Functional Ear Trainer vs Ear Training All in One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Functional Ear Trainer
Develop your musical ear by learning to recognize tones within the context of a specific musical key. This app helps you understand the function of each note, improving your ability to transcribe, improvise, and play music by ear. Suitable for all ages and skill levels, with just 10 minutes of daily practice.
- Recognize tones in musical key context
- Understand note function
- Improve transcription skills
- Enhance improvisation
- Develop perfect pitch
- Daily 10-minute practice
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Have you (or maybe one of your friends) ever wanted to learn to transcribe or play music by ear? It is so important for a musician to know what you are hearing. A good musical ear helps when you are composing, improvising, transcribing melodies, or playing with others. Most likely you have already tried different programs to learn to recognize intervals or even to acquire perfect pitch. However, although such programs develop your ear, but can you actually play any melody you hear as soon as you listen to it? Imagine you could understand music... It is like when somebody is talking to you, you not only hear pleasant sounds, but you recognize words and their meaning. One day I came across Alain Benbassat's program called "Functional Ear Trainer" and have been using it ever since. It is based on Alain's method to learn to recognize tones. The main difference between the Functional Ear Trainer and other methods is that it teaches you to distinguish between tones in the context of a particular musical key. You begin to recognize the role (or function) of each tone in this key, which is incredibly similar to its role in other keys of the same scale. And it is *guaranteed* anyone can gradually develop this skill. It does not matter: - who you are - an absolute beginner in music or a virtuoso professional musician; - how old you are - a 3 yo kid or a 90+ adult; - what musical instrument you play (you don't even have to play one). The only requirement is to practice for 10 minutes a day. I was so excited about this ear trainer that I have developed a mobile app based on the Alain Benbassat method. I hope you will find it useful.
Ear Training All in One
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With this app Ear Training All in One, you can practice and improve your ability to recognize musical notes. You will eventually be able to improve your ability to learn how to play a son by just listening to it. With this version, you will be able to practice in the following modes: - Practice Perfect Pitch While Walking (no need to look at the screen) - Tic Tac Toe (Mini Game about Perfect Pitch) (play game against Computer or against your friend!) - Perfect Pitch - Interval Training (Relative Pitch) - Chord Identification - Melodic Dictation - Chord Progression
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Functional Ear Trainer at Free against Ear Training All in One's $7.99. Ear Training All in One's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Functional Ear Trainer is free to download; Ear Training All in One costs $7.99 up front. Functional Ear Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ear Training All in One sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Functional Ear Trainer ships an update every 7 months, Ear Training All in One weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Functional Ear Trainer | Ear Training All in One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serhii Korchan | Xilva |
Bugs and requests
Functional Ear Trainer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keyboard display issues when selecting all chromatic notes
- Inconsistent note resolutions in some exercises
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for multiple notes/chords at once
- Implement a mode for training key recognition
- Provide more customization options for exercises
- Include voice input to play the notes
- Add support for German/Norwegian key names
Ear Training All in One
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Functional Ear Trainer
- Functional Ear Trainer Plus$19.99
Ear Training All in One
- Remove Ad$0.99
Questions
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