EARS & WAVES

Ear tests.

Ten tests for your ears, headphones and speakers. Each one plays right here in your browser, draws what you hear and gives you an answer in a minute or two.

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Choose a test

Headphones give the most exact answers. Start at a low volume and turn it up only as far as is comfortable.

How these tests work

Every sound is made on your device as you listen, so there is nothing to download and the tests keep working offline. A live picture shows what plays: the frequency, the two notes, the speaker that sounds.

The tests are for curiosity and practice, not a medical diagnosis. If your hearing changes suddenly, if one ear hears less than the other, or if a ringing does not go away, see a doctor or an audiologist.

Do I need headphones?

For the hearing age, pitch and tinnitus tests, yes: headphones give the most exact results. The speaker, bass and phase tests are made for speakers.

How loud should the sound be?

Quiet. Start low and turn it up only until you hear the first tones clearly; never turn it up to catch a sound you cannot hear.

Can an online test replace a hearing test at the doctor?

No. Your device and your headphones change the sound, so the results are a guide. An audiologist measures hearing with calibrated equipment.

Mixes

Pick what you need. One tap to start, change anything and save it as your own.

Focus timer

Work in waves.

The Pomodoro rhythm: focus with calm sound in your ears, then take a real break. A soft bell marks every change, so you never watch the clock. Every fourth break is a long one.

25:00Focus · 1 of 4

Sound while you work

Breathe

Slow your breathing down.

Follow the circle and the sound: it rises as you breathe in and falls as you breathe out. Choose a rhythm, or set your own, and pick what plays underneath.

Ready

Sound while you breathe

Noise generator

Any color of noise, from deep brown to bright violet — and everything in between.

Brown noise
Spectrum · 20 Hz – 20 kHz

Sound science

The colors of noise

Same randomness, different tilt. Each color shifts energy between low and high pitches — here is what that sounds like.

White

0 dB / octave

Equal energy at every frequency. Because we hear in octaves, it sounds bright and hissy — the classic "TV static".

Pink

−3 dB / octave

Equal energy in every octave, so it sounds even to the ear. Steady rain, rustling leaves. A favorite for focus.

Brown

−6 dB / octave

Deep and warm, like a distant waterfall or a plane cabin. Masks voices and traffic without any hiss.

Grey

Equal-loudness curve

Shaped around how our hearing works, so every pitch seems equally loud. Balanced and soft.

Blue

+3 dB / octave

The mirror of pink: more treble than bass. Airy, crisp, like a light spray.

Violet

+6 dB / octave

Mostly treble, like hissing water. Sometimes used to mask high-pitched ringing.

Calm

Gentle tones to settle into: singing bowls, a slow warm drone, wind chimes tuned so every note fits.

Frequencies

Famous tones on pages of their own: hear them side by side, with honest facts.

Sound phenomena

How sound bends, shifts, rings and fools the ear, and why space is silent: hear it for yourself.

Nature

Rooms & travel

Animals & countryside

A purring cat, whales and dolphins, a nightingale in the dark, cowbells on a summer pasture. Wonderful in stereo.

For babies

Womb sounds are what a baby heard for nine months: a deep rush of blood flow, and the heartbeat.

Hearing and speaker tests

Check your ears, headphones and speakers, each test on a page of its own with a live picture.

Ear Age · 60 seconds

Test your ears.

Our ears lose the highest pitches first, and it starts early. Find the highest tone you can still hear and see the typical age for it.

  • Headphones on, quiet room
  • Set a comfortable volume on the 1 kHz tone
  • Don't turn it up when a tone disappears — that's the point
20,000Hz

Can you still hear it?

Hearing age test →

More ear tests

Check your headphones, find the deepest bass your setup can play, or play any pitch you like.

Headphones check

Left & right

Each ear should get its own side. It matters for 8D, binaural beats and every stereo sound here.

Headphones on, then tap a side.

Bass test

How low can you go?

Deep tones from 200 Hz down to 20 Hz, the bottom of human hearing. Mostly it tests your speakers or headphones.

Tone generator

Any pitch, 20 Hz – 20 kHz

Hz

Start quiet: high tones and square waves get tiring fast.

Take it to bed

An app without the app store.

Add Ears & Waves to your home screen and it opens like any app — full screen, with its own icon. Everything it needs is saved on your device, so it keeps playing on a plane, in a tent or with Wi-Fi off.

Preparing offline mode…
  • Works offlineNo streaming. Sound is computed on your device, forever.
  • Screen offKeeps playing with the phone locked. The timer fades it out gently.
  • PrivateNo account, no ads, no cookies. Your mixes stay on your device.
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