Comparison

MelodEar vs Otonic

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

Head to head
About

MelodEar

Enhance your musical ear and understanding of music theory. This app helps musicians and singers grasp harmonic progressions, improvise, and create melodies. Practice intervals, scales, and chords with interactive exercises and video lessons.

Highlights
  • Harmonic progression understanding
  • Melody creation and improvisation
  • Ear training for intervals and notes
  • Music theory video lessons
  • Piano chords and scales practice
  • Vocal training exercises
Features
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Welcome to MelodEar – A music learning tool that is designed to help musicians and singers where they can understand and hear harmonic progressions and sing their favorite melodies. It is an advanced tool to help singers and instrumentalists by connecting their voice and music instruments to make them more expressive. + Experience different piano chords and scales
 + Watch music theory videos and practice daily with music reading exercises 
+ Recognize music intervals and notes with ear training and understanding harmonic progression Whether you want to understand and improve harmonic progressions and improvisation skills or want to create your own melodies then MelodEar has got you covered ! Here you learn how to sing along with instrumental music. DAVID ESKENAZY VISION: MelodEar is designed by David Eskenazy, a musician, singer, and a facilitator who spent 15 years in developing real-life teaching methods and music theory exercises focused on helping musicians and vocalists to understand and improve their harmonic progression and melodic skill. Why and for Whom MelodEar is designed? For Musicians: It is a tool that’s designed to help instrumentalists connect their fingers with inner ear. The only aim of the tool (specifically for musicians) is to help them sing with their music instruments to improve their ability of improvising and creating melodies. For Singers: It allows singers to engage with jazz harmony and melodic modes in a more creative way. Improve pitch accuracy and melodic creativity. Improve your sight reading skills and engage in the vocal training to improve vocal agility and understand the flow within and between different harmonic structures. + Learn piano scales to improve understanding of scales and intervals
 + Enter the training mode to develop improvisation skills and increase 
 + Learn piano chords and build strong connection between what you hear and what you play! How does MelodEar work? MelodEar provides an intuitive and easy-to-use interface to help musicians and singers understand and improve their musical skills. Following is step-by-step method of how it works: + Edit Window: Start creating and editing your song including selecting and modifying chords. Customize the structure of your music by choosing melodic modes that match the harmonic progression of the song. + The Library: Once the song is created, it gets stored in the library which also contains pre-filled smooth jazz standards. You can access, modify, or use them as templates for learning purposes. + Session Window: It is the core of MelodEar where you start the real practice. Here you view the harmonic progression of a song with a visual display of the melodic modes that are connected to each chord. See how notes and intervals relate to each other Play with chords (jazz chords, guitar chords), scales, and melodies in real-time using the chord player and vocal keyboard which plays the piano notes of the chosen mode. “Pitch recognition” feature allows you to highlight the notes you’re singing to hit the right pitch. You can also adjust the pitch with a “fine tuner” and focus on specific sections of song with a “looper” for repeated practice. + See It, Hear It, Sing It: See the musical structure visually, hear the melodic intervals, and sing. Get real-time feedback to check your accuracy. + Learning and Skill Building: Learn music notes from tutorials and get a guidance through music reading exercises to improve your pitch, ear training, and improvisational skills. Develop deep understanding of harmony and melodic patterns to improve your musical creativity. + MelodEar Tutorial Pack: Get detailed guidance and comprehensive learning resources to improve your musical skills. Get step-by-step instructions, skill-development exercises, improvisation training, understanding music theory, and improving musical creativity. Terms of Use: https://vocal-improv.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://vocal-improv.com/privacy-policy

About

Otonic

Enhance your musical abilities with a comprehensive ear training application. Features a level editor for personalized learning experiences and progression tracking.

Highlights
  • Fully featured ear training
  • Level editor
  • Progression editor
  • Personalized learning
  • Music skill enhancement
Features
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Otonic is a fully featured Ear Training app with a level and progression editor.

Screenshots

MelodEar4 screens
Otonic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Otonic at every 5 days against MelodEar's every 2 months. MelodEar's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (69 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. MelodEar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Otonic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MelodEar holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MelodEar has 69 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of MelodEar's written reviews are positive against 67% of Otonic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MelodEar ships an update every 2 months, Otonic every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MelodEar versus Otonic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelodEarOtonic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (69 ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid EskenazyAlexander Blackwell

Customer experience

MelodEar

All ratings68 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

Otonic

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MelodEar

Subscriptions2
  • MelodEar Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • MelodEar Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • MelodEar Premium$19.99
  • MelodEar Premium$29.99
3 purchases

Otonic

One-time3
  • Otonic Pro$6.99
  • Otonic Essential$19.99
  • Otonic Pro$39.99

Questions

Is MelodEar free?
MelodEar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Otonic free?
Otonic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MelodEar or Otonic?
MelodEar is rated higher. MelodEar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Otonic averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do MelodEar or Otonic have ads?
Neither MelodEar nor Otonic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MelodEar or Otonic?
MelodEar ships an update every 2 months, and Otonic every 5 days. Most recently, MelodEar was updated on November 3, 2026 and Otonic on October 30, 2026.

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