Comparison

Active Ear vs DoReMi

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

Head to head
About

Active Ear

Develop your musical ear with a comprehensive ear training app. It offers various exercises to help musicians identify pitches, intervals, chords, and progressions. Customize your learning with practice modes and test your knowledge with quizzes.

Highlights
  • Pitch Recognition
  • Interval Training
  • Chord Quality Identification
  • Bassline Training
  • Progression Training
  • Chord Inversions
  • Customizable Practice Mode
  • Quiz Mode
Features
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Active Ear is for musicians of all skill levels and instrument types. With dozens of exercises ranging from beginner to advanced, Active Ear focuses on teaching you to identify pitches, intervals, chords, and progressions using only your Ear. The Practice Mode of the app allows you to customize the challenges to focus only on areas you're interested in improving. Once you're confident with the Practice Mode, you test yourself in the Quiz Mode of the app to see how well you understand the concepts. Active Ear Comes with six Ear Training Programs: -
Pitch Recognition -
Interval Training -
Chord Quality -
Bassline Training
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Progression Training
 - Chord Inversions

About

DoReMi

Features
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Hear it. Remember it. Play it back. DoReMi turns ear training into short, colorful solfege challenges. Listen to a sequence of notes, then repeat it using Do, Re, Mi and the rest of the scale. Start small and build your musical memory one melody at a time. A DAILY REASON TO PRACTICE Take on five melodies in the daily challenge. Complete the session to build your day streak, then return tomorrow for a fresh set. Replay today's challenge whenever you like. THREE WAYS TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF Choose Easy, Intermediate or Expert. Each session has five rounds, with sequences that grow in length as you progress. Replay a melody when you need another listen, and get clear feedback after each answer. GET TO KNOW THE NOTES Explore twelve solfege notes in free practice, including notes in the upper octave. Tap a note to hear it, without a score or timer. YOUR PROGRESS, AT A GLANCE See completed sessions, your daily streak and your best five-round session score. Progress is saved on your device. No account is required. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Start a challenge or choose your level directly from Home. Enjoy a color-accented piano keyboard and a dedicated iPad layout with a sidebar and spacious training areas that adapt to your window. PRACTICE YOUR WAY All training levels and daily challenges are available without a subscription. The free version includes occasional ads between completed sessions. You can optionally watch a rewarded video to reveal the first note of a melody. A one-time Remove All Ads purchase removes both ad types and includes hints without videos. Purchases can be restored from Settings. Make a little room for music today.

Screenshots

Active Ear4 screens
DoReMi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DoReMi at fortnightly against Active Ear's monthly. 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

Active Ear ships an update monthly, DoReMi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Active Ear versus DoReMi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive EarDoReMi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMCPHERSON'S MUSIC LLCHitfire Production AB

In-app purchases

None

Active Ear

No in-app purchases

None

DoReMi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Active Ear free?
Active Ear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DoReMi free?
DoReMi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Active Ear or DoReMi have ads?
Neither Active Ear nor DoReMi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Active Ear or DoReMi?
Active Ear ships an update monthly, and DoReMi fortnightly. Most recently, Active Ear was updated on June 10, 2026 and DoReMi on September 25, 2026.

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