Comparison

JazzEar vs Sonaris

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

Head to head
About

JazzEar

Enhance your jazz chord progression recognition with diverse exercises. Study curated progressions, practice random sequences, and tackle challenges inspired by real jazz tunes. Track your progress and compete with friends on daily songs.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of curated chord progressions
  • Randomly generated chord sequences
  • Progressions inspired by real jazz tunes
  • Daily song challenges
  • Streak and performance statistics
Features
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Improve your recognition of jazz progressions with a variety of exercises and features: - Study from hundreds of hand-curated chord progressions from easy to difficult, covering topics such as diatonic movements, diminished passing chords, modulations, and more. - Practice randomly generated chords or 2-5 movements to test difficult intervals and modulations. - Try progressions inspired by real jazz tunes, with options to tune the difficulty to your level. - Make your best attempt at the "daily song" and compare results with your friends! - Stats to track your streaks and how well you performed at each exercise. Aim for fewer mistakes, fewer listens, and faster completion.

About

Sonaris

Features
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How good is your musical ear? Find out – and train it a little better every day. Sonaris turns ear training into a game: short training sessions, real piano sound, and a score that shows how your ear develops. Whether you're learning an instrument, singing in a choir, producing music, or simply curious – this is where you train the skill that music is really about: listening closely. FOUR CHALLENGES, ONE GOAL • Order tones by pitch – Hear several tones and arrange them from high to low. Three difficulty levels, from beginner to pro level with quarter tones. • Interval training – Two tones play: how many semitones apart are they? The supreme discipline of ear training. • Absolute pitch – A tone plays, you find the key. On the piano keyboard or directly on the staff. • Find the error – A chord is shown, but the pianist plays one note wrong. Can you hear which one? THE HEARING SCORE Your progress in one number: the Hearing Score (0–1000) measures your skill across all challenges – not how much you play, but how well you hear. Rise from Beginner through Music Ear and Golden Ear to Absolute Pitch, and compare with friends and family. TRAIN SMART • Short sessions of 5 rounds – perfect for in between • Tiered hints when you get stuck • Per-challenge statistics show your progress over time • Real piano sound instead of sterile sine tones KIDS MODE A dedicated child-friendly mode with big symbols and simple comparison tasks – with parental gate and no personalized ads. 10 LANGUAGES English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic. Download Sonaris now and find out what your ear can do. FREE & PREMIUM Sonaris is free to use and supported by ads. All four challenges, the Hearing Score, the statistics and the kids mode are included at no extra cost. Sonaris Premium is an optional auto-renewable subscription that removes all ads and unlocks unlimited offline training. A free trial is available, and the current price is shown in the app before you subscribe. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yr8ghc8hvg-beep.github.io/sonaris-support/privacy.html

Screenshots

JazzEar4 screens
Sonaris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: JazzEar at none against Sonaris's shown. JazzEar also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, 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. JazzEar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sonaris sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JazzEar ships an update every 4 days, Sonaris weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
JazzEar versus Sonaris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJazzEarSonaris
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul CohnDavid Grodzki

In-app purchases

1 purchases

JazzEar

One-time1
  • Full Access$6.99
1 purchases

Sonaris

Subscriptions1
  • Sonaris Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is JazzEar free?
JazzEar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sonaris free?
Sonaris is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JazzEar or Sonaris have ads?
Sonaris shows ads; JazzEar does not.
Which is updated more often, JazzEar or Sonaris?
JazzEar ships an update every 4 days, and Sonaris weekly. Most recently, JazzEar was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sonaris on October 16, 2026.

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