Comparison

Chords Trainer vs Ear training

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

Head to head
About

Chords Trainer

Learn to recognize and play musical chords quickly. This app offers a comprehensive chord dictionary and practice modes, including games, to enhance your music learning journey. Improve your understanding of chords represented by symbols, notes, or keyboard layouts.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive chord library
  • Customizable learning options
  • Practice, watch, and game modes
  • Intelligent question generation
  • Real sample sound
  • Chord lookup dictionary
Features
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This app is to help us get familiar with all kinds of chords so that we are able to recognize or play them as quick as possible, no matter they are represented by chord symbols, music notes in the stave, or keyboard keys. Improving this ability will definitely benefit all aspects of our music learning. Also, the app can be used as a dictionary to look up chords. Main Features: • Cover almost all chords we can encounter • Allow to customize the learning by chords' roots, forms, quality, inversion, and voicing (open or closed position, doubling) • Practice mode to learn at our own pace • Watch mode to learn by watching the "chords movie" • Game mode to challenge ourselves and have fun by winning high score, trophies, and medals • Search mode to loop up chords • Questions generated intelligently based on your performance • Intuitive interface • Studio quality real sample sound

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

Chords Trainer4 screens
Ear training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ear training at Free against Chords Trainer's $2.99. Ear training also leads on ratings volume (248 vs 7). Chords Trainer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On rating, 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

Ear training is free to download; Chords Trainer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chords Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ear training has 248 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Chords Trainer's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ear training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chords Trainer ships an update every 2 months, Ear training every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chords Trainer versus Ear training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChords TrainerEar training
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better4.5 (248 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better32.6% of reviews
Number of ratings7248 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlearn LLCAlexey Ovod

Customer experience

Chords Trainer

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Ear training

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

In-app purchases

None

Chords Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Ear training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chords Trainer free?
Chords Trainer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ear training free?
Ear training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chords Trainer or Ear training?
Chords Trainer is rated higher. Chords Trainer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Ear training averages 4.5 from 248 ratings.
Do Chords Trainer or Ear training have ads?
Ear training shows ads; Chords Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Chords Trainer or Ear training?
Chords Trainer ships an update every 2 months, and Ear training every 8 months. Most recently, Chords Trainer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ear training on October 27, 2026.

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