Comparison

Coco Ear Training vs MUEDear

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

Head to head
About

Coco Ear Training

Enhance your musical ear with focused exercises and real piano audio. Track your progress with a comprehensive score and access built-in theory courses. Ideal for musicians of all levels seeking structured ear training.

Highlights
  • Real Grand Piano audio samples
  • Seven focused ear training games
  • Coco Performance Index for progress tracking
  • Daily personalized workouts
  • Built-in music theory courses
  • Worldwide daily challenges
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Train your ear like a pro in just 5 minutes a day. Coco is the ear-training studio built for serious musicians: real Grand Piano audio, seven focused games, and one score that proves you're actually improving. No browser. No laptop. Just your ears, your phone, and measurable progress. REAL PIANO, NOT MIDI Every interval, chord, and scale is rendered live from Grand Piano samples — no synthetic loops, no compressed MIDI. The cleanest, most musical training audio on iOS. SEVEN GAMES — ONE FOR EVERY SKILL • Sonar — pitch identification • Triad — chord quality • Climb — ascending intervals • Fall — descending intervals • Blend — harmonic intervals • Ladder — scale identification • Span — interval comparison Plus daily worldwide challenges to train against real musicians, on your schedule. ONE SCORE THAT MEANS SOMETHING: THE COCO PERFORMANCE INDEX Stop guessing whether you're improving. CPI rolls your performance across every game into a single number — so you always know where your ear is, where it was last week, and what to train next. DAILY WORKOUT — 5 TO 15 MINUTES Coco picks the right exercises for your level every day. "Contrast before similarity" pedagogy builds solid foundations before the hard stuff. Most musicians notice the difference within 2–3 weeks. THEORY COURSES, BUILT IN Music Fundamentals · Scales & Keys · Intervals · Chords · Chord Progressions · Modes & Advanced Scales · Ear Training Theory — ~66 lessons, 285 slides, 70 test questions. Theory and practice stay separate, so you train exactly what you need. WHO COCO IS FOR • Guitarists, pianists, producers, songwriters, vocalists & DJs • Self-taught players who want structure • Students prepping for aural / conservatory exams • Pros keeping their ears sharp between sessions HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a game or start your Daily Workout 2. Listen to live piano audio and answer 3. Watch your CPI climb as your ear sharpens "Even after just a few sessions, I can already hear the difference! The other day I was casually playing guitar, not even my main instrument, and one I've never properly studied, and for the first time I started figuring out new chords completely by ear!" Train your ear. Trust your ear. Download Coco and start your first workout today. — Privacy Policy: https://cocomusic.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MUEDear

Features
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Can you spot a 3dB boost at 2kHz? Can you tell plate reverb from hall? Can you match a compressor by ear? MUEDear trains the one skill every producer needs — listening. Not quizzes: every game runs real DSP, so you hear actual EQ curves, actual compression, actual reverb impulse responses — the same audio your plugins produce. STUDIO — 11 ear-training games • MuFreQ — Identify the boosted frequency • MuComp — Spot the compressed audio • MuRush — 60-second frequency challenge • MuVerb — Identify the reverb type • MuPan — Locate the pan position • MuHorse — Match the compressor settings (1176, SSL, Fairchild, LA-2A) • MuDyn — Judge how much gain reduction • MuSter — Judge the stereo width • MuPhase — Identify the phase processing • MuSat — Judge the saturation level • MuLoud — Judge how much louder B is PLAY (beta) • MuTuner — a real-time chromatic tuner. More Play tools are coming soon. Hoo the Owl picks your first game from your background — producer, engineer, musician, or just curious. Play 5 games a day free (watch an optional ad for more). No paywall. Your ears will thank you.

Screenshots

Coco Ear Training4 screens
MUEDear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MUEDear at none against Coco Ear Training's 4. MUEDear also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Coco Ear Training sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. MUEDear asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coco Ear Training ships an update every 3 weeks, MUEDear every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Coco Ear Training versus MUEDear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoco Ear TrainingMUEDear
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco Santonocitoglasswerks inc.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Coco Ear Training

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Pro3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Offer1 Year trial$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly Pro3 Days trial$44.991 Year
None

MUEDear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coco Ear Training free?
Coco Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MUEDear free?
MUEDear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coco Ear Training or MUEDear have ads?
Neither Coco Ear Training nor MUEDear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coco Ear Training or MUEDear?
Coco Ear Training ships an update every 3 weeks, and MUEDear every 5 days. Most recently, Coco Ear Training was updated on September 9, 2026 and MUEDear on September 20, 2026.

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