Comparison

Ear training vs Play with ear practice

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

Play with ear practice

Features
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Start with the key of C and three notes. Once you get used to it, you can change the key, increase the number of notes, or turn the keyboard sideways to widen the range. You can also play melodies you know freely. Even if you can't get the notes right, just listen to the root note and then hum it, or listen to it repeatedly, and you'll gradually be able to get the notes right. If you practice every day, you'll be able to play difficult keys smoothly.

Screenshots

Ear training4 screens
Play with ear practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Play with ear practice at every 6 days against Ear training's every 8 months. Play with ear practice also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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

Ear training ships an update every 8 months, Play with ear practice every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ear training versus Play with ear practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar trainingPlay with ear practice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (248 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings248 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey OvodYasuko Takayashiki

In-app purchases

None

Ear training

No in-app purchases

None

Play with ear practice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ear training free?
Ear training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Play with ear practice free?
Play with ear practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ear training or Play with ear practice have ads?
Both Ear training and Play with ear practice show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ear training or Play with ear practice?
Ear training ships an update every 8 months, and Play with ear practice every 6 days. Most recently, Ear training was updated on October 27, 2026 and Play with ear practice on September 29, 2026.

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