EarTester vs Music Flashcards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EarTester
This app helps you practice and maintain your ear training skills. It automatically replays incorrect interval guesses and displays them in music notation, using high-quality audio samples. It's designed to gauge your progress and keep your musical abilities sharp.
- Interval ear training
- Automatic replay of wrong guesses
- Display intervals in music notation
- High-quality audio samples
- Progress tracking
- Skill level evaluation
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EarTester is a free companion application to EarMan. It tests your ear training skills at a proficiency level achieved when completing the EarMan curriculum. Intervals are automatically replayed when a wrong guess is made and are sounded together with a maximum range of 6 octaves. In addition the replay button in the toolbar can be used. EarMan considers 80% as a passing grade, but you might want to aim higher. EarTester uses the same high quality samples that are used in EarMan and also displays intervals in music notation. Ear training skills are not static. Even after having completed the EarMan curriculum it is a good idea to challenge yourself from time to time to see whether it is advisable to have another go at it. EarTester can also be used in conjunction with EarMan to simply gauge the progress that is being made or maybe just to evaluate your skill level in general. The main point is to keep your skills up. If you do a quick session on EarTester and find yourself anywhere near the 80% region, it is high time to get back to practicing. The good news is that like a well-maintained body, your ears will get back to their usual selves faster every time.
Music Flashcards
Master music note recognition with randomized repetition. Progress through levels, focusing on one set of notes at a time. The app helps you identify notes and reinforces missed ones until mastered.
- Learn notes one set at a time
- Randomized repetition for memorization
- Treble and bass clef support
- Progressive level system
- Score tracking and missed note repetition
- Manual level selection
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Learn to read music notes in minutes by memorizing one set of notes at a time through random repetition. Start at level one and build note recognition until you've mastered every note on the staff. HOW IT WORKS • Choose your clef: treble, bass, or alto — switch anytime with one swipe • Identify the note by tapping the A–G buttons and advance to the next card • Already know it? Double-tap the note to skip ahead • Master each of the 4 levels to unlock the full range of notes SMART PRACTICE • Every correct answer scores a point • Missed notes are automatically repeated until you've mastered them • Change levels manually with a touch, and your score and level are saved on exit Blue Note was designed with the help of a former elementary school teacher to effectively teach musical note reading — perfect for beginners, students, and anyone learning piano or another instrument.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Music Flashcards at 73% against EarTester's 16%. Music Flashcards also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (44 vs 2). EarTester's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 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
Both are free to download. EarTester sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Music Flashcards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Music Flashcards holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Flashcards has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of EarTester's written reviews are positive against 73% of Music Flashcards's.
EarTester ships an update every 4 months, Music Flashcards every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EarTester | Music Flashcards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 73.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RoGame Software | Cornel Borcean |
Customer experience
EarTester
Music Flashcards
Bugs and requests
EarTester
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Music Flashcards
Reported bugs
7 issues- Keeps prompting to upgrade/restore purchase
- Cannot restore purchase
- Loops with parental question
- Crashes when swapping screen
- Bass clef screen broken
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- Upper notes incorrect
- App locks up computer/iTouch on sync
Requested features
17 requests- Add guitar note section
- Optimization for newer devices
- Better UI for newer devices
- Option to change note color (black)
- Key signature flashcards
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- Practice grand staff
- Add materials for guitar
- Add sound for notes
- Add sound for wrong answers
- Multiple user feature
- Choose practice level
- Hear notes sound before guessing
- Pause/control for wrong answers
- Add chords and key signatures
- Tell meaning of symbols
- Sections for symbol types (note, volume, technique)
- Show beats for notes
In-app purchases
EarTester
- Session Control$0.99
- Interval Songs$0.99
Music Flashcards
- Full Version$2.99
Questions
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