Comparison

CrossChords vs Ear Trainer v5

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

Head to head
About

CrossChords

Features
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Level up your ear training with CrossChords β€” 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 β€’ Crossword-like grids built from real chord audio β€’ Practice modes for intervals, chords, scales, and progressions β€’ Guided ear-training courses with increasing difficulty β€’ Daily challenges & progress tracking β€’ High-quality audio samples for accurate learning β€’ Shared premium across CrossChords and PTK – Tuner & Metronome Perfect For β€’ Musicians, producers, students, singers, guitarists, pianists, and anyone who wants to improve their musical ear. β€’ 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/

About

Ear Trainer v5

Features
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Sharpen your interval recognition skills with a fast, focused ear-training app designed for musicians on the go. Whether you’re a beginner learning to hear basic intervals or an advanced player refining your accuracy, this app lets you build custom interval quizzes that match your goals and practice style. How it works: Set up your quiz * Choose interval sets: Simple, Diatonic Major, Diatonic Minor, or fully Custom * Select interval direction: Ascending, Descending, Both, or Harmonic (simultaneous) * Control playback speed: Slow, Medium, or Fast * Practice with a fixed root or random roots * Choose your instrument tone: Piano or Guitar Take the quiz * Each quiz includes 20 interval questions * Hear the root and interval played using MIDI audio * Replay intervals as needed * Answer until correct, or skip and move on * End the quiz at any time Review your results * See your total score * Visualize accuracy by interval with a stacked bar chart * Track progress over time with saved quiz results * Retry the same quiz or create a new one instantly Designed for musicians * Clean, distraction-free interface * Works great for instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, and students * Ideal for daily ear-training practice, music theory study, and audition prep No ads. No accounts. Just focused ear training. Download for free and start hearing music more clearly today.

Screenshots

CrossChords3 screens
Ear Trainer v51 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ear Trainer v5 at none against CrossChords's 2. Ear Trainer v5 also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. CrossChords sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Ear Trainer v5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
CrossChords versus Ear Trainer v5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossChordsEar Trainer v5
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size78 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert MengualAjay Nayak

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CrossChords

Subscriptions2
  • Quarterly Subscription$2.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription$6.991 Year
None

Ear Trainer v5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrossChords free?
CrossChords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ear Trainer v5 free?
Ear Trainer v5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrossChords or Ear Trainer v5 have ads?
CrossChords shows ads; Ear Trainer v5 does not.

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