Comparison

Ear Training vs ManabiNote

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

Head to head
About

Ear Training

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Stop guessing what to practice next. SolfègePRO turns your practice history into a focused daily plan. It finds weak intervals, chords, notes, and timing habits, recommends the next drill, and lets you start with the right settings already prepared. Train ear, rhythm, sight reading, singing, and guitar or bass fretboard in one place. --- RESULTS THAT SHAPE YOUR NEXT SESSION --- • See specific weak spots—not just one overall score • Get a recommended next drill for each weakness and start it immediately • Build a daily plan around your goal, instrument, level, available time, and weak areas • Track change with day, week, month, and year reports plus a practice calendar • Stay consistent with three-tier goals, streaks, badges, and Home/Lock Screen widgets --- 9 WAYS TO TRAIN --- • Rhythm: tap or clap; measure rush, drag, and consistency to the millisecond • Rhythm Sight Reading: read a rhythm score and reproduce it by tapping • Intervals: identify ascending, descending, and harmonic intervals • Chords: recognize major, minor, 7th, diminished, augmented, root position, and inversions • Scales: hear church modes, pentatonic scales, melodic minor, and harmonic minor • Chord Progressions: connect function, Roman numerals, and chord symbols • Sight Reading: practice treble/bass clef, key signatures, accidentals, and ledger lines • Fretboard: six-string guitar plus four- and five-string bass; play back notes, intervals, and melodies by ear • Vocal Solfege: sing from notation and receive pitch and rhythm feedback through the microphone --- BUILT FOR A DAILY PRACTICE HABIT --- Open today’s plan from the Home Screen, Lock Screen, Live Activity, or Control Center. Three goal levels make it easier to keep the habit even on short practice days. Sixteen spotlight guides explain each feature on the real app screen, so you can learn a new training mode while using it. --- FREE & PRO --- • The 30–300 BPM metronome is completely free • Try all 9 training modes with 15 shared introductory credits—no card required • After the trial, basic practice shares 5 units/day: 20 quiz answers, 4 input rhythm bars, 16 valid singing bars or 5 fretboard answers per unit. Unfinished use carries over; Progression requires Pro • Pro unlocks advanced difficulty, ranges, playback choices, question counts, and deeper customization • Monthly, yearly, and lifetime options; available plans and local prices appear on the purchase screen --- MADE FOR --- Musicians learning to transcribe by ear Students preparing for music exams, auditions, or conservatory entrance Singers building sight-singing accuracy Guitarists and bassists connecting sound to the fretboard Anyone who wants a clear daily practice path instead of another list of drills Questions or ideas? Use Report a Bug or Request a Feature in the app settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://solfegepro.com/privacy/

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ManabiNote

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Student Mill helps independent teachers and private tutors keep student details, lesson schedules, and teaching records in one place. Instead of switching between calendars, notebooks, and scattered notes, organize the information you need around each student. BUILT FOR PRIVATE LESSONS Useful for individual teachers offering piano, violin and other music lessons, languages, academic tutoring, abacus, calligraphy, art, and other recurring one-to-one lessons. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Add, edit, search, and organize student information • Record upcoming lessons and teaching notes • Schedule weekly or biweekly recurring lessons • Record rescheduled and canceled lessons • Keep lesson and teaching-material histories • Review your schedule by day, week, month, or weekday • Sync across iPhones using the same Apple Account through iCloud • Export and import your data • Protect the app with supported device authentication • Choose from 52 app icon designs to suit your teaching specialty BEFORE AND AFTER EACH LESSON Review today's schedule and past notes before teaching. After a lesson, record progress and what comes next. Student Mill makes it easier to keep track of the details. Designed primarily for independent teachers and small private teaching practices. Multi-teacher collaboration and tuition or payment management are not supported. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://sakumori.com/privacypolicy/app-privacy/studentbloom/

Screenshots

Ear Training4 screens
ManabiNote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ManabiNote at none against Ear Training's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. Ear Training sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. ManabiNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ear Training ships an update every 6 days, ManabiNote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Ear Training versus ManabiNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar TrainingManabiNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernumasawa shogoDaisaku Mori

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ear Training

Subscriptions2
  • ソルフェージュ PRO(月額)$19.991 Month
  • ソルフェージュ PRO(年額)$199.991 Year
None

ManabiNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ear Training free?
Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ManabiNote free?
ManabiNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ear Training or ManabiNote have ads?
Neither Ear Training nor ManabiNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ear Training or ManabiNote?
Ear Training ships an update every 6 days, and ManabiNote every 4 days. Most recently, Ear Training was updated on October 18, 2026 and ManabiNote on October 25, 2026.

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