Comparison

Pitch trainer vs PASSING

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

PASSING

Features
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【アプリの特徴や概要】 PASSINGは、ライブやフェスで同じ時間・同じ場所にいた、知らない誰かの「届けたい1曲」と出会える音楽アプリです。プロフィール交換やSNSのような交流は行わず、人ではなく曲との偶然の出会いを楽しめます。 【主な機能】 * 誰かに届けたい「今日の1曲」の登録 * 近くにいたユーザーが選んだ曲との出会い * イベントごとの人数・楽曲数の記録 * 過去に出会った曲を振り返るメモリー機能 * Apple Musicでの再生 * イベントごとのプレイリスト作成 【こんな人におすすめ】 ライブやフェスによく参加する人、新しい音楽と出会いたい人、自分の好きな曲を誰かに届けたい人に使ってもらいたいアプリです。その日の景色や空気とともに、偶然出会った音楽を思い出として残したい人におすすめです。

Screenshots

Pitch trainer4 screens
PASSING4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PASSING at none against Pitch trainer's 7. PASSING also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pitch trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. PASSING asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pitch trainer ships an update every 3 days, PASSING every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pitch trainer versus PASSING: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitch trainerPASSING
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (416 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings416 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperToshihiko AraiEnon Taira

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
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  • Support generously$9.99
  • Unlock All PRO Features$9.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Support a lot$29.99
None

PASSING

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pitch trainer free?
Pitch trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PASSING free?
PASSING is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pitch trainer or PASSING have ads?
Pitch trainer shows ads; PASSING does not.
Which is updated more often, Pitch trainer or PASSING?
Pitch trainer ships an update every 3 days, and PASSING every 9 days. Most recently, Pitch trainer was updated on October 24, 2026 and PASSING on October 13, 2026.

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