Comparison

MIDITrainer vs Ear Training L2

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

Head to head
About

MIDITrainer

Features
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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.

About

Ear Training L2

Explore and internalize musical intervals and triads with this interactive ear training app. It features a visual tower diagram of diatonic chords, allowing you to hear individual tones and combinations against a vocal drone. Includes a challenging test mode to assess your progress.

Highlights
  • Interactive chord tower diagram
  • Vocal drone with adjustable mix
  • 12 tonal centers and 5 modes
  • Visual voice-leading connections
  • Offline functionality
  • Challenging test mode with 5 levels
Features
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The Tower is a drone-based ear training app for exploring and internalizing intervals and triads. It presents the seven diatonic chords as an interactive tower diagram where you can tap individual chord tones and hear them singly or in combination against a sustained vocal drone. To see how your ear training is coming along, the app includes a fun and challenging test mode with 5 levels: 3rds, 6ths, 4th & 5ths, Root Position Triads, Inversions Features: 12 tonal centers (all keys) 7 modes: Major, Mixolydian, Lydian, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Dorian, Phrygian 7 diatonic chords with voice-leading connections displayed visually Snapshot - capture and navigate between up to 10 states MIDI Visualizer - see what you play displayed Male and female choirs Real acoustic cello Adjustable drone/chord mix balance Function and note name label modes Works offline — no internet required How it works: Start the drone, then tap spheres in the tower to hear chord tones. Tap lines to follow voice leading paths. The tower diagram shows how intervals and chords interconnect through voice leading. Switch between chord pairs using the bottom panel. Toggle between solfege function labels and note names to build your understanding from both angles. Test Mode: Start drone, choose levels, then begin. Listen to the tones played, click the corresponding tones to select. When the timer runs out, you’ll receive feedback as to the accuracy of your selections. There are 10 questions per round. 5 levels in Tower Test Mode: 1) 3rds 2) 6ths 3) 4ths & 5ths. 4) Root Position Triads 5) Chord Inversions Level 2 of Ear Training in The Mandala L1 — The Fan & The Curtain (simple intervals) L2 — The Tower (intervals, chords, and connections) L3 — The Moons (chords and chord progressions)

Screenshots

MIDITrainer1 screens
Ear Training L24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MIDITrainer at Free against Ear Training L2's $7.99. Ear Training L2's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months). On ads, 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

MIDITrainer is free to download; Ear Training L2 costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIDITrainer ships an update every 9 months, Ear Training L2 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MIDITrainer versus Ear Training L2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDITrainerEar Training L2
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRIKER TECH, LLCPaul Russell

In-app purchases

None

MIDITrainer

No in-app purchases

None

Ear Training L2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIDITrainer free?
MIDITrainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ear Training L2 free?
Ear Training L2 costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MIDITrainer or Ear Training L2 have ads?
Neither MIDITrainer nor Ear Training L2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIDITrainer or Ear Training L2?
MIDITrainer ships an update every 9 months, and Ear Training L2 every 5 days. Most recently, MIDITrainer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ear Training L2 on October 23, 2026.

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