Comparison

Hearing PRO vs Bassist Buddy

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

Bassist Buddy

Features
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Bassist Buddy is a music theory reference and practice tool built for bass guitar players. Select any of 30 major and minor keys — including all enharmonic pairs — and instantly see the notes in the key, the 7 diatonic chords, and a bass fretboard diagram showing exactly where to play them. Key Features: • Circle of fifths with all 30 keys — tap any segment to select • Diatonic chords with chord quality labels and Roman numeral analysis • Chord enhancements — Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7, Sus chords, Diminished, Augmented and more • Bass fretboard showing all chord tones and scale notes in position, tap fretboard dots to hear individual bass notes and try out different base lines in the app • 7 modes — Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian • Chord Progression builder — arrange a progression of 4, 8, 12, or 16 bars, set rhythm patterns, play at any tempo - play your bass along with the progressions and practice your improvisational skills. Comes with a strong set of default progressions and rhythms to minimize set up time. 3 common time signatures supported. Ability to save new progressions and rhythms to your app. • Karplus-Strong plucked string audio synthesis • Setup Bass page, including - Support for a 5 and 6-string basses and lefties in a Set up Your Bass page - Custom tuning support per string • Native IOS GUI with full dark mode support • Support for pentatonic scales on the fretboard • Consistent nomenclature for the degrees shown on each of the scale notes for a chord being displayed. Root of selected chord is always 1, regardless of its degree in the Diatonic Scale. • Scale display selection in the chord progression table * Display box positions to support bassist improvisations * Metronome and count in added in Progression playback and Baseline builder pages * Walking baseline generator

Screenshots

Hearing PRO4 screens
Bassist Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bassist Buddy at weekly against Hearing PRO's every 32 months. Hearing PRO's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.5). 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

Hearing PRO costs $1.99 and Bassist Buddy $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearing PRO ships an update every 32 months, Bassist Buddy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hearing PRO versus Bassist Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearing PROBassist Buddy
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.9 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry ZaikaDOUGLAS ANDRE DEVILLIER

In-app purchases

None

Hearing PRO

No in-app purchases

None

Bassist Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hearing PRO free?
Hearing PRO costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bassist Buddy free?
Bassist Buddy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hearing PRO or Bassist Buddy have ads?
Neither Hearing PRO nor Bassist Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearing PRO or Bassist Buddy?
Hearing PRO ships an update every 32 months, and Bassist Buddy weekly. Most recently, Hearing PRO was updated on October 21, 2026 and Bassist Buddy on October 11, 2026.

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