SpectrumView vs MyEarTraining
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpectrumView
This app provides real-time audio analysis with a dynamic spectrogram and spectrum analyzer. Visualize audible and inaudible frequencies, measure tones, get feedback on speech, identify sounds, and calibrate instruments. Access recordings and snapshots easily.
- Real-time spectrogram and spectrum analyzer
- Configurable sample rate and frequency resolution
- Record, pause, and playback audio files
- Generate snapshots of spectrum data
- Web file transfer
- Tap data cursor for precise frequency and level
- Musical notes or frequency display on tap
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SPECTRUMVIEW Visualise, in real time, the frequencies that you can hear around you and even those you cannot with SpectrumView, your dynamic audio companion for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. SpectrumView provides a high-quality, real-time spectrogram and spectrum analyser display, with a configurable sample rate and frequency resolution. You can use this application to measure the highest tones you can sing, obtain visual feedback of the frequencies in your speech, identify an annoying sound, calibrate musical instruments and all sorts of acoustic analysis. Here's what it can do for you: · Refresh Spectrogram. Allows users to refresh the spectrogram so that it clears the spectrogram that had already been displayed. · Change min and max scale. Allows users to set their own minimum and maximum scale value on the spectrogram and spectrum analyser view, in both linear and log scale. · Set Recording filename. Recording filenames are editable and the suffix can be set to have an incremental value or date/time. · Generate snapshot of the spectrum data from playback and live recordings. [IAP] · Access recordings and snapshots using the "Files" app. All the data can be easily accessible using the "Files" app that is available from iOS 11. · Web File Transfer. Allows you to access your files from another device using a web browser. [IAP] · Logarithmic scale. Allows you to set either linear or logarithmic frequency scales in the Spectrogram and Spectrum Analyser views. [IAP] · Peak hold. Allows you to freeze and hold the peaks of the frequency envelope (three holds in three distinct colours) in Spectrum Analyser mode. [IAP] · Save location. Never forget where a clip was recorded – uses the devices location services. · Auto lock disabled. During playback and recordings auto lock is disabled to prevent the device from automatically locking (if enabled), for uninterrupted recording/playback · Multiple selectable sample rates from 8,000 Hz to 48,000 Hz · High-frequency resolution with configurable signal analysis window lengths or Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) orders. · Sound intensity represented using a colour spectrum scale from -96 dBFS to 0 dBFS. · Frequency Pinch-to-Zoom. Allows you to zoom into the frequency space to look at a specific tone or frequency. [IAP] · Recording and Playback of Audio Files. Provides a fully functional audio recorder that allows you to record, pause and play back files in high-quality, uncompressed, wave format. · Tap Data Cursor. Allows taps on any part of the Spectrogram or Spectrum Analyser display to obtain the exact frequency in Hertz (Hz) and level in decibels (dB) at that point. · Musical Notes or Frequency Display on Tap. Selectable frequency or musical pitch notation to obtain the cent-accurate musical note e.g. A4 (22), when the display is tapped. · Live Spectrogram and Spectrum Analyser Views of Recorded Files. Files recorded can be played back and the Spectrogram and Spectrum Analyser modes can be used to review the audio. · Sharing Recorded Files by Email or iTunes File-sharing. · High Quality Screenshots. · *Improved* Soundcloud support. Audio files can be uploaded to or downloaded from Soundcloud as well as being able to post audio to Facebook. [IAP] · Playback from iTunes library. Files can now be analysed directly form the iTunes library. · *NEW* Import audio from videos in your device library. · Fullscreen mode. Hide the menu at the bottom of the screen to get even more of the screen dedicated to frequency analysis. · Selectable spectrogram colour scales. You can now select one of 7 colour scales for your spectrogram. · Selectable window functions. You can now see the window function options provided. · Apply gain. A maximum of 24dB gain can be applied to make ‘hard to see’ details easier to view. · Open In. Audio files can be directly opened in SpectrumView. View files sent by email directly in SpectrumView.
MyEarTraining
Enhance your musical abilities with comprehensive ear training exercises. Practice intervals, chords, and scales to improve intonation, musical memory, and transcription skills. Suitable for all levels, from beginners to advanced musicians.
- Interval training (melodic/harmonic)
- Chord recognition (including inversions)
- Scale and mode identification
- Melody training
- Progress tracking and statistics
- Virtual piano keyboard input
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Ear training is highly essential for any musician - be it a composer, singer, songwriter or instrumentalist. It practices the ability to connect music theory elements (intervals, chords, scales) with real sounds you hear. The benefits of mastering ear training include improved intonation and musical memory, confidence in improvisation or the ability to transcribe music more easily. MyEarTraining makes ear training practice possible almost anywhere and anytime on the go, thus saving you from the hassle of assembling musical instruments. You can practically train your ears while waiting at the bus stand, traveling, or even at your coffee desk. >> APP FOR ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS Whether you are new to music theory, need to prepare for an intensive school exam, or are an experienced musician, there are over 100 aural exercises to help you push your music skills. Users with no ear training experience begin with simple perfect intervals, major vs. minor chords and simple rhythms. Advanced users can progress through seventh chord inversions, complex chord progressions and exotic scale modes. You can use tonal exercises with solfeggio or singing exercises to improve your inner ear. Input answers using buttons or virtual piano keyboard. For major music topics, MyEarTraining offers different courses and lessons including basic music theory. Interval songs and practice piano are also included. >> COMPLETE EAR TRAINING MyEarTraining app works by combining different ear training approaches like isolated sounds, singing exercises, and functional exercises (sounds in tonal context) to train your ears, thus maximizing results. It’s designed for musicians who want to improve their relative pitch recognition abilities and get one step further towards perfect pitch. >> RECOMMENDED BY PROFESSIONALS ** Concept supported by Dr. Andreas Kissenbeck (University of performing Arts Munich) ** “The skill, knowledge and depth of the app is absolutely outstanding.” - Educational App Store ** “I truly recommend MyEarTraining to improve the ability to fully recognize intervals, rhythms, chords and harmonic progressions.” - Giuseppe Buscemi (classical guitarist) ** “#1 Ear Training App. MyEarTraining is an absolute necessity for anyone in the field of music.” - Fossbytes magazine” >> TRACK YOUR PROGRESS The app provides updated statistics to track your progress and can be easily synced to other devices. Use the statistics reports to see your strengths or weaknesses. >> ALL ESSENTIAL EXERCISE TYPES - Intervals training - melodic or harmonic, ascending or descending, compound intervals (up to double octave) - Chords training - including 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, inversions, open and close harmony - Scales training - major, harmonic major, natural minor, melodic minor, harmonic minor, neapolitan scales, pentatonics... all scales including their modes (e.g. Lydian #5 or Locrian bb7) - Melodies training - tonal or random melodies up to 10 notes - Chord inversions training - identify inversion of a known chord - Chord progressions training - random chord cadences or sequences - Solfege/functional training - do, re, mi... as single notes or melodies in given tonal center - Rhythm training - including dotted notes and rests in various time signatures You can create and parametrize your own custom exercises or challenge yourself with exercises of the day. >> SCHOOLS Teachers can use the MyEarTraining app platform to assign exercises to students and control their progress. They can also design their own customized courses and implement student-specific syllabus to help them learn better. For more information visit https://www.myeartraining.net/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyEarTraining at 4.8 against SpectrumView's 3.1. MyEarTraining also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months). SpectrumView's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. SpectrumView sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and MyEarTraining sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MyEarTraining holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 252 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of SpectrumView's written reviews are positive against 93% of MyEarTraining's.
SpectrumView ships an update every 10 months, MyEarTraining every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpectrumView | MyEarTraining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (74 ratings) | 4.8 (252 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 252 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oxford Wave Research Ltd. | myrApps |
Customer experience
SpectrumView
MyEarTraining
User reviews
SpectrumView
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate and reliable spectrogram visualization
- 🎯 Highly configurable FFT and sampling settings
- 🎨 Beautiful and intuitive user interface
- 📊 Excellent for analyzing speech, music, and animal sounds
- ⚙️ Useful for professional audio calibration and research
Room to improve
- 💰 Aggressive in-app purchase model for basic features
- 🔐 Unexplained location permission requests
- 📉 Linear frequency scale wastes screen space
- ⏱️ Slow app startup times
- 🎯 Limited frequency range (8kHz cap in recent versions)
MyEarTraining
From 252 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent ear training app
- 💰 Free and high quality
- 🎵 Versatile exercises (intervals, chords, melody, rhythm)
- 🔧 Highly customizable
- 🚀 Smooth performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Some notes missing in exercises
- 🐛 Lag issues
- 🐛 Rhythmic dictation unclear
- 🐛 App freezes when adjusting input method
- 📉 'All or nothing' scoring can be discouraging
Bugs and requests
SpectrumView
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on startup after updates
- Crashes when attempting to zoom on spectrograms
- Crashes when playing files from iTunes library
- Microphone hijacking error messages
- Pinch-to-zoom and pan features not functioning properly
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- App freezes when backgrounded
- Spectrogram resets when rotating device orientation
- Audio plays through speaker instead of headphones
- Blank screen with no display output
- Incompatibility with older iOS versions
- Requires in-app purchase prompts for all features after iCloud restore
Requested features
13 requests- Logarithmic frequency scale for audio analysis
- Adjustable time scale/window for spectrograms
- Ability to analyze audio from music library/iTunes
- Longer-term averaging for spectrum analyzer
- A-weighting frequency selection
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- Batch delete option for recordings
- Real-time audio input from playing songs
- Metadata storage (timestamp, location) in WAV files
- SPL meter functionality
- 3D display option
- Adjustable color range for spectrogram
- Auto-readout of highest amplitude frequency
- Higher frequency range support (above 20kHz)
MyEarTraining
Reported bugs
7 issues- Some notes within a chord don't play
- App only registers up to E5 in unison singing
- Missing note on the keyboard for chord training
- Lag causes incorrect answers
- Interval singing section stopped working after update
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- App locks up when adjusting input method in settings
- Singing portion is two notes out of tune
Requested features
10 requests- Add absolute pitch test
- Add relative pitch test (interval recognition)
- Add more sounds
- Increase font size
- Sell premium features separately
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- Alternative assessment approach to 'all or nothing' scoring
- Add notifications for daily practice
- Allow specifying random melody from a fixed set of notes
- Update exercises for absolute pitch
- More lessons/content
In-app purchases
SpectrumView
- Enable peak hold$0.99
- Access iTunes and SoundCould$0.99
- Generate data snapshot$0.99
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- Enable Log Scale$1.99
- Disable recording length limit$1.99
- Enable pinch to zoom$1.99
- Enable Web File Transfer$1.99
MyEarTraining
- Premium Upgrade$12.99
Questions
Is SpectrumView free?
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