Politonus I (Ear Training) vs VisualForte
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
VisualForte
This app helps musicians improve their performance by visually comparing their practice recordings against a reference track. It highlights differences in timing and dynamics through overlaid waveforms, aiding in focused practice and skill refinement.
- Overlaid waveforms with match score
- Bar chart and continuous waveform display
- Automatic audio alignment
- Manual offset controls
- Pinch to zoom and navigation
- Import audio files
- Works with instruments and voice
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VisualForte turns focused listening into clear visual feedback. Record or import a reference performance—your teacher, a Youtube track, or your own ideal take. Then record your practice performance. VisualForte aligns both recordings and displays their waveforms together, helping you identify differences in timing and dynamics. HOW IT WORKS Record or import Audio 1 as your reference Record or import Audio 2 as your practice take Compare the waveforms and refine your performance Similar waveform shapes can indicate closer timing, while differences in height help reveal changes in dynamics. FEATURES - Overlaid waveforms with a percentage match score - Bar chart and continuous waveform display modes - Automatic alignment at the first note - Manual offset controls for precise adjustments - Pinch to zoom and two-finger navigation - Import audio files from your device - Works with instruments and voice - Focused, distraction-free dark interface Whether you are learning a passage, improving rhythmic accuracy, refining dynamics, or reviewing a lesson, VisualForte gives you another way to understand your performance. Don’t just hear your progress. Visualize it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VisualForte at Free against Politonus I (Ear Training)'s $5.99. VisualForte also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). Politonus I (Ear Training)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On update cadence, 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
VisualForte is free to download; Politonus I (Ear Training) costs $5.99 up front. VisualForte sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Politonus I (Ear Training) asks for nothing beyond the download.
VisualForte holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Politonus I (Ear Training) has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Politonus I (Ear Training) ships an update every 5 days, VisualForte weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Politonus I (Ear Training) | VisualForte |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MDECKS MUSIC, LLC | MORNINGSTAR VENTURES LLC |
Customer experience
Politonus I (Ear Training)
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In-app purchases
Politonus I (Ear Training)
No in-app purchases
VisualForte
- VisualForte Pro$7.99
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