Inner Ear ID vs IR Books
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inner Ear ID
Explore detailed 3D models and animations of the human ear's inner structures. Interactive features allow for identification, exploration, and annotation of anatomical parts. Ideal for students, patients, and educators seeking a visual learning tool.
- Interactive 3D ear anatomy models
- Detailed animations of ear structures
- Structure identification with descriptions
- Two-finger zoom and pan functionality
- Drawing whiteboard with text and eraser
- Screenshot capture for sharing
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The Inner Ear ID app helps students and patients learn and professionals teach ear anatomy. Clear full color images and animations show the labyrinth and traveling wave, cochlea section and sliced view and organ of corti one turn and detailed view. Disclaimer: seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. • Structure ID for the labyrinth and traveling wave, cochlea angled and sliced view and organ of corti one turn and detailed view. As each part is touched, the part highlights and the part name and description text changes. Description text shows or hides on demand. - Labyrinth - 10 parts - Traveling wave - 10 parts - Cochlea angled view - 5 parts - Cochlea sliced view - 5 parts - Organ of corti one turn view - 7 parts - Organ of corti detailed view - 19 parts • Animations for the labyrinth and traveling wave, cochlea angled and sliced view and organ of corti one turn and detailed view. • 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. Change line size by tapping on size panel. - Draw and text directly on active animation and video. - Text: Change text size by tapping size panel, 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.
IR Books
This app combines traditional books with virtual and augmented reality to create an immersive learning experience for young readers. Explore topics like space, animals, and geography through interactive content. Designed for K-7 students, it offers a new way to engage with educational material.
- Virtual Reality integration
- Augmented Reality integration
- Interactive learning experiences
- Educational content for K-7
- Topics include space, animals, geography
- Combines physical books with digital content
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Immersive Reality Books (IR Books) is the world’s first publishing program that combines Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and a traditional book to create an amazing learning experience aimed at grade K-7 readers. Books are available from participating libraries and schools. Read it, see it, live it. Download the app, get your book, and insert your phone into your goggles and learn about space, animals, geography and more. IR Books are the future of reading.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IR Books at 55% against Inner Ear ID's 0%. IR Books also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (3.2 vs 1.0). Inner Ear ID's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ads, 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
IR Books is free to download; Inner Ear ID costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IR Books holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IR Books has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Inner Ear ID's written reviews are positive against 55% of IR Books's.
Inner Ear ID ships an update every 40 months, IR Books monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inner Ear ID | IR Books |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.2 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Tree Publishing, Inc. | Library Ideas, LLC |
Customer experience
Inner Ear ID
IR Books
In-app purchases
Inner Ear ID
No in-app purchases
IR Books
No in-app purchases
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