Leaderboard: Best Cheap Wireless Earbuds

RATINGS of TWS true wireless Earphones $25 - $100

- Reviews of now 375 truly wireless earbuds; updated April 19th

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5 STARS - EXCELLENT

Exceptional wireless earbuds for their price (26)

Apple AirPods 3 - $200

Sony Linkbuds S - $200

Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro - $200

Edifier NeoBuds Pro - $150

OnePlus Buds 3 - $100

Realme Buds Air 5 Pro - $100 - NEW

Redmi Buds 5 Pro - $100 - NEW

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE - $100

Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus - $100

Sennheiser CX - $100

Sennheiser CX 400BT - $100

Soundcore Liberty 4 NC - $100

Soundcore Space A40 - $100

1more ComfoBuds Pro - $75

Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+ - $75

Earfun Air Pro 2 - $75

Huawei Freebuds SE 2 - $50 - NEW

Realme Buds Air 3S - $50

Soundcore Life A3i - $50

SoundPEATS Air3 Deluxe HS - $50

Edifier TWS1 Pro 2 - $50

Earfun Free Mini - $25

Haylou X1c - $25 - NEW

Moondrop Space Travel - $25

QCY T13 - $25

Soundcore A20i - $25

 

4.5 STARS - GREAT

Great all-round wireless earbuds, and possibly excellent for a specific purpose (78)

1more Evo - $200

JBL Live Pro 2 - $150

Lypertek PurePlay Z5 - $150

Nuarl N6 Pro2 - $150

Nuarl N6 Mini 2SE - $150

Creative Outlier Pro - $100

Earfun Air Pro 3 - $100

Earfun Free Pro 3 - $100 - NEW

Edifier TWS NB - $100

Edifier W240TN - $100

Lypertek PurePlay Z3 2.0 - $100

Moondrop Sparks - $100

Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro - $100

Soundcore Life P3 - $100

SoundPEATS H1 - $100

Tanchjim Echo - $100

Tronsmart Apollo Bold/ ZEN ANC - $100

Earfun Air - $75

Earfun Air Pro/ Edifier TWSNB2 - $75

Earfun Air S - $75

Earfun Air Pro SV - $75

Earfun Free Pro - $75

Earfun Free Pro 2 - $75

Fiil CC2 - $75

Fiil T2 Pro - $75

Lypertek Soundfree S20 - $75

Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 - $75

Samsung Galaxy Buds Live - $75

Soundcore Spirit Dot 2 - $75

SoundPEATS Air3 Pro - $75

SoundPEATS Capsule 3 Pro - $75

SoundPEATS Mini Pro - $75

TRN T300 - $75

Baseus Bowie M2s - $50

Earfun Free 2 - $50

Edifier TWS1 Pro - $50

Edifier X3 TO-U Series - $50

Edifier X3s - $50

Edifier X6 - $50

Fiil T1 Lite - $50

Fiil T1X - $50

Fiil T1XS - $50

Haylou MoriPods - $50

Haylou T19 - $50

Honor Earbuds X5 - $50 - NEW

OnePlus Nord Buds - $50

Oppo Enco W51 - $50

QCY G1 - $50

QCY HT05 Melobuds - $50

QCY HT07 ANC Arcbuds - $50

QCY T13 ANC - $50

Realme Buds Air 2 - $50

Realme Buds Air 2 Neo ANC - $50

Soundcore Liberty Air 2 - $50

Soundcore Life A1 - $50

Soundcore Life P2i - $50

SoundPEATS Air3 - $50

SoundPEATS Air4 Lite - $50

SoundPEATS Life - $50

SoundPEATS Mini - $50

SoundPEATS Sonic - $50

SoundPEATS TrueAir2/ 2+ - $50

Tozo Crystal Buds - $50

Tozo T9 - $50

Tozo T12 - $50

Tranya T10 - $50

Tranya T20 - $50

Tronsmart Onyx Ace Pro - $50

1more PistonBuds/ Omthing AirFree - $25

Baseus W12 - $25

Haylou GT6 - $25

Jlab Go Air Pop - $25

Mpow M12 - $25

Mpow Mbit S - $25

Realfit F2 - $25 - NEW

Remax CozyBuds W13 - $25 - NEW

QCY T17 - $25

Redmi Buds 3 Lite - $25

SoundPEATS Free2 Classic - $25

Tronsmart Onyx Pure - $25

 

4 STARS - GOOD

Good for their price - purchase with confidence (89)

FiiTii HiFiPods - $200

Lypertek PurePlay Z7 - $200

AXS Audio TWS - $150

Final Audio ZE3000 - $150

GravaStar Sirius Pro - $150

Mifo S - $150

Shanling MTW300 - $150

Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro - $150

Status Between Pro - $150

Teufel Airy True Wireless - $150

Edifier TWS330NB - $100

Edifier TWS5 - $100

Fiil CC Pro - $100

Google Pixel Buds A-Series ($100)

Jabra Elite 65t - $100

Moondrop Golden Ages - $100 - NEW

Nothing Ear 1 - $100

Sabbat E16 - $100

Sabbat Vooplay - $100

Shanling MTW200 - $100

SoundPEATS Air4 - $100

1more ComfoBuds 2 - $75

BGVP Q2S - $75

Edifier TWS6 - $75

Haylou T16 ANC - $75

Pamu S28 - $75

Redmi Buds 4 Pro - $75

Sony WF-C500 - $75

Soundcore Life P3i - $75

Soundcore P40i - $75 - NEW

SoundPEATS Engine 4 - $75

SoundPEATS Mini Pro HS - $75

1more ComfoBuds - $50

1more E1029BT TWS - $50

Blitzwolf BYE8/ Syllable S119 - $50

Boya BY-AP1 - $50

CMF Buds - $50 - NEW

Donner Dobuds One - $50

Dyplay Shield Pro/ Tozo NC9 - $50

Earfun Air 2 - $50 - NEW

Edifier TWS1 - $50

Edifier TWS200 - $50

Edifier X2 - $50

FiiTii HifiAir - $50

FiiTii HifiAir2 - $50

Haylou GT3 - $50

Haylou W1 - $50

KZ S2 - $50

Mpow M9 - $50

Mpow M30 (Plus) - $50

Mpow X3 ANC - $50

QCY HT03 - $50

QCY T3 - $50

QCY T16 - $50

QCY T18 MeloBuds - $50

QCY T20 AilyPods - $50

Realme Buds Air 3 Neo - $50

Redmi Buds 4 - $50

Sabbat X12 Pro - $50

Soundcore Liberty Neo - $50

Soundcore Life P2 - $50

Soundcore Life P2 mini - $50

Soundcore P20i / R50i - $50

SoundPEATS T2 - $50

SoundPEATS Truengine 3 SE - $50

SoundPEATS TrueFree 2 - $50

Syllable S101 - $50

Tozo NC2 ANC - $50

Tozo T6 - $50

Tribit FlyBuds NC - $50

Tronsmart Onyx Apex - $50

Ugreen HiTune - $50

Whizzer C3 - $50

Baseus Bowie EZ10 - $25

Edifier X2s - $25 - NEW

Haylou GT1 - $25

Haylou GT7 - $25

Haylou X1 Neo - $25

KZ S1D dynamic - $25

KZ S1 hybrid - $25

Lenovo Thinkplus LP40 Pro - $25

Lenovo X18 - $25

Redmi Buds 4 Lite

Redmi Buds 4 Lite - $25

SoundPEATS Life Classic - $25

Tozo A2 Mini - $25

Tozo A3 - $25

Ugreen HiTune H5 - $25 - NEW

Xiaomi Mi Air 2 SE - $25

Xiaomi Redmi AirDots S - $25

 

3 STARS - WORTH CONSIDERING

Flawed, but can still be a good match for you (58)


2 STARS - DISAPPOINTING

It's better to skip these (15)


1 STAR - TRASH

Avoid at all costs - these don't work properly (7)



How the leaderboard of best true wireless earphones works

In this leaderboard, you will find reviews on all TWS true wireless earbuds I've tested. I test and review models extensively on sound quality, call quality, battery life, comfort and fit and video synchronisation on iPhone and Android. I also take them out walking, biking and calling.

  • Within the star ratings, earphones are sorted by price category and then in alphabetical order.

  • Currently only 15-150 dollars TWS are tested.

I buy most of the true wireless earphones (or wireless in-ear headphones) myself in order to test and review them. Sometimes a manufacturer offers me a discount or a review sample. However: I treat, test, review and judge all the earphones the same way. You can read more on my guidelines for honest reviews here.

I keep this TWS Leaderboard updated. That also means ratings can and will be changed if the market shifts noticeably - for example when there's a new earphone that gives all other models a run for their money, or when earbuds aren't available anymore. I strive to make this list as actual as possible.

- Scarbir