Comparison

SaxoFun vs Ear Training App

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

Head to head
About

SaxoFun

This application aids beginner alto and baritone saxophonists with their initial practice sessions. It offers a variety of musical accompaniments and exercises focused on specific notes and fingerings, with an integrated fingering table and note playback.

Highlights
  • 40+ accompaniments in various styles
  • Exercises per fingering/note
  • Combined note/fingering exercises
  • Play-along or listen-only guide track
  • Fingering table for notes
  • Note playback on key press
Features
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This app helps the beginning alto saxophonist with his first practising. This app contains around 40 different accompaniments in different styles: classical, jazzy, with saxophone quartet, duets, etc, etc. You have excersis per fingering/note. On the left side of the screen is a saxophone. You can tap one of the keys which will make the excersie per key visible. Plus you have extra excersises which combine the notes/fingerings. You can play with the guide track or listen along to the guide track with the saxophone part. It also has a fingering table of the notes used in the excercises. Plus you can listen to the notes when you press them. All excercises have the fingering of the notes above them. This app is meant for the beginner on the ALTO of BARITON saxophone.

About

Ear Training App

Develop your musical ear with this app that helps you identify pitches, intervals, chords, and rhythms by listening. It offers various modes for different instruments and skill levels, tracking your progress with accuracy percentages.

Highlights
  • Pitch recognition
  • Interval identification
  • Chord and rhythm training
  • Piano, guitar, and bass modes
  • Scale and interval modes
  • Beginner-friendly mode
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Ear Training helps you recognise music by ear, a few minutes at a time. LISTEN AND CHOOSE - Intervals: 12 intervals from minor 2nd to octave - Scales: 8 scales, including major, minor, modes and pentatonic - Chords: 10 chord types, played as a block or as an arpeggio FIND THE NOTE - Guitar and bass: a note is shown on the fretboard, you name it - Piano: a note is played, you find it on the keyboard TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Accuracy for today and for all time - Daily streak - A list of the items you miss most, so you know what to practice MAKE IT YOURS - Choose exactly which intervals, scales and chords to practice - Pick the instrument sound: piano, guitar or bass - Works in portrait and landscape The app is free with ads. A one-time purchase, Remove Ads, removes them for good.

Screenshots

SaxoFun3 screens
Ear Training App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ear Training App at Free against SaxoFun's $4.99. SaxoFun's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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

Ear Training App is free to download; SaxoFun costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SaxoFun ships an update every 37 months, Ear Training App every 54 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SaxoFun versus Ear Training App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaxoFunEar Training App
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 months — betterEvery 54 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperH HubeekAndrii Pirumov

Customer experience

SaxoFun

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ear Training App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

SaxoFun

No in-app purchases

None

Ear Training App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SaxoFun free?
SaxoFun costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ear Training App free?
Ear Training App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SaxoFun or Ear Training App have ads?
Ear Training App shows ads; SaxoFun does not.
Which is updated more often, SaxoFun or Ear Training App?
SaxoFun ships an update every 37 months, and Ear Training App every 54 months. Most recently, SaxoFun was updated on October 6, 2026 and Ear Training App on October 13, 2026.

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