Comparison

My First Classical Music App vs Hearing PRO

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

Head to head
About

My First Classical Music App

An interactive introduction to classical music for children aged 4 and up. Explore composers, instruments, and musical pieces through engaging narration, animations, and sound effects. It's designed to spark imagination and delight both children and parents.

Highlights
  • Introduction to classical music for children
  • Learn about composers and instruments
  • Interactive animations and sound effects
  • Over 40 pieces of classical music
  • Demonstrations of orchestral instruments
  • Engaging narration and 'Listen For' tips
Features
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It’s the perfect introduction to classical music for children aged 4 and above. Find out where you hear music, who writes it and what all the instruments sound like. Meet the great composers and be wowed by the orchestra. Tap any words or pictures and hear the text narrated, extracts of music, and dozens of animations and sound effects. The animals can dance, sing and play! Ideal for children to enjoy alone or together with a parent, this app is bursting with different pieces of music. It will fire the imagination of children and delight parents. A full album of music includes Grieg’s Peer Gynt, Mozart’s Magic Flute, Williams’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals, Holst’s Planets, Stravinsky’s Petrushka, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and many, many more. “…a venture that gives the project of introducing children to proper music its biggest boost since Peter and the Wolf.” The Sunday Times on My First Classical Music Book - First released on iPad and now available for iPhone and iPod Touch too. - Based on the hugely successful My First Classical Music Book, published by the world’s largest independent classical record company, Naxos. - Three main sections: When? Where? / People / Instruments. - Friendly, engaging narration – tap on any piece of text to hear it. - Questions and ‘Listen For’ tips from the Music Bird: get more from the music. - Over 40 different pieces of music featured, in excellent recordings. - Every instrument in the orchestra is demonstrated. - Lively, characterful illustrations throughout.

About

Hearing PRO

Develop your musical ear with a variety of exercises. Practice melodic dictations, learn to read music notes, and train your vocal pitch. Supports multiple instruments and musical notation systems.

Highlights
  • Melodic dictation practice
  • Music note reading training
  • Vocal pitch training
  • Supports multiple instruments
  • Multiple musical notation systems
Features
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Hearing PRO - Do ear training exercises. A well-developed relative or absolute pitch is necessary for every musician. Practice melodic dictations. Train to read music notes. Learn to sing according to notes. Develop musical hearing with us. You can practice musical ear using following instruments: - vocals - piano - guitar - bass-guitar - violin - cello - double bass Types of musical notations: - C D E F G A B - C D E F G A H - Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si - До Ре Ми Фа Соль Ля Си - Ντο Ρε Μι Φα Σολ Λα Σι - ハ ニ ホ ヘ ト イ ロ - 다 라 마 바 사 가 나 - स रे ग म प ध नि - ด ร ม ฟ ซ ล ท

Screenshots

My First Classical Music App4 screens
Hearing PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My First Classical Music App at 100% against Hearing PRO's 21%. My First Classical Music App also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Hearing PRO's advantage is update cadence (every 32 months vs every 67 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 4). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

My First Classical Music App costs $3.99 and Hearing PRO $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My First Classical Music App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearing PRO has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of My First Classical Music App's written reviews are positive against 21% of Hearing PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My First Classical Music App ships an update every 67 months, Hearing PRO every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
My First Classical Music App versus Hearing PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy First Classical Music AppHearing PRO
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better3.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better20.5% of reviews
Number of ratings421 — better
Update frequencyEvery 67 monthsEvery 32 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaxos Digital Services Ltd.Dmitry Zaika

Customer experience

My First Classical Music App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hearing PRO

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral17.9%
Negative61.5%

In-app purchases

None

My First Classical Music App

No in-app purchases

None

Hearing PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My First Classical Music App free?
My First Classical Music App costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearing PRO free?
Hearing PRO costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My First Classical Music App or Hearing PRO?
My First Classical Music App is rated higher. My First Classical Music App averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hearing PRO averages 3.9 from 21 ratings.
Do My First Classical Music App or Hearing PRO have ads?
Neither My First Classical Music App nor Hearing PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My First Classical Music App or Hearing PRO?
My First Classical Music App ships an update every 67 months, and Hearing PRO every 32 months. Most recently, My First Classical Music App was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hearing PRO on October 21, 2026.

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