Comparison

GoodEar Pro vs iRepertoire

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

Head to head
About

GoodEar Pro

Enhance your musical ear with this comprehensive ear training app. It offers four distinct modes—intervals, chords, scales, and melodies—with extensive customization options for all skill levels. Track your progress and challenge yourself with personalized exercises.

Highlights
  • Interval training
  • Chord recognition
  • Scale identification
  • Melody dictation
  • Customizable exercises
  • Progress tracking
  • High score challenges
Features
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Most ear-training apps are multiple-choice quizzes. You hear something, you tap a label. You get good at recognising labels. Good Ear is built for the other half of the skill. You hear an interval, a chord or a melody in real harmonic context, with the home chord ringing under it, and you play it back on a real piano keyboard. The same skill you use when you transcribe a solo, sing a part you've never seen, or hear a chord change for the first time. WHO ACTUALLY USES GOOD EAR • Self-taught musicians who've hit the plateau where their ears can't keep up with their playing • College and conservatory students preparing for aural-skills, theory or entrance exams • Jazz players, producers and session musicians who transcribe by ear • Vocalists and instrumentalists learning to sing and play what they hear • Teachers and educators looking for a structured aural-skills tool THREE THINGS GOOD EAR DOES THAT MOST EAR TRAINERS DON'T 1. PLAY IT BACK ON A REAL KEYBOARD A scrollable 88-key piano with an overview bar, touch highlighting and multi-touch: the same input method a musician would use at an instrument. Multiple-choice mode is there too if you want fast recognition drills, and you can switch between them at any time. But Melodies mode is keyboard-input only, exactly like dictation in an aural-skills class. 2. HEAR IT IN REAL HARMONIC CONTEXT Add a backing chord to interval and melody exercises. The three chord tones light up on the keyboard so you can see the tonal centre you are hearing, and you can tap them to explore the harmony without affecting your answer. Functional hearing, not abstract pitch detection. 3. DEPTH YOU WILL NOT OUTGROW No "complete level 1 to unlock level 2." You pick exactly what you train, and the material goes deeper than most ear trainers ever bother: • 24 intervals, from unison to compound 14ths • 39 chord types (triads, seventh chords, extended chords, altered dominants) across root position, first through third inversions, open voicing and Drop 2, for 200+ unique variations • 32 scales across six families: diatonic modes, harmonic minor modes, melodic minor modes, plus pentatonic, hexatonic and octatonic (whole tone, diminished, bebop included) • Melodic dictation on melodies of 3 to 11 notes, diatonic or chromatic, three difficulty levels, optional chord backing From your first major scale to your last bebop mode, in one app. CONFIGURE EVERY DETAIL Adjust tempo, playback direction, voicing, inversion, play style, difficulty, melody length, octave range and harmonic backing. Pick exactly which intervals, chords or scales each session contains. The app adapts to your level, so you don't have to grind through someone else's curriculum. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR PROGRESS Per-element accuracy bars sorted weakest-first show you at a glance which intervals, chords or scales need attention. A 52-week heatmap tracks your practice days, and session records keep your best streak, lifetime accuracy and total exercises. Honest progress data: no badges, no fake levels. A DARK, PROFESSIONAL INTERFACE No ads. No distractions. No sign-in. The keyboard is fast, the typography is clean, and nothing gets between you and the next exercise. GET STARTED Free to download, with a free practice tier and a three-day trial of everything that starts whenever you choose. Unlock the entire library forever with a one-time Lifetime purchase. Open-source acknowledgements: good-ear.app/acknowledgements Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://good-ear.app/privacy/

About

iRepertoire

This app helps musicians manage and track their song repertoire. It allows for playlist creation, practice time tracking with a spaced repetition algorithm, and provides detailed statistics. A built-in metronome aids in focused practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Repertoire management
  • Playlist creation and import/export
  • Spaced repetition practice mode
  • Practice time tracking
  • Detailed practice statistics
  • Integrated metronome
Features
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Your Personal Practice Companion - An app to help musicians build their repertoire and track their practice of those songs.  -Make playlists fast by importing your existing ones or exporting your playlist to share with a friend. -Track your practice time with the "Suggested" Practice Mode which uses a spaced repetition algorithm to select the next BEST song for you to practice. -Check detailed statistics on your practice sessions and use the full-featured metronome to assist your practice.

Screenshots

GoodEar Pro4 screens
iRepertoire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GoodEar Pro at Free against iRepertoire's $9.99. GoodEar Pro also leads on ratings volume (166 vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). iRepertoire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

GoodEar Pro is free to download; iRepertoire costs $9.99 up front. GoodEar Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. iRepertoire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iRepertoire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodEar Pro has 166 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of GoodEar Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of iRepertoire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoodEar Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, iRepertoire every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
GoodEar Pro versus iRepertoire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoodEar ProiRepertoire
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (166 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings166 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPascal WeissChase Evan Maddox

Customer experience

GoodEar Pro

All ratings165 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral9.6%
Negative13.3%

iRepertoire

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

GoodEar Pro

From 166 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly customizable exercises
  • 👍 Effective for musical development
  • 👍 Smartly designed exercises
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Functional design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes when changing settings
  • 🐛 App crashes when accessing options
  • 🐛 Cannot change tempo on iPhone
  • 🐛 Notes bounce between ears with headphones
  • 🐛 No explanation on how to use

iRepertoire

From 6 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Helps with memorizing and practicing tunes
  • 👍 Tracks practice history and progress
  • 🚀 Streamlines practice routine
  • 👍 Customizable metronome features
  • 👍 Organized way to manage repertoire

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Wish for ability to influence tune recommendation frequency

Bugs and requests

GoodEar Pro

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Settings not opening/app crashes (iOS 26)
  • App crashes when changing scales or chords
  • App crashes after clicking option/customization button
  • Settings no longer work after iOS 17 update
  • Inconsistent performance with headphones on iPad Pro (notes bouncing)
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  • Selection at top dropped behind other buttons
  • Check all on chords not always working
  • App closes when trying to select scales
  • Misnames major fourteenth as major thirteenth
  • Cannot change tempo on iPhone
  • Cannot identify chords, only distinguish major/minor
  • Doesn't train hearing specific notes, only intervals

Requested features

54 requests
  • Add more complex chords (Maj13, Major 6/9#11, etc.)
  • Add 7ths or other elements to increase difficulty
  • Add more elaborate statistical breakdowns (scores over time)
  • Add a guitar fretboard for note input
  • Add compound intervals (larger than an octave)
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  • Add modes from the melodic minor scale
  • Add fully customizable scales by specifying interval sequences
  • Improve statistics to show percentages for specific chords/intervals
  • Add a progressive difficulty option that tracks struggles
  • Add an option to play the chord after playing the arpeggio
  • Add chord progressions
  • Add backing tracks
  • Add Harmonic Major Scale
  • Add option to hear the chord underneath a melody separately
  • Ability to stay on a melody beyond completion
  • Add 13b9, 13#9, 7#11#9 chords
  • Add 13#11, 13#11#9, 13#11b9 chords
  • Add susb9 chords and dominant chords with 9th and 13th
  • Fix range of upper extensions
  • Add chord progressions in all keys
  • Add longer melodic examples
  • Add option to remove the 5th of the chord when playing chords with 11th/13th extensions
  • Add different timbres for intervals/scales/melodies (e.g., trumpet)
  • Show tempo slider value
  • Shorten time between questions
  • Identification of tone against a chord
  • Add chord progressions
  • Add ability to hear chord underneath melody separately
  • Add ability to stay on a melody beyond completion
  • Add 13b9, 13#9, 7#11#9 chords
  • Add 13#11, 13#11#9, 13#11b9 chords
  • Add susb9 chords and dominant chords with 9th and 13th
  • Fix range of upper extensions
  • Add chord progressions in all keys
  • Add longer melodic examples
  • Add option to remove the 5th of the chord when playing chords with 11th/13th extensions
  • Add different timbres for intervals/scales/melodies (e.g., trumpet)
  • Show tempo slider value
  • Shorten time between questions
  • Identification of tone against a chord
  • Add chord progressions
  • Add ability to hear chord underneath melody separately
  • Add ability to stay on a melody beyond completion
  • Add 13b9, 13#9, 7#11#9 chords
  • Add 13#11, 13#11#9, 13#11b9 chords
  • Add susb9 chords and dominant chords with 9th and 13th
  • Fix range of upper extensions
  • Add chord progressions in all keys
  • Add longer melodic examples
  • Add option to remove the 5th of the chord when playing chords with 11th/13th extensions
  • Add different timbres for intervals/scales/melodies (e.g., trumpet)
  • Show tempo slider value
  • Shorten time between questions
  • Identification of tone against a chord

iRepertoire

No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

GoodEar Pro

Subscriptions2
  • goodEar Premium Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • goodEar Premium Yearly1 Year trial$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Access (Special Offer)$1.99
  • Premium Access$4.99
None

iRepertoire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoodEar Pro free?
GoodEar Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iRepertoire free?
iRepertoire costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GoodEar Pro or iRepertoire?
iRepertoire is rated higher. GoodEar Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 166 ratings, while iRepertoire averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do GoodEar Pro or iRepertoire have ads?
Neither GoodEar Pro nor iRepertoire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoodEar Pro or iRepertoire?
GoodEar Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, and iRepertoire every 5 days. Most recently, GoodEar Pro was updated on October 23, 2026 and iRepertoire on October 15, 2026.

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