Comparison

Pitch trainer vs Earback

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, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) Free to start. Extra content and ad removal are one-time purchases — there is no monthly subscription.

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Earback

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Record, hear it back instantly, and keep improving. Earback is a recorder for practicing by comparing a reference with your own takes—on one screen, over and over. The moment you stop recording, your own take starts looping, so there's no jumping between apps and your practice never breaks. Great for singing, karaoke and vocal training, instrument phrases, speech and articulation, language shadowing, lines and reading aloud, or impressions—for anyone who wants to get closer to a reference, repeat the same spot, or check it slowly. ■ Hear it back the moment you record The reference and your recordings live on one screen. Recording starts looping the instant you finish, so you can replay it as many times as you like. ■ Change speed, keep the pitch 0.3–4× speed with pitch preserved. "Stepped speed" gradually speeds up from a slow check to full tempo. ■ Three ways to compare - Alternate — reference and take back to back → notice what's different - Together — layer both at once → check timing and harmony - Sequence — play from a chosen row downward → check it as a whole ■ Any reference you like Set a reference from an audio file, Apple Music, or another recording. Trim just the part you need (up to 15s) and repeat only that. ■ Record your way "Auto-record to match the reference" or "record while held." Count-in before recording and automatic silence trimming included. You can also record while the reference plays (sing/play along; earphones recommended). ■ Show lyrics or a script Display them fixed, or "scroll" them in time with playback. Adjust color, size and position per character. ■ Check it slowly Slow the reference to 0.2–1× (pitch preserved). Drop anchors to practice tricky phrasing in parts. ■ Easy to organize Folders, favorites, notes, and export (share). A "Try it" set (a reference plus two recordings) is included from the first launch, so you can experience side-by-side comparison right away. —— Pricing —— Free to use with every feature (up to 3 practice files, 15-second recordings, with a banner ad). A one-time ¥600 purchase removes ads and unlocks unlimited files and 60-second recordings. No feature locks, no trial period. Supported formats: m4a / mp3 / wav / aac / caf Your recordings are stored on your device.

Screenshots

Pitch trainer4 screens
Earback4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Pitch trainer at 3 against Earback's 1. Pitch trainer also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Pitch trainer sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Earback sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pitch trainer versus Earback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitch trainerEarback
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (415 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings415 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperToshihiko AraiSHOTARO TAKAHASHI

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
1 purchases

Earback

One-time1
  • Upgrade$3.99

Questions

Is Pitch trainer free?
Pitch trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Earback free?
Earback is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pitch trainer or Earback have ads?
Both Pitch trainer and Earback show ads.

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