Comparison

Complete Ear vs Scale Navigator Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

Complete Ear

Features
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Get your Ear out of the dark. The BEST way to learn ear training is through immersion. That's where complete ear comes into play. ---Lesson Preview-- In Practice mode, you select the interval or chord sound you want to hear and let it loop. With each loop you will be gradually increasing your ears ability to recognize that interval. You could even sing along to match the interval. You can do this anywhere with headphones and spare time to listen. When you feel you have familiarized yourself with the note relation then head over to Test mode. You should practice your intervals and chords until the each are obvious to your ear. When testing you should strive for an immediate response, if not continue practicing. Every practice compiles your ability, so be diligent. Focus on Intervals before Chords. With Complete Ear you will have the resources to develop an all around ear. Practice - Listen to Intervals to build a relational understanding of them. Sing along to master a specific interval. Choose to practice between: -Separate Intervals -Harmonic Intervals (Played at once) Test - Put your practice to the test with fully customizable settings. Choose between: -Separate Intervals -Harmonic Intervals (Played at once) -Only intervals down -Only intervals up -Randomly up or down played intervals Complete Ear is the All-in-One ear training app that every musician and singer should have in their musical arsenal.

About

Scale Navigator Dashboard

Explore musical harmony by navigating scales and chords. Save interesting progressions, build songs step-by-step, and sync with other musicians or DAWs in real-time. Visualize the interconnected network of scales in 2D or 3D.

Highlights
  • Navigate interconnected scales
  • Explore and save chord progressions
  • Build songs step-by-step
  • Real-time ensemble syncing
  • DAW integration
  • 3D scale network visualization
  • Instrument tablature display
Features
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What key are we in, what’s the chord right now, and what comes next? Scale Navigator answers that question by giving you a way to explore harmony and keep what you find. You can move through scales and chords, try things, and hear how they connect. Stay in one area or move somewhere new. When you come across something you like, you can save it. Build sequences of harmonic states and chain them into a progression or a full song. Whether you’re exploring or building, the foundation stays the same: a shared harmonic state. Once it’s set, everything can follow it. Your playing, your instruments, your DAW, or other musicians in the room. THE SCALE NETWORK Scales are arranged in a connected network: think of it like the circle of fifths on steroids. Each scale sits next to neighbors that are related, so moving between them feels smooth. Move locally for subtle changes, or jump across the network for contrast. CHORD PROGRESSIONS Every scale contains its own set of chords. You can adjust chord quality, control how roots move, and shape the voice leading. This gives you a structured way to explore chords, try ideas, and keep what works as you move through different harmonic areas. SKETCHPAD When you land on something you like, you can save it. Each saved state keeps the scale and chord together, so you can return to it, compare it, and build from it. Write music step by step by chaining together the moments you want to keep. ENSEMBLE Create an ensemble and share a link. The host controls the harmonic state. Anyone who joins stays in sync with the same scale and chord in real time. Each person or instrument can use it differently. Play directly, improvise, read notation or tablature, or route it into MIDI. It works just as well for coordinating multiple instruments on your own as it does for playing with other people. TABLATURE View scales and chords on piano, guitar, bass, mandolin, and other instruments, along with standard notation. 3D VIEW The network can also be explored in 3D, with zooming and rotation control. DAW INTEGRATION Connects to your DAW, so your session stays in sync with the current harmonic state.

Screenshots

Complete Ear4 screens
Scale Navigator Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scale Navigator Dashboard at every 5 days against Complete Ear's every 10 months. Complete Ear's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Complete Ear ships an update every 10 months, Scale Navigator Dashboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Complete Ear versus Scale Navigator Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComplete EarScale Navigator Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 days — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff TaboloffNathan Turczan

In-app purchases

None

Complete Ear

No in-app purchases

None

Scale Navigator Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Complete Ear free?
Complete Ear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scale Navigator Dashboard free?
Scale Navigator Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, Complete Ear or Scale Navigator Dashboard?
Complete Ear ships an update every 10 months, and Scale Navigator Dashboard every 5 days. Most recently, Complete Ear was updated on September 10, 2026 and Scale Navigator Dashboard on July 17, 2026.

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