Comparison

Jazz Piano by Ear vs Pushchords

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

Head to head
About

Jazz Piano by Ear

Learn to play sophisticated jazz piano chords by ear. Progress from beginner to competent in weeks with a streamlined, organic learning process. Develop your musical abilities and understanding of complex jazz harmony.

Highlights
  • Learn 200+ jazz piano chords
  • Train your ear to distinguish chords
  • Develop keyboard knowledge and progressions
  • Organic and streamlined learning process
  • Practice with natural-sounding jazz progressions
  • Suitable for beginners and experienced musicians
Features
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Be able to effortlessly put out improvised sophisticatedly sounding jazz music with the road from a complete beginner to a competent pianist in a couple of weeks. No matter what your current level of playing is, you will enhance all of your piano, and more broadly, musical abilities greatly with this app. This is a true revolution in learning where the pace is depended only on the amount of effort you are willing to exert - the learning process is the most streamlined possible - each session will catapult you into new musical understanding and even if you are a seasoned musician - you will find just enough of challenge in this app and results as rewarding - helping you get new interesting chords and sounds under your fingers or just come up with new ways of playing. Piano is one of the leading instruments in jazz music and learning piano in essence IS learning and understanding music, especially if we are talking about jazz. Jazz piano is not only is it one of the most challenging artforms in terms of techniques, memorization and musical ear, it is also used to supercharge musical skills in all the other genres just because it is operating on levels 2 or 3 orders more complex, than your typical music, which becomes very quickly very easy in comparison. Learning to play jazz piano used to be a very difficult chore… No more with Jazz Piano Chords by Ear! In this app you have 200+ jazz piano chords: major, minor, 6th, 9th, 13th, diminished, altered - all of them introduced gradually in a course of each practice session. Not only do you learn them organically, training your ear to hear them and distinguish them, you also create an overall very strong knowledge and understanding of the keyboard, voice leading and progressions, as jazz chords are functioning very much like many simultaneous scales! In this app your understanding of this challenging topic is made so seamless and organic - it is hard to believe this could be as simple - for us also. You gain working knowledge of all the jazz chords under your fingers with instant possibility to play them in any context you want. This is a true revolution in jazz piano learning and piano learning in general. Never has learning sophisticated chords, moreover by ear, been so simple! Not only will you train your fingers, you will also train your ear in the most organic, fun and inspiring way possible - while actually playing your piano! No one can stop you from mixing and matching rhythms and adding licks here and there to make your learning session even more like a real jazz improvisation - assisted by our app playing natural sounding jazz progressions, much like can happen in a context of a real jazz jam by, say, a guitarist. This app is meant to be reinforced by another our app - Piano Scales by Ear, which focuses on the scales. You can also download the Notes by Ear app to learn notes and boost you understanding of sheet music and Sight Reading Pro app to reinforce the notes actually on your piano - it will become so easy to read melodies, you will become a competent well rounded jazz musician in the shortest time possible, we are talking weeks instead of years! All thanks to our revolutionary method and advancements made possible by IT-technologies to have such ingenious learning tool at all times in your pocket! We guarantee - after starting using this app your piano playing life and musical life in general will be dramatically divided by “before” and “after”.

About

Pushchords

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Pushchords is the ultimate tool for musicians who want to understand and master harmony. Circle of Fifths: Visualize and play chords in every key. Switch instantly between scale modes. Chord Builder: Choose chord type (triad, 7th, 9th) and hear how it sounds. Scale Explorer: Browse major, minor, lydian, mixolydian, dorian, and more. Practice sharp or flat keys with ease. Interactive & Playable: Tap to hear each chord and see it on the piano. Perfect for songwriting, practicing, or simply learning how chords connect.

Screenshots

Jazz Piano by Ear4 screens
Pushchords3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pushchords at $3.99 against Jazz Piano by Ear's $69.99. Jazz Piano by Ear's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On 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

Jazz Piano by Ear costs $69.99 and Pushchords $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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Jazz Piano by Ear versus Pushchords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJazz Piano by EarPushchords
Price$69.99$3.99 — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg SokolovFoolabs s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

Jazz Piano by Ear

No in-app purchases

None

Pushchords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jazz Piano by Ear free?
Jazz Piano by Ear costs $69.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pushchords free?
Pushchords costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jazz Piano by Ear or Pushchords have ads?
Neither Jazz Piano by Ear nor Pushchords shows ads.

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