Comparison

Listen vs EarSprout

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

EarSprout

Features
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EarSprout is a free ear trainer built for musicians who want to actually hear music, not just read about it. Train pitch recognition, all 12 intervals, chord quality, chord progressions, and scales — from beginner-friendly majors and minors to advanced modes, whole tone, and chromatic runs. A live Voice Tuner shows your pitch in real time with an analog needle gauge, and two singing drills (Sing Intervals, Melody Echo) build active recall most ear-training apps skip entirely. No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions. The core app — ear training, intervals, chord quality, basic scales, and the tuner — is free forever. EarSprout Pro is a single one-time purchase that unlocks 7th chords, advanced scales, and the voice-based drills. Includes a dedicated Kids Mode: solfège notes become animal friends, with pitch-direction and singing games that reward practice with stars — parent gate included so kids can't wander into settings or purchases on their own. All audio is synthesized and analyzed entirely on your device. Nothing is recorded, stored, or sent anywhere. FEATURES - Ear Training — name the note, with adjustable octave ranges - Intervals — all 12, in melodic, harmonic, or random playback - Chords — triad/7th quality ID plus 6 common progressions - Scales — majors, minors, pentatonics, blues, plus advanced modes - Voice Tuner — real-time pitch with a needle gauge - Sing Intervals & Melody Echo — sing back what you hear - Kids Mode — animal-note games for young learners - Piano, guitar, violin, or pure tone playback - Light and dark themes Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Listen3 screens
EarSprout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Listen at 15.0 against EarSprout's 17.0. 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 · 8 level
Listen versus EarSprout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListenEarSprout
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnver YigitlerYEONG JIE KHOO

In-app purchases

None

Listen

No in-app purchases

None

EarSprout

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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