Sonofield Ear Trainer vs TruePitch Vocal
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!
TruePitch Vocal
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TruePitch is a pitch trainer for singers who practice scales. Your teacher says you're flat — but you can't hear it. TruePitch shows you. Play a scale on a piano (or have your teacher play it), sing along, and TruePitch listens and tells you — in real time — whether each note is flat, sharp, or in tune, and by exactly how many cents. NO GUESSWORK • A live readout shows your current note and how far off you are (e.g. "D4 −15¢ flat"). • A scrolling pitch graph traces your voice against the notes of your scale, colored blue when you're flat, green when you're in tune, orange when you're sharp. A REAL DIAGNOSTIC, NOT JUST A SCORE When you finish, TruePitch breaks down your run: • Cents off for every note in your range. • Ascending vs descending — see if you sag on the way down or push sharp climbing up. • A steadiness measure for how much your pitch wobbled. • A plain-English summary: "On average you sang 12¢ flat. Worst on the descending run around G4." TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every session is saved. See whether you're getting closer to centre week over week — the honest feedback loop that actually moves your intonation. PRACTICE THE WAY YOU REHEARSE • Choose your key, scale type (major, minor, chromatic), and range. • Set the octaves to match your voice. TruePitch makes no sound — it just listens — so it works alongside any piano, app, or teacher. PRIVACY TruePitch processes audio on your device to detect pitch. It does not record, store, or transmit your audio, and collects no personal data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sonofield Ear Trainer at Free against TruePitch Vocal's $1.99. Sonofield Ear Trainer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). TruePitch Vocal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On 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
Sonofield Ear Trainer is free to download; TruePitch Vocal costs $1.99 up front. Sonofield Ear Trainer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. TruePitch Vocal asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Sonofield Ear Trainer | TruePitch Vocal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (376 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 376 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sonofield Ear Trainer Education Ltd. | Don Nguyen |
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
TruePitch Vocal
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
TruePitch Vocal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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