Master Ear Trainer vs Active Ear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Master Ear Trainer
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Master Ear Trainer goes beyond other ear training apps that have come before it. Finally you can master the ability to hear a song and play it back! Choose between Playing by Ear and Dictation mode Choose from hundreds of chords and scales, not just common ones Home in on your weak areas and develop the ears of a pro!
Active Ear
Develop your musical ear with a comprehensive ear training app. It offers various exercises to help musicians identify pitches, intervals, chords, and progressions. Customize your learning with practice modes and test your knowledge with quizzes.
- Pitch Recognition
- Interval Training
- Chord Quality Identification
- Bassline Training
- Progression Training
- Chord Inversions
- Customizable Practice Mode
- Quiz Mode
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Active Ear is for musicians of all skill levels and instrument types. With dozens of exercises ranging from beginner to advanced, Active Ear focuses on teaching you to identify pitches, intervals, chords, and progressions using only your Ear. The Practice Mode of the app allows you to customize the challenges to focus only on areas you're interested in improving. Once you're confident with the Practice Mode, you test yourself in the Quiz Mode of the app to see how well you understand the concepts. Active Ear Comes with six Ear Training Programs: - Pitch Recognition - Interval Training - Chord Quality - Bassline Training - Progression Training - Chord Inversions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Active Ear at monthly against Master Ear Trainer's every 2 months. Master Ear Trainer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Master Ear Trainer ships an update every 2 months, Active Ear monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Master Ear Trainer | Active Ear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 93.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Mann Music LLC | MCPHERSON'S MUSIC LLC |
In-app purchases
Master Ear Trainer
No in-app purchases
Active Ear
No in-app purchases
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