Comparison

Auricula vs JamLand

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

JamLand

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for guitarists, including a tuner, metronome, drone, and theory resources. It automatically logs practice sessions, tracks progress, and offers insights into your development.

Highlights
  • Integrated tuner with alternate tunings
  • Metronome with customizable click sounds and volume
  • Drone in twelve keys
  • Note and voice memo recording
  • Scale, chord, and theory resources
  • Automatic practice session logging
  • Progress tracking and streak counting
Features
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JamLand is a cozy pixel village for practicing your real instrument. Pick up your guitar, piano, mic or whatever you play, walk into the Practice Room and press Start. The village keeps you company while you play. PRACTICE THAT FEELS LIKE PLAY • Set a daily goal, or just play. Every minute counts toward your streak. • Your tools come with you: metronome, tuner, drone and notes. • Elder Tom by the lake has a kind word for you each day. • Earn keepsakes and watch your week fill up. CATCH EVERY IDEA • Record in one tap, from the village or in the middle of a session. • Play along with a take, then record over it. • Every take waits for you in My Studio. PRACTICE WITH FRIENDS • Add friends by their JamLand name. • Start a circle in the Clubhouse and practice side by side, each on your own timer. • Cheer each other on and plan the next time you play. YOUR MUSICIAN, YOUR STORY • Choose your look and your instruments, and claim your JamLand citizenship card. • Your journal, progress and calendar live in My Studio. Your whole practice history is free. • Learning with a teacher? Join their studio with a code, and they can follow your practice and send you plans. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • Widgets for Elder Tom's daily wisdom, your streak and a pocket recorder. JAMLAND PRO • Two more villages, Sunset Cove and Snowfall, each with its own Practice Room and studio. • The Resources shelf: drills for chord changes, scale runs, speed and finding notes, plus a library of scales, chords and theory. • The tempo trainer, a gold citizenship card, and widgets in your village's style. Pro is a yearly subscription. Or become a Founder: Pro for good, with the Founding Citizen card, in one payment. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads. Your journal stays on your phone, with a copy in your own iCloud if you want one. • Friends and circles follow simple Community Rules, with report and block built in. Annual Pro renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID's settings. Privacy Policy: https://jamland.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Auricula4 screens
JamLand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: JamLand at every 9 days against Auricula's every 3 months. JamLand also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Auricula's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 2). 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 JamLand sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JamLand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Auricula has 83 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Auricula's written reviews are positive against 100% of JamLand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auricula ships an update every 3 months, JamLand every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Auricula versus JamLand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuriculaJamLand
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (83 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings83 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSimon BraunBijan Pousti

Customer experience

Auricula

All ratings83 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative15.9%

JamLand

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Auricula

One-time1
  • Auricula Pro$8.99
4 purchases

JamLand

Subscriptions2
  • Interval Pro$3.991 Month
  • Interval Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Founding Citizen$39.99
  • Founder$79.99

Questions

Is Auricula free?
Auricula is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JamLand free?
JamLand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Auricula or JamLand?
JamLand is rated higher. Auricula averages 4.8 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while JamLand averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Auricula or JamLand have ads?
Neither Auricula nor JamLand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auricula or JamLand?
Auricula ships an update every 3 months, and JamLand every 9 days. Most recently, Auricula was updated on November 1, 2026 and JamLand on October 31, 2026.

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