Comparison

Ear training vs SolFaMe

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

Head to head
About

Ear training

Develop perfect pitch and recognize notes, chords, and melodies by ear. This app offers a series of exercises to train your aural skills, with explanations and hints to help you learn at your own pace. Improve your ability to play along with songs or guess melodies.

Highlights
  • Develop perfect pitch
  • Recognize notes and chords
  • Identify intervals and chord progressions
  • Learn major and minor scales
  • Instrument-specific practice
  • Hint function
Features
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Would you like to be able to guess melodies by hearing them or be able to play accompaniment to your favorite songs on the guitar or piano? Ear training is the perfect app for you! This app will help you develop perfect pitch, and train your ear to recognize notes and chords in any key. The app consists of a series of exercises, which will gradually introduce you to all the notes and chords in the major and minor scales. You can also practice identifying intervals and chord progressions. Each exercise is accompanied by a clear and concise explanation, so you can understand the theory behind it. And if you get stuck, the app includes a handy hint function. The exercises are tailored to help you improve your aural skills, so you can develop at your own pace. You can also choose to practice in a particular key, or with a particular instrument. So why wait? Start training your ear today!

About

SolFaMe

Learn to sing and recognize musical notes with a voice tuner and interactive exercises. Compose your own sheet music and play voice-controlled games to practice. Suitable for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Voice tuner with staff display
  • Musical ear training exercises
  • Sheet music editor and playback
  • Voice-controlled games
  • Note recognition by spelling and sound
  • Supports Latin and English notation
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Tune your voice! Learn to sing and get the note right. Learn, step by step, to recognize and sing the musical notes. SolFaMe includes a voice tuner, a sheet music editor and a number of exercises designed for amateurs and experienced singers alike. Features - Learn to recognize each note by its spelling and sound. - Train your musical ear. - Sing musical intervals. - Practice distinguishing sharps and flats. - Write your own sheet music, listen to it or sing it. - Put what you have learned into practice in the various fun games. - Adapted to low and high voice pitches. - Includes notes in Latin (Do Re Mi) and English (A B C) notation. Sections of the application The app contains a tuner, in which you can tune your voice to the note you select, being able to see on a staff how close you are to singing the exact note. The tuner can also be used with the piano; use it to tune your instrument and get it ready to play. You can also use it to warm up your voice before singing. The exercises section is divided into different levels of difficulty (beginner, intermediate and advanced), with which you can start from scratch and progress in your learning. It contains a number of distinct types of exercises. Some in which you practice by singing using the microphone and other exercises in which the voice is not needed because the user interacts by touching the screen to learn the notation -spelling- and sound of the notes. In addition, it includes a scoring system with which to measure your progress. The exercises are: - The musical notes - Note spelling - Train your ear - Sharps and flats - Sing the notes - Singing intervals - Singing sharps and flats You can compose your own sheet music in the application's editor. Create a composition, listen to it with different instruments and try singing it. This tool allows you to use different types of clefs, time signatures and key signatures. Also, the app includes a section of (voice-controlled) games to play using your voice as the input mechanism to govern the behavior of a character, so you keep practicing while having fun. Put your vocal cords to the test and warm up your voice with the different exercises. The collection of voice-controlled games will continue to expand, so pay attention to the updates. Recommendations and permissions It is recommended to use the application in low noise environments, so that the microphone mainly captures your voice or the sound of your instrument. Although it is designed to tune the human voice, try using another instrument (in the appropriate scale) to the microphone: piano, violin… and tell us about your experience. We will continue to work on SolFaMe to offer a great tool to musicians and singers, both for learning for beginners and functionality for veterans. The application requires permission to use the microphone for the tuner and voice training exercises. SolFaMe does not collect any information or record the user's voice, for more details see the privacy policy. ----------------------------------------------------- This app has been created and developed with the collaboration of the ATIC research group of the Universidad de Málaga (Spain).

Screenshots

Ear training4 screens
SolFaMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ear training at none against SolFaMe's 4. Ear training also leads on ratings volume (244 vs 9). SolFaMe's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On price, rating, ads 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. SolFaMe sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Ear training asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SolFaMe holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ear training has 244 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Ear training's written reviews are positive against 50% of SolFaMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ear training ships an update every 8 months, SolFaMe every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ear training versus SolFaMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar trainingSolFaMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (244 ratings)4.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings244 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB267 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey OvodA BONFIRE OF SOULS S.C.

Customer experience

Ear training

All ratings244 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive32.8%
Neutral14.8%
Negative52.3%

SolFaMe

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ear training

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

SolFaMe

One-time4
  • SolFaJump Premium$0.99
  • SolFaMap - Full version$0.99
  • SolFaLearn Premium$2.99
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  • SolFaEditor Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Ear training free?
Ear training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SolFaMe free?
SolFaMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ear training or SolFaMe?
SolFaMe is rated higher. Ear training averages 4.5 out of 5 from 244 ratings, while SolFaMe averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Ear training or SolFaMe have ads?
Both Ear training and SolFaMe show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ear training or SolFaMe?
Ear training ships an update every 8 months, and SolFaMe every 2 months. Most recently, Ear training was updated on September 26, 2026 and SolFaMe on September 10, 2026.

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