Auralia vs Tonelight
Auralia
risingsoftware.comTonelight
tonelight.appSide by side
| Figure | Auralia | Tonelight |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3.25/mo | $3.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Ear Training Software | 8.7 (#3) | 7.2 (#21) |
| Curriculum | The software includes mapped curriculum content and lets teachers create custom syllabuses with no limit on the number of levels. | The curriculum progresses from identifying the tonic and adding tonic-triad notes to minor tonality, chromatic tones, chords, progressions, and inversions. |
| Purpose | Auralia is ear-training software covering fundamentals such as pitch, rhythm, intervals, chords, scales and tuning. | Tonelight teaches functional ear training by helping users learn how notes function inside a key. |
Plans
Auralia
- Auralia Cloud (6 months)$25, paid once
- Auralia Cloud (12 months)$39 a year
- Auralia Student$99, paid once
- Auralia$169, paid once
In their own words
Auralia
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.