Comparison

Listen vs Tone Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Listen

This minimalist, hands-free app helps you develop your musical ear by recognizing intervals, chords, and scales. Simply listen as the app plays sounds and then reveals their names in a continuous loop. Customize your training sessions for focused practice.

Highlights
  • Listen-only ear training
  • Recognize intervals, chords, scales
  • Hands-free operation
  • Configurable training sessions
  • Minimalist interface
  • Looping sound playback
Features
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Recognize intervals, chords, and scales with this minimalist, listen-only, hands-free ear training app. Configure your training, and just listen. The app will play the sound and then tell its name after one second, in a loop.

About

Tone Assistant

Features
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Tone Assistant is an ear training companion for musicians at every level. Whether you're a beginner just learning about intervals or an advanced player sharpening your recognition, Tone Assistant gives you three focused ways to build your ear. Practice Put your ears to the test. Each session plays a melodic interval — two notes heard one after another — and asks you to identify it from multiple choices. Configure the session to your level: choose your tonic key, select which interval groups to focus on (Major & Perfect, or Minor/Diminished/Augmented), and set how many questions you want. After each session, a detailed score breakdown shows exactly which intervals you're nailing and which ones need more work. Adjust practice sessions to increase rate of intervals which have lower recognition rates. Built in voice recognition to link hearing the interval with saying the name of the interval. Explore Browse all 13 intervals at once in an interactive grid. Tap any interval to hear it played instantly in your chosen key. Perfect for building the mental "sound library" you'll draw on when recognizing intervals in music. Listen Step through a curated sequence of intervals at your own pace. Optionally enable spoken announcements so the interval name is read aloud before it plays — a powerful technique for anchoring sounds to their names. Use it as a warm-up routine, a passive listening session, or a reference tool. History Results of practice and listening sessions are saved, so you can track your progress over time and see how your accuracy improves.

Screenshots

Listen3 screens
Tone Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Listen at 15.0 against Tone Assistant's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Listen versus Tone Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListenTone Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnver YigitlerBrent Petit

In-app purchases

None

Listen

No in-app purchases

None

Tone Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Listen free?
Listen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tone Assistant free?
Tone Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Listen or Tone Assistant have ads?
Neither Listen nor Tone Assistant shows ads.

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