Comparison

EarSprout vs Tunelo

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

Head to head
About

EarSprout

Features
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EarSprout is a free ear trainer built for musicians who want to actually hear music, not just read about it. Train pitch recognition, all 12 intervals, chord quality, chord progressions, and scales — from beginner-friendly majors and minors to advanced modes, whole tone, and chromatic runs. A live Voice Tuner shows your pitch in real time with an analog needle gauge, and two singing drills (Sing Intervals, Melody Echo) build active recall most ear-training apps skip entirely. No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions. The core app — ear training, intervals, chord quality, basic scales, and the tuner — is free forever. EarSprout Pro is a single one-time purchase that unlocks 7th chords, advanced scales, and the voice-based drills. Includes a dedicated Kids Mode: solfège notes become animal friends, with pitch-direction and singing games that reward practice with stars — parent gate included so kids can't wander into settings or purchases on their own. All audio is synthesized and analyzed entirely on your device. Nothing is recorded, stored, or sent anywhere. FEATURES - Ear Training — name the note, with adjustable octave ranges - Intervals — all 12, in melodic, harmonic, or random playback - Chords — triad/7th quality ID plus 6 common progressions - Scales — majors, minors, pentatonics, blues, plus advanced modes - Voice Tuner — real-time pitch with a needle gauge - Sing Intervals & Melody Echo — sing back what you hear - Kids Mode — animal-note games for young learners - Piano, guitar, violin, or pure tone playback - Light and dark themes Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tunelo

Features
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Train your ear and your voice in one daily plan. Tunelo plays every exercise on a recorded acoustic piano, listens as you sing, and brings back the notes you missed until they stick. HEAR IT • Notes in a key: hear the cadence, then name the note • Intervals: ascending, descending and harmonic, from minor 2nd to octave • Chords: major, minor, diminished and augmented • Scales: major, natural minor and harmonic minor SING IT • Sing a note: a live needle shows whether you are sharp or flat, in cents • Sing an interval: hear the first note, sing the second • Vocal range test: find your lowest and highest steady notes and the voice type you are closest to • Tuner: see the live pitch of your voice or instrument READ IT • Note reading on treble and bass clef: see the note, tap the key • 12 short theory cards with sound: intervals, scales, chords and keys A PLAN THAT REMEMBERS YOUR MISTAKES • 5–10 minutes a day, built from all of the above • Missed items come back a few questions later, then again over the following days • A short placement test, so you start at your level instead of repeating the basics • Daily streak and progress ring. No lives, no gems • Gentle start: wider tolerance when you sing and slower new material YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR NOTATION • English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese • C D E, Do Re Mi or German notation (H, B) Your voice is analyzed on your device and never recorded. Hearing exercises work without the microphone. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: one short session a day, the tuner, the theory cards and your vocal range result. Tunelo Premium unlocks the full daily plan and every module. Tunelo Premium is an auto-renewing weekly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://blowy.tech/TuneloPrivacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

EarSprout4 screens
Tunelo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EarSprout at none against Tunelo's 4. EarSprout also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Tunelo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. EarSprout asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
EarSprout versus Tunelo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarSproutTunelo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYEONG JIE KHOOEntertainTech Solutions OOD

In-app purchases

None

EarSprout

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tunelo

Subscriptions4
  • Tunelo Premium — Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Tunelo — Yearly (special)$24.991 Year
  • Tunelo Premium — Yearly$39.991 Year
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  • Tunelo Premium — Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is EarSprout free?
EarSprout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tunelo free?
Tunelo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EarSprout or Tunelo have ads?
Tunelo shows ads; EarSprout does not.

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