Comparison

Musicated Ear Training vs PianoBloom

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

PianoBloom

Features
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PianoBloom transforms music theory into an interactive visual experience. Explore scales, modes, and chords with an intuitive interface that makes complex musical relationships easy to understand because everything is being adjusted in front of your eyes. Turn the external circle to change Key Signatures and Tonal centers, turn the internal circle to change Modes. iOS drag gestures and UI elements make the App look timelessly elegant. The Interval Bloom shows output on the piano keys while giving you the whole arrangement of intervals. Whenever you explore a chord, it is always in the context of the current Key Signature, Mode and Scale Type. SCALES & MODES - Pentatonic, Major, and Harmonic Minor scale types - All 15 keys with transposition and 3 keys with Sharp/Flat switch - Major, Suspended, Blues minor, Blues Major, minor Modes for Pentatonic scale type - Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian modes for Major scale type - Augmented Major, Altered Dorian, Phrygian Dominant, Lydian Sharp 2nd, Super Locrian Double Flat 7, Harmonic minor, Locrian Natural 6 modes for Harmonic minor scale type - Visual color coding that actually represents the quality of each Mode. COMPREHENSIVE CHORD SYSTEM - Roman numeral chord analysis - Major, Minor, Augmented, Diminished and Sus chords STANDARD MUSIC NOTATION - Standard notation output for notes you press on keyboard - Notes with note names inside and color coded Sharps/Flats to help you learn reading - All 15 Key Signatures for Pentatonic, Major and Harmonic minor scale types. - Real-time chord note display - Interactive Circle of Fifths for when you need that reference KEYBOARD WITH SOUND - Basic Traingle wave for clarity - Custom made FM synth presets designed to be more audible on phone speakers - Connect to Bluetooth speakers without losing the sound source INTUITIVE INTERFACE - Drag to rotate between Keys and Modes - Tap Roman numerals to explore chord progressions - Visual feedback with color-coded intervals - Smooth animations and responsive design The Interval Bloom shows why Roman numeral chords work the way they do, how to change Modes, what happens when we transpose Modes, Keys, Chords. How is Blues minor related to Phrygian Dominant? Very easy to see on the Interval Bloom! Whether you're a beginner learning basic chords or an advanced musician exploring complex harmonic relationships, PianoBloom provides the tools you need to understand and apply music theory practically. Perfect for pianists, complete beginners, music students, composers, advanced musicians and anyone wanting to deepen their musical understanding.

Screenshots

Musicated Ear Training4 screens
PianoBloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PianoBloom at every 4 months against Musicated Ear Training's every 47 months. Musicated Ear Training's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musicated Ear Training ships an update every 47 months, PianoBloom every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Musicated Ear Training versus PianoBloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusicated Ear TrainingPianoBloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew MaddockRAIMONDS BLUMS

In-app purchases

None

Musicated Ear Training

No in-app purchases

None

PianoBloom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Musicated Ear Training free?
Musicated Ear Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PianoBloom free?
PianoBloom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Musicated Ear Training or PianoBloom have ads?
Neither Musicated Ear Training nor PianoBloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musicated Ear Training or PianoBloom?
Musicated Ear Training ships an update every 47 months, and PianoBloom every 4 months. Most recently, Musicated Ear Training was updated on June 1, 2026 and PianoBloom on July 2, 2026.

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