Comparison

FineEar~Chord vs Cab ML

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

Cab ML

This app generates custom impulse responses using a neural network, allowing interactive sound shaping. It also includes a poweramp and microphone reverb generator for further audio manipulation.

Highlights
  • Neural network impulse response generation
  • Interactive tag-based sound shaping
  • Poweramp with multiple options
  • Microphone reverb generator
  • AUv3 plugin support
Features
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Cab ML is both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin that provides a neural network for impulse response generation. By moving tags in a window you can change the impulse response in an interactive way. Underlying a neural network will generate an impulse response based on the position of the tags. Instead of trying out all your impulse response files through a classic impulse response loader, you can now find the right sound interactively by moving the marks until you like what you hear. Furthermore Cab ML also provides a poweramp with many options and a microphone reverb generator. The free version allows you to test Cab ML completely, but every minute the plugin will be silent for 3 seconds. To remove these limits there is a one time in-app purchase. You need an audio interface to connect your instrument to your Mac. Known audio interface brands for guitar or bass are for instance Focusrite or iRig. If you don't have an audio interface, you can use the AUv3 plugin in a DAW such as GarageBand or Logic Pro. Any (guitar/bass) sound you have recorded can be fed through the Cab ML audio unit.

Screenshots

FineEar~Chord4 screens
Cab ML4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FineEar~Chord at 100% against Cab ML's 50%. FineEar~Chord also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Cab ML's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. Cab ML sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FineEar~Chord asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FineEar~Chord holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FineEar~Chord's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cab ML's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FineEar~Chord ships an update every 5 days, Cab ML every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FineEar~Chord versus Cab ML: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFineEar~ChordCab ML
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuciano SchillagiJan Maes

Customer experience

FineEar~Chord

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

Cab ML

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

FineEar~Chord

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cab ML

One-time1
  • Cab ML Activation$11.99

Questions

Is FineEar~Chord free?
FineEar~Chord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cab ML free?
Cab ML is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FineEar~Chord or Cab ML?
FineEar~Chord is rated higher. FineEar~Chord averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Cab ML averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do FineEar~Chord or Cab ML have ads?
Neither FineEar~Chord nor Cab ML shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FineEar~Chord or Cab ML?
FineEar~Chord ships an update every 5 days, and Cab ML every 3 weeks. Most recently, FineEar~Chord was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cab ML on November 3, 2026.

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