Epic Ear vs Motune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epic Ear
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Epic Ear connects listening, notation, and the piano keyboard in one music-learning experience. Go beyond repeating sounds. See what you heard on the staff, find it on the keyboard, and build musical understanding with your ears, eyes, and hands. Start even if you are new to music Learn the staff, clefs, note names, rhythm, intervals, chords, progressions, and scales step by step. Guided scenes combine clear explanations with listening and hands-on interaction. Learn → Practice → Challenge • Learn: understand each concept through visual, interactive lessons. • Practice: repeat complete listening loops with reference sounds, piano, metronome, and spoken guidance. • Challenge: answer by ear, reveal the notation and keyboard, then play the answer yourself. Intervals, chords, progressions, and scales Four official curricula take you from foundations to advanced material. During training, notes on the staff and keys on the keyboard animate with the actual sound. Pause to inspect, replay the current loop, or move through the timeline. Build training around your goals Choose musical materials and playing styles to create custom training loops. Organize them in folders, add the loops you need to playlists, and keep listening across the app. See your progress Track challenge attempts, all-time and recent accuracy, mastery, challenge activity days, and challenge streaks. Long-term milestones unlock playful collectible trophies and animated celebrations. Explore freely in Playground Play the keyboard and explore the relationships between sound, notation, intervals, and chords at your own pace. Included for free • The complete Fundamentals course • Interval Chapters 1–4 • Chord Chapters 1–3 • Progression Chapters 1–3 • Scale Chapters 1–3 • Playground • Two custom training loops Epic Ear Pro unlocks the remaining official curriculum and unlimited custom loop creation and playback. If Pro ends, additional loops are never deleted; they remain safely stored in an inactive state. More features • Adjustable tempo, master volume, and per-track sound balance • Background playback with Lock Screen and Control Center controls • English, Korean, and Japanese • VoiceOver keyboard navigation and Dynamic Type support • No separate account required Privacy Policy: https://drfranken.net/apps/EpicEar/privacyPolicy_en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Motune
Control your music playback using intuitive wrist gestures on your Apple Watch. This app offers a hands-free alternative to earbud controls, Siri, or screen taps, ideal for activities like running, cycling, or cooking.
- Wrist gesture music control
- Previous/Next track, Play/Pause
- Guided gesture practice
- Customizable gesture actions
- Live Activity status display
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
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Control music without touching your earbuds or talking to Siri. Motune turns your Apple Watch into a wrist gesture remote for music. It is built for running, cycling, walking, commuting, workouts, cooking, wearing gloves, and everyday moments when earbuds, Siri, or screen taps are inconvenient. Motune is not another music player. It controls the music already playing on your iPhone. WHY MOTUNE Earbud controls are useful, but tiny taps and squeezes can be easy to misfire while moving, sweating, wearing a hat, wearing gloves, or adjusting the fit. Siri is useful, but saying "skip this song" out loud can feel slow, awkward in public, or unreliable in noisy places. Apple Watch Now Playing works when you can look down and tap, but small screen controls are not always convenient during a run, ride, commute, or workout. Motune gives you another option: quick wrist gestures for the music controls you use most. SIMPLE MUSIC ACTIONS • Previous track • Next track • Play • Pause FOUR WRIST GESTURES • Rotate wrist outward, return, then pause 1 second: Previous track • Rotate wrist inward, return, then pause 1 second: Next track • Turn palm upward, return, then pause 1 second: Play • Bend palm downward, return, then pause 1 second: Pause Each gesture is a clear movement followed by a quick return to a relaxed position. This helps Motune distinguish intentional controls from normal wrist movement and arm swing. MADE FOR REAL MOVEMENT Motune is designed for: • Running and walking • Cycling and open-ear headphone use • Gym workouts • Commuting • Cooking or working with wet hands • Outdoor use with gloves • Moments when pulling out your phone is inconvenient Motune does not replace AirPods, Shokz, Siri, Spotify, Apple Music, or Apple Watch controls. It is a separate gesture remote for the moments when those options are inconvenient. GUIDED GESTURE PRACTICE Motune includes a guided practice flow to help new users learn each gesture. After iPhone and Apple Watch are ready, users can practice gestures one by one, receive success feedback, skip any step, or continue practice later from Settings. During gesture practice, recognized gestures are used for training feedback and do not execute music controls. CUSTOMIZABLE CONTROLS You can customize which music action each gesture performs. Keep the default mapping, swap actions, or disable gestures you do not want to use. LIVE ACTIVITY STATUS Motune can show gesture-control status through iPhone Live Activity and Apple Watch Smart Stack Live Activity while Workout Gesture Mode is active. The iPhone Lock Screen can show current action, previous action, and today's gesture count. Dynamic Island shows the Motune logo and current action status. PRIVACY FIRST Motune does not require an account. Motune does not use advertising SDKs, third-party analytics SDKs, or cross-app tracking. Motion sensor data is processed locally for gesture recognition. Motune does not read heart rate, steps, calories, workout history, activity rings, or other health records. Workout Gesture Mode starts only when the user turns it on, and is used to keep wrist gesture music controls active during exercise. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone running iOS 18 or later • Apple Watch running watchOS 11 or later • Apple Watch paired with iPhone • Motune installed on both iPhone and Apple Watch • Motion permission on Apple Watch • Health permission only if the user starts Workout Gesture Mode Motune is a convenience tool for music playback control. It is not a medical app, fitness coaching app, or health analysis app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Motune at none against Epic Ear's 3. Motune also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Epic Ear sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Motune asks for nothing beyond the download.
Epic Ear ships an update fortnightly, Motune every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epic Ear | Motune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DONGWOOK LEE | 博森 廖 |
In-app purchases
Epic Ear
- Epic Ear Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Epic Ear Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Epic Ear Pro Lifetime$29.99
Motune
No in-app purchases









