Comparison

GoldenEar vs J.Sugarの音感トレーニング

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

Head to head
About

GoldenEar

Develop your musical ear with a gamified curriculum. This app offers structured lessons, repetitive practice, and progress tracking to help users of all levels improve their pitch and musicality.

Highlights
  • Gamified ear training curriculum
  • Systematic step-by-step lessons
  • Repetitive practice exercises
  • EXP and Tier progression system
  • Learning progress tracking
  • Analysis of learning results
Features
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Wake up your ears. GoldenEar is a gamified ear training app. Develop your musical ear through a structured curriculum and repetitive practice. ■ Step-by-Step Ear Training • Systematic curriculum starting from the 7 basic notes • Step-by-step lessons and assessments • Improve your ear naturally through repetitive practice ■ Learn Like a Game • Solve various types of ear training exercises • EXP and Tier progression system • Track your learning progress and daily streaks ■ Keep Growing • Analyze your learning results • Monitor your progress step by step • See your musical growth at a glance From beginners to music school applicants and music majors, start your ear training journey with GoldenEar and take the first step toward becoming a better musician. Contact: goldenear.support@gmail.com

About

J.Sugarの音感トレーニング

Features
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Listen to two notes, tell them apart, and find them on the keyboard. J.Sugar Ear Training is an ear-training app where you listen to two notes and identify them using a piano keyboard. Start with Trial Play and try the actual note-identification training as many times as you like for free. Absolute pitch is the ability to identify a single note without a reference tone, while relative pitch is the ability to recognize pitch relationships between notes. In this app, you train relative pitch by listening to two notes and answering directly on the keyboard. By turning off the BGM, you can reduce the clues provided by accompaniment and focus more directly on the notes themselves, making the app useful for absolute-pitch training as well. ■ Try it free Even before unlocking any fixed notes, Trial Play lets you experience the actual keyboard-based training for free as many times as you like. Trial Play gives you 30 seconds of practice with fixed note C, Level 1, white keys only, and a C3–C4 range. Your score is displayed, but Trial Play does not award coins, save results, or count toward unlock progress. ■ Unlock fixed notes and progress step by step In normal play, you begin by practicing with the second note fixed to a specific pitch. A fixed note is a reference note that keeps the second note the same in every question. Starting with a fixed note makes it easier to understand the relationship between the two notes. You can select fixed notes directly in the unlock dialog and see the required number of coins and purchase price before unlocking them. Use coins to unlock fixed notes one by one. You can also earn coins based on your score in normal play. Once all 12 notes are unlocked, you can practice with no fixed note. In this mode, the second note is also randomized, allowing you to take on more challenging listening exercises. ■ Practice with settings that suit you ・Set the keyboard range freely and choose the pitch range you want to practice ・Choose white keys only, black keys only, or both white and black keys ・Select a difficulty level from 1 to 6 ・Fix the interval between the two notes for focused practice ・Set a fixed note and practice using a specific pitch as your reference ・Use the Carry Over feature to continue from your previous level By combining different settings, you can focus on weak pitch ranges or conditions, or increase the difficulty of areas you are already comfortable with. ■ Track your results and identify strengths and weaknesses Your results from normal play are recorded and analyzed so you can see where you are strong and where you need more practice. With Review Premium, you can use weakness rankings, recommended review sessions, and performance breakdown analysis. You can also compare your own incorrect answers with the correct answers in both the current game’s mistake list and your review history, helping you practice weak areas more efficiently. Whether you want to improve your ability to distinguish pitches, add ear training to your instrument or vocal practice, or develop your musical skills, you can train at a level and pace that match your goals.

Screenshots

GoldenEar4 screens
J.Sugarの音感トレーニング4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoldenEar at none against J.Sugarの音感トレーニング's 5. GoldenEar 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. J.Sugarの音感トレーニング sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. GoldenEar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
GoldenEar versus J.Sugarの音感トレーニング: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoldenEarJ.Sugarの音感トレーニング
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMediaRound Co.,LtdSATO JIN

In-app purchases

None

GoldenEar

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

J.Sugarの音感トレーニング

One-time5
  • 1000コイン$0.99
  • 2000コイン$1.99
  • 5000コイン$2.99
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  • Review Premium$5.99
  • 12000コイン$5.99

Questions

Is GoldenEar free?
GoldenEar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is J.Sugarの音感トレーニング free?
J.Sugarの音感トレーニング is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GoldenEar or J.Sugarの音感トレーニング have ads?
Neither GoldenEar nor J.Sugarの音感トレーニング shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoldenEar or J.Sugarの音感トレーニング?
GoldenEar ships an update every 9 days, and J.Sugarの音感トレーニング every 9 days. Most recently, GoldenEar was updated on October 31, 2026 and J.Sugarの音感トレーニング on October 25, 2026.

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