Comparison

Ear Training App vs Bandroom Games

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

Head to head
About

Ear Training App

This app offers a gamified approach to learning music theory, covering intervals, rhythm, and sight-reading. It features a guided "Journey" mode for beginners and a "Free Play" mode for advanced musicians to hone specific skills.

Highlights
  • Gamified music learning
  • Interval recognition
  • Rhythm training
  • Sight-reading practice
  • AI personalized tips
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Train your musical ear through games. NoteHunter is two apps in one: a guided Journey that teaches music the way real teachers do, and a Free Play sandbox where serious musicians drill the skills they actually need. LEARN: A FULL MUSIC THEORY COURSE (NEW) Nine units and 47 short lessons cover how music actually works: the staff, note names, rhythm and meter, scales, keys and the circle of fifths, intervals, chords, and cadences. Every lesson plays what it teaches, and quick drills after each one make sure it stuck. THE JOURNEY (great for kids, parents, and beginners) A step-by-step path through four biomes: Meadow, Forest, Mountains, and Ocean. Each biome adds new skills in the order music education actually teaches them. Higher or Lower comparisons, melodic contour, Sol-Mi singing, intervals, rhythm patterns, and sight reading. A friendly Bear mascot walks the map with you. Meadow and Forest are free; Mountains and Ocean unlock with Premium. FREE PLAY (for musicians who know what they want to practice) Jump into any drill at any difficulty: • Note Practice: identify random notes across your chosen pitch range • Interval Training: recognize the distance between two notes • Rhythm Hunter: drag and drop beats, from quarter notes to complex syncopation • Sheet Reading: read notes from the staff with adjustable difficulty ranges INSIDE EVERY MODE • AI Coach gives personalized tips and explanations as you play • Add reference notes to ground your practice • Multiple time signatures (4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8) • Track streaks, accuracy, and progress across all modes • Haptic feedback so you feel every beat • Piano, guitar, violin, and flute sounds • Game Center leaderboards and achievements For kids, parents, music students, singers, and any musician who wants stronger ears. Start free. Start now. The app offers subscriptions that unlock custom settings and unlimited play: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bandroom Games

This app transforms music practice into an engaging arcade experience. It uses your device's microphone to analyze your playing or singing, offering a variety of games to improve pitch, rhythm, and ear training. Designed for students and teachers, it provides a fun, ad-free way to develop musical skills.

Highlights
  • Pitch-based instrument games
  • Vocal pitch and rhythm games
  • Ear training exercises
  • Note and rhythm memory games
  • Chromatic tuner
  • Offline audio analysis
Features
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Bandroom Games is a free arcade that makes music practice actually fun. Point your instrument — or your singing voice — at the mic and play. • Brass Blaster — play the right note on your horn to blast the swarm (brass & saxes; transposition handled). • Glide — sing or play to fly; your pitch is the controller — higher flies higher, slide to steer. • Tuning Tower — hold a note in tune to climb; the closer to the target pitch, the faster you rise. • Rhythm Runner — tap, clap, or hit the key in time as notes reach the line (and rest on the rests). • Echo — call-and-response ear training: the game sings a pattern, you sing it back, and it grows each round. • Clef Match — a memory game pairing each note with its spot on the treble & bass staff (no mic). • Rhythm Match — pair each rhythm symbol with its name: whole, half, quarter, dotted, eighths, and rests (no mic). • Tuner — a free chromatic tuner for brass & woodwinds to warm up with. Built for band & orchestra students, beginners, music teachers, and parents. No ads. No account. Microphone audio is analyzed on your device and never recorded or uploaded.

Screenshots

Ear Training App4 screens
Bandroom Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bandroom Games at 100% against Ear Training App's 50%. Bandroom Games also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Ear Training App's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Ear Training App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Bandroom Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bandroom Games holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Ear Training App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bandroom Games's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ear Training App ships an update every 9 days, Bandroom Games every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ear Training App versus Bandroom Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar Training AppBandroom Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkos KomuvesAlon Goren

Customer experience

Ear Training App

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bandroom Games

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ear Training App

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99
None

Bandroom Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ear Training App free?
Ear Training App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bandroom Games free?
Bandroom Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ear Training App or Bandroom Games?
Bandroom Games is rated higher. Ear Training App averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Bandroom Games averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ear Training App or Bandroom Games have ads?
Neither Ear Training App nor Bandroom Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ear Training App or Bandroom Games?
Ear Training App ships an update every 9 days, and Bandroom Games every 2 months. Most recently, Ear Training App was updated on October 27, 2026 and Bandroom Games on October 14, 2026.

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