Comparison

Auricula vs zikOs

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Interval ear training exercises
  • Progress analytics and skill overview
  • Daily exercise reminders
  • Customizable interval selection
  • Highscore mode
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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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

About

zikOs

Features
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zikOs is an app for musicians and bands who want to manage the way they play music: list of songs to play, songs to work on, songs to keep in mind... It's not an app to learn how to play music or a guitar tab catalo. It's an app to remind you what you can play, what you could play and what you should work on. For more pleasure, satisfaction and to progress much faster.

Screenshots

Auricula4 screens
zikOs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: zikOs at every 3 weeks against Auricula's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Auricula sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and zikOs sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auricula ships an update every 3 months, zikOs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Auricula versus zikOs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuriculazikOs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (83 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon BraunBertrand Drouhard

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Auricula

One-time1
  • Auricula Pro$8.99
2 purchases

zikOs

One-time2
  • zikOs for Individual Musicians$4.99
  • zikOs for Bands$4.99

Questions

Is Auricula free?
Auricula is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is zikOs free?
zikOs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Auricula or zikOs have ads?
Neither Auricula nor zikOs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auricula or zikOs?
Auricula ships an update every 3 months, and zikOs every 3 weeks. Most recently, Auricula was updated on November 1, 2026 and zikOs on October 25, 2026.

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