Comparison

Flying Beat vs Hearing PRO

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

Head to head
About

Flying Beat

Develop your musical rhythm skills with a vast library of patterns. Practice at your own pace with real-time feedback and adjustable difficulty. Improve sight-reading and rhythmic recognition for any instrument.

Highlights
  • Thousands of rhythm patterns
  • 26 time signatures
  • 8 difficulty levels
  • Adjustable speed
  • Real-time performance feedback
  • Look ahead mode
  • Instrument selection
  • Both Hands mode
Features
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This app is to train and develop your ability to read and perform musical rhythms accurately. You can practice almost all the rhythm patterns you may encounter, no matter what level of your music skills are. These countless patterns are arranged in increasing difficulty levels. Simply follow the animation and metronome to tap, and you will see how well you are playing in real-time. Make good use of this app, you can definitely improve your ability of sight-reading and rhythmic recognition. Features: • Practice rhythm by playing a game—scores and performance feedback keep every session engaging • thousands of rhythm patterns to explore • 26 types of time signature and 8 difficulty levels for each • allow adjusting the speed to be at your comfortable pace and conquer difficult patterns • intuitive real-time response to show how well you play for each note • “Look ahead” mode makes your eyes always ahead of your hands • various instruments to select just in case you get bored with any of them • Challenge “Both Hands” mode if you play two-hand instruments such as piano • More features are coming…

About

Hearing PRO

Develop your musical ear with a variety of exercises. Practice melodic dictations, learn to read music notes, and train your vocal pitch. Supports multiple instruments and musical notation systems.

Highlights
  • Melodic dictation practice
  • Music note reading training
  • Vocal pitch training
  • Supports multiple instruments
  • Multiple musical notation systems
Features
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Hearing PRO - Do ear training exercises. A well-developed relative or absolute pitch is necessary for every musician. Practice melodic dictations. Train to read music notes. Learn to sing according to notes. Develop musical hearing with us. You can practice musical ear using following instruments: - vocals - piano - guitar - bass-guitar - violin - cello - double bass Types of musical notations: - C D E F G A B - C D E F G A H - Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si - До Ре Ми Фа Соль Ля Си - Ντο Ρε Μι Φα Σολ Λα Σι - ハ ニ ホ ヘ ト イ ロ - 다 라 마 바 사 가 나 - स रे ग म प ध नि - ด ร ม ฟ ซ ล ท

Screenshots

Flying Beat4 screens
Hearing PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flying Beat at every 3 months against Hearing PRO's every 32 months. Hearing PRO's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (21 vs 4). On review sentiment, ads, 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

Flying Beat costs $2.99 and Hearing PRO $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearing PRO holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearing PRO has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Flying Beat's written reviews are positive against 21% of Hearing PRO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flying Beat ships an update every 3 months, Hearing PRO every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flying Beat versus Hearing PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlying BeatHearing PRO
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)3.9 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews — better20.5% of reviews
Number of ratings421 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlearn LLCDmitry Zaika

Customer experience

Flying Beat

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%

Hearing PRO

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral17.9%
Negative61.5%

In-app purchases

None

Flying Beat

No in-app purchases

None

Hearing PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flying Beat free?
Flying Beat costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearing PRO free?
Hearing PRO costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flying Beat or Hearing PRO?
Hearing PRO is rated higher. Flying Beat averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hearing PRO averages 3.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Flying Beat or Hearing PRO have ads?
Neither Flying Beat nor Hearing PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flying Beat or Hearing PRO?
Flying Beat ships an update every 3 months, and Hearing PRO every 32 months. Most recently, Flying Beat was updated on October 8, 2026 and Hearing PRO on October 21, 2026.

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