Ear Training vs Interval
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ear Training
This app offers a structured system to improve your ear training and listening skills, from basic note recognition to complex melodies. It provides personalized practice modes, clear progress tracking, and mistake analysis to help users of all levels enhance their musical comprehension.
- Structured learning paths
- Beginner to advanced modules
- Rhythm-focused training
- Level and free practice modes
- Detailed progress stats
- Mistake review and analysis
- Personalized settings
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Want to improve your ear training and listening skills but not sure where to start? Aural provides a structured training system from single-note listening to melody. With about 10 minutes a day, level progression and free practice, plus clear stats and mistake review, every step of your progress becomes visible. Whether you are a beginner, a student preparing for music exams, or a teacher strengthening practical listening, you can find a rhythm that fits. ------------------------------------ CORE FEATURES Structured learning paths, from beginner to advanced - Beginner path: Single notes -> scale degrees -> intervals -> chords (including inversions) -> rhythm and melody cloze, in staged progression. - Exam sprint path: Find weak spots, strengthen weak modules, drill exam-style question types, and review mistakes before full runs. - Rhythm-focused path: From beat feel and basic patterns to syncopation, rests, and rhythm + melody integration. Levels + free practice, two flexible modes - Level mode: Each level has clear goals, mastery targets, and pass conditions; listen -> answer -> get instant feedback. - Free practice: 9 modules including single note, scale degree, interval, chord, chord inversion, cadence, key/mode, melody cloze, and rhythm. Clear stats for targeted improvement - Overview: practice sets, accuracy, and total time with week/month/all-time filters. - Module mastery: progress by module with practice recommendations. - Level progress: completion status across stages and levels. - Module-level trends: accuracy trends and mistake review to fix weak areas. Personalized settings for your own plan - Adjustable difficulty, pitch range, reference tone, playback length, and speed. - Global training settings, history management, and subscription unlock for all modules and advanced stats. ------------------------------------------------ WHO IT IS FOR - Beginners: start from basic pitch awareness with single-note listening. - Exam prep / auditions: use structured paths + exam drills + mistake review. - Music teachers: assign ear-training practice and track progress. - Intermediate learners: freely focus on intervals, chords, cadences, and melody cloze. ------------------------------------------------ WHY AURAL - Structured learning path, not random question stacking. - Short sessions (about 8-10 minutes) that fit daily routines. - Trackable progress with mastery, trends, and mistake review. Download Aural and start your structured ear-training journey. 10 minutes a day, from beginner to confident listening. - The subscriptions are $1.99 weekly with free trial - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service, where applicable`` - Terms of use:https://support.staveai.com/AuralTerms_en.html - Privacy of use: https://support.staveai.com/AuralPrivacy_en.html
Interval
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for guitarists, including a tuner, metronome, drone, and theory resources. It automatically logs practice sessions, tracks progress, and offers insights into your development.
- Integrated tuner with alternate tunings
- Metronome with customizable click sounds and volume
- Drone in twelve keys
- Note and voice memo recording
- Scale, chord, and theory resources
- Automatic practice session logging
- Progress tracking and streak counting
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Interval is a daily practice journal for whatever you play. Start a session and the timer runs. A metronome, a drone, notes and voice memos are one tap away without leaving it — so you never stop practicing to go and find a tool. Guitar, bass and ukulele also get a tuner and scale diagrams drawn along the neck. WHAT YOU GET • A practice timer that keeps running while you use everything else • A metronome with four click sounds and its own volume • A drone in any of twelve keys • Notes and voice memos, to catch an idea while you are playing • A tuner, on the instruments that have strings to tune • Scales, chords and short theory written for people teaching themselves • A calendar that fills in as you play, and a streak that does not shame you PICK WHAT YOU PLAY Guitar, bass, piano or keyboard, ukulele, or anything else. The tools follow your choice. Nothing pretends to be something it is not: there is no keyboard diagram, and no sheet music. LEARNING WITH A TEACHER? If your teacher uses Interval, they give you a six-digit code. That is the whole setup — no email, no password. Your teacher can set the week's practice: a few tasks, a time on each, and a line about what to listen for. Tap start and you are in the usual session screen, with each task keeping its own time against its own target. It saves to your journal by itself, and your teacher sees the time you put in without you having to tell them. YOUR PRACTICE STAYS YOURS No account to make, no analytics, no tracking, no ads. Unless you connect to a teacher, there is no Interval server for your practice to go to at all. What you write stays on your phone unless you choose to share a page with your teacher, and your recordings never leave it at all. You can disconnect, or delete your account and everything sent from it, from Settings at any time. A copy of your journal is kept in your own iCloud so a lost phone does not cost you your history. You can switch that off in one tap. Recordings are never included. INTERVAL PRO Interval Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription that unlocks your full practice history, the guided drills and reference, and the tempo trainer. It is $7.99 per month, or $49.99 per year with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://intervalpractice.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Interval at 5.0 against Ear Training's 4.0. Interval also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Ear Training sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Interval asks for nothing beyond the download.
Interval holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Ear Training's written reviews are positive against 100% of Interval's.
Ear Training ships an update every 9 days, Interval weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ear Training | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 凯 张 | Bijan Pousti |
Customer experience
Ear Training
Interval
In-app purchases
Ear Training
- Weekly Subscription · Aural Pro3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Lifetime Access · Aural Pro$9.99
Interval
No in-app purchases









