Comparison

MelodyTrainer vs Ear training

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

MelodyTrainer

Practice melodic ear-training with this customizable app. Learn to identify melodies of varying difficulty, with options to adjust scales, intervals, and keys. Perfect for musicians looking to improve their skills.

Highlights
  • Melodic ear-training practice
  • Customizable difficulty settings
  • Select scales and modes
  • Adjust interval size
  • Choose melody generation style
  • Practice specific keys
  • Quiz mode with high scores
Features
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MelodyTrainer is a fun, easy to use, highly customisable way to practice melodic ear-training. Learn to play-by-ear and clearly pick out the melodies of varying levels of difficulty generated by MelodyTrainer. Customise the settings to match your skills, level, or personal needs. *Totally Free - No ads, No in-app purchases* Have fun and become a better musician. Work against the clock in quiz mode, and try to get a new high score! In MelodyTrainer, you can use any of 5 preset difficulty settings or: - choose which scales and modes will be used to generate the melodies (Major, Harmonic Minor, Dorian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Blues Scale, Chromatic, and more) choose the maximum interval size that can occur in the melodies - choose natural melodies (where small intervals occur more often) or more challenging randomly distributed melodies - choose the key or set of keys you want to practice - restrict the keyboard to allow only scale tones, for beginners

About

Ear training

Develop perfect pitch and recognize notes, chords, and melodies by ear. This app offers a series of exercises to train your aural skills, with explanations and hints to help you learn at your own pace. Improve your ability to play along with songs or guess melodies.

Highlights
  • Develop perfect pitch
  • Recognize notes and chords
  • Identify intervals and chord progressions
  • Learn major and minor scales
  • Instrument-specific practice
  • Hint function
Features
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Would you like to be able to guess melodies by hearing them or be able to play accompaniment to your favorite songs on the guitar or piano? Ear training is the perfect app for you! This app will help you develop perfect pitch, and train your ear to recognize notes and chords in any key. The app consists of a series of exercises, which will gradually introduce you to all the notes and chords in the major and minor scales. You can also practice identifying intervals and chord progressions. Each exercise is accompanied by a clear and concise explanation, so you can understand the theory behind it. And if you get stuck, the app includes a handy hint function. The exercises are tailored to help you improve your aural skills, so you can develop at your own pace. You can also choose to practice in a particular key, or with a particular instrument. So why wait? Start training your ear today!

Screenshots

MelodyTrainer3 screens
Ear training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MelodyTrainer at 100% against Ear training's 33%. MelodyTrainer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Ear training's advantage is ratings volume (245 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MelodyTrainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ear training has 245 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MelodyTrainer's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ear training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MelodyTrainer ships an update every 2 months, Ear training every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MelodyTrainer versus Ear training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelodyTrainerEar training
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (245 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better32.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3245 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff HoltzkenerAlexey Ovod

Customer experience

MelodyTrainer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ear training

All ratings245 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive32.6%
Neutral14.7%
Negative52.7%

In-app purchases

None

MelodyTrainer

No in-app purchases

None

Ear training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MelodyTrainer free?
MelodyTrainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ear training free?
Ear training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MelodyTrainer or Ear training?
MelodyTrainer is rated higher. MelodyTrainer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Ear training averages 4.5 from 245 ratings.
Do MelodyTrainer or Ear training have ads?
Ear training shows ads; MelodyTrainer does not.
Which is updated more often, MelodyTrainer or Ear training?
MelodyTrainer ships an update every 2 months, and Ear training every 8 months. Most recently, MelodyTrainer was updated on October 11, 2026 and Ear training on October 20, 2026.

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