Comparison

Pitch trainer vs MelodEar

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

Head to head
About

Pitch trainer

Develop perfect and relative pitch with this ear training app focused on just intonation. Learn to identify and match harmonic intervals by ear, moving beyond equal temperament. Ideal for musicians and singers seeking precise intonation.

Highlights
  • Just intonation ear training
  • Perfect and relative pitch development
  • Double-stop note learning
  • Harmonic interval matching
  • Beat-based tone adjustment
Features
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Hear a chord, then build it yourself. No multiple choice: slide your finger until your note locks in with the others. 18 ear training games for intervals, chords, relative pitch, play by ear, sight reading and rhythm. Warm up your ears before singing, band, orchestra, choir, guitar or piano practice. Most ear trainers ask you to pick the right answer. Harmonize asks you to make it. A friendly shrimp plays the example; you slide your finger up and down the screen to bend your own note toward it. When it is slightly off you hear beats, a slow wobble in the sound. When the wobble disappears and the notes melt together, you have found it. No music theory needed. ■ New here? Start with the Tutorial The Tutorial card on the home screen walks you through it: hold, slide, listen for the wobble, stop when it melts. The green button replays the example as often as you like. ■ Build the interval - Double Stop: add a second note on top of a reference. Octave, perfect fifth, major third and more - Chords: take one role inside a three-note chord and hold your part - Moon: a slow, low-gravity version of Double Stop for advanced ears - Low Register: the real bass range, so low that a phone speaker cannot reproduce the fundamental; you read the pitch from its overtones - Drone: like a bagpipe, a drone sounds the whole time. Tune shifts and phrases over it, one note at a time, until the beating stops - Trill: hold one finger down and press/lift with another. 6 fingerings x 36 exercises ■ Read the score - Sight Reading: read the notes on the staff and answer on the two-row keyboard. The white keys are labeled with their note names, so you can count lines and spaces even if sheet music is new to you. 10 categories, 200 levels, 1,140 exercises - Bass Clef: the same game on the bass staff, for bass guitar, cello and the piano's left hand ■ Rhythm - Rhythm: tap along with the scrolling score - Polyrhythm: two different pulses at once, one per hand - Mimic Taiko: call and response on Japanese taiko drums. Hear a pattern, play it back - Silent: the sound stops. Count the seconds in your head and tap at the right moment ■ Listen and remember - Play by Ear: reproduce the melody you heard on the keyboard. 9 categories, 129 levels, 516 phrases - Scales: hear a scale, then rebuild it one note at a time - Arpeggios: hear a broken chord and pinpoint each chord tone - Harmonics: a string's fundamental plays, then one of its overtones. Name the note it becomes - Memory: a sound version of the classic card-matching game. Flip takoyaki (Japanese octopus balls) and find the two that ring alike - Goldfish Scoop: a festival game from Japan. An example sound plays; scoop the swimming goldfish that sings in the same tone ■ Tools - Weekly Challenge: 5 tasks that change every week, with the example played only once. 3 runs per week, ranked on a Game Center weekly leaderboard - Metronome - Tuner: live readout in cents through the mic ■ Under the hood - 14 instrument sounds to choose from, plus 5 bass instruments for the Low Register stage - Reference A from 440 to 446 Hz - Note names in English, German, Japanese or Italian - Rhythm games calibrate audio latency for your device - Judged against just intonation, so it carries straight over to choir, wind band, orchestra and ensemble work - Tutorial for first-timers ■ Made for - Singers who want to stop drifting off pitch - Anyone training relative pitch - Players who want to pick up tunes by ear - Musicians chasing that moment when your note locks into the chord ■ About ads and purchases Free to start, with ads. Remove Ads is a one-time purchase that turns off both banner and full-screen ads. Extra content is also a one-time purchase; there is no monthly subscription. Reinstalled the app or switched devices? Tap Settings > Restore Purchases to bring your purchases back. ■ Languages Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)

About

MelodEar

Enhance your musical ear and understanding of music theory. This app helps musicians and singers grasp harmonic progressions, improvise, and create melodies. Practice intervals, scales, and chords with interactive exercises and video lessons.

Highlights
  • Harmonic progression understanding
  • Melody creation and improvisation
  • Ear training for intervals and notes
  • Music theory video lessons
  • Piano chords and scales practice
  • Vocal training exercises
Features
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Welcome to MelodEar – A music learning tool that is designed to help musicians and singers where they can understand and hear harmonic progressions and sing their favorite melodies. It is an advanced tool to help singers and instrumentalists by connecting their voice and music instruments to make them more expressive. + Experience different piano chords and scales
 + Watch music theory videos and practice daily with music reading exercises 
+ Recognize music intervals and notes with ear training and understanding harmonic progression Whether you want to understand and improve harmonic progressions and improvisation skills or want to create your own melodies then MelodEar has got you covered ! Here you learn how to sing along with instrumental music. DAVID ESKENAZY VISION: MelodEar is designed by David Eskenazy, a musician, singer, and a facilitator who spent 15 years in developing real-life teaching methods and music theory exercises focused on helping musicians and vocalists to understand and improve their harmonic progression and melodic skill. Why and for Whom MelodEar is designed? For Musicians: It is a tool that’s designed to help instrumentalists connect their fingers with inner ear. The only aim of the tool (specifically for musicians) is to help them sing with their music instruments to improve their ability of improvising and creating melodies. For Singers: It allows singers to engage with jazz harmony and melodic modes in a more creative way. Improve pitch accuracy and melodic creativity. Improve your sight reading skills and engage in the vocal training to improve vocal agility and understand the flow within and between different harmonic structures. + Learn piano scales to improve understanding of scales and intervals
 + Enter the training mode to develop improvisation skills and increase 
 + Learn piano chords and build strong connection between what you hear and what you play! How does MelodEar work? MelodEar provides an intuitive and easy-to-use interface to help musicians and singers understand and improve their musical skills. Following is step-by-step method of how it works: + Edit Window: Start creating and editing your song including selecting and modifying chords. Customize the structure of your music by choosing melodic modes that match the harmonic progression of the song. + The Library: Once the song is created, it gets stored in the library which also contains pre-filled smooth jazz standards. You can access, modify, or use them as templates for learning purposes. + Session Window: It is the core of MelodEar where you start the real practice. Here you view the harmonic progression of a song with a visual display of the melodic modes that are connected to each chord. See how notes and intervals relate to each other Play with chords (jazz chords, guitar chords), scales, and melodies in real-time using the chord player and vocal keyboard which plays the piano notes of the chosen mode. “Pitch recognition” feature allows you to highlight the notes you’re singing to hit the right pitch. You can also adjust the pitch with a “fine tuner” and focus on specific sections of song with a “looper” for repeated practice. + See It, Hear It, Sing It: See the musical structure visually, hear the melodic intervals, and sing. Get real-time feedback to check your accuracy. + Learning and Skill Building: Learn music notes from tutorials and get a guidance through music reading exercises to improve your pitch, ear training, and improvisational skills. Develop deep understanding of harmony and melodic patterns to improve your musical creativity. + MelodEar Tutorial Pack: Get detailed guidance and comprehensive learning resources to improve your musical skills. Get step-by-step instructions, skill-development exercises, improvisation training, understanding music theory, and improving musical creativity. Terms of Use: https://vocal-improv.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://vocal-improv.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Pitch trainer4 screens
MelodEar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MelodEar at none against Pitch trainer's shown. MelodEar also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (77% vs 68%). Pitch trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (416 vs 69). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Pitch trainer sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and MelodEar sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MelodEar holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pitch trainer has 416 ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Pitch trainer's written reviews are positive against 77% of MelodEar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pitch trainer ships an update every 4 days, MelodEar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pitch trainer versus MelodEar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitch trainerMelodEar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (416 ratings)4.6 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings416 — better69
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB200 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperToshihiko AraiDavid Eskenazy

Customer experience

Pitch trainer

All ratings416 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative20.2%

MelodEar

All ratings68 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Pitch trainer

One-time7
  • Buy a coffee$4.99
  • Unlock Moon Stage$4.99
  • Unlock all Rhythm stages$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Support generously$9.99
  • Unlock All PRO Features$9.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Support a lot$29.99
6 purchases

MelodEar

Subscriptions3
  • MelodEar Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • MelodEar Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • MelodEar Full Version 1 year7 Days trial$29.491 Year
One-time3
  • 3-day free trialFree
  • MelodEar Premium$19.99
  • MelodEar Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Pitch trainer free?
Pitch trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MelodEar free?
MelodEar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pitch trainer or MelodEar?
MelodEar is rated higher. Pitch trainer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 416 ratings, while MelodEar averages 4.6 from 69 ratings.
Do Pitch trainer or MelodEar have ads?
Pitch trainer shows ads; MelodEar does not.
Which is updated more often, Pitch trainer or MelodEar?
Pitch trainer ships an update every 4 days, and MelodEar every 2 months. Most recently, Pitch trainer was updated on October 26, 2026 and MelodEar on October 22, 2026.

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