Comparison

Musicated Ear Training vs FretBuzz Progressions

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

Head to head
About

Musicated Ear Training

Enhance your musical abilities with interactive ear training exercises. Practice identifying notes, intervals, and chords through various drills. Customize your practice sessions and personalize the app's appearance.

Highlights
  • Higher / Lower drill
  • Single Note drill
  • Intervals drill
  • Keyboard Intervals drill
  • Chord Modes drill
  • Keyboard Chords drill
  • Customizable practice preferences
  • Changeable background images
Features
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Train your ears and become a better musician. This app includes 6 music ear training drills including Higher / Lower, Single Note, Intervals, Keyboard Intervals, Chord Modes and Keyboard Chords. The preferences allow you to set what you want to practice. The background images can be easily changed from the Main Menu.

About

FretBuzz Progressions

Features
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FretBuzz Progressions is an application for learning and practicing common jazz chord progressions on guitar. It shows chord diagrams for ii V I, I vi ii V and Blues progressions. Blues progressions cover basic blues with two fives and turnarounds and advances to Charle Parker's Blues for Alice. The chords/diagrams listed start with basic chords/diagrams and then advance to chords/diagrams with extensions and alterations (when possible). All chords/diagrams are connected with smooth voice leading. The chord diagrams used are the common chord shapes used in jazz guitar; - Shells - Drop 3 Chords - Drop 2 Chords - Drop 2 & 4 and Drop 2 Chords. The application can play the progression and it's variation you choose along with a metronome. You can set the speed of the metronome and follow along as the playing chord/diagram is highlighted. You can tap on the chord name to hear its sound. Tapping on a chord note will play only that particular note. You can adjust the size of the chord diagrams for your device. There is also a left handed option in the settings. You can think of this application as volume II of my "FretBuzz Chords" app.

Screenshots

Musicated Ear Training4 screens
FretBuzz Progressions3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Musicated Ear Training at Free against FretBuzz Progressions's $4.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Musicated Ear Training is free to download; FretBuzz Progressions costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musicated Ear Training ships an update every 47 months, FretBuzz Progressions every 31 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Musicated Ear Training versus FretBuzz Progressions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusicated Ear TrainingFretBuzz Progressions
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 31 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew MaddockAltug Basaran

In-app purchases

None

Musicated Ear Training

No in-app purchases

None

FretBuzz Progressions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Musicated Ear Training free?
Musicated Ear Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FretBuzz Progressions free?
FretBuzz Progressions costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Musicated Ear Training or FretBuzz Progressions have ads?
Neither Musicated Ear Training nor FretBuzz Progressions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musicated Ear Training or FretBuzz Progressions?
Musicated Ear Training ships an update every 47 months, and FretBuzz Progressions every 31 months. Most recently, Musicated Ear Training was updated on November 3, 2026 and FretBuzz Progressions on November 3, 2026.

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