# Ch!Ear – Chord Ear — Recognise chord progressions! > App for practicing and recognizing musical chord progressions by ear. (iPhone/iPad app by Lars Peters.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chear-chord-ear/id449156417 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Lars Peters](https://appshunter.io/developer/449156420) - Category: Music, Music, Education - Price: $2.99 - Rating: 5.00/5 from 34 App Store ratings · 33 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 11.4 · 11 MB - Languages: American English, German (Germany) - Released: 2011-07-24 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chear-chord-ear/id449156417/reviews.md ## What is Ch!Ear? Practice hearing musical chord progressions • Learn to recognize chords in a progression and to distinguish different harmonies. • Exercises are taken from real music: get realistic voice leading with samples taken from the old masters (Bach, Mozart, Chopin, …) as well as typical Folk, Rock and Jazz progressions. • For each exercise, there is at least one other that is almost but not quite the same – teaching you to listen closely. • Practice triads, seventh chords and chord inversions. • Also has a level for chords like Sus4, Augmented, Dim7, … • The first levels have four chords per exercise and at least 90 exercises. • Higher levels have four or six chords per exercise and more than 150 exercises. • More than 1500 exercises in total! • Displays the solution as chord symbols and musical notes: see exactly which tones you heard (or did not hear). • Understand your mistakes even better by tapping, swiping or pressing single chords in the solution display (see built-in help for details). • Detailed statistics show how well you did on progressions, individual chords, chord qualities (types), chord roots and bass tones. • Options for tempo, pitch, key, display, … • Easily undo/redo entering chords, etc. • Detailed built-in help explaining concepts, chord symbols and more. ## Key features - Recognize chords in progressions - Exercises from real music - Practice triads and seventh chords - Learn chord inversions - Detailed statistics - Adjustable tempo and pitch ## Recent user reviews (10 of 33) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chear-chord-ear/id449156417/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Fun way to start recognizing chord progressions *2022-11-09, version 1.5* The app is great for learning to recognize chord progressions. I have only used level one so far, it starts you off easy with lots of repetition of simple chord changes but with great variety in the chord voicings. I use Tenorio, Functional Ear Trainer, and Open Ear for other aspects of ear training. I highly recommend this app as well as those. ### 5/5 — The GOAT app *2022-05-17, version 1.5* Literally the BEST ear training app for classical (or any, really) musicians looking to get better with identifying chord progressions and inversions! Been using it for years and just now getting around to leaving a review lol I do wish there were some additional features, but even so, I cannot recommend this app enough. ### 5/5 — Best Ear Training App *2021-01-28, version 1.5* This is the best ear training app available on the Apple Store. Many thanks to the developer for continuing to update it for current operating systems. Serious Musicians: This is the one! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-04-16, version 1.5* It’s just amazin ### 5/5 — Ch!Ear *2020-02-18, version 1.5* I just started using this app but find it to be very useful and well thought out. Tons of progressions and exercises for different levels with good audio and voicing. Well worth the $2. ### 5/5 — Awesome supplemental tool *2017-10-26, version 1.4* I would highly recommend this app to anyone in a music theory/musicianship course, as well as to anyone just looking to improve their musical ear. I've been getting rusty since I graduated, but now I'm using this to get back into shape! ### 5/5 — Perfect *2017-04-09, version 1.4* It's exactly what I was looking for. ### 5/5 — Great! *2016-11-03, version 1.4* Great app! Good for all skill levels. I practice everyday ### 5/5 — Absolutely wonderful, fantastically useful app *2016-09-24, version 1.4* I love this app so much. I think it's an absolute must for any aspiring musician and I was ecstatic to see it finally updated! So glad the developer didn't decide to abandon it. I've been using the app for years and I hope the creator knows how grateful I am for it. If you're in choir and don't have the strongest ear for hearing inner tones, this app can help. I like to swipe up (or down) on individual chords try to "lock on" to a middle tone, sing it while swiping again, sing it while tapping to hear them all simultaneously, and finally trying to hear it by itself (no singing). I find this incredibly helpful to try to develop your ear ability to harmonize. Ideally eventually you would just use relative pitch after one note instead of having to hear it, but just take your time building up. Cheers! Thank you, Mr. Peters! ### 5/5 — Excellent path to real ear training *2016-09-23, version 1.4* This is the sole app (to my knowledge) entirely focused on chord progressions, an aspect of ear training that should be central in every serious program of music education because it is closely related to how music occurs in reality: progressing through time (as opposed to out-of-context chords and intervals). Ch! Ear will greatly help if you really want to know what is happening with the (tonal) music you hear. It'll help you to recognize inversions (therefore bass lines) and chord qualities in context. Chords, intervals, and scales identification drills are good only for passing antiquated music tests. If you spend time with this will take your ear from student to professional. Highly recommended!!! ## Frequently asked questions about Ch!Ear ### What does Ch!Ear – Chord Ear do? This app helps you practice hearing and recognizing musical chord progressions. It provides exercises based on real music from classical, folk, rock, and jazz genres, allowing you to learn to distinguish different harmonies and chords within a progression. ### What types of chords and progressions can I practice? You can practice triads, seventh chords, and chord inversions. The app also includes levels for more complex chords like Sus4, Augmented, and Dim7. Exercises feature four or six chords per progression, with over 1500 exercises available in total. ### Is Ch!Ear – Chord Ear free to use? Yes, the application is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, suggesting a completely free experience for users. ### How does the app help me understand my mistakes? The app displays the solution as chord symbols and musical notes, so you can see exactly which tones you heard. You can tap, swipe, or press single chords in the solution display to understand your mistakes better. Detailed statistics track your performance on progressions, individual chords, and chord qualities. ### What are the common use cases for this app? This app is ideal for musicians and music students who want to improve their aural skills. It's useful for practicing for music theory exams, enhancing improvisation abilities, or simply deepening one's understanding and appreciation of music by being able to identify harmonic structures. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5 — 2019-12-10 • Support for new iPhone/iPad models • iOS 13 dark mode support. • This version requires iOS 11.4 or newer. ### 1.4 — 2016-09-22 • Optimized layout for iPad. • Better use of screen space on larger iPhones. • This version requires iOS 7.1 or newer. ### 1.3 — 2014-02-13 • You can now enable more than one play mode. If e.g. “simultaneous” and “arpeggio” are enabled, one of those will be chosen randomly for each new exercise. • The number of exercises and how many of those were correct is now displayed in the solution view. ### 1.2.2 — 2013-11-04 Fixed a layout problem with the built-in help on iPad/iOS 7. ### 1.2.1 — 2013-10-20 Full iOS 7 support. ## Apps similar to Ch!Ear | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Fretronome](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fretronome/id412725768) | 3.7 (3) | $0.99 | Music | | [OpenEar - Ear training](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/openear-ear-training/id1616537214) | 4.6 (10) | Free | Music | | [Politonus II (Ear Training)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/politonus-ii-ear-training/id1454954480) | 3.7 (6) | $5.99 | Music | | [Politonus III (Ear Training)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/politonus-iii-ear-training/id1458150336) | 4.0 (4) | $5.99 | Music | | [Fretboard Calculator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fretboard-calculator/id921819797) | 3.7 (3) | $4.99 | Music | | [All Chords - All Scales](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/all-chords-all-scales/id1613557968) | 4.3 (6) | Free | Music | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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