Comparison

Ear Training vs MeloKit

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

Head to head
About

Ear Training

Features
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Most ear trainers hand everyone the same random list of intervals. This one watches which ones YOU get wrong — and builds your practice from that. Every answer lands in a confusion grid. Rows are what was played, columns are what you picked. After a few rounds the grid shows the truth about your ear: maybe you never miss a fifth, but a major sixth and a minor seventh trade places again and again. That cell turns hot, and practice starts coming from there. HOW IT WORKS • Ten-question rounds. Listen, pick what you heard. That's the whole loop. • The grid fills in as you go. Tap any hot cell to drill that one pair until it cools down. • When you miss, you hear both — the right answer and your pick, from the same starting note, back to back. That comparison is where the ear actually learns. • Practice is chosen from three things: what's due for review, which pairs you confuse, and what you haven't seen yet. It's weighted, not a fixed order, so answers never fall into a guessable pattern. • 42 items: twelve intervals ascending, descending and harmonic, plus six chord qualities. The set starts small and opens up as you improve. BUILT FOR PRACTICE, NOT FOR SHOW • Pick your register — low, middle, high, or any mix. No more questions buried so low you can't hear them. • Soft or bright tone, synthesised on the device. • Name things your way: short (m3), full (minor 3rd) or solfège. • Timer pressure is off by default. Turn it on when you want it. • 46 achievements and a daily streak, if that's what keeps you coming back. • A daily reminder at a time you choose — and it stays quiet on days you've already practised. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT TEACHES These drills train RELATIVE pitch: hearing the distance between notes, which is the skill that actually reads a chord chart or transcribes a melody. It won't promise to make you name notes out of thin air, and it says nothing about your hearing — it's a music practice app, nothing more. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE Everything is synthesised and stored on your device. No account, no server, no tracking. Your grid is yours. Ear Training Pro unlocks practice rounds. The grid, your history, your stats and all settings stay open — free or not, your own data is never locked away. • A recurring subscription, with the first period at a reduced price • Or a one-time purchase that never renews Terms of Use: https://doesonejob.com/eargrid/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://doesonejob.com/eargrid/privacy/ Questions: eargrid@doesonejob.com

About

MeloKit

Features
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Find your chord. Keep your rhythm. MeloKit brings piano chord lookup and a metronome together for everyday practice. SEE AND HEAR YOUR CHORDS • Browse basic, seventh and extended chords by root and category. • Search chord names and explore notes, intervals and piano keys. • Compare root position and inversions. • Listen to chords or arpeggios, with adjustable playback duration and accidental preferences. PRACTICE AT YOUR PACE • Set a tempo from 30 to 300 BPM or use Tap Tempo. • Choose time signatures, subdivisions and metronome sounds. • Follow visual beat indicators. • Keep the beat going with a mini metronome on the Chords tab. • Continue metronome playback in the background, with optional haptic feedback and a keep-screen-awake setting. READY WHEN YOU ARE No account required. Core features work offline. Switch between English and Simplified Chinese. Language and practice preferences are stored on your device. Support: l_charlie@163.com

Screenshots

Ear Training4 screens
MeloKit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MeloKit at none against Ear Training's 4. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. MeloKit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ear Training ships an update fortnightly, MeloKit every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Ear Training versus MeloKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar TrainingMeloKit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUSUF OCALShaolie Lin

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Ear Training

Subscriptions3
  • Ear Training Pro · Weekly7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Ear Training Pro · Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Ear Training Pro · Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ear Training Pro · Lifetime$19.99
None

MeloKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ear Training free?
Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeloKit free?
MeloKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ear Training or MeloKit have ads?
Neither Ear Training nor MeloKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ear Training or MeloKit?
Ear Training ships an update fortnightly, and MeloKit every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ear Training was updated on November 6, 2026 and MeloKit on November 6, 2026.

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