SharpEar vs Piano408
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SharpEar
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SharpEar provides a fun way to learn to recognize music intervals and commonly used music modes. It features audible and visual examples of intervals and over 30 modes as well as hints on how to recognize them. Take listening tests frequently and track your progress through the statistics views! Take performance tests and the app will tell you how well you are prepared to play modes and intervals on your instrument! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html
Piano408
Learn jazz piano by ear, focusing on listening and understanding musical harmony. Explore chord voicings, modal colors, and train your ear to recognize jazz vocabulary. Track your practice sessions and progress with a mobile-friendly interface.
- Learn jazz piano by ear
- Explore jazz chord voicings
- Understand modal colors
- Train your ear for jazz vocabulary
- Track practice sessions and progress
- Mobile-friendly interface
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**Description:** Piano408 — Learn Piano by Ear Piano408 is your pocket guide to learning piano from the ground up. Built for beginners who want to understand what they're playing and actually hear it — not just memorize it. **Explore Chords** Dive into the chord library and hear essential piano voicings. See how each chord is built, hear how it sounds, and learn where it fits. **Understand Scales & Modes** The Modal Colour Guide brings scales to life across all 12 keys. Learn to recognize them by sound and feel, not just by formula. **Train Your Ear** Identify chords, intervals, and notes by ear with the Ear Training module — including a Guess the Note mode to develop your pitch recognition. **Track Your Practice** Log your sessions, track topics, and watch your progress grow over time. **Built for Beginners, Designed for Mobile** Clean interface, dark mode, and smooth navigation — so you can focus on learning the music. Piano408. Start playing. Start hearing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Piano408 at none against SharpEar's 9. SharpEar's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. SharpEar sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Piano408 asks for nothing beyond the download.
SharpEar ships an update every 10 days, Piano408 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SharpEar | Piano408 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Mollov | CALVIN LEWIS HANSHAW |
In-app purchases
SharpEar
- Interval Sequences Monthly$0.991 Month
- Remove Ads Monthly$2.991 Month
- Advanced Modes Monthly$4.991 Month
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- Advanced Modes Monthly$6.991 Month
- Interval Sequences Yearly$9.991 Year
- Remove Ads Yearly$29.991 Year
- Advanced Modes Yearly$49.991 Year
- Advanced Modes Yearly$69.991 Year
- Unlock More Modes and Remove Ads$0.99
Piano408
No in-app purchases
