Otonic vs Windtone by Sonofield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Windtone by Sonofield
This app offers a meditative ear training experience for musicians. It generates endless wind-chime melodies based on chosen scales, with adjustable complexity and real-time note labels. Enjoy a relaxing practice environment with natural ambiences and a tonic reference.
- Scale degree recognition
- Over 30 preset scales
- Real-time note labels
- Adjustable melodic complexity
- Natural background ambiences
- Tonic reference chime
- Playable chimes
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Windtone is a meditative ear training app for musicians who want to develop scale degree recognition. Simply choose a scale, relax, and tune in to an endless stream of gentle wind-chime melodies. Features: - Over 30 preset scales, sorted by family or mood - Real-time note labels: scale degrees, solfege, or letter names - Wind-gust inspired melody generation - Four levels of melodic complexity - Relaxing natural background ambiences - Tonic reference chime to keep your ear anchored - Playable chimes you can tap and strum - No user tracking - No ads - Free forever Windtone is a unique and immersive ear training experience that you can adapt to match your ability level. Its calming interface and pristine sounds create the perfect space for relaxed practice and extended training sessions. Listen while you work, walk, or wind-down at night.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Windtone by Sonofield at none against Otonic's 3. Windtone by Sonofield also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). Otonic's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Otonic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Windtone by Sonofield asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Otonic against 4.9 for Windtone by Sonofield. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Otonic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Windtone by Sonofield's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Otonic | Windtone by Sonofield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Blackwell | Sonofield Ear Trainer Education Ltd. |
Customer experience
Otonic
Windtone by Sonofield
In-app purchases
Otonic
- Otonic Pro$6.99
- Otonic Essential$19.99
- Otonic Pro$39.99
Windtone by Sonofield
No in-app purchases
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