GoldenEar vs MU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Gamified ear training curriculum
- Systematic step-by-step lessons
- Repetitive practice exercises
- EXP and Tier progression system
- Learning progress tracking
- Analysis of learning results
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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. β Step-by-Step Ear Training β’ Systematic curriculum starting from the 7 basic notes β’ Step-by-step lessons and assessments β’ Improve your ear naturally through repetitive practice β Learn Like a Game β’ Solve various types of ear training exercises β’ EXP and Tier progression system β’ Track your learning progress and daily streaks β Keep Growing β’ Analyze your learning results β’ Monitor your progress step by step β’ 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
MU
This app automatically tracks your actual instrument playing time, excluding pauses. It analyzes sound on-device without recording, allowing you to log practice sessions, pieces, and notes. Connect with friends and visualize your progress with shareable cards.
- Automatic playing time detection
- Sound analysis on-device (no recording)
- Practice session logging
- Progress tracking and calendar view
- Friend connectivity
- Customizable practice room and avatar
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Ever started a practice timer and forgot to stop it? MU:note listens and keeps only the time you actually played. Press start, practice β the app does the rest. Built for music majors and students who are in the practice room every day. β Only playing time counts MU:note recognizes the instrument you set β and nothing else. A quick pause to turn a page stays part of the flow. Once silence lasts 15 seconds or more, that time is left out. When you finish, you see the time you truly played, and how focused it was. Piano, strings, winds, voice, and classical guitar are supported. Each instrument sounds different, so detection is tuned to the one you choose. Cello, double bass, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, horn, tuba and more: pick the character that plays your instrument and it stands in your practice room. β Audio is never recorded Sound is analyzed on your device and discarded instantly. No audio file is created. Nothing is sent anywhere. MU:note doesn't listen to what you play β only whether you're playing. β Keep a note of your day After each session, pick the pieces and practice types, and jot a quick note. The calendar shows every practice day, with daily totals and focus. β A word from MU:note When a single session passes 20 minutes, a two-sentence note arrives, drawn from your history. It's for signed-in users, and uses only stats β practice time, focus, practice types. Your notes and piece names are never sent. β Start without an account Records and the calendar work without signing up. Past months' details and the note from MU:note open when you sign in. Sign in, and your history is stored safely β switch phones or reinstall, and it comes back. β Quiet reminders One gentle reminder a day, at the time you choose. It never scolds you for a day off. Off by default. β Friends in the same practice room Connect with a friend code and their Mucho walks into your practice room. A friend who practiced today plays; after a few days off, they lie down. Pick a Mucho that plays your instrument, and send friends Nice work Β· Awesome Β· Off to practice too Β· Let's practice! You choose what friends can see. Pieces and memos are never shown to anyone. β Today's practice, as a card Save a reflection and the day becomes a single card. You can make one from any past day in the calendar too. Your practice room, with your friends in it, becomes a card as well, reactions and all. Cards are made on your phone and never sent to a server. β Dress up in the store In the store you can pick outfits, hairstyles and accessories for your Mucho and decorate your practice room. Friends see what your Mucho wears in their practice room, and when you visit a friend's room you see the background and props they chose. Change the calendar theme and the calendar and summary card in the Records tab take on that color. Each month, specials you can only get that month open too. Notes are a currency used only inside the app. The time MU:note counts is the time we practiced together. Practice done without the app is still practice. Available in English, νκ΅μ΄, EspaΓ±ol, and Deutsch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoldenEar at none against MU's 4. MU's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. MU sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. GoldenEar asks for nothing beyond the download.
GoldenEar ships an update every 9 days, MU every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoldenEar | MU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews β better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free β better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MediaRound Co.,Ltd | Jisoo Kim |
Customer experience
GoldenEar
MU
In-app purchases
GoldenEar
No in-app purchases
MU
- 300 Notes$1.99
- 600 Notes$2.99
- 1,250 Notes$6.99
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- 3,000 Notes$14.99








