About binaural
binaural is an iPhone app, coming soon, that makes sound for listening practice: binaural beats, pulsed tones and coloured noise, synthesized live on the phone. This site is where we explain how it works and what the research does and doesn't show.
What the app is
- An instrument. Every session is generated on the device as it plays. Nothing is a recording and nothing is streamed.
- Fitted to you. A short listening check measures each ear and whether you can pick out a binaural beat, and adjusts the sound.
- Scored sessions. Sessions move through stages, the way a piece of music does.
- Resonance. A breathing practice paced to your own pulse, read through the camera.
- Private. No account. What you do in the app stays on your phone.
How we write about evidence
We keep a register of every claim the app or this site makes. A claim can ship only if it traces to a published source we have read, and it has to carry that source's caveats. In practice:
- We cite the studies, with links, and we include the ones that found nothing.
- We describe effects the way the research does: small, moderate, mixed, unreplicated.
- We don't say a frequency heals, that listening treats a condition, or that anything here is medical.
- Each page shows the date it was last updated. If we get something wrong, we correct the page and change the date.
Who writes this
The guides on this site are written and maintained by Jude Mc, the founder of binaural, who also designs the app. Jude is not a clinician, and nothing here is medical advice: the job of these pages is to report what published studies found, with links so you can check.
The company
binaural, the app and this website, is made and published by Binaural LLC.
Contact
For questions, press, or to tell us we got something wrong, write to info@binaural.app. Corrections are welcome and are made on the page with a new date.
Not a medical device
binaural is for relaxation and listening practice. It does not diagnose, treat or cure any condition. Keep the volume low and don't listen while driving. If you are prone to seizures, have a neurological or heart condition, or are pregnant, ask a clinician before using it.