Comparison

Hearing PRO vs Fiddle by Ear

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Melodic dictation practice
  • Music note reading training
  • Vocal pitch training
  • Supports multiple instruments
  • Multiple musical notation systems
Features
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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

About

Fiddle by Ear

Master the fiddle by ear with this efficient ear training tool. Learn melodies and understand chords quickly, accelerating your musical journey from years to weeks. Practice with your phone or a real instrument.

Highlights
  • Learn fiddle by ear
  • Efficient ear training
  • Understand chords
  • Practice with smartphone or real fiddle
  • Accelerated learning method
Features
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...continuing the age-old tradition of learning to play the fiddle by ear, now you are able to do it even more efficiently thanks to this app! Learn to express yourself with this beautiful instrument in DAYS and WEEKS instead if YEARS. With our unique learning method you will accomplish just that! This is a very powerful ear training and learning tool for musicians who want a shortcut to fluency on the fiddle. With this tool you will be able to play the fiddle it is meant to be played by ear, any melody or solo, you will gain a very deep understanding of chords and the notes they consist of and are surrounded by, they tell you all about this in lessons, but you never actually get to ingrain it. Yet this is the most important skill there is for mastering the fiddle and play any music by ear. The app allows you to practice with just the smartphone or with your real fiddle. This exercise might look a little bit tedious, but trust us, you will see very powerful results in your music within days of using the app. You could call it hacking the fiddle. Provided you possess the basic notes and scale playing skills (youtube will teach you that very easily), you will learn to play the fiddle by ear in DAYS with Fiddle by Ear, something other musicians struggle for YEARS for and still not everyone gets there. You will. During the first month. How much money would you pay to obtain such a skill? Consider this your lucky day, because you are on your way for real musicianship whether it is your hobby or you want to pursue career in music, this app sets you up for the best results. Even if you prefer to play looking at the notes, this app will greatly enhance your ability to see music, hear the written music in your mind, understand music more easily and even remember music much more easily.

Screenshots

Hearing PRO4 screens
Fiddle by Ear3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hearing PRO at $1.99 against Fiddle by Ear's $12.99. Hearing PRO also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (21% vs 0%). Fiddle by Ear's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 32 months). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hearing PRO costs $1.99 and Fiddle by Ear $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearing PRO holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearing PRO has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Hearing PRO's written reviews are positive against 0% of Fiddle by Ear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearing PRO ships an update every 32 months, Fiddle by Ear every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hearing PRO versus Fiddle by Ear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearing PROFiddle by Ear
Price$1.99 — better$12.99
Rating3.9 (21 ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews20.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry ZaikaOleg Sokolov

Customer experience

Hearing PRO

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral17.9%
Negative61.5%

Fiddle by Ear

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hearing PRO

No in-app purchases

None

Fiddle by Ear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hearing PRO free?
Hearing PRO costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fiddle by Ear free?
Fiddle by Ear costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hearing PRO or Fiddle by Ear?
Hearing PRO is rated higher. Hearing PRO averages 3.9 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Fiddle by Ear averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hearing PRO or Fiddle by Ear have ads?
Neither Hearing PRO nor Fiddle by Ear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearing PRO or Fiddle by Ear?
Hearing PRO ships an update every 32 months, and Fiddle by Ear every 7 months. Most recently, Hearing PRO was updated on October 21, 2026 and Fiddle by Ear on October 12, 2026.

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