Comparison

FineEar~Chord vs BLEASS Arpeggiator

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

Head to head
About

FineEar~Chord

Train your musical ear to distinguish between various chord types. This app presents chords in groups of increasing complexity, helping you learn to identify major, minor, diminished, and augmented sounds.

Highlights
  • Chord recognition training
  • Major, minor, diminished, augmented chords
  • Grouped chord exercises (pairs, trios, quartets)
  • Develop musical ear
  • Ear training for musicians
Features
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Do you want to learn to distinguish different types of chords? train yourself with “FineEar - Chords” and start to tune your ear! Press "Play" and recognize what type of chord was played: it can be a major chord, a minor chord, a diminished chord, or a reached chord. Little by little you will "tune your ear", learning to recognize how each type of chord sounds. ** How the app is organized ** Chord types are grouped into pairs, trios, and quartets. For example: Pairs -Major or Minor -Augmented or Diminished -Mayor or Diminished -Minor or Diminished -Minor or Diminished -Augmented or Diminished Trios -Major, Minor or Diminished -Major, Minor or Augmented -Mayor, Diminished or Augmented Quartet -Major, Minor, Diminished or Augmented Learn, train and challenge yourself using the most valuable instrument you have as a musician: your own ear.

About

BLEASS Arpeggiator

This app offers advanced arpeggiation capabilities for musicians, going beyond traditional patterns with polyrhythms and polyphony. Its intuitive interface encourages on-the-fly experimentation, enhanced by performance controllers, LFOs, and a motion sequencer. It also includes a built-in FM synth for sound generation or can be used with other instruments.

Highlights
  • Advanced arpeggiation patterns
  • Polyphony and polyrhythms
  • Hands-on creative interface
  • XY pads and LFOs
  • Motion Sequencer
  • Built-in FM synth
  • MIDI output for external synths
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A new and unique Arpeggiator by BLEASS & Canblaster. Use it as a MIDI FX to control any synth or as an AUv3 Instrument thanks to its built-in FM Synth! BLEASS Arpeggiator takes the inspirationally melodic power of a classic synth arpeggiator and supercharges it with modern features demanded by today’s musicians. Developed in collaboration with top French producer Canblaster, BLEASS Arpeggiator’s capabilities extend far beyond the clichéd up-and-down monophonic patterns of an old-school synth arpeggiator, with polyrhythms, polyphony, and a large collection of highly configurable arpeggio patterns built in. The focus of BLEASS Arpeggiator is creativity and experimentation. The plugin’s hands-on user interface is as intuitive and spontaneous to use as a classic subtractive synth, so varying and adapting arpeggios on-the-fly is an easy, fun and organic experience. The plugin recognises incoming performance controllers, and includes a pair of XY pads, a pair of advanced LFOs and BLEASS’ signature Motion Sequencer. These can modulate the arpeggiator’s parameters, unlocking a deep level of creativity that is simply not available from modern step-sequencer-style arpeggiators. BLEASS Arpeggiator also offers a built-in sound generator. This is a cut-down yet great-sounding FM synth that’s perfect for creating bright, sweet and punchy sounds that can work well with an arpeggio line. You can of course use BLEASS Arpeggiator with any other synth too, with each instance of the plugin creating its own MIDI source that can be routed to any instrument within your project. More information, technical specifications and tutorials available on https://www.bleass.com/arpeggiator BLEASS Arpeggiator is available as an AUv3 plugin or standalone App. BLEASS Arpeggiator is also available for Windows, and macOS.

Screenshots

FineEar~Chord4 screens
BLEASS Arpeggiator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FineEar~Chord at Free against BLEASS Arpeggiator's $9.99. FineEar~Chord also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). BLEASS Arpeggiator's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

FineEar~Chord is free to download; BLEASS Arpeggiator costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FineEar~Chord holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLEASS Arpeggiator has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FineEar~Chord's written reviews are positive against 75% of BLEASS Arpeggiator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FineEar~Chord ships an update every 5 days, BLEASS Arpeggiator every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FineEar~Chord versus BLEASS Arpeggiator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFineEar~ChordBLEASS Arpeggiator
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.8 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings354 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuciano SchillagiBLEASS

Customer experience

FineEar~Chord

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BLEASS Arpeggiator

All ratings54 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

FineEar~Chord

No in-app purchases

None

BLEASS Arpeggiator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FineEar~Chord free?
FineEar~Chord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLEASS Arpeggiator free?
BLEASS Arpeggiator costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FineEar~Chord or BLEASS Arpeggiator?
FineEar~Chord is rated higher. FineEar~Chord averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BLEASS Arpeggiator averages 4.8 from 54 ratings.
Do FineEar~Chord or BLEASS Arpeggiator have ads?
Neither FineEar~Chord nor BLEASS Arpeggiator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FineEar~Chord or BLEASS Arpeggiator?
FineEar~Chord ships an update every 5 days, and BLEASS Arpeggiator every 6 months. Most recently, FineEar~Chord was updated on November 3, 2026 and BLEASS Arpeggiator on November 12, 2026.

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