Comparison

Sonofield Ear Trainer vs Sessionography

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Feeling-based note recognition
  • Scale degree identification
  • Melody recognition training
  • Singing exercises
  • Hands-free training mode
  • Interactive exploration instrument
Features
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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!

About

Sessionography

Explore the complete careers of jazz musicians, discovering every album, session, and sideman appearance. Link artists, albums, and tunes to trace musical connections and build custom playlists with natural language commands.

Highlights
  • Full artist career exploration
  • Detailed session and personnel data
  • Linked albums, labels, and tunes
  • Musician collaboration tracking
  • Interactive player orbit graph
  • Smart playlists via Siri
  • Label and studio browsing
Features
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Sessionography is the best way to explore and listen to jazz. • See any artist's full career as leader and sideman — every date, in true session order • Full personnel on every album — tap any name to explore their career • Everything is linked: albums, labels, recording sessions, even the tunes themselves • Pick two musicians and see everything they ever recorded together • Interactive player orbit graph Go deep on a tune- Every recording of a standard in one place. Filter by instrument, artist, era, or group size. Explore labels and studios- Browse Blue Note or Impulse! like a discography. Step inside Van Gelder's studio and see the stable of session regulars. Smart Playlists via Siri- Ask in natural language to get your perfect playlist- instantly. "Play Miles Davis quintets from the 50s" "Play John Coltrane deep cuts as a sideman" "Play Michael Brecker essentials" For more control over your smart playlists you can adjust the filters on device. Everywhere you listen- iOS, Mac, VisionOS, CarPlay support, an Apple Watch app- all supported natively. Sessionography requires an Apple Music subscription for playback. Terms of Use: https://dynamicappdesign.com/tos.html

Screenshots

Sonofield Ear Trainer4 screens
Sessionography4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sonofield Ear Trainer at 376 against Sessionography's 12. Sonofield Ear Trainer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Sessionography's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and device support (5 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sonofield Ear Trainer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Sessionography sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Sonofield Ear Trainer against 4.9 for Sessionography. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonofield Ear Trainer has 376 ratings behind it against 12, 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 100% of Sessionography's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonofield Ear Trainer ships an update every 9 days, Sessionography weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sonofield Ear Trainer versus Sessionography: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonofield Ear TrainerSessionography
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (376 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings376 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSonofield Ear Trainer Education Ltd.Dynamic App Design LLC

Customer experience

Sonofield Ear Trainer

All ratings376 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive88.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative4.6%

Sessionography

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Sessionography

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sonofield Ear Trainer

One-time4
  • Lifetime Pro$14.99
  • Lifetime Pro$17.99
  • Lifetime Pro2 variants$19.99
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  • Lifetime Pro$24.99
3 purchases

Sessionography

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock Sessionography$0.997 Days
  • Unlock Sessionography$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sessionography Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Sonofield Ear Trainer free?
Sonofield Ear Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sessionography free?
Sessionography is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sonofield Ear Trainer or Sessionography?
Sonofield Ear Trainer and Sessionography are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 376 and 12 ratings respectively.
Do Sonofield Ear Trainer or Sessionography have ads?
Neither Sonofield Ear Trainer nor Sessionography shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonofield Ear Trainer or Sessionography?
Sonofield Ear Trainer ships an update every 9 days, and Sessionography weekly. Most recently, Sonofield Ear Trainer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Sessionography on October 8, 2026.

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