Comparison

Better Ears vs Anytune Pro+

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

Head to head
About

Better Ears

Enhance your musical abilities with a comprehensive ear training application. It offers 13 diverse exercises, from interval recognition to chord progressions, suitable for all skill levels. Customize your learning path with user-defined levels and instruments.

Highlights
  • 13 ear training exercises
  • Customizable chords, scales, and progressions
  • 6 instrument sound options
  • Virtual keyboard and fretboard
  • Vocal or instrument input
  • Preset and custom training levels
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Better Ears is the complete ear training and sight‑reading workout for musicians, students and teachers. Train your musical ear and master music theory — from interval recognition all the way to chord progressions and rhythm training. 15 exercises take you from absolute beginner to pro, at your own pace, with no rules and no pressure. NEW: RHYTHM TRAINING Sharpen your sense of timing with two brand‑new exercises. Hear a rhythm and clap or tap it back, or read rhythmic notation and perform it in time — with count‑in, metronome, triplets and time signatures like 3/4, 4/4 and 5/4. Clap straight into your device's microphone and Better Ears listens. YOU DECIDE HOW TO TRAIN There are no rules to follow. You decide when to start, what to practice and how often. 15 EXERCISES INCLUDED • Interval recognition • Scale recognition • Chord recognition • Chord progressions • Pitch recognition • Melodic dictation • Tempo recognition • Key signature recognition • Music reading • Interval music reading • Scale music reading • Chord music reading • Melody music reading • Rhythm recognition (new) • Rhythm reading (new) ANSWER WITH YOUR VOICE OR A REAL INSTRUMENT Built‑in pitch detection lets you answer by singing or by playing a real instrument (e.g. piano or guitar). Just sing or play the notes when the microphone button lights up red. CUSTOM CHORDS, SCALES & CHORD PROGRESSIONS The built‑in editor lets you add your own chords, scales and chord progressions. FOUR PRESET LEVELS + UNLIMITED CUSTOM LEVELS Start at Beginner, Easy, Normal or Professional — then build your own levels to focus exactly where you need to: church modes, those two pesky intervals, custom rhythms, whatever you like. 6 INSTRUMENTS & CUSTOM SOUNDFONTS Train with Acoustic Grand, Bright Acoustic Piano, Electric Grand, Drawbar Organ, Nylon and Steel Acoustic Guitar — or extend Better Ears with your own sounds via SoundFonts (.sf2). KEYBOARD & FRETBOARD Answer on a virtual piano keyboard or a virtual guitar fretboard. MIDI SUPPORT Route sound through an external MIDI device and even control Better Ears with a connected master keyboard. SYNC ALL OF YOUR DEVICES Keep your Mac, iPhone and iPad in sync via Dropbox. You choose what to sync: your own levels, your statistics, your settings — or all of it. STATISTICS Better Ears tracks your progress for every exercise and every question — right and wrong answers at a glance. WIKIPEDIA INTEGRATION The matching Wikipedia article is shown for each exercise, so the theory is always one tap away. REFRESHED DESIGN A modern, fully redesigned interface on iPhone, iPad and Mac — with full Dark Mode and crystal‑clear music notation.

About

Anytune Pro+

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for musicians to learn, practice, and teach music. It allows users to adjust tempo and pitch, create loops, and isolate instruments to master songs at their own pace.

Highlights
  • Adjust tempo without affecting pitch
  • Adjust pitch (± 24.0 semitones)
  • Create marks and loops for focused practice
  • Isolate vocals or instruments
  • Import music from various sources
  • Record and analyze performance
Features
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Transform Your Music Journey with Anytune™! Discover a new way to learn, practice, and teach music with Anytune™ – the ultimate music practice app. Learn faster, transcribe easier, and play along at your pace to make practice more fun. A complete suite of tools to practice better. For over a decade, Anytune has been changing the lives of musical artists worldwide. With tons of user-requested features, Anytune gives you unparalleled power over your practice sessions, making it easier than ever to learn new songs, perfect challenging pieces, and enhance your musical skills. Anytune is perfect for singers, dancers, and musicians of all kinds. Adjust the tempo, choose the perfect pitch, repeat loops, and set marks to master every note. HEAR IT FROM MUSICIANS • “Anytune takes you right to the music, it is a game changer … moves everything out of your way … makes you a much better musician.” - Peter Martin • “Anytune is my priceless personal trainer, helping me practice parts, songs, or an entire setlist. It organizes my playlists, slows down tricky sections while remembering detune settings, and with LiveMix I can learn Anything, Anytime, Anywhere.” - Phil Soussan ***** “Great App - Anytune Pro is the most-used app on my iPad. It’s the best thing for learning tunes that would be too fast or too out of tune to learn easily. Saves me a lot of time. I love it!” ***** “The Best!!! - Worth absolutely every penny. Other similar apps don’t come close to the quality of this one! It will slow things down to a crawl without a loss of quality. Looping and pitch adjusting at the touch of a finger. If you’re looking for better you won’t find it!” GET STARTED FOR FREE Download Anytune today and discover why it’s a game-changer for musicians worldwide. The free version is fully functional with options for advanced Pro+ features. FEATURES Discover what makes Anytune the top-rated music practice app: • Practice at your pace by easily adjusting tempo without affecting pitch, with amazing HQ audio quality down to 0.05x • Adjust the pitch (± 24.0 semitones) of your music to your instrument or transcribe directly into a different key • Use marks and loops to break down the song and use advanced looping for focused, efficient practice • Visualize your song to find the part you want quickly and easily • Organize tracks into playlists for efficient practice sessions with Shuffle • Import your music from the Files app, Dropbox, WiFi, Paste from AudioCopy, and Open-In • Record and analyze your performance to correct mistakes before they become habits • Play songs directly from your Apple Music Library, import audio files, and extract audio from video files • Display lyrics or textual TABs that scroll to your music • Audible and Visual Count-In • Step-it-Up Loop Interval Trainer • Transcribe Mode to easily work through a song • ReFrame™ Audio Isolation to solo and mute vocals or instruments • Pinpoint your instrument in the song with FineTouch™ EQ • Feel as though you’re playing in the band with LiveMix™ • Queue up a mark for playback with Play Next • Fade-In or Fade-Out music when playing or pausing • Gain and Pan Control • Custom Skins to customize the look Need a little more? Additional EXPORT AND REMOTE CONTROL & WATCH APP Add-ons are available. Anytune cannot play DRM-protected songs, including songs through subscription services like Apple Music. CONNECT WITH US See us on YouTube: AnytuneApp Like us on Facebook: /Anytune Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram: @AnytuneApp Contact us with your questions and suggestions! Anytune is a Universal App. Buy it once for all your iOS devices. Anytune (Mac) is available separately from the Mac App Store. Learn new songs and perfect your technique faster and more efficiently.

Screenshots

Better Ears4 screens
Anytune Pro+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Better Ears at $4.99 against Anytune Pro+'s $14.99. Better Ears also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Anytune Pro+'s advantage is ratings volume (8.3K vs 79) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Better Ears costs $4.99 and Anytune Pro+ $14.99 up front. Anytune Pro+ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Better Ears asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anytune Pro+ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anytune Pro+ has 8.3K ratings behind it against 79, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Better Ears's written reviews are positive against 88% of Anytune Pro+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Better Ears ships an update every 5 months, Anytune Pro+ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Better Ears versus Anytune Pro+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetter EarsAnytune Pro+
Price$4.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.6 (79 ratings)4.9 (8.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews88.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings798.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#19 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAMP GmbHAnytune Inc.

Customer experience

Better Ears

All ratings76 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative16.9%

Anytune Pro+

All ratings8,275 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews463 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.3%

Bugs and requests

Better Ears

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Note recognition issues on lower strings
  • Inconsistent behavior when customizing lessons
  • Dropbox sync feature not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add chord inversions and progressions
  • Include melodic and rhythmic dictation exercises
  • Provide more instrument sound options
  • Improve statistics tracking and personalization
  • Add support for bass clef and multiple clefs

Anytune Pro+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Better Ears

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Anytune Pro+

One-time3
  • PromoFree
  • Export Tuned Tracks Add On$4.99
  • Remote Control & Watch app$4.99

Questions

Is Better Ears free?
Better Ears costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anytune Pro+ free?
Anytune Pro+ costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Better Ears or Anytune Pro+?
Anytune Pro+ is rated higher. Better Ears averages 4.6 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Anytune Pro+ averages 4.9 from 8.3K ratings.
Do Better Ears or Anytune Pro+ have ads?
Neither Better Ears nor Anytune Pro+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Better Ears or Anytune Pro+?
Better Ears ships an update every 5 months, and Anytune Pro+ every 5 weeks. Most recently, Better Ears was updated on October 21, 2026 and Anytune Pro+ on October 19, 2026.

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