Comparison

CodecCrunch vs Ekkoes

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

Head to head
About

CodecCrunch

Features
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CodecCrunch V2 is a complete overhaul that makes the app much more useful with a new Interface and supporting more formats.. CodecCrunch V2 provides professional-grade conversion for ProRAW and ProRes workflows, giving you a bit more control over your creative assets. ProRAW Optimization: Convert ProRAW images to HEIF while preserving hardware-original tone mapping, ensuring your creative edits remain entirely intact. For ultimate flexibility, you can optionally strip native tone mapping, sharpness, clarity, and metadata to work with a truly clean file. ProRes Video Processing: Seamlessly transcode ProRes footage to Rec.709 (SDR) or HEVC (10-bit HDR) while maintaining the full dynamic range of your source media. Supported video outputs include HEVC 8-bit SDR, HEVC 10-bit HDR, and tone-mapped ProRes Rec.709. More Formats: Take advantage of optional support for JPEG XL, available in both Lossless HDR and Lossy HDR configurations for ProRAW media. New: WebP SDR/HDR Lastly, ....Streamlined Export: Convert photos and videos directly from the native Photos app. Route your processed files to a dedicated CodecCrunch Album, the Files app, or directly to connected external SSDs. CodecCrunch runs on iOS, iPadOS & macOS and supports on iPadOS & macOS also drag'n drop of images.

About

Ekkoes

Features
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Record the sounds photos miss. Ekkoes pairs each recording with a photo and place, creating a private sound map of moments you can hear again. Save the rain outside your first home, a city waking up, waves from a trip, birds in the garden, or a familiar voice. Ekkoes keeps the sound, image, location, and story together instead of leaving another anonymous audio file in a list. RECORD THE WHOLE MOMENT • Start recording in one tap. • Add an optional photo, GPS location, title, tags, mood, and notes. • Trim silence, focus voices, reduce wind and noise, or polish music on your device. Your original can always be restored. BUILD YOUR PRIVATE SOUND MAP • Explore every recording in a visual library or on a map of the places you captured. • Search by title, place, tag, note, or date. • Let the Home Screen widget bring back a different memory. • Sound Anniversaries resurface recordings one, two, or three years later. • Identify music in a recording with Shazam. SHARE ONLY WHEN YOU CHOOSE • Turn a moment into a Sound Postcard: a portrait video anyone can play, an audio file, or an importable .soniclib archive. • Create an iCloud Shared Group for a trip, family, or project. • Play a group as a playlist and see all its recordings together on the map. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your personal library stays on your devices and in your iCloud account. There are no ads and no tracking of your audio. Nothing is shared unless you choose it. TRY YOUR FIRST SOUND MEMORIES Keep up to 10 recordings at no cost. Choose a lifetime unlock or a monthly plan when you want unlimited recordings and watermark-free Sound Postcards. Record a place today. Hear it again years from now. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CodecCrunch4 screens
Ekkoes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodecCrunch at none against Ekkoes's 2. Ekkoes's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Ekkoes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CodecCrunch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CodecCrunch ships an update every 2 days, Ekkoes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
CodecCrunch versus Ekkoes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodecCrunchEkkoes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManouchehr AzadiJean-Baptiste Meyer

In-app purchases

None

CodecCrunch

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ekkoes

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Memory Pass$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Sound Keeper$9.99

Questions

Is CodecCrunch free?
CodecCrunch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ekkoes free?
Ekkoes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CodecCrunch or Ekkoes have ads?
Neither CodecCrunch nor Ekkoes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CodecCrunch or Ekkoes?
CodecCrunch ships an update every 2 days, and Ekkoes every 3 days. Most recently, CodecCrunch was updated on September 18, 2026 and Ekkoes on September 16, 2026.

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