Auralia vs EarMaster

Auralia is ear-training software covering pitch, rhythm, intervals, chords, scales and tuning. It has 59 topics in seven groups, with real audio and notation linked to curriculum. Exercises include rhythm and melodic dictation, interval and chord recognition, sight singing, tuning and musical-element identification. Teachers can track student progress, assign tests and worksheets, review reports, and create custom syllabuses and questions. Tests can draw questions from any syllabus or topic, with optional random selection, time limits, due dates and weighted scoring. Auralia integrates with Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, D2L, Schoology and MusicFirst Classroom, sending scores to the LMS gradebook. Auralia Cloud works in a browser, and the maker lists access on Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, iPad and Chromebook. A six-month Cloud licence costs $25 as a one-time purchase and a 12-month Cloud licence costs $39 a year; both require a school code and PIN. Other listed licences are $99, paid once for Auralia Student and $169, paid once for Auralia. The free trial registration is for teachers and educational institutions; no duration is stated.

EarMaster is an app for ear training, sight-singing, and rhythm practice on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. Its library contains 4,000 exercises and workshops, with voice and clap recognition, MIDI input, and sounds sampled from real instruments. The free version includes four Beginner's Course modules, customized interval and chord identification, Call of the Notes, Greensleeves, and Carmen - Habanera. For schools, choirs, and teachers, EarMaster Cloud provides student results, assignment management, workbook editing, and a music library; results can be exported to CSV. An all-access subscription syncs results and settings across devices. A yearly subscription is $3.65 a year (billed US$43.80 yearly); a monthly subscription is $5.99 a month. The One-Year All-Access Pass is $49.95 a year. Desktop licenses include EarMaster Pro 7 at $59.95, paid once and the Family Pack at $99.95, paid once. Personal subscriptions are for one person's devices and require internet access at least once every seven days.