Pitch Trainer vs Classical Minute
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Note recognition (Perfect Pitch)
- Interval training (melodic/harmonic)
- Chord quality identification
- Customizable practice drills
- Multiple instrument sounds
- Solfege and transposition options
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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
Classical Minute
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One classical music story a day. One minute. 365 days a year. Classical Minute is a quietly addictive daily ritual. Each morning, open the app to discover something surprising about the world's greatest composers — the bar fights, the rivalries, the love letters, the moments of genius — paired with original artwork and warm narration to listen on the go. WHAT YOU GET - A new hand-picked story every day, from 365 of classical music's most interesting moments - Calm, warm narration by Steven Hobé — listen while commuting, cooking, or winding down - Background audio so playback continues with your phone locked, plus pause, rewind, and skip controls - Original artwork created for every story - Bookmark your favorites and return to them anytime - Optional daily reminders, on your schedule ABOUT THE CONTENT Based on The Classical Music Minute podcast, each story brings a different composer or work to life. Whether it's learning that Mozart loved silly jokes, that Bach once got into a sword fight, or that Beethoven's deafness shaped his most transcendent music — you'll come away from every minute knowing something delightful, and a little more in love with the music. PRICING Try the full experience free for 7 days. After that, unlock everything for a one-time payment — no subscription, ever. Perfect for music lovers, lifelong learners, teachers, podcast fans, and anyone curious about the stories behind the music they already know.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Pitch Trainer at #105 against Classical Minute's unranked. Pitch Trainer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Classical Minute's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pitch Trainer sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Classical Minute sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pitch Trainer ships an update every 6 days, Classical Minute every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pitch Trainer | Classical Minute |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (463 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 463 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #105 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 255 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ear & Pitch Training Studios LLC | Steven Hobe |
In-app purchases
Pitch Trainer
- 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
Classical Minute
- Classical Minute Premium$3.99
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