Chord Spell vs Earonman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chord Spell
Learn piano chords by spelling them out on a virtual keyboard. Get instant feedback on your accuracy and hear the chords played back. Practice daily with customizable chord types and track your progress.
- Spell chords on a virtual piano
- Instant feedback on accuracy
- Hear chords played back
- Supports major, minor, and extended chords
- Customizable chord types
- Tracks and drills mistakes
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Chord Spell helps you learn to spell chords on a piano keyboard. A chord name appears — you tap the correct keys. Instant feedback tells you what you got right, what you missed, and plays the chord back so you can hear it. Whether you're a beginner learning major and minor triads or a jazz student working through extended chords, Chord Spell adapts to your level with built-in presets and customizable chord types. It tracks your mistakes and lets you drill them until they stick. Simple, focused, and designed for daily practice.
Earonman
This app offers a gamified approach to developing musical ear training skills. It features 258 levels of progressive exercises, real-time microphone input for singing or playing, and competitive multiplayer challenges. Customize your experience and train with authentic instrument sounds.
- 258 progressive ear training levels
- Real-time microphone input
- 1V1 multiplayer challenges
- Gamified progress tracking (XP, streaks, leagues)
- Authentic instrument sounds
- Customizable app appearance
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Master your musical ear. Become Earonman. Earonman is a gamified ear training app for musicians of all levels. Build real relative pitch through 258 levels, six PRO Quests, free practice, real-time microphone input, and 1V1 challenges. MAKE IT YOURS Dress Earonman in a Timbre, an app-wide color scheme you buy with EarCoins earned through training. There are 12 to collect, two of them light. AUTHENTIC SOUND Train with samples of a real Petrof III concert grand piano recorded at Baracca Records. Choose from 8 instruments: piano, Rhodes, strings, harp, electric guitar, flute, clarinet, and horn. 258 LEVELS Progress from basic intervals to advanced jazz harmony: - Melodic and harmonic intervals - Triads and inversions - Seventh and extended chords - Compound intervals - Scales and modes - Slash chords - Jazz voicings - Upper structures, hybrid chords, and polychords LEARN WITH DR. EARMOND SHARP Each level begins with a short chat-style lesson guided by your witty musical mentor. FREE PRACTICE MODE Practice Intervals, Chords, Scales, and Jazz Voicings with no timers, no lives, and no daily limit. Train at your own pace without losing XP. SIX PRO QUESTS - Slashmaster - hear which note of a triad is in the bass and name the slash chord, like C/E or C/G - Functioneer - hear what a chord does in the key: after the tonic, in four-chord progressions or as a secondary dominant, in major and minor. Seventh chords play in the voicing you pick, from shells and Drop 2 to So What and upper structures - Harmonic Quest - harmonic movement, including Barry Harris-inspired approaches - Guido - the guide-tone line of a jazz standard: the 3rd and 7th of every chord, with the smoothest voice leading. Hear the band play it, follow the chart, find it by ear, then play or sing it in tempo. Add tunes from iReal Pro - Hybrid Lab - triads over bass notes - Polychordist - stacked-triad structures OPEN MIC Answer by singing or playing instead of tapping. Earonman listens through your microphone and evaluates your intonation live, note by note. It works with voice, piano, saxophone, trumpet, and more. All audio analysis happens on your device. Nothing is recorded or uploaded. 1V1 DUELS Challenge another player across intervals, chords, scales, cadences, and chord progressions. Invite Earonman users directly or share a link with friends. GAMIFIED PROGRESS - Earn XP - Build streaks - Unlock badges - Climb weekly Leagues - Review past League results - Track accuracy and time SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE English, Czech, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Japanese (the last three in beta). The app follows your phone's language, and note names stay international (C, D, E, F, G, A, B). ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN Full VoiceOver support across lessons, quests, and onboarding helps blind and low-vision musicians train independently. The app also includes large touch targets, high contrast, and clear focus indicators. BUILT BY A MUSICIAN Created by a professional jazz pianist, educator, and Barry Harris student. The curriculum connects ear training with music theory, harmony, and practical musicianship. FREE - Basic Intervals, the first section of the map (11 levels) - 3 levels every 8 hours - Practice as long as you like: intervals up to the octave, major and minor chords and scales, Root Position voicings - This week's leaderboard - Basic stats and badges PRO - 7-DAY FREE TRIAL - Unlimited exercises - All 258 levels and lessons - All 6 advanced quests - Open Mic - All 8 instrument sounds - Advanced stats - Every leaderboard: This month, Ear Index and the Hall of Fame - Full badge system - Cancel anytime Start training today. Become Earonman. Privacy Policy: https://www.earonman.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chord Spell at 5.0 against Earonman's 3.7. Chord Spell also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Earonman's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17). 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
Both are free to download. Earonman sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Chord Spell asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chord Spell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earonman has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Chord Spell ships an update weekly, Earonman every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chord Spell | Earonman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haiyi Mei | Tomas Jochmann |
Customer experience
Chord Spell
Earonman
In-app purchases
Chord Spell
No in-app purchases
Earonman
- Earonman Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Earonman Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
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