Tocobi vs elsehear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Tocobi
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Tocobi is a personal time management app that shows your daily plans along the flow of time. Plan in time blocks, see what is happening now, and reflect on the day later. β’ Time-blocked daily plans with Daily Clock and Timeline views β’ Plan start notifications and daily reflection reminders β’ Daily records and reflections with photos or videos β’ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets β’ iCloud data backup and restore Tocobi Premium includes plan templates, copying a dayβs plans to another date, weekly and monthly insights, and Memories for revisiting recorded days.
elsehear
Explore live soundscapes from real places globally. Discover locations, save favorites, and enjoy immersive audio experiences. Features include Lock Screen Live Activities and Apple Watch integration.
- Live global soundscapes
- Location discovery
- Save favorite places
- Lock Screen Live Activities
- Apple Watch companion app
- Multi-language support
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Listen to real places around the world, live. Browse places around the world and tune into their live soundscapes. Discover the coordinates and stories behind the sounds you hear. Tap "Take me somewhere" and let Elsehear choose your next destination. Save your favorite places and return to them whenever you like. Favorites sync across your iPhones when you sign in with the same Apple account. See your current place and playback status on the Lock Screen with Live Activities. Browse places and control playback on your paired iPhone with the Apple Watch companion. Available in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French, and German. Elsehear is an art project for sharing the sounds of the world. With thanks to Locus Sonus and the contributors who keep these open microphones listening. Sign in with Apple and an internet connection are required. Audio comes from live sources, so sounds and stream availability vary. Be here, hear elsewhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: elsehear at every 3 days against Tocobi's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tocobi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and elsehear sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tocobi ships an update every 3 weeks, elsehear every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Tocobi | elsehear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | β | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | β | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAME STUDIO | dohyun ahn |
In-app purchases
Tocobi
- Tocklist Premium$2.99
elsehear
- support elsehear$6.99
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