EarGuru vs hapjam
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.
hapjam
Discover live music happening near you, from bars and breweries to patios and wineries. See who's playing now and tonight, filter by vibe, and get real-time updates on schedules and set times.
- Real-time venue schedules
- Discover local performers
- Filter venues by vibe
- Follow favorite bands/venues
- Customizable vibe searches
- Get venue set times and directions
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hapjam shows you live music happening right now, near you. Not arena tours — the everyday live music at the bars, breweries, patios, wineries, and restaurants around you. See who's on stage tonight, who's playing right now, how far it is, and when the music starts — all in one place, updated in real time. WHY HAPJAM • Live, not stale — real venue schedules updated continuously, so you never show up to a canceled show or last week's flyer. • Built around tonight — the feed leads with what's on now and coming up today near you, not a giant calendar to dig through. • Discover, don't search — find venues and performers you've never heard of, playing five minutes away. • Free for fans, always. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See what's playing live right now and tonight near you, sorted by distance. • Browse by area, or filter venues by vibe — on the water, breweries, outdoor, no cover. • Open any venue or performer for their full schedule, set times, and directions. • Follow your favorite bands and venues and get a heads-up when they're playing near you. • Ask for a vibe — "acoustic on a patio, no cover" — and get real picks from what's actually on tonight. FOR VENUES & PERFORMERS Own a venue or play out? Get listed free, claim your page, and put your live schedule in front of people the moment they're deciding where to go tonight. Live music happening right now, near you. Open hapjam and go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: hapjam at Free against EarGuru's $3.99. hapjam also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). EarGuru's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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
hapjam is free to download; EarGuru costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EarGuru against 5.0 for hapjam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
EarGuru ships an update every 15 months, hapjam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EarGuru | hapjam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dan Tepfer | hapjam |
Customer experience
EarGuru
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In-app purchases
EarGuru
No in-app purchases
hapjam
No in-app purchases
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