Auricula vs Note a problem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auricula
Enhance your musical abilities by practicing interval recognition. This app offers various difficulty levels, progress analytics, and daily reminders to help you improve your sense of hearing and musical development.
- Interval ear training exercises
- Progress analytics and skill overview
- Daily exercise reminders
- Customizable interval selection
- Highscore mode
- Light and dark mode support
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Looking for the best interval ear training app? Do you want to improve your sense of hearing, develop your ability to identify intervals, or take your musical development to the next level? Then Auricula is the app for you - updated and evolving since 2014! Features you don't want to miss: - Exercises with different levels of difficulty - Analytics for your learning progress: overview of your skills, showing averages from your last and all exercises - Enjoy clear entry of all intervals and display of the correct interval after three incorrect entries with automatic replay. - Receive daily exercise reminders to ensure a steep learning curve - Supports light and dark mode Unlock Auricula Pro - full access to all features and support for independent app development: - All exercise variations in addition to ascending: descending, random and simultaneous intervals - Choose your preferred intervals for training: all, weakest, or custom selections - Dive into endless highscore mode, where you identify the interval of the previously played note - Change custom application icons - Email Support Got any feedback? Send an email to: feedback@simonbraun.eu
Note a problem
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This is an app for quickly playing sheet music on your handheld device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Note a problem at none against Auricula's 1. Note a problem also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Auricula's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Auricula sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Note a problem asks for nothing beyond the download.
Auricula ships an update every 3 months, Note a problem every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auricula | Note a problem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (71 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Braun | Timas Ljungdahl |
In-app purchases
Auricula
- Auricula Pro$8.99
Note a problem
No in-app purchases
