Ear Trainer v5 vs Practical Ear Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Ear Trainer v5
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Sharpen your interval recognition skills with a fast, focused ear-training app designed for musicians on the go. Whether youβre a beginner learning to hear basic intervals or an advanced player refining your accuracy, this app lets you build custom interval quizzes that match your goals and practice style. How it works: Set up your quiz * Choose interval sets: Simple, Diatonic Major, Diatonic Minor, or fully Custom * Select interval direction: Ascending, Descending, Both, or Harmonic (simultaneous) * Control playback speed: Slow, Medium, or Fast * Practice with a fixed root or random roots * Choose your instrument tone: Piano or Guitar Take the quiz * Each quiz includes 20 interval questions * Hear the root and interval played using MIDI audio * Replay intervals as needed * Answer until correct, or skip and move on * End the quiz at any time Review your results * See your total score * Visualize accuracy by interval with a stacked bar chart * Track progress over time with saved quiz results * Retry the same quiz or create a new one instantly Designed for musicians * Clean, distraction-free interface * Works great for instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, and students * Ideal for daily ear-training practice, music theory study, and audition prep No ads. No accounts. Just focused ear training. Download for free and start hearing music more clearly today.
Practical Ear Training
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Practical Ear Training helps musicians recognize what they hear and connect it to the notes they play. Practice five essential listening skills: β’ Melodies β listen, explore the piano, then reproduce each phrase β’ Intervals β identify every interval from unison to octave β’ Chord progressions β recognize common, functional, minor-key and modal patterns β’ Chord qualities β distinguish major, minor, diminished and augmented triads β’ Scales β learn major, minor, pentatonic, blues, modal, whole-tone and diminished sounds MAKE PRACTICE YOUR OWN Choose the key, scale, octave and tempo. Focus on exactly the intervals, chords, scales and progression types you want to learn. Start with simple root-position chords and short melodies, then add inversions, open voicings, rhythmic chords and longer phrases. LISTEN WITH DIFFERENT SOUNDS Train with sampled grand piano, nylon guitar, trumpet and clarinet sounds. Changing the instrument helps you recognize musical ideas by pitch and structure instead of memorizing one timbre. PLAY, SEE AND UNDERSTAND Use the touch piano to find notes before answering or to perform a melody. After revealing the answer, follow it on an animated piano roll, piano keyboard, guitar, bass, ukulele or mandolin fretboard. Chord exercises show both chord names and Roman numerals. CHECK YOUR SKILLS Take a balanced 20-question ear test covering melodies, intervals, chord progressions, chord qualities and scales. See an overall result plus a score for each skill, then repeat the test later to compare your progress. BUILD A PRACTICE HABIT Track recent accuracy, completed exercises and individual strengths. Your practice history and test results stay on your device. Practical Ear Training is designed for music students, self-taught musicians, pianists, guitarists and anyone who wants a more confident musical ear. Practice as much as you likeβno account, subscription or usage limit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Ear Trainer v5 at 3 against Practical Ear Training's 1. Ear Trainer v5 also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Ear Trainer v5 | Practical Ear Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ajay Nayak | Hoverest AB |
In-app purchases
Ear Trainer v5
No in-app purchases
Practical Ear Training
No in-app purchases
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