# Guess the Notes vs OpenEar

The clearest difference is update cadence: Guess the Notes at every 6 days against OpenEar's monthly. Guess the Notes also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). OpenEar's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 50%) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Guess the Notes against 4.6 for OpenEar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Guess the Notes's written reviews are positive against 63% of OpenEar's.

Guess the Notes ships an update every 6 days, OpenEar monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Guess the Notes | OpenEar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guess-the-notes/id1521540358/reviews)** | [4.6 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/openear-ear-training/id1616537214/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **10** |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **62.5% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 days** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 145 MB | 106 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 14.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Pixolity AB (Apps)](https://appshunter.io/developer/1485012523) | [Shachar Har-Shuv](https://appshunter.io/developer/1598566691) |

## What reviewers say

### Guess the Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guess-the-notes/id1521540358)

Train your ear to identify musical notes played on a guitar. The app offers three difficulty levels, providing increasing numbers of choices as you progress. Track your performance with visible correct and incorrect answer counts.

**Highlights:** Guitar note recognition, Three difficulty levels, Multiple choice answers, Performance tracking, Beginner, Intermediate, Expert modes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### OpenEar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/openear-ear-training/id1616537214)

This app offers a variety of exercises designed to improve musicians' aural skills, focusing on tonal music. It helps users master recognizing musical patterns through exercises like scale degree and chord identification, and progression analysis.

**Highlights:** Scale Degree Identification, Chord Function Identification, Common Progressions, Chord Types, Scale Degrees with Chords, Triad Inversions, Intervals

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Guess the Notes free?

Guess the Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is OpenEar free?

OpenEar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Guess the Notes or OpenEar?

Guess the Notes is rated higher. Guess the Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while OpenEar averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.

### Do Guess the Notes or OpenEar have ads?

Neither Guess the Notes nor OpenEar shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Guess the Notes or OpenEar?

Guess the Notes ships an update every 6 days, and OpenEar monthly. Most recently, Guess the Notes was updated on October 2, 2026 and OpenEar on October 11, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*