Comparison

Pitch Trainer vs Tone Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Pitch Trainer

Develop your musical ear with structured lessons and custom drills for identifying notes, intervals, and chords. Tailor your practice with various display options, instrument sounds, and specific skill focus.

Highlights
  • Note recognition (Perfect Pitch)
  • Interval training (melodic/harmonic)
  • Chord quality identification
  • Customizable practice drills
  • Multiple instrument sounds
  • Solfege and transposition options
Features
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Pitch Trainer helps you build real ear skills: identify notes, recognize intervals, hear chord quality, follow chord progressions, and detect scales with confidence. It's built around structured lessons plus fast custom drills, so you always know what to practice next and you can improve consistently. World-class training tools: 1) Pitch Trainer (Note Recognition) - Train your ear to identify individual notes by name. - Structured lessons that expand across the 12 chromatic notes - Practice across different octaves (low, medium, high, random) - Optional reference pitch to help you learn faster 2) Interval Training - Learn to recognize the distance between two notes. - Train all common intervals from minor 2nd through octave - Melodic vs harmonic options (separate vs together) - Ascending and descending practice - Short theory explanations and mnemonics to lock concepts in 3) Chord Recognition - Train your ear to identify chord quality and type. - Practice major, minor, diminished, augmented, and 7th chords - Progress from triads to more advanced chord types - Build reliability across different octave ranges 4) Chord Progressions - Train your ear to follow how chords move in real music. - Learn common progressions like I-IV-V, ii-V-I, and I-V-vi-IV - Practice cadences, turnarounds, and 12-bar blues - Build the skills to hear song structure by ear 5) Scale Detection - Train your ear to recognize scales and modes. - Major, natural/harmonic/melodic minor, and the modes (Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian) - Pentatonic, blues, whole tone, and chromatic scales - Progress from familiar scales to advanced tonalities Practice your way Customize the experience to match how you learn and what you play: - Note display options: sharps, flats, or solfege - Transpose displayed notes to any key (helpful for transposing instruments) - Choose different instrument sounds (piano, guitar) - Select exactly what you want to drill: specific notes, intervals, chords, progressions, or scales Subscription is required for pitch, chord, interval, progression, and scale training. Subscription details: Payment will be charged to your App Store account once your purchase is confirmed. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Account Settings; if canceled, access will continue until the end of the current billing period. Subscriptions automatically renew 24 hours before the period ends, and your account will be charged within that 24-hour window. Auto-renewal can be turned off at any time in Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if available, will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased Privacy Policy: https://trypitchtrainer.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://trypitchtrainer.app/tos Contact Us: hello@trypitchtrainer.app

About

Tone Assistant

Features
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Tone Assistant is an ear training companion for musicians at every level. Whether you're a beginner just learning about intervals or an advanced player sharpening your recognition, Tone Assistant gives you three focused ways to build your ear. Practice Put your ears to the test. Each session plays a melodic interval — two notes heard one after another — and asks you to identify it from multiple choices. Configure the session to your level: choose your tonic key, select which interval groups to focus on (Major & Perfect, or Minor/Diminished/Augmented), and set how many questions you want. After each session, a detailed score breakdown shows exactly which intervals you're nailing and which ones need more work. Adjust practice sessions to increase rate of intervals which have lower recognition rates. Built in voice recognition to link hearing the interval with saying the name of the interval. Explore Browse all 13 intervals at once in an interactive grid. Tap any interval to hear it played instantly in your chosen key. Perfect for building the mental "sound library" you'll draw on when recognizing intervals in music. Listen Step through a curated sequence of intervals at your own pace. Optionally enable spoken announcements so the interval name is read aloud before it plays — a powerful technique for anchoring sounds to their names. Use it as a warm-up routine, a passive listening session, or a reference tool. History Results of practice and listening sessions are saved, so you can track your progress over time and see how your accuracy improves.

Screenshots

Pitch Trainer4 screens
Tone Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tone Assistant at none against Pitch Trainer's 13. Pitch Trainer's advantage is chart position (#92 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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. Pitch Trainer sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Tone Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pitch Trainer ships an update every 6 days, Tone Assistant every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Pitch Trainer versus Tone Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitch TrainerTone Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (486 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings486 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEar & Pitch Training Studios LLCBrent Petit

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Pitch Trainer

Subscriptions12
  • Pitch Trainer Subscription Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pitch Trainer Weekly Access7 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • Pitch Trainer Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Pitch Trainer Annual Offer$14.991 Year
  • Pitch Trainer 3 Months$19.993 Months
  • Pitch Trainer Annual Offer$24.991 Year
  • Pitch Trainer Subscription Annual$29.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Pitch Trainer Annual Access$49.991 Year
  • Pitch Trainer Annual$59.991 Year
  • Pitch Trainer Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Tone Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pitch Trainer free?
Pitch Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tone Assistant free?
Tone Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pitch Trainer or Tone Assistant have ads?
Neither Pitch Trainer nor Tone Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pitch Trainer or Tone Assistant?
Pitch Trainer ships an update every 6 days, and Tone Assistant every 3 days. Most recently, Pitch Trainer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Tone Assistant on October 10, 2026.

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