Comparison

Ear Games vs Practical Ear Training

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

Head to head
About

Ear Games

This app offers 16 retro arcade games designed to improve your musical ear. It covers intervals, chords, rhythm, melodies, and EQ frequencies using real instrument recordings. The app is 100% offline, ad-free, and requires no subscription.

Highlights
  • 16 retro arcade games
  • Interval, chord, and rhythm training
  • Real instrument recordings
  • 100% offline functionality
  • Daily 5-minute workouts
  • Progress tracking and skill rating
Features
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Most ear training apps feel like homework. Ear Games is 16 retro arcade games that build your musical ear — intervals, chords, rhythm, melodies, even EQ frequencies. Real recorded instruments. 100% offline. No ads. No subscription. Whether you're learning your first instrument, studying music theory, prepping for an aural exam, or training your producer ears, you'll actually want to come back every day. TRAIN EVERY MUSICAL SKILL • Daily Workout — a 5-minute session that mixes games and adapts to your weak spots • Intervals — recognize the distance between any two notes • Chord ID — major, minor, sevenths, inversions and beyond • Chord Progressions — hear how songs really move • Melody ID & Melody Memory — play back what you hear • Scale & Mode ID — from major and minor to the modes • Scale Degrees — feel where every note sits in the key • Rhythm, Sight Rhythm & Meter Detective — clap it, read it, find the beat • BPM & Tempo — guess the tempo like a pro • EQ Frequency ID — the mixing-ear trainer for producers and engineers • Microtonal Tuning — hear when a note is barely off • Find the Dough & Spot the Imposter — pure ear-sharpening arcade fun REAL INSTRUMENTS, REALLY RECORDED No synthesized MIDI. Every note is a real recording — piano, guitar, trumpet, sax, marimba, French horn, glockenspiel and more — so your ear learns the sounds you'll hear in real music. MADE TO BUILD A HABIT • Three difficulty tiers, from total beginner to conservatory-level • Deep settings for every game — train exactly what you need • Stats, streaks and a skill rating that tracks your progress • Review Weaknesses mode targets what you miss most • Built-in metronome that keeps your screen awake YOURS, WITH NOTHING WATCHING • Works 100% offline — planes, practice rooms, anywhere • No ads. No tracking. No account required. • No subscription — the app is free, with optional one-time instrument packs • Available in 11 languages Five minutes a day. Sixteen games. One great ear.

About

Practical Ear Training

Features
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Practical Ear Training helps musicians recognize what they hear and connect it to the notes they play. Practice five essential listening skills: • Melodies — listen, explore the piano, then reproduce each phrase • Intervals — identify every interval from unison to octave • Chord progressions — recognize common, functional, minor-key and modal patterns • Chord qualities — distinguish major, minor, diminished and augmented triads • Scales — learn major, minor, pentatonic, blues, modal, whole-tone and diminished sounds MAKE PRACTICE YOUR OWN Choose the key, scale, octave and tempo. Focus on exactly the intervals, chords, scales and progression types you want to learn. Start with simple root-position chords and short melodies, then add inversions, open voicings, rhythmic chords and longer phrases. LISTEN WITH DIFFERENT SOUNDS Train with sampled grand piano, nylon guitar, trumpet and clarinet sounds. Changing the instrument helps you recognize musical ideas by pitch and structure instead of memorizing one timbre. PLAY, SEE AND UNDERSTAND Use the touch piano to find notes before answering or to perform a melody. After revealing the answer, follow it on an animated piano roll, piano keyboard, guitar, bass, ukulele or mandolin fretboard. Chord exercises show both chord names and Roman numerals. CHECK YOUR SKILLS Take a balanced 20-question ear test covering melodies, intervals, chord progressions, chord qualities and scales. See an overall result plus a score for each skill, then repeat the test later to compare your progress. BUILD A PRACTICE HABIT Track recent accuracy, completed exercises and individual strengths. Your practice history and test results stay on your device. Practical Ear Training is designed for music students, self-taught musicians, pianists, guitarists and anyone who wants a more confident musical ear. Practice as much as you like—no account, subscription or usage limit.

Screenshots

Ear Games4 screens
Practical Ear Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Practical Ear Training at none against Ear Games's 8. Ear Games's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Ear Games sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Practical Ear Training asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Ear Games versus Practical Ear Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar GamesPractical Ear Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHANOCH YOSEF LIBHoverest AB

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Ear Games

One-time8
  • Classic nylon guitar.$0.99
  • Black electric guitar$0.99
  • Green electric guitar$0.99
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  • Trumpet$0.99
  • Alto saxophone$0.99
  • Marimba$0.99
  • French Horn$0.99
  • All Instruments$3.99
None

Practical Ear Training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ear Games free?
Ear Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Practical Ear Training free?
Practical Ear Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ear Games or Practical Ear Training have ads?
Neither Ear Games nor Practical Ear Training shows ads.

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