Comparison

Coco Ear Training vs Fretionary

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

Fretionary

This app transforms your device into an interactive guitar fretboard, visualizing scales, chords, and progressions. It offers color-coded displays and real audio playback to aid music theory learning.

Highlights
  • Interactive fretboard visualization
  • 14 scales and modes
  • 25 chord types
  • CAGED system shapes
  • Chord progression builder
  • Color-coded by function
Features
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Fretionary turns your entire fretboard into a visual theory map. Stop hunting for scale shapes on YouTube. Stop forgetting which chord is which. Fretionary puts every scale, chord, and progression you need right on an interactive fretboard — color-coded, labeled, and playable with real guitar audio. FEATURES • 14 scales & modes — Major, Minor, Pentatonic, Blues, Dorian, Lydian, and more • 36 chord types with fingering diagrams — Triads, 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, 13ths, Sus, Add, and more • CAGED system — all 5 shapes color-coded across the neck, with reference chord diagrams • 64 chord progressions — across Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Latin, Motown, Gospel, Classical, Reggae, and more • Progressions builder — Common, Diatonic, or build your own from scratch • Practice drills — Name the Note, Find the Note, String Drill (Beginner to Advanced) • Identify — reverse chord lookup: tap any notes on the fretboard, get the chord name • Progress tracking — daily streak plus scales explored, chords learned, and progressions played • Interactive fretboard up to 24 frets — tap positions directly, focus on any range • Color-coded by function — roots, 3rds, 5ths, and extensions instantly visible • 9 alternate tunings — Standard, Drop D, Drop C, DADGAD, Open D/G/E, Eb Standard, and more • Real guitar audio — sample-based playback for every scale, chord, and progression • Built-in metronome (free) — BPM 40–240, six time signatures, tap-tempo • iPad optimized — full-screen fretboard with side-by-side controls FRETIONARY PRO Unlock all scales, chords, progressions, tunings, and practice modes. • Monthly: $7.99/month • Lifetime: $44.99 one time Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://fretionary.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Coco Ear Training4 screens
Fretionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fretionary at 4.5 against Coco Ear Training's 3.0. Fretionary also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Coco Ear Training's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Coco Ear Training sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Fretionary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fretionary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fretionary has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Coco Ear Training's written reviews are positive against 78% of Fretionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coco Ear Training ships an update every 3 weeks, Fretionary every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Coco Ear Training versus Fretionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoco Ear TrainingFretionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings222 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco SantonocitoBrandon Sumner

Customer experience

Coco Ear Training

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Fretionary

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

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
3 purchases

Fretionary

Subscriptions2
  • Fretionary Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Fretionary Pro Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fretionary Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Coco Ear Training free?
Coco Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fretionary free?
Fretionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coco Ear Training or Fretionary?
Fretionary is rated higher. Coco Ear Training averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Fretionary averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Coco Ear Training or Fretionary have ads?
Fretionary shows ads; Coco Ear Training does not.
Which is updated more often, Coco Ear Training or Fretionary?
Coco Ear Training ships an update every 3 weeks, and Fretionary every 3 days. Most recently, Coco Ear Training was updated on September 9, 2026 and Fretionary on September 23, 2026.

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