# Absolute Pitch — Ear training at a real piano > Interactive ear training app with a virtual piano for musicians. (iPhone/iPad app by Apps by Alex AB.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/absolute-pitch/id1116495341 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Apps by Alex AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/1040589223) - Category: Music, Education - Price: $0.99 - Rating: 4.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 5 MB - Languages: Chinese (Simplified, China), Danish, Russian, Norwegian Bokmål, Hindi, Indonesian, Turkish, German (Germany), Italian, Japanese and 11 more - Released: 2017-05-17 - Data updated: 2026-09-16 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/absolute-pitch/id1116495341/reviews.md ## What is Absolute Pitch? Every other ear-training app asks you to tap a button labelled C#. This one asks you to play the note. That is not a cosmetic difference. Picking the right answer out of twelve is a quiz. Finding the note on a keyboard is an act — the same act a musician performs, with the same uncertainty and the same payoff when it lands. FOUR WAYS TO TRAIN 1 note — hear a note, play it back. The original app's mode, unchanged in spirit. 3 notes — hear a sequence, play it back in order. Run and record in the header, exactly as they were. Ear — which note was that? Between questions a few seconds of unrelated tones play, so the previous note is not still sitting in memory and the answer has to come from recognition rather than from comparison. It is uncomfortable, and that is the entire point. Note Rain — notes fall toward the keyboard. Play the piece in time, build a run, and hear the accompaniment grow with the multiplier. See the notes, or switch them off and find them by ear. DAILY PITCH One puzzle a day, the same for everyone, three notes and five guesses. A grid to share when you solve it. No account, no nagging notifications. TWELVE LIGHTS The app's only scoreboard is twelve lights, one per note. They come on when a note is reliable, and they never go out. No percentage, no grade, nothing that decays because you were away for a week. HONEST ABOUT WHAT THIS IS Absolute pitch in adults is contested. In published training studies roughly one in five to one in three committed adults reached criterion, and the average was about seven of twelve pitch classes after some twenty-one hours of practice. This app does not promise more than that. What it does promise is that the training is built on what was actually measured: masked intervals, feedback half a second after the answer, and pitch class rather than pitch height. TWENTY-ONE LANGUAGES, AND YOUR COUNTRY'S SONGS FIRST The interface comes in twenty-one languages and switches with one tap inside the app, not three screens deep in Settings. Note naming is a separate choice: H or B, do-re-mi or C-D-E. And the Note Rain repertoire knows where you are, so the tunes you grew up with are at the top of the list. FREE, AND ONE PURCHASE Every mode, the whole daily puzzle, all languages and all accessibility are free forever. Pro is a one-time unlock that widens the pitch pool. No subscription, no currency, no lives to buy, nothing that disappears if you stop playing. BUILT TO BE PLAYED Landscape on iPhone, because seven white keys in portrait put the black keys under Apple's 44-point floor. Real piano geometry — the black keys are not evenly spaced, because they are not on a piano. Polyphonic, so two fingers give two notes. VoiceOver on every key. H or B, do-re-mi or C-D-E: four naming systems, because in Sweden the note is called H and an app that says B has taught the wrong name for two notes out of twelve. ## Key features - Play notes on a virtual piano - Four distinct training modes - Daily pitch puzzles - Persistent twelve-light scoreboard - Supports twenty-one languages - Customizable note naming systems ## Recent user reviews (1 of 1) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/absolute-pitch/id1116495341/reviews.md ### 4/5 — Very nice app! *2019-04-08* I really like the quality of the sounds and how small this app is. Been using it for several days now and would like to ask if you could add some features? Should not be difficult to implement. 1. Add menu option to enable/disable sharps and flats. Should make it easier for a beginner like me to choose from only seven sounds. 2. Add menu option to play sounds from three octaves instead of just one. 3. When in 3 octaves mode, add menu option to make sure the consecutive sounds are separated by more than octave, to train the ear to hear the absolute pitch instead of the interval. Hope it is not too much trouble to make these changes. Looking forward to enjoying your little app even more! ## Frequently asked questions about Absolute Pitch ### What is Absolute Pitch? Absolute Pitch is a music app designed to train your ear by having you play notes on a virtual piano. It offers various modes to help you recognize and reproduce musical pitches. ### Does Absolute Pitch have ads? No, Absolute Pitch is ad-free. The app is free to use with all modes, daily puzzles, languages, and accessibility features available permanently. ### What are the training modes in Absolute Pitch? Absolute Pitch offers four training modes: '1 note' to play a heard note, '3 notes' to play back sequences, 'Ear' for recognition after a delay, and 'Note Rain' where you play falling notes to a rhythm. ### Is Absolute Pitch suitable for beginners? Yes, Absolute Pitch is designed for musicians looking to improve their ear training. It provides a hands-on approach to learning notes and pitches. ### Can I use Absolute Pitch offline? The provided information does not specify offline functionality. However, the app's focus on interactive training suggests it may require an internet connection for certain features. ### What devices support Absolute Pitch? Absolute Pitch is available on iPhone and iPad, supporting landscape orientation on iPhone for a better piano experience. ### How does Absolute Pitch track progress? Absolute Pitch uses a unique 'twelve lights' scoreboard where lights turn on when a note is mastered and remain on permanently, indicating reliable pitch recognition without decaying scores. ### Is there a subscription for Absolute Pitch? No, Absolute Pitch is free to use with all core features. There is an optional one-time purchase for 'Pro' which expands the pitch pool, but no subscriptions are required. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 2.0 — 2026-08-17 Note Rain — falling notes, real pieces, and a band that grows with your run. Twenty-one languages, switchable inside the app. Note naming stays your own choice. Songs from your own country come first in the Note Rain list. Stars unlock new songs and new looks. None of it costs money. The reward is the note itself, harmonised — and a miss now plays you the answer. A new icon: a keyboard with one key sounding. ### 1.6 — 2017-08-19 This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. We have added a play again button and fixed some bugs. ### 1.5 — 2017-05-15 No release notes. ## More apps by Apps by Alex AB - [Night Web Browser by Alex](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/night-web-browser-by-alex/id659125750) All apps by Apps by Alex AB: https://appshunter.io/developer/1040589223 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-16.*