Comparison

MUEDnote vs Ear Training

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

Head to head
About

MUEDnote

Features
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MUEDnote is an app that understands how you think about music. You don't have to write anything. Through conversations with Hoo, an AI owl companion, MUEDnote reads your production style, strengths, and the challenges on your mind — then organizes it all into a profile, automatically. The note isn't something you write. It's something written about you. --- Key Features --- [Profile Dashboard] Hoo auto-generates your profile as a music creator from your conversations and session data. View and edit your production tendencies, focus areas, and musical decision-making patterns in card format. [Conversations with Hoo] Hoo is an owl-shaped AI partner. Hoo listens, nods along, and surfaces creative patterns you didn't know you had. [Hoo's Care] Pomodoro-based focus management. After a 50-minute session, Hoo reminds you to take a break. Not overworking — that's Hoo's job too. --- MUEDnote has changed --- In v1.1.0, MUEDnote evolved from a "production log app" into an app that knows you. We removed manual log input entirely, replacing it with a natural conversation-based approach to building your profile. And it's now completely free. No subscription required.

About

Ear Training

Features
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Most ear trainers hand everyone the same random list of intervals. This one watches which ones YOU get wrong — and builds your practice from that. Every answer lands in a confusion grid. Rows are what was played, columns are what you picked. After a few rounds the grid shows the truth about your ear: maybe you never miss a fifth, but a major sixth and a minor seventh trade places again and again. That cell turns hot, and practice starts coming from there. HOW IT WORKS • Ten-question rounds. Listen, pick what you heard. That's the whole loop. • The grid fills in as you go. Tap any hot cell to drill that one pair until it cools down. • When you miss, you hear both — the right answer and your pick, from the same starting note, back to back. That comparison is where the ear actually learns. • Practice is chosen from three things: what's due for review, which pairs you confuse, and what you haven't seen yet. It's weighted, not a fixed order, so answers never fall into a guessable pattern. • 42 items: twelve intervals ascending, descending and harmonic, plus six chord qualities. The set starts small and opens up as you improve. BUILT FOR PRACTICE, NOT FOR SHOW • Pick your register — low, middle, high, or any mix. No more questions buried so low you can't hear them. • Soft or bright tone, synthesised on the device. • Name things your way: short (m3), full (minor 3rd) or solfège. • Timer pressure is off by default. Turn it on when you want it. • 46 achievements and a daily streak, if that's what keeps you coming back. • A daily reminder at a time you choose — and it stays quiet on days you've already practised. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT TEACHES These drills train RELATIVE pitch: hearing the distance between notes, which is the skill that actually reads a chord chart or transcribes a melody. It won't promise to make you name notes out of thin air, and it says nothing about your hearing — it's a music practice app, nothing more. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE Everything is synthesised and stored on your device. No account, no server, no tracking. Your grid is yours. Ear Training Pro unlocks practice rounds. The grid, your history, your stats and all settings stay open — free or not, your own data is never locked away. • A recurring subscription, with the first period at a reduced price • Or a one-time purchase that never renews Terms of Use: https://doesonejob.com/eargrid/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://doesonejob.com/eargrid/privacy/ Questions: eargrid@doesonejob.com

Screenshots

MUEDnote4 screens
Ear Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MUEDnote at none against Ear Training's 3. MUEDnote also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Ear Training sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. MUEDnote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MUEDnote ships an update every 8 days, Ear Training fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MUEDnote versus Ear Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMUEDnoteEar Training
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerglasswerks inc.YUSUF OCAL

In-app purchases

None

MUEDnote

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ear Training

Subscriptions2
  • Ear Training Pro · Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Ear Training Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ear Training Pro · Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is MUEDnote free?
MUEDnote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ear Training free?
Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MUEDnote or Ear Training have ads?
Neither MUEDnote nor Ear Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MUEDnote or Ear Training?
MUEDnote ships an update every 8 days, and Ear Training fortnightly. Most recently, MUEDnote was updated on October 10, 2026 and Ear Training on October 10, 2026.

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