CrossChords vs MIDITrainer

Level up your ear training with CrossChords — Ear Trainer, the only app that mixes crossword-style chord puzzles with professional ear-training tools. Whether you're a beginner learning intervals or an advanced musician refining complex chord recognition, CrossChords gives you a fun, structured way to grow. What You’ll Find Inside • Crossword-like grids built from real chord audio • Practice modes for intervals, chords, scales, and progressions • Guided ear-training courses with increasing difficulty • Daily challenges & progress tracking • High-quality audio samples for accurate learning • Shared premium across CrossChords and PTK – Tuner & Metronome Perfect For • Musicians, producers, students, singers, guitarists, pianists, and anyone who wants to improve their musical ear. • Daily training sessions, practice routines, or fun musical breaks. Boost your aural skills, improve your musical intuition, and make practice enjoyable with CrossChords. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Train your ear with real melodies from jazz standards and pop classics. MIDI Trainer plays a short melody, then challenges you to play it back on your MIDI keyboard. Unlike other ear training apps that use random notes, MIDI Trainer uses real musical phrases from professional transcriptions, helping you develop practical musicianship. KEY FEATURES: - Real Melodies: Practice with phrases extracted from the Weimar Jazz Database (jazz solos) and McGill Billboard Dataset (pop hits) - MIDI Integration: Connect any MIDI keyboard via USB or Bluetooth - Adaptive Practice: The app focuses on intervals and patterns you find challenging - Multiple Scales: Practice in major, minor, and modal scales - Detailed Statistics: Track your progress and identify weak spots HOW IT WORKS: 1. Connect your MIDI keyboard 2. Choose your scale and difficulty settings 3. Listen to the melody 4. Play it back - the app waits for you to match each note 5. Review your accuracy and learn from mistakes Perfect for musicians, music students, and anyone wanting to improve their ear and sight-reading skills.