Comparison

EarGuru vs Guitar Cycles App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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.

About

Guitar Cycles App

Explore chord voicings and inversions systematically across the entire guitar fretboard. This app visually guides you through harmonic cycles, helping you understand how chords transform without memorizing isolated shapes. Study offline and generate playable fingerings for various voicings.

Highlights
  • Explore harmonic cycles of any key
  • Generate chord voicings (Drop 2, Drop 3, etc.)
  • View chords on fretboard diagrams
  • Calculate playable fingerings
  • Offline study capability
Features
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Guitar Cycles walks you through the guitar's harmonic cycles: a visual, systematic way to explore chord voicings, inversions across the entire fretboard, instead of memorizing shapes in isolation. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Explore the harmonic cycles of any key and see how chords transform as you move across the neck • Generate voicings (Drop 2, Drop 3, Drop 2&4, Drop 2&3, and more) with an engine that calculates playable fingerings • View every chord on a clear fretboard diagram, with notes highlighted • Study offline, anywhere WHO IT'S FOR Built for guitarists who want to understand how chords actually move across the fretboard, whether you're just discovering theory or you teach and need ready-made visual material. No account required, no ads interrupting your practice. Terms of Use: https://www.guitarcycles.com/tos.ios.html Privacy Policy: https://www.guitarcycles.com/privacy.ios.html

Screenshots

EarGuru4 screens
Guitar Cycles App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Guitar Cycles App at Free against EarGuru's $3.99. Guitar Cycles App also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 15 months). EarGuru's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

Guitar Cycles App is free to download; EarGuru costs $3.99 up front. Guitar Cycles App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per year. EarGuru asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EarGuru against 5.0 for Guitar Cycles App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EarGuru ships an update every 15 months, Guitar Cycles App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
EarGuru versus Guitar Cycles App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarGuruGuitar Cycles App
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDan TepferENRICO DELL'AQUILA

Customer experience

EarGuru

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Guitar Cycles App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EarGuru

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Guitar Cycles App

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Premium License$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium License$22.99

Questions

Is EarGuru free?
EarGuru costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guitar Cycles App free?
Guitar Cycles App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EarGuru or Guitar Cycles App?
EarGuru and Guitar Cycles App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do EarGuru or Guitar Cycles App have ads?
Neither EarGuru nor Guitar Cycles App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EarGuru or Guitar Cycles App?
EarGuru ships an update every 15 months, and Guitar Cycles App fortnightly. Most recently, EarGuru was updated on November 6, 2026 and Guitar Cycles App on October 31, 2026.

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