Master Ear Training vs Music Theory 101
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Master Ear Training
Develop your musical ear with this customizable application. It supports both absolute and relative ear training methods, allowing for a personalized learning experience. Improve your musical skills with this educational tool.
- Absolute ear training
- Relative ear training
- Customizable approach
- Musical pitch development
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A high quality ear training app that can be customizable for both Absolute and Relative approaches. App logo is made by Isil Vardarli instagram.com/isil.vardarli
Music Theory 101
An interactive music theory training app covering classical fundamentals. It features 19 units with audio, exercises, and definitions, mirroring AP Music Theory exam curriculum. Practice skills with over 90 exercise types.
- Interactive music theory course
- 19 comprehensive units
- Audio samples and key definitions
- Skill practice exercises
- AP Music Theory exam curriculum
- Over 90 exercise types
- Aural recognition and dictation
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Welcome to a new, interactive music theory training app. We offer a comprehensive course presenting the fundamentals of classical music theory. Our course includes 19 interactive units with audio samples, interactive exercises, and key definitions. Alongside this, we offer a streamlined set of skill practice to test core knowledge. This app matches the curriculum of the AP Music Theory exam, which is designed to reflect a knowledge at the introductory college level. We're excited to help you learn. And if you’re a student… good luck with your upcoming exam! Lessons include: - Pitch and Rhythm - Scales, Meters, and Modes - Intervals, Triads, and Seventh Chords - Harmonic Progressions and Cadences - Four-Part Chorale Writing and Two-Part Counterpoint - Embelleshing Notes, Tonicization, and Melodic Techniques The app includes over 90 different exercise types, including aural recognition, melodic/harmonic dictation, and single, two-voice, and four-part composition. Our app is still new! Found something that needs to be fixed? Have an idea for what to add next? We'd love to hear from you as we build out the next features. There are buttons across the app for you to submit feedback or take a quick survey to share your thoughts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Music Theory 101 at 4.8 against Master Ear Training's 2.3. Music Theory 101 also leads on ratings volume (70 vs 6) and review sentiment (83% vs 70%). Master Ear Training's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Music Theory 101 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Theory 101 has 70 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Master Ear Training's written reviews are positive against 83% of Music Theory 101's.
Master Ear Training ships an update weekly, Music Theory 101 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Master Ear Training | Music Theory 101 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mastermind Computing | Poesie Inc |
Customer experience
Master Ear Training
Music Theory 101
In-app purchases
Master Ear Training
No in-app purchases
Music Theory 101
No in-app purchases
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