text changes. Description text shows or hides on demand. - Middle Ear - 39 parts - Eustachian tube muscle - 5 parts - Ear drum - 11 parts - Ossicular chain - 13 parts • Animations for the middle ear and eustachian tube muscle, ear drum and ossicular chain. • Video: a large close-up video of a real ear drum. Stop and pause button for video. • Two finger zoom and pan of all animations and structure ID pages. • Drawing Whiteboard feature: - Drawing: freeform lines in red, blue, green or black hue. Can be made larger or smaller - Draw and text directly on active animation and video. - Text: can be larger or smaller on demand, auto wrap, non-movable in red, blue, green or black hue. - Eraser: touch and rub lines and text on whiteboard to erase. - Trash: one tap deletes all whiteboard lines and text. - Screenshot whiteboard direct to Photos App for easy email and printing. • iOS 6.0+ required, designed for iPad and iPhone. The Middle Ear ID app makes learning the middle ear easy and fun. See example screen shots below. Get the app today!

About

CoughDrop Pro

This communication tool supports individuals with complex communication needs, offering customizable boards with symbols, images, and audio. It allows for personalized communication strategies and provides reporting features for support teams across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable communication boards
  • Rich symbol set and image support
  • Speech synthesis
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Team collaboration and modeling
  • Built-in reporting and messaging
Features
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CoughDrop is a simple, modern AAC communication and support tool that empowers individuals and the teams around them. It is a full-featured communication app built for individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Rett syndrome, or other complex communication needs. CoughDrop is flexible and configurable enough to accommodate the access and comprehension needs of many communicators. CoughDrop users can install this app to access CoughDrop's communication and reporting features on their mobile device. The app includes starter boards for different levels of communication, and boards with large or small buttons can be personalized using the rich symbol set, user-provided images or camera photos, user-recorded audio, speech synthesis, etc. CoughDrop runs on multiple devices, so you can log in on your tablet, phone and computer and have access to the same communication tools and interface. In addition, users can be linked so parents, therapists and supervisors can access a communicator's boards from their own devices to better facilitate modeling, and to make it easier to modify boards without taking away the communicator's device. The built-in reporting and messaging tools also help the support team have a consistent strategy and know what's working across locations and times.

Screenshots

Middle Ear ID4 screens
CoughDrop Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CoughDrop Pro at Free against Middle Ear ID's $4.99. CoughDrop Pro also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 38 months). Middle Ear ID's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CoughDrop Pro is free to download; Middle Ear ID costs $4.99 up front. CoughDrop Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Middle Ear ID asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Middle Ear ID ships an update every 38 months, CoughDrop Pro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Middle Ear ID versus CoughDrop Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiddle Ear IDCoughDrop Pro
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Tree Publishing, Inc.MAVWARE, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Middle Ear ID

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CoughDrop Pro

One-time3
  • Supporter Access$29.99
  • Evaluator Access$29.99
  • Communicator Access$294.99

Questions

Is Middle Ear ID free?
Middle Ear ID costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoughDrop Pro free?
CoughDrop Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Middle Ear ID or CoughDrop Pro have ads?
Neither Middle Ear ID nor CoughDrop Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Middle Ear ID or CoughDrop Pro?
Middle Ear ID ships an update every 38 months, and CoughDrop Pro every 6 weeks. Most recently, Middle Ear ID was updated on October 7, 2026 and CoughDrop Pro on October 1, 2026.

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