MIDITrainer vs Jazz Practice Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIDITrainer
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Train your ear with real melodies from jazz standards and pop classics. MIDI Trainer plays a short melody, then challenges you to play it back on your MIDI keyboard. Unlike other ear training apps that use random notes, MIDI Trainer uses real musical phrases from professional transcriptions, helping you develop practical musicianship. KEY FEATURES: - Real Melodies: Practice with phrases extracted from the Weimar Jazz Database (jazz solos) and McGill Billboard Dataset (pop hits) - MIDI Integration: Connect any MIDI keyboard via USB or Bluetooth - Adaptive Practice: The app focuses on intervals and patterns you find challenging - Multiple Scales: Practice in major, minor, and modal scales - Detailed Statistics: Track your progress and identify weak spots HOW IT WORKS: 1. Connect your MIDI keyboard 2. Choose your scale and difficulty settings 3. Listen to the melody 4. Play it back - the app waits for you to match each note 5. Review your accuracy and learn from mistakes Perfect for musicians, music students, and anyone wanting to improve their ear and sight-reading skills.
Jazz Practice Journal
Log music practice sessions quickly, identify areas for improvement, and build motivation with streaks. Features include an AI coach, automatic routine generation, and multi-instrument support.
- Log practice sessions in 30 seconds
- AI practice coach identifies blind spots
- Automatic daily routine generation
- Multi-instrument support with presets
- Integrated metronome, tuner, and drone (Pro)
- Streak tracking for motivation
- Weekly and monthly practice reviews
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Jazz Practice Journal helps you work through your daily practice routine, log every session, and stay on track — in seconds. Start free. ◆ YOUR ROUTINE, TOP TO BOTTOM Line up the exercises you do every day, in the order you do them. They appear on Home with the next one highlighted, so you can start right away. Begin with a suggested routine for your instrument, or build your own. ◆ SAVE AND KEEP GOING Save one item and go straight to the next — no trip back to Home. Key and tempo carry over from last time. ◆ LOG A SESSION IN 30 SECONDS Practicing something outside your routine? Tap a preset and you're practicing. ◆ MULTI-INSTRUMENT Trumpet, Trombone, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar, and Vocal — each with its own presets. Key transposition (C / Bb / Eb) for horn players. ◆ METRONOME, TUNER & DRONE (Pro) All your practice tools, one tap from the practice screen. ◆ WEEKLY & MONTHLY REVIEW See your practice time, top exercises, and how each session felt — in clear charts. ◆ SPACED REVIEW (Pro) Get reminded to revisit each piece at the right time, based on the forgetting curve. Make every session stick. ◆ PRO ($4.99/month) • Spaced review (forgetting curve) • Metronome, tuner, drone • Full history & analytics Terms of Use: https://music-practice-coach.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://music-practice-coach.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MIDITrainer at none against Jazz Practice Journal's 1. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Jazz Practice Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. MIDITrainer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | MIDITrainer | Jazz Practice Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sam Bender | Toshihiro Suzuki |
In-app purchases
MIDITrainer
No in-app purchases
Jazz Practice Journal
- Pro - monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
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