Comparison

Politonus I (Ear Training) vs MTE

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

Head to head
About

Politonus I (Ear Training)

Enhance your musical ear with advanced exercises based on a renowned teaching method. This app helps musicians of all levels, from beginners to professionals, significantly improve their aural skills. Train anytime, anywhere, and track your progress towards near-perfect pitch.

Highlights
  • Hear 1-11 notes simultaneously
  • Relative to any major key
  • Diatonic or chromatic options
  • Notes by name, degree, or movable do
  • Progress tracking and master level indicators
  • Relative and perfect pitch coach
  • Progressive exercises
Features
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This app is designed after a very popular exercise taught by a world famous music education guru in the Boston area. Many generations of musicians from all over the world traveled to Boston and waited in a two-year waiting list to access this information and now it is available to everyone at a low price. It will help anybody significantly improve their aural skills. From beginners to professionals, this is a great workout for your ears. Hear from 1 to 11 notes at the time relative to any major key, diatonically or chromatically. Select whether you want to see notes by name, degrees or movable do. It's fun, it includes flexible options, it's very easy to use and extremely effective. Now you can train and open up your ears anytime, anywhere! If you stick to it it will build up your perceptions all the way to near perfect pitch. Politonus keeps track of your progress and tells you when you've reached a master level in the current settings so you can confidently move on to a more complex ear training workout (Both note streak and accuracy circles will turn green). Politonus includes a coach with a powerful algorithm for relative and/or perfect pitch that acts as an ear training tutor. It presents progressive exercises and allows you to step up to a harder level when you are ready. With Politonus you'll have a great ear training teacher anywhere! You will not regret this purchase.

About

MTE

Features
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Ever dreamed of learning to read sheet music? Learn the basics of sheet music reading using the piano keyboard. Our app will help you understand the concept of sound names, notes, staff, and clefs. Doesn’t matter if you are just a beginner or an advanced student, you’ll have a lot of fun practicing sight-reading with our app. A convenient interface offers high-level customization of exercise settings. Our app’s most important features are: -2 main exercise layouts With staff or note names on top, the keyboard is always at the bottom. -3 main gameplay modes Become really fast with our time limit mode, or 100% precise with error limit mode! -4 main clefs to choose from – treble, bass, tenor & alto Practice is available in range even for up to 4 ledger lines! -13 different sounds name systems to choose Choose what type of sound names you want to learn (IPN, German, solmization, etc.) – the list is quite long! -Display modes – automatic scrolling or groups of notes Try both and choose the preferred one. -Accidentals – sharps, flats, double and single There’s even an option to practice only notes with accidentals! -High-quality, realistic sound of a grand piano with the mute option Gives you a realistic feel of using a real piano. When you need silence, simply press the mute button. -Daily goal feature to keep your discipline Set up the number of points you want to score every day and be consistent in your training. -2 bonus hints to use in every exercise Use them or not, but you’ll get bonus points for not using any hints! - Fresh, modern design A beautiful look will make your practice even more pleasant. MTEssentials: Notes Reading is an excellent help for music students, hobbyists, and amateurs to practice sight-reading. You won’t need a tutor anymore. Music notation will no longer keep secrets from you. Have fun! If you have any comments or you need help with Notes Reading, please send an e-mail to mobile@netigen.pl

Screenshots

Politonus I (Ear Training)4 screens
MTE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Politonus I (Ear Training) at none against MTE's 1. MTE's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads 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

Politonus I (Ear Training) costs $5.99 and MTE $2.99 up front. MTE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Politonus I (Ear Training) asks for nothing beyond the download.

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Politonus I (Ear Training) versus MTE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolitonus I (Ear Training)MTE
Price$5.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.9 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB38 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperMDECKS MUSIC, LLCNETIGEN Kluzowicz sp. j.

In-app purchases

None

Politonus I (Ear Training)

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MTE

One-time1
  • No ads$4.99

Questions

Is Politonus I (Ear Training) free?
Politonus I (Ear Training) costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTE free?
MTE costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Politonus I (Ear Training) or MTE have ads?
Neither Politonus I (Ear Training) nor MTE shows ads.

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