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.
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.
- 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
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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.
Ring It Out
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | Traces Traces Traces | Ring It Out |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.4.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elijah Temwani Zulu | Cookie Mix Entertainment LLC |
In-app purchases
Traces Traces Traces
No in-app purchases
Ring It Out
No in-app purchases
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