Comparison

Use Your Ear vs Feedback Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Use Your Ear

Features
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The 9 pivot points: Ā· **50 Hz** — Depth & Weight Ā· **100 Hz** — Warmth & Punch Ā· **200 Hz** — Thickness & Mud Ā· **500 Hz** — Boxy & Gargle Ā· **1 kHz** — Nasal & Knock Ā· **2 kHz** — Edge & Clarity Ā· **5 kHz** — Presence & Bite Ā· **10 kHz** — Sizzle & Snap Ā· **20 kHz** — Air & Plastic Each pivot mapped to perceptual adjectives — so you don't just memorize numbers, you learn what they SOUND like. Four training modes: EQ Workbench — Interactive 9-band parametric. Drag nodes vertically for gain, scroll wheel for Q, double-click to reset. Frequencies are locked to the pivot points (that's the whole point). Quiz — Blind pivot trainer. The app boosts or cuts a random pivot on pink noise at Easy / Medium / Hard difficulty. A/B between processed and bypass, then pick the frequency + direction. Scoring tracks your accuracy over time. Listen — A/B reference mode. Set gain and Q on a single pivot, toggle A/B against bypass, and read the "Boost to..." / "Cut to..." cheat sheet. Train your ear by hearing the same EQ move at multiple frequencies. Sweep — Manual sine tone across the spectrum, plus an automatic logarithmic sweep from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with the nearest-pivot readout. Hear the spectrum, build the mental map. Sources: Ā· Pink noise (Paul Kellet generator, 4-second loopable buffer) Ā· Sine tone Ā· Log sweep Ā· Your own audio file Ā· Live microphone (with feedback warning) Hearing safety built in: Three independent ways to instantly stop audio: 1. Mute button — instant silence, playback can resume 2. Stop button — tears down the audio source completely 3. Always: keep your master volume LOW, use headphones at safe levels Sine tones and sweeps are internally attenuated to 15% of full scale. Why is it free? Tomorrow's working sound engineers are today's audio students. We want you to learn properly — not paywalled, not gated, not crippled. No ads. No data harvesting. Just a real tool. Where next? Ā· Surviving Audio — Plan and design PA systems before the show Ā· Soundtools Pro — Real-time tools during the show Three apps, one story: train, plan, execute.

About

Feedback Trainer

Features
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A frequency ear training app for PA engineers and audio professionals. The ability to quickly identify problem frequencies that cause feedback is a skill built through experience. Train your ears with this app and sharpen your instincts for the stage and studio. Features Visual learning with a 31-band graphic EQ display Two modes: Phone-Friendly (100Hz–16kHz) and Full Range for external speakers (40Hz–16kHz) Hint mode for beginners Track your accuracy and progress history Available in Japanese, English, Chinese, French, and Spanish

Screenshots

Use Your Ear4 screens
Feedback Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Use Your Ear at none against Feedback Trainer's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Use Your Ear versus Feedback Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUse Your EarFeedback Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuerg AndresShunsuke Takasu

In-app purchases

None

Use Your Ear

No in-app purchases

None

Feedback Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Use Your Ear free?
Use Your Ear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Feedback Trainer free?
Feedback Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Use Your Ear or Feedback Trainer have ads?
Feedback Trainer shows ads; Use Your Ear does not.

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