Comparison

Melody Ear Training vs Ear Trainer Lite

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

Head to head
About

Melody Ear Training

Develop your musical ear with this engaging piano game. It helps improve interval recognition, pitch sense, and transcription skills. Suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians, it offers adjustable difficulty and MIDI integration.

Highlights
  • Interval recognition
  • Pitch sense improvement
  • Transcription skills
  • MIDI keyboard integration
  • Adjustable difficulty settings
  • Customizable melody parameters
Features
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***** Highly addictive piano game. ***** A fun way to develop a better musical ear! Great for experienced musicians and beginners. Music students love this app. ---- Melody Ear Training can help improve: • Interval recognition • Sense of pitch • Transcription skills • Improvising skills • Self esteem --- How to Play: • Tap "play" to hear the melody • To hear the melody again, tap "replay" • Use the piano to play the melody yourself • Play often to improve your score! --- MIDI In – Plug in your MIDI keyboard to enhance the experience! (Core MIDI compatible) MIDI Out – If you have a music instrument app (such as a synth) that can run in "background mode" and accepts virtual Core MIDI, you can play Melody Ear Training using the sounds of that app. --- Tips for the Beginners: Start with "2 Notes" for the melody length, set the difficulty to "Diatonic", and set the "Scale" to "C". Use the + and - keyboard range control to set the keyboard to a small range such as "C, D" or "C, D, E". Keep practicing, and as you progress you'll want to make the range larger. --- Tips for the Pros: Set "Feedback" to "Never" and turn on "Autoplay" to play continuously without ever missing a beat. Crank up the tempo to see how fast you can go! --- Melody Settings: Scale – 13 major scales Difficulty – Diatonic, Random Tonic, Chromatic Length – 2 to 6 notes Tempo – 60 to 320 BPM Keyboard Range – Starting at 2 notes in a major scale (ex. “C, D”) and up to 12 notes in a major scale (ex. “C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G”) with the ability to change octaves. Feedback – Set to "Never" to stop all messages. Set to "Wrong" if you only want messages for incorrect melodies. Sound – Set to "Piano" to hear the built-in piano sound. Set to "MIDI Out" to hear the sound of a music instrument app (such as a synth) that can run in "background mode" and accepts virtual Core MIDI. Autoplay – Turn on to always play the next melody immediately. Turn off if you want to play the keyboard freely between melodies. Key Labels – Turn off to remove note names on white keys. Allow Unison – Turn off if you don't want the same note to be played twice in a row. --- About the Difficulty Setting: "Diatonic" uses notes from a major scale. This setting is recommended. "Random Tonic" uses notes from a random major scale each time. "Chromatic" mode is the "extreme mode" where any combination of notes is possible. As a result, strange intervals like the Augmented 2nd (ex. F to G#) are possible. --- About the Score: Melody Ear Training is all about self progression. Tap the score to reset at any time. The game goes on forever and the music never ends! --- Can you guess the next note? Download the app to find out!

About

Ear Trainer Lite

Improve your musical ear with this free educational tool. It offers exercises for intervals, chords, and scales, with a virtual piano to help you learn. Track your progress with collected statistics.

Highlights
  • Interval comparison exercises
  • Chord identification exercises
  • Chord progression exercises
  • Scale identification exercises
  • Melody exercises
  • Virtual piano keyboard
  • Progress statistics
Features
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With an overall rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars it is a must to try out this app. Did we mention that it is free? Listening is the most important skill in music, and this app will help you to listen better. Ear Trainer Lite is an educational tool designed for musicians, music students and anyone interested in improving ones musical ear. It has exercises covering intervals, chords, and scales. This is the LITE version with 32 exercises. The full version has over 260 exercises and the ability to create custom exercises. Ear Trainer Lite covers the following categories: - Interval Comparison (18 exercises) - Chord Identification (3 exercises) - Chord Progressions (3 exercises) - Scales (4 exercises) - Melody (4 exercises) Each exercise has a short description of its purpose and optional preview. A virtual piano keyboard in each exercise helps you visually understand and analyze the notes that have been played. To aid your progression you can compare the different options after answering. (You can even play the virtual piano if you like!) As you progress through the exercises, statistics are collected so that you can see your progress. The questions in the exercises are randomly generated so you can do them over and over again as many times as you like to continue to hone your skills. For more information please see the demonstration video at: www.dev4phone.com

Screenshots

Melody Ear Training4 screens
Ear Trainer Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ear Trainer Lite at Free against Melody Ear Training's $9.99. Ear Trainer Lite also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 76%) and ratings volume (343 vs 37). Melody Ear Training's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, update cadence, 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

Ear Trainer Lite is free to download; Melody Ear Training costs $9.99 up front. Ear Trainer Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Melody Ear Training asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Melody Ear Training against 4.7 for Ear Trainer Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ear Trainer Lite has 343 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Melody Ear Training's written reviews are positive against 95% of Ear Trainer Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Melody Ear Training ships an update every 7 months, Ear Trainer Lite every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Melody Ear Training versus Ear Trainer Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelody Ear TrainingEar Trainer Lite
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (37 ratings)4.7 (343 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37343 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size295 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer262Hzthoor software AB

Customer experience

Melody Ear Training

All ratings37 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral10.8%
Negative13.5%

Ear Trainer Lite

All ratings343 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.2%

Bugs and requests

Melody Ear Training

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ear Trainer Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sound not playing
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More interval training options
  • Customizable difficulty levels
  • Support for different instrument timbres
  • Progress tracking and performance analytics

In-app purchases

None

Melody Ear Training

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ear Trainer Lite

One-time1
  • Upgrade to full version$7.99

Questions

Is Melody Ear Training free?
Melody Ear Training costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ear Trainer Lite free?
Ear Trainer Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Melody Ear Training or Ear Trainer Lite?
Ear Trainer Lite is rated higher. Melody Ear Training averages 4.6 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Ear Trainer Lite averages 4.7 from 343 ratings.
Do Melody Ear Training or Ear Trainer Lite have ads?
Neither Melody Ear Training nor Ear Trainer Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Melody Ear Training or Ear Trainer Lite?
Melody Ear Training ships an update every 7 months, and Ear Trainer Lite every 4 months. Most recently, Melody Ear Training was updated on October 19, 2026 and Ear Trainer Lite on October 12, 2026.

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