ChordIQ vs Do It By Ear
ChordIQ
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Do It By Ear
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| Figure | ChordIQ | Do It By Ear |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Music Learning Apps | 9.0 (#3) | 7.5 (#31) |
| Purpose | ChordIQ teaches sight-reading, ear training, rhythm, singing and music theory through fast-paced interactive games. | Do It By Ear combines sight reading, music theory, and jazz standards practice with real-time feedback from a voice or instrument. |
| Reading | Reading modes cover treble, bass, alto and grand staff, key signatures, note values, rests, Marathon and Survival runs. | Reading practice covers treble and bass clef with configurable difficulty, intervals, and note ranges. |
Plans
ChordIQ
- FreeFree
- Pro lifetimePrice not published
- Pro weeklyPrice not published
- Pro yearlyPrice not published
In their own words
ChordIQ
ChordIQ teaches sight-reading, ear training, rhythm, singing and music theory through interactive games. It offers more than 30 modes covering reading, chords, scales, theory, ear training, singing and rhythm. Reading practice includes treble, bass, alto and grand staff, key signatures, note values, rests, and Marathon and Survival runs. Ear exercises cover intervals, chords and notes by ear, perfect pitch, solfège scale degrees and melodic dictation. Players can tap written rhythms across ten complexity levels, echo heard rhythms, or sing or play pitches scored with a live cents meter. Supported instruments are piano, guitar, ukulele and bass, with on-screen keyboard or fretboard input in playing modes. External class-compliant MIDI keyboards work on iOS and Android; iOS supports wired or Bluetooth MIDI, while Android uses USB OTG. Scores appear on the World Chart leaderboard, with separate rankings for each mode. ChordIQ runs on Android, iOS and macOS. Its free plan includes most game modes, with ads between rounds. Pro is available as yearly and weekly subscriptions or a one-time lifetime purchase; prices vary by country and appear in the store before purchase.
Do It By Ear
Do It By Ear has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.