Comparison

Ear Trainer Master vs Ear Dojo

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

Head to head
About

Ear Trainer Master

Master your musical ear with structured lessons on intervals, chords, and progressions. Features interactive guitar fretboards and piano keyboards with visual feedback. Offers survival modes and curated progression collections for comprehensive music theory training.

Highlights
  • Interactive guitar fretboard with chord shapes
  • Visual piano keyboard for interval/chord recognition
  • 133 structured ear training lessons
  • Survival mode with leaderboards
  • Curated music progression collections
  • Music theory explanations before quizzes
  • Practice in any key with tonal center selector
Features
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Ear Trainer Master — the ear training and music theory app with a guitar fretboard, piano keyboard, and 133 structured lessons. Train intervals, chords, and chord progressions with visual aids no other app offers. GUITAR EAR TRAINING • See chord shapes on a real fretboard while you train — open voicings, barre chords, and a voicing style toggle • Guitar chord identification with visual feedback on every answer • Switch between acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, and bass • The only ear training app that shows you the fretboard as you learn PIANO EAR TRAINING • Watch piano keys light up as intervals and chords play • Interval recognition and chord identification with keyboard visualization • Tap individual keys to compare notes and build your inner ear • Expand to full-screen piano for detailed analysis 133 EAR TRAINING LESSONS • Ascending Intervals — 24 lessons from pitch recognition to compound intervals across all 12 keys • Descending Intervals — 18 lessons with song associations, mixed directions, and random tonic training • Chord Identification — 31 lessons: triads, suspended chords, inversions, seventh chords, and extended jazz chords (9ths, 11ths, 13ths) • Cadences — 12 lessons on authentic, plagal, half, and deceptive cadences • Functional Harmony — 15 lessons: tonic/predominant/dominant functions, pop loops, circle of fifths, and turnarounds • Applied Dominants — 8 lessons on secondary dominants and tonicization • Discover — 25 style collections SURVIVAL MODE • One wrong answer ends the run — the difficulty climbs as your streak grows • A leaderboard per mode, tracking your best streak and accuracy DISCOVER REAL PROGRESSIONS • 25 hand-authored collections across classical, pop, rock, ballads, and funk • Each collection walks an era, and finishing one unlocks the next LEARN MUSIC THEORY BEFORE EACH QUIZ • Concept intro lessons explain what to listen for and why it matters • Song anchors help you remember interval sounds • Core concepts break down chord quality, voice leading, and harmonic function • Prerequisites guide you through a structured learning path PRACTICE IN ANY KEY • Tonal center selector — choose C, D, E, F, G, A, or B as your practice key • Random tonic mode for advanced ear training across all keys • Moving tonic mode for real-world modulation practice • Customizable playback: melodic, harmonic, block, or arpeggiated INTELLIGENT LEARNING SYSTEM • Two modes: Free Mode for open exploration or Tutor Mode with 80% mastery to advance • Multiple quiz formats: true/false recognition, matching, and identification • Instant feedback with correct answer display • Progress tracking with accuracy statistics and streaks • Auto-advance with configurable timing PROFESSIONAL AUDIO • High-quality MIDI synthesis with professional SoundFont technology • Adjustable tempo, volume, and sequence speed • Works offline — practice ear training anytime, anywhere WHO IS THIS FOR • Guitar players who want to recognize chords by ear • Music students preparing for ABRSM, RCM, or university auditions • Jazz musicians learning functional harmony, extended chords, and chord substitutions • Singers and vocalists building interval recognition and sight-singing skills FLEXIBLE & AFFORDABLE • Try free lessons in every domain before upgrading • Unlock all 133 lessons with PRO — one-time purchase, no subscription • Family Sharing support on iOS Download Ear Trainer Master and start training your musical ear today.

About

Ear Dojo

This app offers focused ear-training exercises for musicians to improve pitch, rhythm, and harmony skills. It features a belt-based curriculum with guided feedback to help users progress through various musical concepts. Includes practice tools like a metronome and tuner.

Highlights
  • Belt-based ear-training curriculum
  • Sensei guidance system
  • Pitch, rhythm, and harmony exercises
  • Solfège, melody, interval, and chord recognition
  • Metronome, tuner, pitch pipe, and drone
  • Optional one-time purchases for advanced content
Features
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Ear Dojo is a focused ear-training app for musicians who want stronger pitch, rhythm, interval, harmony, and singing skills without subscriptions. Built around a belt-based curriculum, Ear Dojo guides you step by step through short, focused exercises that fit easily into daily practice. Instead of overwhelming you with random drills, Ear Dojo provides a clear path: learn, train, test your skills, and advance through the belts. At the center of the experience is the Sensei guidance system. Sensei Night Fox studies your training history, identifies developing strengths and weak concepts, and recommends what to practice next. Clear feedback and focused strategy help your training feel guided rather than scattered. Ear Dojo develops the listening skills musicians use in real music: recognizing pitch, hearing and singing intervals, identifying chords, following harmonic movement, improving rhythmic accuracy, strengthening musical memory, and developing steadier intonation. Core training areas include: Solfège Recognition Solfège Singing Melodic Memory Interval Recognition Interval Singing Chord Recognition Chord Progressions Rhythmic Tap Syncopation Rhythmic Dictation Each belt introduces new musical vocabulary and progressively more challenging material. Yellow Belt begins with accessible foundations, while Orange through Black Belt gradually expand the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, and singing demands. Detailed instructions, real-time score and accuracy feedback, timing and pitch displays, progress history, concept mastery, belt tests, and shareable certificates help make improvement visible. The Learn section provides pressure-free references for scales, intervals, and chords. Tool Pack I adds a metronome, tuner, pitch pipe and drone, and tap tempo for daily practice, intonation work, rehearsals, and lessons. Optional specialty packs provide four additional trainings and a dedicated test: Polyrhythms Perfect Tempo Jazz Harmony Singing Camp The free download includes Learn, Sensei guidance, and the complete Yellow Belt training path and test. Optional one-time purchases can unlock Orange through Black Belt, Tool Pack I, individual specialty packs, or the complete Ear Dojo Pro experience. Ear Dojo is designed for music students, teachers, singers, instrumentalists, composers, producers, and anyone who wants to hear music more clearly. Train your ear. Sharpen your instincts. Earn your belt.

Screenshots

Ear Trainer Master4 screens
Ear Dojo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ear Trainer Master at free against Ear Dojo's free with in-app purchases. Ear Dojo's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ear Trainer Master sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ear Dojo sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ear Trainer Master against 5.0 for Ear Dojo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ear Trainer Master ships an update every 4 days, Ear Dojo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ear Trainer Master versus Ear Dojo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar Trainer MasterEar Dojo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWalk of Code LLCAngelo Milli

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ear Trainer Master

One-time1
  • EarTrainer Pro$4.99
7 purchases

Ear Dojo

One-time7
  • Tool Pack I$3.99
  • Polyrhythms$3.99
  • Perfect Tempo$3.99
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  • Jazz Harmony$3.99
  • Singing Camp$3.99
  • Student$9.99
  • Ear Dojo Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Ear Trainer Master free?
Ear Trainer Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ear Dojo free?
Ear Dojo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ear Trainer Master or Ear Dojo?
Ear Trainer Master and Ear Dojo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Ear Trainer Master or Ear Dojo have ads?
Neither Ear Trainer Master nor Ear Dojo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ear Trainer Master or Ear Dojo?
Ear Trainer Master ships an update every 4 days, and Ear Dojo weekly. Most recently, Ear Trainer Master was updated on October 28, 2026 and Ear Dojo on October 31, 2026.

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