Comparison

Ear Training University vs Intervals

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

Head to head
About

Ear Training University

This app systematically builds your relative pitch by combining video instruction with interactive singing and listening drills. It tracks your progress, offers customizable settings, and can send reports to your music teacher.

Highlights
  • Interval and chord identification drills
  • Singing and listening exercises
  • Video instruction
  • Progress tracking
  • Teacher progress reports
  • On-screen piano keyboard
Features
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The goal of Relative Pitch ear training is to learn to follow the flow of music, *effortlessly* by ear. The Ear Training University (ETU) app was carefully designed to take all the guess work out of how to learn this skill. Whether you’re a complete beginner in ear training or have done ear training before, ETU’s approach is sure to find any weaknesses your ears may have and systematically build your sense of Relative Pitch from the ground up. Rather than presenting a “Grab Bag” of drills, we have designed a series of lessons that teach you how to do ear training the right way. These lessons include both video instruction and interactive drills. Most of the settings --including tempo changes-- are already programmed into the drills to keep things interesting and challenging. All you need to do is follow along! Progress is easy to visualize simply by viewing the Lesson Cards which keep track of your stats, for example: when you started a lesson, the percentage completed, when you last visited a lesson and when you completed it. You can enter your music teacher’s email address and they will receive progress reports every time you complete an activity as well! The videos explain how to properly do the drills which include listening drills, singing drills and spelling drills. They will encourage you along the way! The best way to learn Relative Pitch is to do both singing drills and listening drills. Singing is active learning. Listening is passive. Learn first by singing and then test your knowledge by listening. ETU’s interactive drills make learning Relative Pitch with this method easy and doable for everyone! (We realize that watching videos is not for everyone. However, if you only watch one video, watch “The Discernment Drill – The Key to Discerning Harmonic Relationships!” This video discusses one type of interactive drill called "The Discernment Drill." This drill really opens up the ear so that it can perceive harmonic intervals and chords *instantly* even when played lightning-fast during Speed Rounds.) Features: ⁃ Interval training drills (up, down, harmonic), both Singing and Listening Drills. - Professionally recorded voice-over cues for drills. - Interval and Chord Spelling drills. ⁃ Chord Identification drills (arpeggios and harmonic) ⁃ Chord Inversion drills (harmonic and arpeggiated) ⁃ Give your responses with on-screen piano keyboard or large easy to push buttons. ⁃ Change instruments at any time during drills ⁃ Interval singing and chord singing drills ⁃ Setup your correct vocal range ⁃ Slow self-paced drills and “Speed Rounds” which test whether you’re ready to move on! ⁃ Video instruction ⁃ Teacher Reports (these reports even include spelling test questions and the student’s responses) Please check in with us frequently as we have a lot of new content planned for ETU. We’re excited to bring you this app and will be updating frequently!

About

Intervals

This app helps you learn and practice identifying musical intervals and notes by ear. It offers customizable exercises with various instruments and difficulty levels to improve your relative and perfect pitch.

Highlights
  • Learn musical intervals
  • Practice ear training
  • Select intervals and notes
  • Choose musical instruments (piano, guitar)
  • Adjust octave
  • Train relative and perfect pitch
  • Difficulty levels
Features
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Do you want to learn musical intervals? Do you want to practice your ear training? With the help of our application, you can try ear training for musical intervals. At the beginning of classes, you can choose the musical intervals and notes that you want to study. After that, you can select and adjust the musical instrument and octave. In the basic version of the app, you can choose to practice piano or guitar. You will be able to train relative pitch and perfect pitch by guessing musical intervals and notes. To achieve good results, you have to complete ear training exercises and practice solfeggio regularly. If you practice regularly, you will gradually learn how to guess notes and musical intervals by ear. You can study from scratch and improve your skills. Classes are divided into difficulty levels. It will be easy for you to choose the level that suits you. To achieve success in the development of aural skills, first you need to learn how to identify simple musical intervals by ear. Then you can start studying more complex musical intervals for different root notes. Practice piano and guitar regularly, train your aural skills every day and everything will work out.

Screenshots

Ear Training University4 screens
Intervals4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ear Training University and Intervals both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 53% of Ear Training University's written reviews are positive against 0% of Intervals's. Ear Training University also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). Intervals's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On rating, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Intervals is free to download; Ear Training University costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Ear Training University against 4.7 for Intervals. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ear Training University has 76 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Ear Training University's written reviews are positive against 0% of Intervals's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ear Training University ships an update monthly, Intervals every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ear Training University versus Intervals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar Training UniversityIntervals
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (76 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings76 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean ThomasDmitry Zaika

Customer experience

Ear Training University

All ratings76 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

Intervals

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ear Training University

No in-app purchases

None

Intervals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ear Training University free?
Ear Training University costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Intervals free?
Intervals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ear Training University or Intervals?
Intervals is rated higher. Ear Training University averages 4.6 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Intervals averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Ear Training University or Intervals have ads?
Intervals shows ads; Ear Training University does not.
Which is updated more often, Ear Training University or Intervals?
Ear Training University ships an update monthly, and Intervals every 10 months. Most recently, Ear Training University was updated on September 24, 2026 and Intervals on September 21, 2026.

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