Comparison

Ear Training vs Intervalia

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 develop their auditory skills through randomized drills. Practice solfège, intervals, triads, and melodic dictation with real piano samples and clean notation. It's completely free, ad-free, and works offline.

Highlights
  • Solfège and pitch identification
  • Melodic and harmonic interval training
  • Triad recognition (major, minor, diatonic)
  • Chord progression practice
  • Melodic dictation
  • Randomized, key-agnostic drills
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Train your ears, not your memory. Ear Training - Modern is a free, ad-free app that helps musicians hear what they read and read what they hear. Every drill is randomized and playable in any key, so you build real listening skills instead of memorizing fixed examples. WHAT YOU'LL PRACTICE • Solfège & pitch — identify scale degrees and resolutions • Intervals — melodic and harmonic, 2nds through 7ths, ascending and descending • Triads — recognize major, minor, and the diatonic triads, including inversions • Chord progressions — hear common diatonic and major-triad movements • Melodic dictation — listen, then read the melody back on the staff HOW IT WORKS Set or hear the DO (tonic), play a drill, then tap what you heard. An animated score gauge tracks your accuracy, and a hands-free Automation mode runs round after round so you can drill with your eyes closed. WHAT'S INSIDE • Level 1 · Foundations — seven chapters covering solfège, every interval quality, triad recognition, progressions, and dictation • Level 2 · Progressions — major and diatonic triad movement • Plus bonus drills: interval & triad ID, find the DO, and all the solfège syllables BUILT FOR FOCUS • Completely free — no ads, no in-app purchases • Works fully offline — no account, no sign-in, no tracking • Real piano samples and clean music notation These exercises extend the approach of Mark Harrison's "Contemporary Eartraining" series (used with permission). Whether you're a student, singer, instrumentalist, or returning to theory, Ear Training - Modern gives you unlimited, randomized practice to sharpen your ear.

About

Intervalia

Features
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Intervalia is a musical ear trainer. The app plays two notes and you name the interval between them - from unison to octave, ascending, descending or played together. Real instruments. Intervals are played on a concert grand piano and an acoustic guitar - recordings of real instruments, not a synthesizer. Choose one or more octaves for the interval, or let the app pick. Every answer explained. After you answer, the interval is shown on the staff, on the keyboard or guitar fretboard, and with note names. Listen to the interval again, or tap any key or fret to hear it on its own. 17 levels. The course goes from contrasting intervals to the most similar ones: first ascending, then descending and harmonic. Earn up to three stars on every level. All levels are open from the start. Custom practice. Pick the intervals, direction, instrument and octave you need and practice as long as you like. Intervals you miss more often come up more often. Statistics. Accuracy for every interval and direction shows what comes easily and what needs more work. Made for everyone. The app works with the largest text sizes, VoiceOver, Bold Text and Reduce Motion, in light and dark mode, in portrait and landscape. Available in English and Russian. Honest. Free, no ads, no sign-up — every feature is available from the start. If the app helps you, you can thank the developer with an optional tip; it doesn't unlock anything. The app collects no data.

Screenshots

Ear Training4 screens
Intervalia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ear Training at none against Intervalia's 3. Ear Training also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Intervalia's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price and ads 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. Intervalia sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ear Training asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ear Training ships an update every 2 weeks, Intervalia every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ear Training versus Intervalia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar TrainingIntervalia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike HildnerKostya Blokhin

In-app purchases

None

Ear Training

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Intervalia

One-time3
  • Small thanks$0.99
  • Thanks$2.99
  • Big thanks$4.99

Questions

Is Ear Training free?
Ear Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Intervalia free?
Intervalia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ear Training or Intervalia have ads?
Neither Ear Training nor Intervalia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ear Training or Intervalia?
Ear Training ships an update every 2 weeks, and Intervalia every 3 days. Most recently, Ear Training was updated on October 28, 2026 and Intervalia on October 25, 2026.

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