Comparison

Note Spark vs Ear Training L2

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

Head to head
About

Note Spark

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Note Spark is a practice app that helps you remember and improve your musical skills. You can record a digital piano performance and visualize it, or share it with your friends! Key Features: - Practice mode: Play along a MIDI track - Recording: Record a single track MIDI with a cable or Bluetooth - Backtracking track: Overlay tracks from Apple Music and record along with your favorite songs* - Open MIDI files and share your songs - Looping, editing and much more! Whether you're looking to save or visualize your musical performance, or want to learn/transcribe songs by ear, this app is the right tool for you! Note: - You might experience some latency when using Bluetooth audio devices. When connected to Bluetooth headphones or speakers, you might notice audio not lining up with visuals.  - If you're using Bluetooth MIDI, you can adjust the input latency in the app's Settings.

About

Ear Training L2

Explore and internalize musical intervals and triads with this interactive ear training app. It features a visual tower diagram of diatonic chords, allowing you to hear individual tones and combinations against a vocal drone. Includes a challenging test mode to assess your progress.

Highlights
  • Interactive chord tower diagram
  • Vocal drone with adjustable mix
  • 12 tonal centers and 5 modes
  • Visual voice-leading connections
  • Offline functionality
  • Challenging test mode with 5 levels
Features
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The Tower is a drone-based ear training app for exploring and internalizing intervals and triads. It presents the seven diatonic chords as an interactive tower diagram where you can tap individual chord tones and hear them singly or in combination against a sustained vocal drone. To see how your ear training is coming along, the app includes a fun and challenging test mode with 5 levels: 3rds, 6ths, 4th & 5ths, Root Position Triads, Inversions Features: 12 tonal centers (all keys) 7 modes: Major, Mixolydian, Lydian, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Dorian, Phrygian 7 diatonic chords with voice-leading connections displayed visually Snapshot - capture and navigate between up to 10 states MIDI Visualizer - see what you play displayed Male and female choirs Real acoustic cello Adjustable drone/chord mix balance Function and note name label modes Works offline — no internet required How it works: Start the drone, then tap spheres in the tower to hear chord tones. Tap lines to follow voice leading paths. The tower diagram shows how intervals and chords interconnect through voice leading. Switch between chord pairs using the bottom panel. Toggle between solfege function labels and note names to build your understanding from both angles. Test Mode: Start drone, choose levels, then begin. Listen to the tones played, click the corresponding tones to select. When the timer runs out, you’ll receive feedback as to the accuracy of your selections. There are 10 questions per round. 5 levels in Tower Test Mode: 1) 3rds 2) 6ths 3) 4ths & 5ths. 4) Root Position Triads 5) Chord Inversions Level 2 of Ear Training in The Mandala L1 — The Fan & The Curtain (simple intervals) L2 — The Tower (intervals, chords, and connections) L3 — The Moons (chords and chord progressions)

Screenshots

Note Spark4 screens
Ear Training L24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Note Spark at $1.99 against Ear Training L2's $7.99. Ear Training L2's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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

Note Spark costs $1.99 and Ear Training L2 $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Spark ships an update weekly, Ear Training L2 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Note Spark versus Ear Training L2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote SparkEar Training L2
Price$1.99 — better$7.99
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopermanolofdezPaul Russell

In-app purchases

None

Note Spark

No in-app purchases

None

Ear Training L2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note Spark free?
Note Spark costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ear Training L2 free?
Ear Training L2 costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Note Spark or Ear Training L2 have ads?
Neither Note Spark nor Ear Training L2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note Spark or Ear Training L2?
Note Spark ships an update weekly, and Ear Training L2 every 5 days. Most recently, Note Spark was updated on October 7, 2026 and Ear Training L2 on October 6, 2026.

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