Comparison

EarLab vs Modalissimo Ear Training

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

Head to head
About

EarLab

Features
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EarLab is a focused ear training app designed for musicians who want to improve pitch, rhythm, and musical awareness through structured practice. The app provides targeted exercises for: • Relative pitch training • Interval recognition • Rhythm and timing • Internal pulse and tempo control Each module is designed to be simple, intentional, and distraction-free, allowing you to concentrate fully on listening and response. No unnecessary gamification. Just clear exercises and steady progress.

About

Modalissimo Ear Training

Develop your musical ear with this comprehensive ear training app. It offers modes for recognizing intervals, chords, melodies, and rhythms, with a built-in tuner and interactive piano. Practice offline with adaptive learning and track your progress through gamified elements.

Highlights
  • Interval and chord recognition
  • Melodic and polyphonic dictation
  • Rhythm tapping exercises
  • Singing pitch detection
  • Chromatic instrument tuner
  • Interactive piano with score player
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Functional Ear Training — develop your musical ear in tonal context. Designed for musicians, conservatory students, singers, jazz players and anyone who wants to train their relative pitch, the app makes you recognize intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies — across 6 instrument timbres — after a harmonic cadence that establishes the key. ■ TRAINING MODES • Intervals — recognition with a I-IV-V-I cadence before each exercise (functional ear training) • Chords — major, minor, diminished, augmented + 7th chords (M7, m7, dom7, m7b5), inversions • Melodic dictation — reconstruct a diatonic melody note by note in the given key • Polyphonic dictation — two simultaneous voices, transcribe soprano + bass beat by beat • Singing mic — sing the target note, real-time pitch detection in cents via the microphone • Rhythm — listen, then tap back the rhythm. Adjustable tempo and difficulty. • Tuner — chromatic instrument tuner with cent precision • Pocket mode — hands-free audio training with voice answers, even with the screen locked • Piano — full keyboard with instrument choice, plus a score player: follow “Für Elise” note-by-note on the staff, at your own tempo (play/pause, step through notes) ■ FEATURES • 6 instrument banks — piano, violin, sax, trumpet, flute, guitar • 3 difficulty levels per mode (Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced) • Notation toggle: Do Re Mi (Latin) or C D E (English) • Adaptive selection — items you miss come back more often (SRS-lite) • Per-item statistics — see your strengths and weaknesses by interval, chord and degree • Daily streak with reminder — keep the practice habit • Light, dark and color-blind friendly themes • 9 languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese • No ads, no tracking, works offline • Progress & rewards — XP, levels, a daily goal, badges and streaks to keep you motivated (free, no account) ■ PRO PLAN All exercise modes are free, with a daily quota of 6 questions per mode. Pro removes the limit for unlimited practice on every mode, and guarantees no ads — today and forever: • Monthly — CHF 5.99/month (cancel anytime) • Yearly — CHF 19.99/year (save 72%) • Lifetime — CHF 32.99 one-time payment ■ PRIVACY No sign-up, no account, no login required. No personal data sent to our servers. The Singing mode processes microphone audio entirely on your device, in real time, and never records or transmits it. Purchases are handled by the App Store — we never see your payment details. Privacy policy: https://gansoft.ch/eartraining-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://gansoft.ch/eartraining-terms.html

Screenshots

EarLab4 screens
Modalissimo Ear Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EarLab at none against Modalissimo Ear Training's 3. EarLab also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Modalissimo Ear Training sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. EarLab asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
EarLab versus Modalissimo Ear Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarLabModalissimo Ear Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuhe JinGanSoft SARL

In-app purchases

None

EarLab

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Modalissimo Ear Training

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is EarLab free?
EarLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modalissimo Ear Training free?
Modalissimo Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EarLab or Modalissimo Ear Training have ads?
Neither EarLab nor Modalissimo Ear Training shows ads.

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