Comparison

ChordProg Ear Trainer vs Real Ear Trainer

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

Head to head
About

ChordProg Ear Trainer

This app offers a realistic music training experience by using real audio clips to teach chord progressions, intervals, chords, and scales. It provides over 500 audio clips for practice and is designed to help prepare users for ear training tests.

Highlights
  • Chord progression recognition
  • Interval recognition exercises
  • Chord recognition exercises
  • Scale recognition exercises
  • 500+ real audio clips
  • Music theory exploration
  • Regular updates with new features
Features
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Learn to recognize chord progressions by ear with real recorded music. ChordProg Ear Trainer has exercises for chord, interval and scale practice, from identifying individual sounds to following a whole progression. Listen to a clip and name the chords in order. Replay a passage when you need another listen, and switch between chord names and Roman numerals to practice recognizing each chord's role in the key. More than 500 recorded clips give you practice across different keys and voicings. Focus on the sounds you want to recognize. Practice telling chord types apart, hearing the distance between two notes or identifying a scale as it plays. Work through short levels and return to the ones you find difficult. Your results and daily streak help you keep track of your practice. When you want to understand what you heard, look it up in the chord, interval and scale dictionaries. You can also tap notes on the piano to find matching chords and scales. Try introductory levels without a subscription. Premium gives you full access to the chord, interval, scale and chord progression exercises through an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Real Ear Trainer

This app revolutionizes musical ear training by using AI to create personalized quizzes from your own music library. It adapts to your skill level, offering detailed progress tracking and feedback to help you improve your musical abilities.

Highlights
  • Personalized quizzes from own music
  • AI-driven analysis
  • Adaptive skill level adjustments
  • Detailed progress tracking
  • Targeted feedback
  • Engaging musical exercises
Features
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Play the songs you love — by ear. You don't need sheet music or years of theory to figure out the music in your head. Real Ear Trainer turns the songs you already listen to into quick, daily reps that train your ear to catch chords, melodies, and changes — until playing by ear just clicks. Drop in your own music and AI builds personalized exercises from the exact tracks you want to play. Start wherever you are — total beginner or seasoned player — and it adapts to your level, with progress tracking and feedback that show your ear getting sharper every day. 5 minutes a day. Then you're playing by ear. • Train on your own favorite songs, not generic drills • AI-generated quizzes from real music • Catch chords, intervals, and progressions by ear • Adapts to your level, beginner to advanced • Progress tracking + targeted feedback Stop reaching for tabs. Start hearing the music — and playing it back.

Screenshots

ChordProg Ear Trainer4 screens
Real Ear Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Real Ear Trainer at 5.0 against ChordProg Ear Trainer's 4.4. Real Ear Trainer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). ChordProg Ear Trainer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. ChordProg Ear Trainer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Real Ear Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Real Ear Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ChordProg Ear Trainer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Real Ear Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChordProg Ear Trainer ships an update every 5 days, Real Ear Trainer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ChordProg Ear Trainer versus Real Ear Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordProg Ear TrainerReal Ear Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevDa ASMayank Sanganeria

Customer experience

ChordProg Ear Trainer

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Real Ear Trainer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ChordProg Ear Trainer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly premium subscription!$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription!3 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Real Ear Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChordProg Ear Trainer free?
ChordProg Ear Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Real Ear Trainer free?
Real Ear Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChordProg Ear Trainer or Real Ear Trainer?
Real Ear Trainer is rated higher. ChordProg Ear Trainer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Real Ear Trainer averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do ChordProg Ear Trainer or Real Ear Trainer have ads?
Neither ChordProg Ear Trainer nor Real Ear Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChordProg Ear Trainer or Real Ear Trainer?
ChordProg Ear Trainer ships an update every 5 days, and Real Ear Trainer every 2 days. Most recently, ChordProg Ear Trainer was updated on November 2, 2026 and Real Ear Trainer on November 4, 2026.

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