Comparison

Politonus I (Ear Training) vs VisualForte

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Politonus I (Ear Training)4 screens
VisualForte4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Politonus I (Ear Training) versus VisualForte: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolitonus I (Ear Training)VisualForte
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMDECKS MUSIC, LLCMORNINGSTAR VENTURES LLC

Customer experience

Politonus I (Ear Training)

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral23.8%
Negative31.0%

VisualForte

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Politonus I (Ear Training)

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VisualForte

One-time1
  • VisualForte Pro$7.99

Questions

Is Politonus I (Ear Training) free?
Politonus I (Ear Training) costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VisualForte free?
VisualForte is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Politonus I (Ear Training) or VisualForte?
VisualForte is rated higher. Politonus I (Ear Training) averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while VisualForte averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Politonus I (Ear Training) or VisualForte have ads?
Neither Politonus I (Ear Training) nor VisualForte shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Politonus I (Ear Training) or VisualForte?
Politonus I (Ear Training) ships an update every 5 days, and VisualForte weekly. Most recently, Politonus I (Ear Training) was updated on November 3, 2026 and VisualForte on October 31, 2026.

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