Comparison

Earz vs Pianolytics

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

Head to head
About

Earz

This app offers comprehensive music lessons for all skill levels, covering note reading, music theory, and ear training for various musical elements. It's designed for both individual learners and educators, with customizable content for students.

Highlights
  • Note reading instruction
  • Music theory lessons
  • Ear training for chords, harmony, scales, and intervals
  • Instrument and style recognition
  • Rhythm and time signature practice
  • Customizable content for educators
Features
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Earz is the best and most complete music lesson app for home and school. For beginners to experts, from classical to pop and jazz! With Earz you learn what you want:
 • Reading notes • Music Theory Recognising by ear: • Chords • Harmony • Scales • Intervals • Instruments • Styles • Melody • Rhythm • Time signatures • Effects • Tones: high/low, long/short, loud/soft Earz is the ideal tool for schools, bands, private teachers etc. because the content can be fully adapted and adjusted to the students by the teachers! Please visit the Earz website to subscribe.

About

Pianolytics

Master the piano with interactive games covering notes, chords, scales, and music theory. Practice on your real instrument using mic detection, track your progress with detailed stats, and even compose your own music. Offers a comprehensive learning experience for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Note, chord, and scale learning games
  • Real piano mic detection
  • Music composition tools
  • Progress tracking and heat maps
  • Built-in tuner and metronome
  • Video lessons in multiple languages
Features
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Built on 9+ years of development, Pianolytics is the ultimate piano trainer. Learn every note, chord, scale and interval through fast, addictive games, then use it all to write your own music. For every level: beginners learn the basics, intermediate players finally see the whole keyboard, and advanced players can dig into extended chords and 950+ scales in every key. Made by a single developer who is also a musician. PLAY ON YOUR REAL PIANO Turn on mic detection and answer with your piano or keyboard instead of tapping the screen. Pianolytics hears the note you play and tells you if it's right, so practice carries straight over to the keys under your fingers. 35+ GAMES AND TOOLS - Find any note on the piano, on any range of keys you choose: the first keys, a section in the middle, or the whole keyboard - Name Chord game: choose which chords to practice and identify their shapes anywhere on the keyboard, from simple triads to diminished sevenths and major thirteenths - Chord Chart Explorer: find any chord on the keyboard, worked out by a custom algorithm, and save your favorite shapes - Name Interval and Find Interval games, with your choice of intervals and starting notes - Scale Explorer: 950+ scales from any root note, customized however you want, with intervals color-coded - Games to practice building chords and scales note by note, and chord progressions chord by chord - Staff game: learn to read music on any section of the staff, with your choice of staff type - Staff and Piano game: find the key that matches a note on the staff - Ear training for notes, intervals and chords - Circle of fifths practice - Built-in tuner and metronome - Video lessons in 20+ languages WRITE YOUR OWN SONGS - Write down your song ideas, attach audio recordings and lyrics, and save them - Pianolytics detects the scale of your melody and generates chord progressions that fit it - Generate any popular chord progression in any key, then play along with playback TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - A heat map shows how well you know every key - Stats showing how fast you answer every single key, interval and chord shape, and how far you've come - Milestones guide you through what to learn next MADE FOR HOW YOU PLAY - Automatic Mode: the games answer themselves on a loop, so you can learn just by watching - Timer Mode: set your own timer in any game to test yourself - Customizable interval colors and app theme color - Chord names as standard letters, chord symbols, or Nashville numbers (with or without flats) - Note names in letters, two solfege styles, numbers, German, Japanese, Indian, Cyrillic or Korean notation - Available in 20 languages HAND-BUILT BY ONE DEVELOPER Pianolytics is designed and built by one independent developer, the creator of Fretonomy, and new games are added regularly. PLAY EVERY GAME FREE Every game and tool is open in the free version, so you can try all of it. Terms of Use: https://www.pianolytics.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pianolytics.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Earz4 screens
Pianolytics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pianolytics at 50% against Earz's 0%. Pianolytics also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (30 vs 1). Earz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. Pianolytics sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Earz asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pianolytics holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pianolytics has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Earz's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pianolytics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earz ships an update every 3 weeks, Pianolytics every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Earz versus Pianolytics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarzPianolytics
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings130 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGer WolthuisStrong Apps LLC

Customer experience

Earz

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Pianolytics

All ratings30 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

In-app purchases

None

Earz

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pianolytics

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Earz free?
Earz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pianolytics free?
Pianolytics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Earz or Pianolytics?
Pianolytics is rated higher. Earz averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pianolytics averages 4.5 from 30 ratings.
Do Earz or Pianolytics have ads?
Neither Earz nor Pianolytics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earz or Pianolytics?
Earz ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pianolytics every 10 days. Most recently, Earz was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pianolytics on November 4, 2026.

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