Comparison

별꼴 튜너 vs AudioEngineer EAR Trainer

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

Head to head
About

별꼴 튜너

Features
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Oddball Tuner is a chromatic tuner that responds from the very first note. Instead of waiting for the reading to settle, it continuously shows pitch changes with a real-time meter and a time-trail display. As you tighten or loosen a string, you can visually compare the previous and current pitch and bring it to center. Features • Automatic chromatic pitch detection • Tuning modes for guitar, bass, ukulele, violin, and cello • Smooth real-time meter with a 3.2-second pitch trail • Reference pitch setting from A4 = 430–450 Hz • Concert, Bb, Eb, F, and Capo +1 transposition • Adjustable tuning tolerance • Playback of 12 reference tones with selectable octave • Keep screen awake • Dark mode and a choice of free and paid skins • Restore purchases Core tuning features are free. Certain skins are available as individual non-consumable in-app purchases. Microphone input is used only for real-time on-device pitch analysis and is never recorded or stored.

About

AudioEngineer EAR Trainer

Features
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AudioEngineer Ear Trainer is an ear-training app for audio engineers and musicians. Train your sense of frequency and your ear for audio effects in two modes — Quiz (guess the answer) and Listen (free, unscored). No login, no ads, no tracking, and it works completely offline. ■ Frequency Ear Training Free · 10-band EQ boost/cut training with pink noise · Boost-only, cut-only, and mixed (guess the direction too) practice modes · Quiz + Listen modes · Best-streak tracking Unlock Pro (one-time purchase) · 31-band 1/3-octave precision training (ISO 266 standard) · 12dB, 6dB, and 3dB boost/cut magnitude selection · Sine wave overlay mode · Train with your own imported music ■ Effects Listening Free · Reverb, Delay, and Chorus — 3 effects included free · Quiz + Listen modes Unlock Pro (one-time purchase) · 4 more effects — Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Distortion (7 total) · Import your own music to hear how each effect sounds on a real track Available in Korean, English, Japanese, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese. Runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro.

Screenshots

별꼴 튜너4 screens
AudioEngineer EAR Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AudioEngineer EAR Trainer at none against 별꼴 튜너's shown. AudioEngineer EAR Trainer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). 별꼴 튜너's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). On price and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

별꼴 튜너 ships an update every 4 days, AudioEngineer EAR Trainer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
별꼴 튜너 versus AudioEngineer EAR Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter별꼴 튜너AudioEngineer EAR Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGEUNHYEONG JUNGHYO SEOP LEE

In-app purchases

None

별꼴 튜너

No in-app purchases

None

AudioEngineer EAR Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 별꼴 튜너 free?
별꼴 튜너 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AudioEngineer EAR Trainer free?
AudioEngineer EAR Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 별꼴 튜너 or AudioEngineer EAR Trainer have ads?
별꼴 튜너 shows ads; AudioEngineer EAR Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, 별꼴 튜너 or AudioEngineer EAR Trainer?
별꼴 튜너 ships an update every 4 days, and AudioEngineer EAR Trainer every 2 weeks. Most recently, 별꼴 튜너 was updated on September 25, 2026 and AudioEngineer EAR Trainer on September 16, 2026.

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