Comparison

Real Ear Trainer vs ScaleDice

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

Head to head
About

Real Ear Trainer

This app revolutionizes musical ear training by using AI to create personalized quizzes from your own music library. It adapts to your skill level, offering detailed progress tracking and feedback to help you improve your musical abilities.

Highlights
  • Personalized quizzes from own music
  • AI-driven analysis
  • Adaptive skill level adjustments
  • Detailed progress tracking
  • Targeted feedback
  • Engaging musical exercises
Features
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Play the songs you love — by ear. You don't need sheet music or years of theory to figure out the music in your head. Real Ear Trainer turns the songs you already listen to into quick, daily reps that train your ear to catch chords, melodies, and changes — until playing by ear just clicks. Drop in your own music and AI builds personalized exercises from the exact tracks you want to play. Start wherever you are — total beginner or seasoned player — and it adapts to your level, with progress tracking and feedback that show your ear getting sharper every day. 5 minutes a day. Then you're playing by ear. • Train on your own favorite songs, not generic drills • AI-generated quizzes from real music • Catch chords, intervals, and progressions by ear • Adapts to your level, beginner to advanced • Progress tracking + targeted feedback Stop reaching for tabs. Start hearing the music — and playing it back.

About

ScaleDice

This app generates random major scales for music practice and testing. Users can select the number of scales, difficulty, and their instrument to receive scales tailored to their needs. It's useful for students and music teachers alike.

Highlights
  • Random major scale generation
  • Selectable number of scales
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Instrument-specific scale notation
  • Lock and re-roll functionality
  • View key signatures and staff notation
  • Ideal for music teachers and students
Features
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Tired of practicing the same scales in the same order? ScaleDice picks your major scales at random, so every practice session starts fresh. Tap Roll Dice and get a new set of major scales. Practice them in order, quizz yourself, or use them to test student knowledge. HOW MANY, AND HOW HARD • Roll anywhere from 1 to all 12 major scales at once. • Choose Easy, Medium, or Hard. Easy includes 2 scales from the friendly band keys (F, Bb, Eb, Ab at concert pitch), Medium includes 1, and Hard includes none. MADE FOR YOUR INSTRUMENT • Pick your instrument and every scale is written the way you read it. Clarinet, trumpet, and tenor sax players see their own keys, and alto sax, bari sax, and horn players do too. • Supports flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, and a generic "Other" setting. LOCK AND RE-ROLL • Tap a scale to lock it, then roll again to shuffle only the rest. Keep the one you need to work on and swap out the others. SEE THE KEY SIGNATURE • Press and hold any scale to see its key signature on a staff, with the right clef for your instrument, plus the notes of the scale from tonic to tonic. GREAT FOR MUSIC TEACHERS • Mock auditions: roll a fresh set of scales for each student, just like an audition where you never know which keys you will get. • Classroom playing tests: choose the difficulty for your group, set the instrument, and roll. Lock a scale everyone should play, then roll the rest. • Switch instruments in a tap and the same roll is rewritten in each player's keys, so a mixed band can be tested on the same set of scales. DESIGNED TO BE QUICK • Set your options on the Home screen and roll. Change them any time from Settings. • Your choices are remembered between sessions. • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with a layout that grows to fill the window. • No account needed. Whether you are a student looking for a different warm-up, a teacher running mock auditions and playing tests, or a player who wants to stop picking the same keys, Scale Dice gives you a new set every time you roll.

Screenshots

Real Ear Trainer4 screens
ScaleDice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Real Ear Trainer at 6 against ScaleDice's 2. ScaleDice's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Real Ear Trainer against 5.0 for ScaleDice. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Real Ear Trainer versus ScaleDice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReal Ear TrainerScaleDice
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMayank SanganeriaBRENT LEE HARRIS

In-app purchases

None

Real Ear Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

ScaleDice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Real Ear Trainer free?
Real Ear Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScaleDice free?
ScaleDice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Real Ear Trainer or ScaleDice?
Real Ear Trainer and ScaleDice are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Real Ear Trainer or ScaleDice have ads?
Neither Real Ear Trainer nor ScaleDice shows ads.

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