Comparison

InTune vs RealPlay

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

Head to head
About

InTune

Enhance your musical ear for tuning and intonation with this app. It utilizes academic research to help you track progress, compete, and master pitch discrimination. Offers a variety of instrument sounds to aid your practice.

Highlights
  • Improve musical intonation
  • 25 years of academic research
  • Track progress
  • Compete on Game Center
  • Add instrument sounds
  • Pitch discrimination training
Features
Currently charting
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Improve your ear for tuning and intonation with this beautiful app. • Improve your musical intonation — one of the most important skills a musician can have. • Leverage 25 years of academic research on how to train intonation. • Track your progress and compete on Game Center. • Add on beautiful instrument sounds, including piano, guitar, violin, cello, clarinet, banjo, flute, French horn, trombone, and trumpet. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING “A brilliantly simple game of precision hearing…ingenious. It will absolutely help you develop a more discerning ear.” — Voice Council Magazine “Very easy to use…a fun and useful addition to your practice toolbox.” — Horn World “There are a number of ear training apps available for the iPhone, but InTune has actual science to back it up.” — discchord “I have your app on my phone and love it!!!” — David P. Schurger, orchestra director, Indiana “Excellent...it’s made a remarkable difference this past year in my ability to rehearse complex 20th and 21st century music!” — Paul Piazza, conductor/composer, LA THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE APP InTune began as a way for researchers to test pitch discrimination, the ability to differentiate pitches that are close together. But then researchers discovered that musicians improved the more often they played – 3x faster than those who didn’t. Download for free and see if InTune works for you! HELP US IMPROVE! We’re always improving InTune and love hearing from users. Please send your comments and requests to support@halfnotelabs.com.

About

RealPlay

Practice music with authentic backing tracks performed by professional musicians. Customize tempo, key, and mix for focused learning. Features over 100 standard chord progressions with an expanding library.

Highlights
  • Authentic backing tracks
  • 100+ standard chord progressions
  • Real-time tempo adjustment
  • Instrument isolation and mixing
  • Instant transposition to all keys
Features
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RealPlay lets you practice with real music—not midi tracks, AI, or loops. Play along with authentic backing tracks performed by world-class rhythm sections, featuring an expanding library of over 100 essential standard chord progressions. Easily customize your practice with real-time controls for tempo, key, and mix—so you can focus on exactly what you need. Features: • World-class rhythm sections • 100+ essential jazz standards and chord progressions (expanding library) • Real-time tempo adjustment • Instrument isolation and mixing (ideal for rhythm section players) • Instant transposition to all 12 keys Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

InTune4 screens
RealPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RealPlay at Free against InTune's $0.99. RealPlay also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). InTune's advantage is chart position (#41 vs unranked) and review sentiment (82% vs 73%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

RealPlay is free to download; InTune costs $0.99 up front. InTune sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and RealPlay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.29 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for InTune against 4.7 for RealPlay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 556 and 164 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of InTune's written reviews are positive against 73% of RealPlay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InTune ships an update every 3 months, RealPlay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
InTune versus RealPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInTuneRealPlay
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (556 ratings)4.7 (164 ratings)
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews — better73.2% of reviews
Number of ratings556 — better164
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#41 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHalf Note LabsRealPlay LLC

Customer experience

InTune

All ratings556 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative8.7%

RealPlay

All ratings164 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative14.6%

Bugs and requests

InTune

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App freezes mid-round
  • Oboe timbre is inconsistent
  • Timpani sounds are poor quality
  • Flute sound is low quality
  • Compatibility issues with iPhone 13

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to replay the tones
  • Option to start from any level
  • Ability to choose different intervals
  • Option to turn off 3-strike mode
  • Ability to save personal best scores

RealPlay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

InTune

One-time13
  • InTune French Horn Add-on$0.99
  • InTune Tuba Add-on$0.99
  • InTune Viola Add-on$0.99
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  • Timpani$0.99
  • InTune Clarinet Add-on$0.99
  • InTune Piano Add-on$0.99
  • InTune Double Bass Add-on$0.99
  • InTune Violin Add-on$0.99
  • InTune Cello Add-on$0.99
  • Guitar$0.99
  • Trumpet$0.99
  • Trombone$0.99
  • Flute$0.99
2 purchases

RealPlay

Subscriptions2
  • RealPlay Pro Monthly$3.291 Month
  • RealPlay Pro Yearly$21.991 Year

Questions

Is InTune free?
InTune costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is RealPlay free?
RealPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, InTune or RealPlay?
InTune and RealPlay are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 556 and 164 ratings respectively.
Do InTune or RealPlay have ads?
Neither InTune nor RealPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InTune or RealPlay?
InTune ships an update every 3 months, and RealPlay every 5 days. Most recently, InTune was updated on October 16, 2026 and RealPlay on October 19, 2026.

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