Best Chords alternatives: apps like Chords: intervals and scales

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Updated November 2026

Whether you want more options like Chords or a completely different take on the same concept, our curated list of 10+ similar apps has you covered. Updated for 2026 with the latest ratings and comparisons.

Top Alternatives to Chords

Piano Ear Training#1

Piano Ear Training by Learn To Master Ltd

Interactive Aural Exercises
Editor's Choice
🎵 Music
4.5😐(192 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Develop your musical ear with interactive exercises for intervals, chords, and melodies. Personalize your training to focus on specific musical elements and track your progress. Suitable for all levels, from beginners to advanced musicians.

What We Love

  • 👍 Well structured and intuitive
  • 👍 Great interval recognition stages
  • 👍 Covers all exercise types (intervals, chords, cadences)
  • 👍 Good for beginners
  • 👍 Useful for ear training
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Good sound quality
  • 👍 Helpful for improving musicianship
  • 👍 Enjoyable for children

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Too buggy to use
  • 🐛 Stops accepting correct answers
  • 🐛 Unusable due to ads
  • 🐛 Buttons too small and near ads
  • 🐛 Incorrectly identifies higher/lower notes
  • 🐛 App crashes when viewing played notes
  • 🐛 Chord recognition section not working
  • 🐛 Pitch identification and chord progression issues
  • 🐛 No sound in chord training
  • 🐛 Small buttons on iPhone
  • 🐛 Not clear enough and could be easier to use
  • 🐛 No sound at all
  • 🐛 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Keys too big for iPads
  • 🐛 Scrolling doesn't work on iPad keyboard
  • 🐛 Never understood how it works
  • 🐛 Crashes constantly
  • 🐛 Feedback disappears too quickly
  • 🐛 Sound issues (C/C#, F/F#)
  • 🐛 Confusing and stupid interface
  • 🐛 No sound in pitch section
  • 🐛 Keys too small when screen is narrowed
Instrument Scales#2

Instrument Scales by Thiago Anderson Martins

Guitar, Bass & Piano Practice
Strong Contender
🎵 Music
4.7(29 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Master your instrument with interactive courses, AI-powered guidance, and a comprehensive music toolkit. Learn chords, scales, and theory for guitar, bass, and piano with a precision tuner and custom tuning options.

Aural Wiz#3

Aural Wiz by Bijoy Thangaraj

Intervals, Scales, Chords etc.
Worth Considering
🎵 Music
4.8😊(641 ratings)
FreeAds
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Enhance your musical ear by learning to identify intervals, scales, modes, chords, and cadences. This app offers two modes: Learn to hear and understand musical elements, and Practice to test your recognition skills. It's designed for music students and musicians aiming to improve their aural abilities.

What We Love

  • 🎓 Effective ear training and interval identification
  • 📚 Teaches music theory concepts comprehensively
  • 🆓 Free app with no ads
  • 👍 User-friendly and simple to use
  • 🎯 Good for exam preparation (GCSE, music exams)
  • ⚡ Helps users progress quickly
  • 🎵 High-quality audio
  • 💡 Teaches lesser-known concepts (major vs minor sixths)
  • 🎮 Engaging practice tool

Room to Improve

  • 🎯 Not suitable for complete beginners
  • 📖 Lacks explanations of music theory terms
  • 🔁 Cadence recordings repeat frequently
  • 🎵 Timbre changes abruptly mid-scale
  • 😴 Can feel boring or repetitive
  • ⚠️ Confusing interface for some users
  • 🔐 Suspicious clipboard access permissions
  • 📊 Missing statistics/progress tracking section

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