Comparison

Binaural vs CIH

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

Head to head
About

Binaural

Generate custom binaural beats and isochronic tones for sleep, relaxation, creativity, and focus. Learn about brainwave entrainment technology and how to create your own guided meditations.

Highlights
  • Generate binaural beats
  • Generate isochronic tones
  • Supports sleep, relaxation, creativity, focus
  • Learn about brainwave entrainment
  • Create custom guided meditations
Features
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Binaural Beats Generator by Meditation Treks lets you create your own binaural beats and isochronic tones for sleep, relaxation, creativity, and focus. Binaural beats use slightly different frequencies in each ear to encourage brainwave entrainment. Research suggests this may help shift your mental state toward calm, focus, or rest. Isochronic tones use a pulsing single tone and do not require headphones. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Generate binaural beats with adjustable carrier and beat frequencies • Switch to isochronic tone mode with a swipe • Choose brainwave presets: Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma • Fine-tune frequencies with sliders or enter exact values • Set session timers: 5, 11, 20, or 30 minutes • Play audio in the background while using other apps WHO IT'S FOR Whether you want to wind down before sleep, support meditation, or experiment with focus and creativity, this free tool gives you direct control over the tones you hear. ABOUT GUIDED MEDITATION TREKS This app is part of the Guided Meditation Treks family. Use it on its own, or explore how binaural and isochronic tones can support your own guided meditation practice. Use headphones for binaural beats. Isochronic tones work with or without headphones.

About

CIH

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Inside the CIH app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Binaural4 screens
CIH3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CIH at every 3 weeks against Binaural's every 70 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Binaural ships an update every 70 months, CIH every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Binaural versus CIH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBinauralCIH
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 70 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeditation Treks LLCEmily Sudduth

In-app purchases

None

Binaural

No in-app purchases

None

CIH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Binaural free?
Binaural is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CIH free?
CIH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Binaural or CIH have ads?
Neither Binaural nor CIH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Binaural or CIH?
Binaural ships an update every 70 months, and CIH every 3 weeks. Most recently, Binaural was updated on October 24, 2026 and CIH on October 19, 2026.

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