Comparison

Pitch trainer vs Basic Pitch

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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Ear training, play by ear, intervals, chords and rhythm — 15 games in one app. Warm up your ears before singing, band, orchestra, choir, guitar or piano practice. Harmonize teaches distance between notes by making you rebuild what you just heard. Your mic picks up your voice or instrument and shows how far off you are, in cents. No music theory needed: a friendly shrimp plays the example, and you copy it. ■ 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 - 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. 9 categories, 180 levels, 1,020 exercises ■ Rhythm - Rhythm — tap along with the scrolling score - Polyrhythm — two different pulses at once, one per hand - Mimic Taiko — call and response on Japanese drums. Hear a pattern, play it back - Silence — no sound at all. Measure time with your internal clock ■ Listen and remember - Play by Ear — reproduce the melody you heard on the keyboard. 9 categories, 129 levels, 516 phrases - Scales — trace a scale one note at a time - Arpeggios — hear a broken chord and follow it - Memory — a sound version of concentration: find the two takoyaki that ring alike - Goldfish Scooping — memorize each swimming fish by its note, then scoop them in the order given ■ 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 ■ Under the hood - 14 instrument sounds to choose from - 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 - A tutorial that gets you playing right away ■ 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 ■ Languages Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) Free to start. Extra content and ad removal are one-time purchases — there is no monthly subscription.

About

Basic Pitch

This app makes music education engaging for all skill levels. It offers a gamified approach to ear training and sight-singing, essential skills for musicians. Learn to identify pitches, intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms through interactive exercises.

Highlights
  • Gamified music education
  • Ear training exercises
  • Sight-singing practice
  • Learn music theory concepts
  • Identify pitches and intervals
  • Chord and rhythm recognition
Features
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Basic Pitch builds internal pitch awareness through simple, game-like listening, matching, and singing.

Screenshots

Pitch trainer4 screens
Basic Pitch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pitch trainer at Free against Basic Pitch's $1.99. Pitch trainer also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (414 vs 11). Basic Pitch's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On review sentiment 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

Pitch trainer is free to download; Basic Pitch costs $1.99 up front. Pitch trainer sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Basic Pitch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Pitch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pitch trainer has 414 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Pitch trainer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Basic Pitch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pitch trainer ships an update every 4 days, Basic Pitch every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pitch trainer versus Basic Pitch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitch trainerBasic Pitch
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (414 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings414 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB27 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperToshihiko AraiCarlos DeSoto

Customer experience

Pitch trainer

All ratings414 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative20.0%

Basic Pitch

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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
None

Basic Pitch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pitch trainer free?
Pitch trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Pitch free?
Basic Pitch costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pitch trainer or Basic Pitch?
Basic Pitch is rated higher. Pitch trainer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 414 ratings, while Basic Pitch averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Pitch trainer or Basic Pitch have ads?
Pitch trainer shows ads; Basic Pitch does not.
Which is updated more often, Pitch trainer or Basic Pitch?
Pitch trainer ships an update every 4 days, and Basic Pitch every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pitch trainer was updated on September 28, 2026 and Basic Pitch on September 29, 2026.

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