Hearing vs Hearing PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hearing
Develop your musical ear with ear training exercises and melodic dictations. Practice identifying notes and transcribing music using various instruments and notation systems. Improve your sight-reading and singing skills to become a better musician.
- Ear training exercises
- Melodic dictations
- Note identification
- Sight-reading practice
- Multiple instrument support
- Various musical notations
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How to identify musical notes by ear? Want to transcribe or play music by ear? Want to improve your hearing skills? Do ear training exercises. A well-developed relative or absolute pitch is necessary for every musician. Practice melodic dictations. Train sight reading to read sheet music and 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
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.
- Melodic dictation practice
- Music note reading training
- Vocal pitch training
- Supports multiple instruments
- Multiple musical notation systems
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hearing at Free against Hearing PRO's $1.99. Hearing also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 32 months). Hearing PRO's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Hearing is free to download; Hearing PRO costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hearing holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearing has 120 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Hearing's written reviews are positive against 21% of Hearing PRO's.
Hearing ships an update every 6 months, Hearing PRO every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hearing | Hearing PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (120 ratings) — better | 3.9 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.4% of reviews — better | 20.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Ovod | Dmitry Zaika |
Customer experience
Hearing
Hearing PRO
In-app purchases
Hearing
No in-app purchases
Hearing PRO
No in-app purchases
