MaestLog vs By Ear PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
MaestLog
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MaestLog: Your Personal Classical Diary * Global Hackathon Winner - Shipaton 2025 * MaestLog is an elegant concert logging app designed for classical music lovers. Track your concert experiences with AI assistant, manage detailed program information, and build a personal archive of your musical journey from opera to symphony, recital to philharmonic performances. **AI-Powered Concert Logging:** Simply snap a photo of your concert ticket or program, and let AI automatically extract venue, date, performers, and program details. Save time while capturing every detail of your performance. Works with 11 languages including English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese. **Today in Classical Music:** Every day, the top of your calendar shows a composer whose birthday or memorial day falls on that date, along with Today's Piece. Composer names are localized in 11 languages. Tap play to open the piece on YouTube, Apple Music, or Spotify. Even on days without a concert, there's a reason to listen. **Memory Notifications:** When the anniversary of a concert you logged comes around, MaestLog lets you know so you can revisit the memory. You can also have Today's Piece delivered at a time you choose. Notifications are entirely optional: MaestLog never asks for permission at first launch, and sends them only if you allow it after reading the explanation in the app. Change this any time in Settings > Notifications. **Web Page Import:** Found a concert listing online? Share it directly from Safari, Chrome, or any browser to import concert details instantly. AI extracts venue, date, performers, and program information from the web page. Review extraction confidence scores and edit details before saving. **Music Service Integration:** Search for any piece on YouTube, Apple Music, or Spotify directly from the concert detail screen. Tap a program item to search for it on your preferred streaming service. **Comprehensive Concert Management:** Record every detail of your performances including concert hall information, seating details, performer listings, complete program and repertoire details with composer and catalog information, personal ratings, and detailed notes. Perfect for tracking everything from chamber music recitals to grand orchestral performances. **Elegant Calendar Interface:** Navigate your musical experiences through a beautiful calendar view. Each concert appears with intuitive icons, making it easy to visualize your attendance patterns and plan future events. **Advanced Search Capabilities:** Find any concert instantly using powerful search filters. Search by venue, performers, composers, specific works, or browse by date ranges to quickly locate any performance in your collection. **Complete Privacy Protection:** Your concert records remain entirely private. MaestLog operates offline with zero data collection for basic features. AI image analysis is optional and processes images securely with immediate deletion after processing. **Ad Removal Purchase Available:** All core features are available for free. The optional one-time purchase removes banner ads and lets you skip rewarded ads before AI image analysis. Perfect for classical music enthusiasts, opera lovers, season ticket holders, music students, and anyone building a personal musical archive. MaestLog grows with your musical journey, whether attending your first symphony or thousandth performance. Download MaestLog today and start preserving your classical music experiences in the most elegant way possible. Privacy Policy: https://maestlog.app/en/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ **One-Time Ad Removal Purchase:** Ad Removal is a paid one-time purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It does not renew automatically. Eligible purchases can be restored from within the app.
By Ear PRO
This app helps musicians transcribe songs by automatically analyzing chords from audio. It allows for slow playback of difficult phrases and visualizes chords on a piano roll for accurate copying. Users can also create their own transcriptions from scratch.
- AI chord analysis from audio
- Pitch-preserving slow playback
- Piano roll visualization of chords
- Freehand transcription with chord insertion
- Project saving and loading
- MIDI export
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"How do they play that part?" β this app answers it. Every musician hits the same wall sooner or later: working a song out by ear. A song with no sheet music. A phrase you love. That intro. By Ear PRO takes that wall down with four tools. 1. A head start on the chords Import a track and you get a first reading of the chord progression. Your ears still decide β you just don't have to start from nothing. 2. Slow playback that keeps the pitch Play a fast phrase slowly without it dropping in pitch. Combine it with AB repeat and you can loop the hard part as long as you like. 3. Work it out while you watch the piano roll The chords sit on a piano roll in front of you. See it, hear it, and correct it until it matches what you heard. 4. Start from a blank roll and write it yourself Enter notes at your own pace from nothing at all. Insert chords as you go and build the structure while you work. ABOUT THE PRO PLAN A one-time purchase with a permanent licence. Buy it once and there is nothing more to pay. No subscription and no renewal. PRO unlocks: - Saving and opening projects (.csp) - MIDI export (.mid) - Everything added to PRO in the future RESTORING AFTER A NEW DEVICE OR REINSTALL If you bought it before, tap "Restore purchase" in the app to get it back at no cost. As long as you are signed in with the same Apple ID, PRO works on the new device with nothing more to pay. PAYMENT - Charges are billed to your Apple ID. - PRO is enabled as soon as the purchase is confirmed. - Payment is handled through Apple's In-App Purchase. PRIVACY AND TERMS Privacy policy: https://tenmais.jp/privacy.php?lang=en Terms of use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This app does not sell or pass your personal information to anyone. See the privacy policy above for details. SUPPORT Questions and requests are welcome: https://tenmais.jp/contact/?lang=en Working a song out by ear is the best training there is for understanding music. We hope this app makes your musical life richer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: By Ear PRO at none against MaestLog's 3. MaestLog's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. MaestLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. By Ear PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.
MaestLog ships an update weekly, By Ear PRO every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MaestLog | By Ear PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | β | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Weekly β better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Monetization | β | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sho Ayuba | Kenichi Ando |
In-app purchases
MaestLog
- Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
- Ad Removal$2.99
By Ear PRO
No in-app purchases
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