Comparison

Keep Time vs Ear Games

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

Head to head
About

Keep Time

This application provides musicians with a visual metronome to enhance their playing. It offers adjustable tempo, customizable sounds and colors, and various subdivision options. Advanced features for rhythm simulation are available through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Adjustable speed with touch gestures
  • 4 metronome sound options
  • 7 color choices for visualizer
  • Sub-division options (8th, 16th, triplets)
  • Configurable visualizer beats per measure
  • Apple Watch remote tempo adjustment
Features
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Are you a musician who wants to improve your playing? Metronomes are a great way to work on your speed, timing, and accuracy, no matter what instrument you play! Keep Time is a free, fully functioning metronome with a strong visual component. Featuring: - Adjustable speed using touch gestures. You can tap the screen to synchronize it with your tempo. - 4 different metronome sounds - 7 different color choices for the visualizer and interface, including a "rainbow" option - Sub-division options such as: 8th notes, 16th notes, triplets, and shuffles - Visualizer configurable to display 2-8 beats per measure - Advanced features such as Auto Adjust and Simulate Human Rhythm available via In-App purchase - Support for iPad multitasking - Remote tempo adjustment using Apple Watch Directions: Keep Time is operated by using the menu at the bottom of the screen. Start and pause the metronome by using the "Play" button on the far left. Use the "Settings" menu to change the speed, sounds, and colors. Push the "Visualizer" button to remove the settings menu overlay. Finally, the "More" button provides technical information and links to the entire Okunarium Labs catalog.

About

Ear Games

This app offers 16 retro arcade games designed to improve your musical ear. It covers intervals, chords, rhythm, melodies, and EQ frequencies using real instrument recordings. The app is 100% offline, ad-free, and requires no subscription.

Highlights
  • 16 retro arcade games
  • Interval, chord, and rhythm training
  • Real instrument recordings
  • 100% offline functionality
  • Daily 5-minute workouts
  • Progress tracking and skill rating
Features
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Most ear training apps feel like homework. Ear Games is 16 retro arcade games that build your musical ear — intervals, chords, rhythm, melodies, even EQ frequencies. Real recorded instruments. 100% offline. No ads. No subscription. Whether you're learning your first instrument, studying music theory, prepping for an aural exam, or training your producer ears, you'll actually want to come back every day. TRAIN EVERY MUSICAL SKILL • Daily Workout — a 5-minute session that mixes games and adapts to your weak spots • Intervals — recognize the distance between any two notes • Chord ID — major, minor, sevenths, inversions and beyond • Chord Progressions — hear how songs really move • Melody ID & Melody Memory — play back what you hear • Scale & Mode ID — from major and minor to the modes • Scale Degrees — feel where every note sits in the key • Rhythm, Sight Rhythm & Meter Detective — clap it, read it, find the beat • BPM & Tempo — guess the tempo like a pro • EQ Frequency ID — the mixing-ear trainer for producers and engineers • Microtonal Tuning — hear when a note is barely off • Find the Dough & Spot the Imposter — pure ear-sharpening arcade fun REAL INSTRUMENTS, REALLY RECORDED No synthesized MIDI. Every note is a real recording — piano, guitar, trumpet, sax, marimba, French horn, glockenspiel and more — so your ear learns the sounds you'll hear in real music. MADE TO BUILD A HABIT • Three difficulty tiers, from total beginner to conservatory-level • Deep settings for every game — train exactly what you need • Stats, streaks and a skill rating that tracks your progress • Review Weaknesses mode targets what you miss most • Built-in metronome that keeps your screen awake YOURS, WITH NOTHING WATCHING • Works 100% offline — planes, practice rooms, anywhere • No ads. No tracking. No account required. • No subscription — the app is free, with optional one-time instrument packs • Available in 11 languages Five minutes a day. Sixteen games. One great ear.

Screenshots

Keep Time4 screens
Ear Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ear Games at 5.0 against Keep Time's 4.0. Keep Time's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Keep Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ear Games sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ear Games holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Keep Time versus Ear Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeep TimeEar Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin OkunHANOCH YOSEF LIB

Customer experience

Keep Time

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Ear Games

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Keep Time

One-time1
  • Feature Pack$1.99
8 purchases

Ear Games

One-time8
  • Classic nylon guitar.$0.99
  • Black electric guitar$0.99
  • Green electric guitar$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Trumpet$0.99
  • Alto saxophone$0.99
  • Marimba$0.99
  • French Horn$0.99
  • All Instruments$3.99

Questions

Is Keep Time free?
Keep Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ear Games free?
Ear Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Keep Time or Ear Games?
Ear Games is rated higher. Keep Time averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ear Games averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Keep Time or Ear Games have ads?
Neither Keep Time nor Ear Games shows ads.

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