Comparison

Ear Trainer Master vs Jazz Lineage

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

Jazz Lineage

Features
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Explore the relationships between jazz songs, recordings, albums, and musicians. Jazz Lineage is an offline-first reference catalog for musicians, students, and curious listeners. Search for a song, album, artist, or composer, then follow the connections between compositions, recorded performances, releases, and personnel. Use Jazz Lineage to: • Search songs, albums, artists, and composers in one catalog • Find titles even when punctuation or special characters differ • Browse an artist's albums as leader and sideman • See the main artist beside sideman album dates • Review album track lists and documented musician credits • View album artwork when it is available from the Cover Art Archive • Open exact Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Music album links when they have been verified • Inspect source references and provider identifiers when a detail needs further research The catalog and search index ship with the app, so core research works without a network connection. Artwork, advertising, privacy choices, and external destinations require a connection. Jazz Lineage is a reference app, not a music player. Source coverage varies, and incomplete entries remain visible with their provenance so they can be checked and improved. The free app may show non-personalized banner ads after any privacy choices required in your region. Search terms and catalog browsing history are not sent to the advertising service.

Screenshots

Ear Trainer Master4 screens
Jazz Lineage2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jazz Lineage at none against Ear Trainer Master's 1. Ear Trainer Master's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Jazz Lineage asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Ear Trainer Master versus Jazz Lineage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar Trainer MasterJazz Lineage
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB331 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWalk of Code LLCMATTHEW BYONG BAE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ear Trainer Master

One-time1
  • EarTrainer Pro$4.99
None

Jazz Lineage

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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