Comparison

Ear Training vs Beatmonster

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

Head to head
About

Ear Training

This app helps musicians and students improve their musical ear through adaptive training exercises. It covers intervals, chords, scales, vocal warmups, and melodic/rhythmic dictation. Personalized practice sessions and detailed feedback aid skill development.

Highlights
  • Adaptive interval, chord, and scale identification
  • Vocal warm-up routines
  • Solfege and interval singing practice
  • Melodic and rhythmic dictation
  • Chord progression identification
  • Educational music theory guides
  • Customizable practice routines
Features
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ToneSeed is a complete ear training app for musicians, music theory students, and singers. An adaptive engine learns your strengths and weaknesses, then builds every session around what you need to practice most. INTERVAL TRAINING Identify ascending, descending, and harmonic intervals from unison to octave. The adaptive engine tracks your accuracy for each interval and direction, challenging you where you're weakest. Anchor each interval with reference songs you know. CHORD RECOGNITION Learn to identify 11 chord types: major, minor, diminished, augmented, sus2, sus4, and all seventh chords (Maj7, min7, dom7, dim7, m7b5). Train with root position through 3rd inversion. SCALE IDENTIFICATION Recognize 12 scale types: major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, major and minor pentatonic, blues, and 5 modes (Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian). Each scale plays as a melody with staff notation. VOCAL WARMUP Guided 5-, 8-, or 12-minute routines: sirens, lip-trills, hums, scales, arpeggios, and a sustained-tone messa di voce. Transposed through your own vocal range with a soft drone for support. SOLFEGE SINGING Sight-singing practice with real-time pitch detection. 26 progressive exercises across 7 major keys, from stepwise motion to challenging leaps. INTERVAL SINGING Hear only the root, then sing the second note of the interval. Octave-independent matching lets you sing in your own range. CHORD ENTRANCE Hear a chord, then sing its 3rd or 5th. A pitch meter shows where you landed, and feedback distinguishes correct from confused-with from non-chord-tone. MELODIC DICTATION Transcribe melodies by ear across 3 modes: - Diatonic: melodies in 5 major keys - Atonal: chromatic melodies with no key center - Melodic-rhythmic: combined pitch and rhythm transcription RHYTHMIC DICTATION Notate rhythms from memory across 8 difficulty levels — from basic quarter notes to complex patterns with dots, ties, rests, and triplets. CADENCE IDENTIFICATION Identify 4 cadence types (perfect authentic, plagal, half, deceptive) in major keys. CHORD PROGRESSIONS Identify 27 common chord progressions — pop staples like I–V–vi–IV, jazz ii–V–I turnarounds, 12-bar blues, and minor-key classics (Stairway, Andalusian cadence). Build custom practice sets by picking scale degrees, or choose a preset (Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Classical). Answer by tapping the progression name or by tapping out the chords one at a time. EDUCATIONAL GUIDES Browse detailed guides for all intervals, chords, scales, and cadences. Hear examples, read character descriptions, and view staff notation. SMART FEATURES - Adaptive engine targets your weakest areas - Daily practice built for you, with per-section progress and XP - Custom training routines with full configuration - Practice calendar with streak tracking - 12 achievements and XP leveling system - Detailed statistics and confusion matrix - Interactive circle of fifths - 4 instruments: piano, guitar, violin, voice - Piano keyboard input for dictation - Staff notation throughout the app - Works fully offline - Cloud sync with optional account FREE FOREVER Interval training, chord recognition, scale identification, interval reproduction with pitch detection, vocal warmup, all educational guides, and the circle of fifths are free with no limits. PREMIUM Unlock solfege singing, interval singing, chord entrance, all dictation modes, cadence identification, chord progressions, custom routines, and custom reference songs. Start with a 7-day free trial. Available in English, Polish, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, and Korean. Terms of Use: https://toneseed.app/terms

About

Beatmonster

Features
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BeatMonster turns practice into a game. It's a precise, low-latency metronome and instrument tuner — and every minute you practice hatches and grows your own pixel dinosaurs. PRACTICE TOOLS • Accurate metronome, 40–240 BPM, with Tap Tempo • Time signatures: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8 • Subdivisions: eighths, triplets, sixteenths • Per-beat accents: strong / normal / weak / mute • Four click sounds plus a visual beat light • Built-in instrument tuner • Rock-solid native timing that keeps playing in the background GROW YOUR MONSTER • Practice time hatches eggs and evolves your dinosaur through four stages • Daily check-in keeps your streak alive • Collect all 12 dinosaurs and unlock alt colors and shiny variants • Track total practice time, streaks and weekly progress No accounts. No ads. No in-app purchases. Just pick up your instrument and play. Perfect for guitar, bass, piano, drums, ukulele — any instrument, any level.

Screenshots

Ear Training4 screens
Beatmonster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beatmonster at none against Ear Training's 2. Ear Training's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Beatmonster asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ear Training ships an update weekly, Beatmonster every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Ear Training versus Beatmonster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar TrainingBeatmonster
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcin Chudychingyu yang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ear Training

Subscriptions2
  • ToneSeed Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • ToneSeed Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Beatmonster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ear Training free?
Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beatmonster free?
Beatmonster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ear Training or Beatmonster have ads?
Neither Ear Training nor Beatmonster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ear Training or Beatmonster?
Ear Training ships an update weekly, and Beatmonster every 3 months. Most recently, Ear Training was updated on October 18, 2026 and Beatmonster on October 7, 2026.

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