Sonofield Ear Trainer vs Otonic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonofield Ear Trainer
This app helps musicians develop their ear by focusing on the feeling of individual notes within a key, rather than traditional interval training. It uses sustained drones and offers various modes like identifying scale degrees, melodies, and singing exercises. The app adapts to your skill level with an intuitive interface and progression path.
- Feeling-based note recognition
- Scale degree identification
- Melody recognition training
- Singing exercises
- Hands-free training mode
- Interactive exploration instrument
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Sonofield Ear Trainer (SET) is a revolutionary ear training app designed to help you intuitively play the melodies you hear and imagine. Instead of relying on traditional old methods like intervals, SET focuses on helping you feel the unique character of each note within a key. By using sustained drones to create a tonal foundation, you’ll learn to recognize scale degrees based on their *feeling*, not just how they sound. The app offers a variety of ways to train: * Degrees Mode - Identify individual notes against the drone by feeling. The heart of SET. * Melody Mode - Identify short melodic phrases, preparing you for real music. * Voice Mode - Sing the requested scale degree into your microphone. * Pocket Mode - Hands-free training for when you're on the go. * Free Play - An interactive instrument for exploration. With its intuitive, color-coded interface, thoughtfully designed progression path, and multiple difficulty levels, SET adapts to your skill level while keeping practice engaging. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced musician, SET is your guide to unlocking true musical fluency through intuitive, feeling-based ear training. No ads or forced payments. The free version contains full foundations for feeling-based ear training. Download the ear training app now!
Otonic
Enhance your musical abilities with a comprehensive ear training application. Features a level editor for personalized learning experiences and progression tracking.
- Fully featured ear training
- Level editor
- Progression editor
- Personalized learning
- Music skill enhancement
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Otonic is a fully featured Ear Training app with a level and progression editor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sonofield Ear Trainer at 376 against Otonic's 4. Sonofield Ear Trainer also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 67%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Sonofield Ear Trainer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Otonic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Sonofield Ear Trainer against 5.0 for Otonic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonofield Ear Trainer has 376 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Sonofield Ear Trainer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Otonic's.
Sonofield Ear Trainer ships an update every 9 days, Otonic every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonofield Ear Trainer | Otonic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (376 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 376 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sonofield Ear Trainer Education Ltd. | Alexander Blackwell |
Customer experience
Sonofield Ear Trainer
Otonic
Bugs and requests
Sonofield Ear Trainer
Reported bugs
1 issue- None reported
Requested features
5 requests- Option to switch between 12TET and just intonation
- Ability to reduce octave range
- Incorporate more timbre options for drone and notes
- Tracking and visualization of progress and learned skills
- Add interactive tutorial for level 1
Otonic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sonofield Ear Trainer
- Lifetime Pro$14.99
- Lifetime Pro$17.99
- Lifetime Pro2 variants$19.99
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- Lifetime Pro$24.99
Otonic
- Otonic Pro$6.99
- Otonic Essential$19.99
- Otonic Pro$39.99
Questions
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