Comparison

StudioEars Ear Training vs Kymar

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

Head to head
About

StudioEars Ear Training

Enhance your aural skills for audio engineering and music production with this app. It offers training units for frequency recognition, rhythm, compression, and more, along with essential audio tools like a tone generator and metronome.

Highlights
  • Frequency and equalizer training
  • Rhythm, harmonics, FX, EQ, and BPM units
  • Tone generator, metronome, and BPM tapper
  • Activity tracking
  • Designed for audio engineers and musicians
Features
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StudioEars is ear training for audio engineers, music producers, musicians, and sound designers. Train your ears with focused practice units for frequency recognition, EQ, rhythm, BPM, harmonics, effects, intervals, chords, and scales. Build sharper listening skills, complete daily challenges, earn points, track your progress, and climb the Ladder. Whether you are mixing music, producing tracks, recording vocals, designing sounds, or learning music theory, StudioEars helps you improve the way you hear. Train with focused units Practice short ear training units designed for real-world audio and music work: * Frequency and EQ recognition * Rhythm and BPM training * Harmonics and overtones * FX recognition * Intervals, chords, and scales * Listening accuracy and speed Build a daily habit Use the Daily challenge to keep your ears active. Earn points, maintain your streak, and improve one session at a time. Climb the Ladder Your training earns points and helps you climb the rolling 90-day Ladder. Compare your progress, improve your ranking, and stay motivated. Track your progress Your profile shows your activity, points, streaks, and training progress, so you can see how your ears improve over time. Essential audio tools included StudioEars also includes useful tools for everyday audio work: * Metronome * Tone generator * BPM tapper These tools are free to use. Who StudioEars is for StudioEars is made for: * Audio engineers * Music producers * Musicians * DJs * Sound designers * Mixing and mastering engineers * Music students * Anyone who wants sharper ears Why ear training matters Good ears help you make better decisions. With regular ear training, you can recognize frequencies faster, understand rhythm more clearly, identify musical structures, and make more confident choices when mixing, producing, recording, or playing music. StudioEars helps you train that skill through simple, focused, repeatable practice. Free and Pro StudioEars is free to download. Free users can complete 5 training units per day and use the included audio tools. StudioEars Pro gives you unlimited access to training units and Pro features with an auto-renewing yearly subscription for $23.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.coding.berlin/imprint.html
Terms of Use: https://www.coding.berlin/app-terms.html

About

Kymar

Develop your musical ear with comprehensive training modules covering melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. Explore a vast field guide with illustrated chapters and practice with tools like a composer, tuner, and sight-reading drills. Unlock advanced features and sync across devices with an optional Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Eight training modules
  • 36 illustrated field guide chapters
  • Composer tool for sketching progressions
  • Chromatic tuner
  • Vocal range mapping
  • Offline training capability
  • Optional Pro subscription for advanced features
Features
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Kymar is the ear-training app that takes you from "I can sing it back" to "I know what I'm hearing." Learn to understand and make music. — EIGHT TRAINING MODULES + BEGINNER WARMUP • Warmup: a guided first session that sets difficulty for you while it learns where your ear sits. • Intervals: 13 distances, unison to octave — ascending / descending / harmonic. Optional MIDI input. • Chords: triads, 7ths, 9ths, extensions and altered dominants, every voicing on a sampled piano. • Progressions: cadences and Roman-numeral function; train the ear for harmonic motion. • Scales: 20+ Western modes with full degree quizzes. • Microtonal: maqam, Hindustani, Carnatic and gamelan tuning systems. • Melody: 4-to-10-note dictation with note-by-note feedback. • Rhythm: whole notes to 64ths — triplets, polyrhythms, ties, double-dots, meters from 3/8 to 4/2. • Timbre: seven production drills (frequency ID, EQ, compression, reverb, saturation, filter, bit-crush) through real AVAudioUnit DSP. — FIELD GUIDE: 36 ILLUSTRATED CHAPTERS Sound, pitch, harmonics, loudness, timbre; hearing, the cochlea, illusions, memory; notation, tuning, temperament; chords, rhythm, melody, form, improvisation, emotion; world systems (maqam, Hindustani, Carnatic, gamelan). Tappable diagrams and audio examples, every chapter playable in-app. — EXTRAS • Composer: sketch chord progressions from diatonic suggestions (or a custom builder), played back through the sampler. Auto-saves. • Sight Reading: staff drills against a clock. • Tuner: a full chromatic tuner for live tuning. • Vocal Range: sing to map your range — it names your voice type too. • Trivia Quiz: short music-theory and history rounds. • Tuning Fork: a pure-tone reference. • Achievements: XP, streaks, and unlockable badges. — BUILT FOR YOUR EAR, NOT YOUR DATA • Train fully offline. A connection is only needed for optional cloud sync, opt-in crash reporting, and rewarded ads. • Optional Sign in with Apple, only to anchor your iCloud sync identity. • Optional iCloud sync across your devices (private container). • Optional, anonymised crash reporting (EU servers). • Optional rewarded ads temporarily unlock a Pro feature for 10 minutes. Pro removes all ads. — PRO Train every module free, without limits. Pro adds: • Real-time stats. Per-module accuracy, confusion matrices, weak-spot ID, 14-day chart • Cloud sync across devices • MIDI keyboard as answer input • All 9 sampler instruments: Piano, E.Piano, Organ, Guitar, Vibes, Strings, Flute, Choir, Sine • Microtonal trainer Three ways to go Pro: monthly, yearly (save ~58%), or lifetime (one payment, no renewals). — LIVE ACTIVITY In Train, the Dynamic Island (iPhone Pro) or lock screen shows live accuracy and round streak, put the phone down between answers without losing context. Made for musicians, students, audio engineers, and anyone who wants their ear to catch up with their taste. — LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://khalis-ux.github.io/kymar-policy/privacy-policy/ Subscriptions (monthly / yearly) auto-renew until cancelled in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions, charged to your Apple Account and renewing unless turned off 24h before the period ends. Lifetime is a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

StudioEars Ear Training4 screens
Kymar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StudioEars Ear Training at none against Kymar's shown. StudioEars Ear Training also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. StudioEars Ear Training sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Kymar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudioEars Ear Training ships an update every 3 days, Kymar every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StudioEars Ear Training versus Kymar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudioEars Ear TrainingKymar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercoding.berlinVittorio Chichi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StudioEars Ear Training

Subscriptions2
  • All Access - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • All Access - Yearly$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Kymar

Subscriptions2
  • Kymar Pro · Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Kymar Pro · Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Kymar Pro · Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is StudioEars Ear Training free?
StudioEars Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kymar free?
Kymar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StudioEars Ear Training or Kymar have ads?
Kymar shows ads; StudioEars Ear Training does not.
Which is updated more often, StudioEars Ear Training or Kymar?
StudioEars Ear Training ships an update every 3 days, and Kymar every 6 days. Most recently, StudioEars Ear Training was updated on October 24, 2026 and Kymar on October 22, 2026.

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