EarGuru vs Sessionography
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EarGuru
This app offers three distinct modes to help musicians develop their aural skills. Practice identifying note sequences, replicating melodies on your instrument, or singing notes accurately. Continuous play allows for screen-free practice, transforming your musical hearing with regular use.
- Note identification in LISTEN mode
- Instrument playback in PLAY mode
- Singing pitch accuracy in SING mode
- Continuous play for screen-free practice
- Adjustable difficulty levels (1-11 notes)
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Only you can do the work of serious ear training. EarGuru helps you do it with three independent modes, each targeting a specific area. In LISTEN mode, EarGuru plays a group of notes, all different, and you try to identify them from lowest to highest. Beginners will want to start with 1, then move to 2. Experts can go all the way to 11 notes if they choose to. In PLAY mode, EarGuru plays a note, or a chord of up to 4 notes, and you play it back as quickly as possible on your instrument before it moves on to the next one. In SING mode, EarGuru asks you to sing a note, and as you're singing, EarGuru plays the note so that you can make sure you've sung it correctly and in tune. All three modes can be used without looking at the screen, using the CONTINUOUS PLAY mode. This app relies on you, as a serious musician, to self-evaluate. If used regularly, it can completely transform your hearing.
Sessionography
Explore the complete careers of jazz musicians, discovering every album, session, and sideman appearance. Link artists, albums, and tunes to trace musical connections and build custom playlists with natural language commands.
- Full artist career exploration
- Detailed session and personnel data
- Linked albums, labels, and tunes
- Musician collaboration tracking
- Interactive player orbit graph
- Smart playlists via Siri
- Label and studio browsing
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Sessionography is the best way to explore and listen to jazz. • See any artist's full career as leader and sideman — every date, in true session order • Full personnel on every album — tap any name to explore their career • Everything is linked: albums, labels, recording sessions, even the tunes themselves • Pick two musicians and see everything they ever recorded together • Interactive player orbit graph Go deep on a tune- Every recording of a standard in one place. Filter by instrument, artist, era, or group size. Explore labels and studios- Browse Blue Note or Impulse! like a discography. Step inside Van Gelder's studio and see the stable of session regulars. Smart Playlists via Siri- Ask in natural language to get your perfect playlist- instantly. "Play Miles Davis quintets from the 50s" "Play John Coltrane deep cuts as a sideman" "Play Michael Brecker essentials" For more control over your smart playlists you can adjust the filters on device. Everywhere you listen- iOS, Mac, VisionOS, CarPlay support, an Apple Watch app- all supported natively. Sessionography requires an Apple Music subscription for playback. Terms of Use: https://dynamicappdesign.com/tos.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sessionography at Free against EarGuru's $3.99. Sessionography also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 15 months) and device support (5 vs 2). EarGuru's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment 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
Sessionography is free to download; EarGuru costs $3.99 up front. Sessionography sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. EarGuru asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EarGuru against 4.9 for Sessionography. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
EarGuru ships an update every 15 months, Sessionography weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EarGuru | Sessionography |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Tepfer | Dynamic App Design LLC |
Customer experience
EarGuru
Sessionography
In-app purchases
EarGuru
No in-app purchases
Sessionography
- Unlock Sessionography$0.997 Days
- Unlock Sessionography$9.991 Year
- Sessionography Lifetime$29.99
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