Comparison

Chet vs Hearing PRO

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

Head to head
About

Chet

Develop your musical ear and master music theory with interactive games and exercises. Learn at your own pace, identify music concepts, and practice with virtual instruments. Track your progress and compete globally to become a more confident and versatile musician.

Highlights
  • Identify music theory concepts
  • Call and response exercises
  • Virtual piano, guitar, bass
  • Guided learning paths
  • Intervals, scales, chords exercises
  • Global leaderboards
  • Spaced repetition practice
Features
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Chet is a music education app with a focus on ear training and music theory. Learn at your own pace, play musical games, and compete against others from around the world! Using Chet helps you to become a more well-rounded, versatile musician. With a trained ear, you can learn songs more quickly, play with others more easily and feel confident in your overall musical abilities! Features: - Multiple choice questions that challenge you to identify music theory concepts. - Call and response questions using a virtual piano, guitar, or bass. - MIDI compatible... so plug in your MIDI keyboard if you have one! - Guided learning paths for beginner and intermediate users. - A library of exercises including intervals, scales, arpeggios, chords, progressions, tonal sequences, famous tunes, and atonal sequences. - Challenge games with competitive global leaderboards. - Professionally recorded music performed by world-class musicians. - A variety of musical genres including jazz, classical, pop and more. - A practice mode that uses spaced repetition. - Sign in to track your progress and compete with other musicians. - Never run out of ways to keep learning with regular updates and new content.

About

Hearing PRO

Develop your musical ear with a variety of exercises. Practice melodic dictations, learn to read music notes, and train your vocal pitch. Supports multiple instruments and musical notation systems.

Highlights
  • Melodic dictation practice
  • Music note reading training
  • Vocal pitch training
  • Supports multiple instruments
  • Multiple musical notation systems
Features
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Hearing PRO - Do ear training exercises. A well-developed relative or absolute pitch is necessary for every musician. Practice melodic dictations. Train to read music notes. Learn to sing according to notes. Develop musical hearing with us. You can practice musical ear using following instruments: - vocals - piano - guitar - bass-guitar - violin - cello - double bass Types of musical notations: - C D E F G A B - C D E F G A H - Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si - До Ре Ми Фа Соль Ля Си - Ντο Ρε Μι Φα Σολ Λα Σι - ハ ニ ホ ヘ ト イ ロ - 다 라 마 바 사 가 나 - स रे ग म प ध नि - ด ร ม ฟ ซ ล ท

Screenshots

Chet4 screens
Hearing PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chet at 96% against Hearing PRO's 21%. Chet also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.9). Hearing PRO's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Chet is free to download; Hearing PRO costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chet holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chet has 2.4K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Chet's written reviews are positive against 21% of Hearing PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chet ships an update every 5 weeks, Hearing PRO every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Chet versus Hearing PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChetHearing PRO
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better3.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews — better20.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnsemble EducationDmitry Zaika

Customer experience

Chet

All ratings2,421 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.9%

Hearing PRO

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral17.9%
Negative61.5%

Bugs and requests

Chet

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not loading or freezing
  • Incorrect labeling of intervals
  • Timed exercises not functioning properly

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add Chinese language support
  • Incorporate guitar-specific exercises
  • Introduce a hands-free mode
  • Reinstate the previous practice mode
  • Expand the range of musical genres and styles
Show 2 more
  • Add an option to change the tonic note
  • Introduce a daily streak feature

Hearing PRO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chet

No in-app purchases

None

Hearing PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chet free?
Chet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearing PRO free?
Hearing PRO costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chet or Hearing PRO?
Chet is rated higher. Chet averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Hearing PRO averages 3.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Chet or Hearing PRO have ads?
Neither Chet nor Hearing PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chet or Hearing PRO?
Chet ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hearing PRO every 32 months. Most recently, Chet was updated on October 20, 2026 and Hearing PRO on October 5, 2026.

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