Comparison

Ear Training vs AudioEngineer EAR Trainer

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

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About

Ear Training

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Ear Training is built for live sound engineers first, and just as useful for mix engineers, producers and musicians who want to train their ear. Three games, all played by ear: Name the Boosted Band: pink noise, or audio you import yourself, plays with one frequency band boosted. Pick which one you hear lifted, from four options. Name the Cut Band: the same game with a band pulled down instead of boosted. Cuts are naturally harder to catch than boosts of the same size, a real asymmetry in how we hear. The app is built to train you to notice it rather than smooth it away. Find the Feedback: find the ringing feedback on a graphic EQ and pull down the correct fader to kill it. Touch the wrong fader and you lose points. Four difficulty levels for Boost and Cut: as you go up, the boost or cut gets subtler and the wrong answers sit closer together. A Bypass button lets you A/B against the unprocessed sound at every level except Expert, where it's removed and you get one chance to listen to the reference before starting the round. Every band matches the frequencies on a real hardware graphic EQ, so what you learn here carries straight onto a real desk. It's best to play with headphones, since low bands can be inaudible on a phone speaker. You can narrow the active range to match your setup. Track your scores and streaks over time. No account, works offline, nothing tracked. Every game, every difficulty, and every feature is unlocked from the start. Free play includes 3 rounds per game, per day; a one-time Pro unlock removes that daily limit if you want unlimited practice. No subscription.

About

AudioEngineer EAR Trainer

Features
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AudioEngineer Ear Trainer is an ear-training app for audio engineers and musicians. Train your sense of frequency, your ear for noise, and your ear for effects — in two modes, Quiz (guess the answer) and Listen (free, unscored). No login, no ads, no tracking, and it works completely offline. ■ Frequency Ear Training Free · 10-band EQ boost/cut training with pink noise · Boost-only, cut-only, and mixed (guess the direction too) practice modes · Best-streak tracking Unlock Pro (one-time purchase) · 31-band 1/3-octave precision training (ISO 266 standard) · 12dB, 6dB, and 3dB boost/cut magnitude selection (mixed magnitude too) · Sine-wave-only listening mode · Left/right ear training — a different band is boosted or cut in each ear, and you identify both independently · Train with your own imported music ■ Noise Ear Training Free · Identify noise types (hiss, rumble, crackle, and more) Unlock Pro (one-time purchase) · More noise types added · Identify hum frequency (50Hz vs. 60Hz) · Noise floor detection — tell whether noise is present, and guess its level (-60/-50/-40dB) · All of the above support your own music as the background ■ Effects Ear Training Free · Identify 3 effect types — Reverb, Delay, Chorus Unlock Pro (one-time purchase) · 4 more effect types — Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Distortion (7 total) · A/B effect-intensity comparison (which is stronger?) · Import your own music to hear how each effect sounds on a real track ■ Mock Exam · A 10-question exam to check everything you've trained, all at once (Basic free / Pro version) · S–D grades and per-category accuracy to find your weak spots, with best-score tracking Available in Korean, English, Japanese, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese. Runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro.

Screenshots

Ear Training4 screens
AudioEngineer EAR Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AudioEngineer EAR Trainer at none against Ear Training's 1. AudioEngineer EAR Trainer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Ear Training's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). 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 Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AudioEngineer EAR Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ear Training ships an update daily, AudioEngineer EAR Trainer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Ear Training versus AudioEngineer EAR Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar TrainingAudioEngineer EAR Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHOMAS JAMES LAWTONHYO SEOP LEE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ear Training

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$2.99
None

AudioEngineer EAR Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ear Training free?
Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AudioEngineer EAR Trainer free?
AudioEngineer EAR Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ear Training or AudioEngineer EAR Trainer have ads?
Neither Ear Training nor AudioEngineer EAR Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ear Training or AudioEngineer EAR Trainer?
Ear Training ships an update daily, and AudioEngineer EAR Trainer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ear Training was updated on September 11, 2026 and AudioEngineer EAR Trainer on September 16, 2026.

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