Comparison

QuietEars vs EarLog

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

Head to head
About

QuietEars

This app provides a range of sound therapy options, relaxation exercises, and tracking tools to help manage tinnitus. It features customizable soundscapes, personalized relief techniques, and guided breathing exercises, all accessible offline.

Highlights
  • Customizable soundscapes
  • Notched Therapy for tinnitus frequency
  • Pitch Matching wizard
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Daily tinnitus tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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QuietEars offers a gentle toolkit of sound therapy, relaxation techniques, and tracking tools - all on your device, no internet required. Listen at work, at home, on your commute, whenever you need it. No in-app purchase required to unlock any features. This is a "shareware" app developed by a fellow sufferer. SOOTHING SOUND THERAPY • White, pink, brown, and violet noise, generated in real-time  • Nature sounds: ocean waves, rain, forest, stream, and fan  • Mix and blend multiple sounds to create your perfect soundscape  • Sleep timer with gentle fade-out for restful nights.   PERSONALISED RELIEF • Notched Therapy: targets your specific tinnitus frequency • Pitch Matching wizard: find your exact frequency  • Hearing Profile: shapes sounds to your unique hearing  • Residual Inhibition explorer: discover what provides relief BREATHING & RELAXATION  • Guided 4-7-8 breathing technique  • Visual breathing guide  • Tips for managing tinnitus spikes TRACK YOUR JOURNEY  • Daily check-ins for loudness and distress  • Track triggers and patterns  • Visual insights show progress over time Designed for comfort with a beautiful calming interface, works offline, no subscriptions, no ads.

About

EarLog

Features
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Don't log your life. Your Apple Watch already did. EarLog is a tinnitus diary that fills itself. Rate your tinnitus once a day — one tap, or just ask Siri — and EarLog pairs it with what your Apple Watch already measured: environmental noise, headphone levels, sleep, and heart signals. No food diaries. No twenty questions. SEE YOUR PATTERNS — After 14 days, EarLog shows how your ratings moved alongside noise, sleep and more. Plain sentences, your own data: "Across 28 recorded days, previous-day noise and your ratings tended to move together." MASKING SOUNDS — Six sounds chosen from what people with tinnitus commonly use: white, pink and brown noise, rain, ocean and river. Sleep timer with fade-out included. AFTER-SOUND CHECK — Stop a sound after ten minutes and EarLog offers a single one-tap check, so you can see how your tinnitus reads right after listening — and compare earphone vs speaker sessions over time. MIND TOOLS — A thought diary, 4-7-8 breathing and a short body scan. Small tools many people use for living with tinnitus, borrowing techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Not a therapy program. LEARN — Short cards on what research has observed about tinnitus, nights, sleep and sound — with the numbers, not promises. YOURS, PRIVATELY — Everything stays on your device. No account, no server, no ads. Export your data as CSV anytime, free. APPLE WATCH REQUIRED for the full experience — automatic collection of noise, sleep and heart data comes from your Apple Watch. Without one, you can still record your tinnitus daily and use the sounds and mind tools. EarLog was designed with published tinnitus research in mind, but it is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or predict anything. Information shown is for reference only and does not replace medical judgment. If tinnitus appeared suddenly or distresses you, please see a clinician. Subscription: EarLog Pro unlocks full history, pattern reports, PDF export and all sounds. $2.99/month or $19.99/year after a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The trial converts unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends. Manage in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

QuietEars4 screens
EarLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

QuietEars and EarLog are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. QuietEars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EarLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
QuietEars versus EarLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuietEarsEarLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn KennedyJaeyoun Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QuietEars

One-time1
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
3 purchases

EarLog

Subscriptions2
  • EarLog Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • EarLog Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • EarLog Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is QuietEars free?
QuietEars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EarLog free?
EarLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QuietEars or EarLog have ads?
Neither QuietEars nor EarLog shows ads.

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