Comparison

Ear Training vs Pitchear

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

Pitchear

Features
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Pitchear is an ear-training app made by a musician, for musicians

Screenshots

Ear Training4 screens
Pitchear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pitchear at none against Ear Training's 3. Pitchear also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Pitchear asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Ear Training versus Pitchear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar TrainingPitchear
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUSUF OCALAlexander Kozlov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ear Training

Subscriptions2
  • Ear Training Pro · Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Ear Training Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ear Training Pro · Lifetime$19.99
None

Pitchear

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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