Comparison

Traces Traces Traces vs Ring It Out

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

Head to head
About

Traces Traces Traces

This app encourages users to discover and create music by capturing everyday objects. Users can generate melodies from objects, manipulate sounds in real-time by rotating their device, and record their sonic creations. It also features a public map to explore sounds shared by others.

Highlights
  • Capture objects to generate melodies
  • Shape sound by rotating phone
  • Record and save performances
  • Share traces on a public map
  • Explore sounds from other users
Features
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Traces is about listening differently, noticing objects around you, and creating small sonic footprints in space. - Capture an object and generate a melody - Rotate your phone to shape the sound in real time - Record and save your performances - Optionally share your trace on a public map - Explore sounds placed by others nearby or far away This is an early release — I’m curious how you’ll make the app fit into your life.

About

Ring It Out

Features
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Ring It Out is a fast, practical ear training game for live sound engineers and musicians. Learn to identify feedback frequencies quickly, the same way you have to during a show. How it works You are quizzed on multiple frequency bands in random order. A run ends only after every band has been identified correctly at least once. Each band is timed. Faster correct answers score more. Wrong taps and skips have small capped penalties. Easy mode can gray out bands you already completed in the current run. Scoring highlights Points reward first try accuracy and speed. Time bonus is only awarded when you get the band correct. Extra bonus points are awarded for very high bands like 12k5 and 16k when available for the selected output mode. Music bed (optional) Play music from your library playlists with simple transport controls and a level control so you can mix music with the training tones. No ducking. Leaderboard and sharing Top 5 scores are stored locally on your device with run time tie breakers. Share your result card to brag or track progress. No account required.

Screenshots

Traces Traces Traces3 screens
Ring It Out1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Traces Traces Traces at Free against Ring It Out's $2.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Traces Traces Traces is free to download; Ring It Out costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Traces Traces Traces versus Ring It Out: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraces Traces TracesRing It Out
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.4.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElijah Temwani ZuluCookie Mix Entertainment LLC

In-app purchases

None

Traces Traces Traces

No in-app purchases

None

Ring It Out

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Traces Traces Traces free?
Traces Traces Traces is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ring It Out free?
Ring It Out costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Traces Traces Traces or Ring It Out have ads?
Neither Traces Traces Traces nor Ring It Out shows ads.

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