FineEar~Chord vs VAPolyMkII
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Chord recognition training
- Major, minor, diminished, augmented chords
- Grouped chord exercises (pairs, trios, quartets)
- Develop musical ear
- Ear training for musicians
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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.
VAPolyMkII
This virtual analog synthesizer offers a 16-voice bitimbral polyphonic sound engine with two distinct filter models and extensive modulation options. It includes a built-in sequencer, various effects, and supports AudioUnit Extension for integration with DAWs. Projects can be synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud.
- 16-voice bitimbral polyphonic synthesizer
- Two analog-modeled filter types
- Extensive modulation capabilities
- Built-in piano roll sequencer
- Multiple audio effects
- AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) support
- iCloud Drive project syncing
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VAPolyMkII is a virtual analog bitimbral polyphonic synthesizer for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It features 16 voice synthesizer, effects, sequencer and audio visualization tools. It operates as a stand alone or as an AudioUnit Extension (AUv3). Stand Alone supports Ableton Link, MIDI and audio file export. The synthesizer consists of two 8 voice synthesizer, which features two oscillators, two ADSR envelopes, resonant high pass and low pass filter and an amplifier per voice. The oscillators features continuously variable wave shape and wide variety of modulation. The filters are modeled on the Sallen-Key filter circuit and cascaded OTA filter circuit for classic analog sound. The Effects include delay, chorus, flanger, reverb, eq and compressor. The sequencer features piano roll and parameter automation editor to program 16 bar pattern per clip. Project files can be saved in iCloud Drive, so that the project can be accessed from iPhone, iPad or Mac. - Main Features - Virtual analog 16 voice bitimbral polyphonic synthesizer Two type of Lowpass filter, cascaded OTA model and Sallen-key model. Patch points for modulation. Support MIDI 2.0 New User Interface built by SwiftUI for improved performance. Built-in Sequencer. 16 bar patterns per clip. Total 8 clips. Piano Roll and Parameter automation. Support Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Support iCloud Drive to share project files between the platforms. Audio Export. Linear PCM format (AIFF, WAV and CAF) and compressed format (AAC) Support Ableton Link, Bluetooth MIDI, MIDI In / Out. - System Requirements - A13 Fusion or above is recommended. AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) requires host application which support AudioUnit Extension. AudioUnit Extension is supported by Apple Logic and Apple Garage Band on iOS and macOS. For any other DAW, it depends on the application and some of them don’t support AudioUnit Extension.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FineEar~Chord at Free against VAPolyMkII's $14.99. FineEar~Chord also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). VAPolyMkII's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3). On update cadence, 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
FineEar~Chord is free to download; VAPolyMkII costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FineEar~Chord holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FineEar~Chord's written reviews are positive against 67% of VAPolyMkII's.
FineEar~Chord ships an update every 5 days, VAPolyMkII weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FineEar~Chord | VAPolyMkII |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luciano Schillagi | Ryo Togawa |
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In-app purchases
FineEar~Chord
No in-app purchases
VAPolyMkII
No in-app purchases
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