Best Learn To Play By Ear Apps

4.7😊(1.1K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Learn songs by ear without needing sheet music or tabs. This app analyzes your music to identify beats, chords, and key, allowing you to slow down playback, isolate instruments, and edit chord progressions to master any song.

What We Love

🚀 Powerful features
👍 Intuitive interface
🎶 Helpful for learning songs
💡 Innovative technology
🔍 Accurate chord detection

Room to Improve

🐛 Inconsistent chord recognition
🔒 Limited access to music library
💰 Expensive subscription model
🔋 High battery consumption
🤔 Confusing navigation

Interval Ear Training by 262Hz

Learn to play by ear!

Strong Contender

4.7😊(355 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Develop your musical ear with this interactive piano game. It helps improve interval recognition, pitch sense, and transcription skills through engaging exercises. Suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians.

What We Love

👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
🎵 Effective ear training tool for interval recognition
🎹 Visual keyboard display aids learning
📊 Progress tracking with running success score
🔊 High-quality audio output
💰 Free app with no ads
⚙️ Adjustable range and customizable settings
🎯 Straightforward and focused functionality
📱 Easy to use on mobile devices
✨ Reinforcement learning techniques

Room to Improve

🖱️ Excessive clicks required between intervals
⚙️ Limited customization options
🎵 Fixed to C major key only
🔄 Cannot fix first note for consistent practice
📊 Cumulative score cannot be reset per session
🎼 No support for other instruments
🎹 Unison interval is annoying/unavoidable
⬆️ Difficult to switch between different keys

Piano Melody - Play by Ear by Learn To Master Ltd

Learn Tunes on a Keyboard

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Guitar Riff - Play by Ear

4.3(210 ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

Learn to play piano by ear with a vast library of songs. This app offers a configurable keyboard and tools to help you master melodies, suitable for all ages and skill levels. Unlock all songs through practice and improve your musical ear.

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Learn Your Favorite Hooks

Learn over 1000 songsConfigurable virtual guitarClean and distortion effects

Learn to play your favorite guitar riffs by ear. This app offers over 1000 songs across various genres with a configurable virtual guitar featuring clean and distortion effects. Master difficult sections by adjusting speed and volume, with options for left-handers and note highlighting.

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Ear training for everyone

Functional Ear Trainer

Recognize tones in musical key contextUnderstand note functionImprove transcription skills

Develop your musical ear by learning to recognize tones within the context of a specific musical key. This app helps you understand the function of each note, improving your ability to transcribe, improvise, and play music by ear. Suitable for all ages and skill levels, with just 10 minutes of daily practice.

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Guitar Riff Pro - Play by Ear

Learn your Favourite Hooks

$29.99

Learn to play your favorite guitar riffs from a vast library of songs across all genres. This app offers a highly configurable virtual guitar with various sound effects and adjustable playback options.

Learn 1000+ songsConfigurable virtual guitarClean and distortion effects

Learn to play by ear!

$9.99

Develop your musical ear with this engaging piano game. It helps improve interval recognition, pitch sense, and transcription skills. Suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians, it offers adjustable difficulty and MIDI integration.

Interval recognitionPitch sense improvementTranscription skills

Music Theory, Piano & Guitar

Identify music theory conceptsCall and response exercisesVirtual piano, guitar, bass

Develop your musical ear and master music theory with interactive games and exercises. Learn at your own pace, identify music concepts, and practice with virtual instruments. Track your progress and compete globally to become a more confident and versatile musician.

Musical Ear Training Exercises

Interval identification exercisesChord identification exercisesChord progression exercises

Enhance your musical abilities by training your ear to recognize intervals, chords, scales, and rhythms. This app offers various exercises and tests to help you improve your musical hearing and track your progress with detailed statistics.

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Sonofield Ear Trainer

Feeling-based note recognitionScale degree identificationMelody recognition training

This app helps musicians develop their ear by focusing on the feeling of individual notes within a key, rather than traditional interval training. It uses sustained drones and offers various modes like identifying scale degrees, melodies, and singing exercises. The app adapts to your skill level with an intuitive interface and progression path.

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EarForge: Learn Ear Training

Personal ear trainer

30-level note recognition programChord identification lessonsCustomizable note and chord training

This app offers a structured ear training program designed to improve your sense of pitch and ability to recognize musical notes and chords. It features progressive lessons, personalized quizzes, and detailed progress tracking. Advanced users can create custom training sessions for specific musical elements.

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Play songs by ear in minutes

Play songs by earNo sheet music or theory neededConnect MIDI keyboard/piano

Learn to play piano by ear without sheet music or theory. This app helps you pick up songs by listening and playing, offering daily challenges and personalized support for a fun, natural musical experience.

Play By Ear - Ear Training

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by SuperNonstop.com, Inc.

Pitch recognition for instrumental interactionHands-free, continuous playInterval, chord, and melody exercises

Develop your musical ear with this call-and-response ear training app. It uses pitch recognition, allowing you to play notes back on your instrument instead of pressing buttons. Practice melodies, chords, and intervals in a way that mirrors real musical performance.

Trill: Ear Training Daily

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Train Perfect Pitch

Daily ear training exercisesChord, interval, and scale visualizersTuner and metronome

Develop your musical ear with daily, focused exercises. This app transforms ear training into an engaging game with challenges and rewards, helping you learn to recognize tones, chords, and keys naturally. It also includes tools like a tuner and metronome.

ScoreSkills- Learn Music Notes

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Ear Training & Sight Reading

Ear training exercisesSight-reading practiceMusic theory lessons

Learn music theory, ear training, and sight-reading through fun, step-by-step games and challenges. This app helps users of all levels compose their own music and improve cognitive skills like focus and memory.

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Interactive Aural Exercises

Piano Ear Training

Interval trainingChord distinctionPitch training

Develop your musical ear with interactive exercises for intervals, chords, scales, and melodies. Personalize your training to focus on specific areas and track your progress. Ideal for musicians of all levels, from beginners to advanced.

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Perfect Ear: Music & Rhythm

Ear training, notes & chords

Ear training exercises (intervals, scales, chords)Rhythm training exercisesCustomizable exercises and patterns

Develop your musical skills with a comprehensive ear training and music theory app. Learn chords, scales, intervals, melodies, and sight-reading. It offers customizable exercises for all levels, from beginners to professionals, to enhance musicianship.

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Ear Training, Theory & Rhythm

Better Ears Beginner

13 music theory and ear training exercisesCustomizable training routinesUser-created chords, scales, and progressions

Enhance your musical skills and hearing with this comprehensive ear training app. It offers 13 diverse exercises, from interval recognition to chord progressions, with customizable training routines and instrument options. Track your progress and sync across devices for a seamless learning experience.

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Ear Trainer Lite

by thoor software AB

Interval comparison exercisesChord identification exercisesChord progression exercises

Improve your musical ear with this free educational tool. It offers exercises for intervals, chords, and scales, with a virtual piano to help you learn. Track your progress with collected statistics.

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Neurofret: Guitar Ear Trainer

See it. Hear it. Play it.

Functional ear trainingMelodic visualizationVirtual fretboard

This app uses visualization and ear training to help musicians master melodic relationships on the fretboard. It transforms your device into a virtual fretboard, generating melodies for you to play by ear and locate.

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