Comparison

MyEarTraining vs Leamba

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

Head to head
About

MyEarTraining

Enhance your musical abilities with comprehensive ear training exercises. Practice intervals, chords, and scales to improve intonation, musical memory, and transcription skills. Suitable for all levels, from beginners to advanced musicians.

Highlights
  • Interval training (melodic/harmonic)
  • Chord recognition (including inversions)
  • Scale and mode identification
  • Melody training
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Virtual piano keyboard input
Features
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Ear training is highly essential for any musician - be it a composer, singer, songwriter or instrumentalist. It practices the ability to connect music theory elements (intervals, chords, scales) with real sounds you hear. The benefits of mastering ear training include improved intonation and musical memory, confidence in improvisation or the ability to transcribe music more easily. MyEarTraining makes ear training practice possible almost anywhere and anytime on the go, thus saving you from the hassle of assembling musical instruments. You can practically train your ears while waiting at the bus stand, traveling, or even at your coffee desk. >> APP FOR ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS Whether you are new to music theory, need to prepare for an intensive school exam, or are an experienced musician, there are over 100 aural exercises to help you push your music skills. Users with no ear training experience begin with simple perfect intervals, major vs. minor chords and simple rhythms. Advanced users can progress through seventh chord inversions, complex chord progressions and exotic scale modes. You can use tonal exercises with solfeggio or singing exercises to improve your inner ear. Input answers using buttons or virtual piano keyboard. For major music topics, MyEarTraining offers different courses and lessons including basic music theory. Interval songs and practice piano are also included. >> COMPLETE EAR TRAINING MyEarTraining app works by combining different ear training approaches like isolated sounds, singing exercises, and functional exercises (sounds in tonal context) to train your ears, thus maximizing results. It’s designed for musicians who want to improve their relative pitch recognition abilities and get one step further towards perfect pitch. >> RECOMMENDED BY PROFESSIONALS ** Concept supported by Dr. Andreas Kissenbeck (University of performing Arts Munich) ** “The skill, knowledge and depth of the app is absolutely outstanding.” - Educational App Store ** “I truly recommend MyEarTraining to improve the ability to fully recognize intervals, rhythms, chords and harmonic progressions.” - Giuseppe Buscemi (classical guitarist) ** “#1 Ear Training App. MyEarTraining is an absolute necessity for anyone in the field of music.” - Fossbytes magazine” >> TRACK YOUR PROGRESS The app provides updated statistics to track your progress and can be easily synced to other devices. Use the statistics reports to see your strengths or weaknesses. >> ALL ESSENTIAL EXERCISE TYPES - Intervals training - melodic or harmonic, ascending or descending, compound intervals (up to double octave) - Chords training - including 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, inversions, open and close harmony - Scales training - major, harmonic major, natural minor, melodic minor, harmonic minor, neapolitan scales, pentatonics... all scales including their modes (e.g. Lydian #5 or Locrian bb7) - Melodies training - tonal or random melodies up to 10 notes - Chord inversions training - identify inversion of a known chord - Chord progressions training - random chord cadences or sequences - Solfege/functional training - do, re, mi... as single notes or melodies in given tonal center - Rhythm training - including dotted notes and rests in various time signatures You can create and parametrize your own custom exercises or challenge yourself with exercises of the day. >> SCHOOLS Teachers can use the MyEarTraining app platform to assign exercises to students and control their progress. They can also design their own customized courses and implement student-specific syllabus to help them learn better. For more information visit https://www.myeartraining.net/

About

Leamba

Access over 3000 high-quality video lessons on music theory, performance, and composition, taught by renowned maestros. Navigate easily to find lessons at your level and explore complementary topics. Offers flexible subscription plans for continuous learning.

Highlights
  • 3000+ music video lessons
  • Taught by renowned maestros
  • Music theory and performance
  • Advanced UX navigation
  • Visual learning aids
  • Flexible subscription plans
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Leamba is an international beaux art platform developed with the help of the most prominent and well-known maestros in music and other fields of beaux arts. The platform is available in both application and web-based formats. In this collection, there are more than 3000 short videos (about 10 minutes long each) on all music-related subjects including: performing, composing, music theory, sight reading and many more. Benefiting from an advanced UX capability, the users can easily navigate through the platform to find the right level to learn their favorite subjects by watching and choosing among videos. To maximize the benefit of the users, Leamba has prepared visual features to demonstrate the technical terms and notes related to lessons as well as various complementary examples and course pre-requisites topics. In Leamba, we have the vision to provide the best quality courses followed by the most effective learning path. To be able to reach and exceed our goals, we have invited more than 150 top music instructors and masters in the fields to contribute to the recording of some best quality videos in various acclaimed techniques. Leamba in available for Subacription packages in different levels from one month to several months access and the users can choose and access their selective video courses without the need to buy an entire course. The Leamba team hopes to exceed your expectations and our several years of effort could make beaux art accessible and enjoyable to anyone in any part of the world. Leamba Subscriptions: 1 Month: $26 3 Months: $68 6 Months:$119 12 Months: $209 Payments and Renewal: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://leamba.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy policy: https://leamba.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

MyEarTraining4 screens
Leamba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyEarTraining at 93% against Leamba's 0%. MyEarTraining also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Leamba's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. MyEarTraining sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Leamba sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $26.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyEarTraining holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyEarTraining has 252 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of MyEarTraining's written reviews are positive against 0% of Leamba's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MyEarTraining versus Leamba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyEarTrainingLeamba
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (252 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings252 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopermyrAppsLeamba Production LLC

Customer experience

MyEarTraining

All ratings252 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.2%

Leamba

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

MyEarTraining

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Some notes within a chord don't play
  • App only registers up to E5 in unison singing
  • Missing note on the keyboard for chord training
  • Lag causes incorrect answers
  • Interval singing section stopped working after update
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  • App locks up when adjusting input method in settings
  • Singing portion is two notes out of tune

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add absolute pitch test
  • Add relative pitch test (interval recognition)
  • Add more sounds
  • Increase font size
  • Sell premium features separately
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  • Alternative assessment approach to 'all or nothing' scoring
  • Add notifications for daily practice
  • Allow specifying random melody from a fixed set of notes
  • Update exercises for absolute pitch
  • More lessons/content

Leamba

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyEarTraining

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$12.99
4 purchases

Leamba

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month$26.001 Month
  • 3 Months$68.003 Months
  • 6 Months$119.006 Months
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  • 12 Months$209.001 Year

Questions

Is MyEarTraining free?
MyEarTraining is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Leamba free?
Leamba is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyEarTraining or Leamba?
MyEarTraining is rated higher. MyEarTraining averages 4.8 out of 5 from 252 ratings, while Leamba averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.

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