Complete Ear Trainer vs The Ear Gym

Complete Ear Trainer is an app for practicing relative pitch, aural skills, and music theory for activities such as improvisation, composition, singing, and playing in a band. Its material spans 11 drill types, including 24 intervals, 36 chord types, inversions, 28 scale types, melodic dictations, and chord progressions. Classic mode has 150+ progressive drills across four levels and 28 chapters; Easy mode has 50+ drills across 12 chapters and is designed for beginners. Chapters include theory cards, and the maker says staff-reading knowledge is not required. Users can create and save custom drills or training programs for friends and students; teachers can add weekly drills and view scores on private leaderboards. Audio includes five octaves of recorded grand piano and seven additional recorded sound banks. The app also has achievements, global leaderboards, and chapter progression. Mobile downloads are listed for several app stores; desktop and browser use is included in Complete Music Trainer. Free access covers the first chapter of each mode. The full version costs $6.99, paid once, with price variation possible by country, taxes, and store.

The Ear Gym is an Android and iOS ear-training app covering intervals, chords, scales, rhythm, harmony, solfege, and perfect pitch. Exercises let users identify, compare, construct, read, sing, or play intervals using piano and guitar sounds. Guided Mode moves from beginner listening through intervals, chords, scales, rhythm, and harmony. Custom drills can specify intervals, chords, scales, keys, clefs, octaves, instruments, and tempo. Additional activities include sight reading, melodic dictation, harmonic analysis, chord progressions, and cadences. Session statistics, streaks, and badges track practice, and the app listing says it works offline. Free Start costs nothing and provides drills at the user's own pace. One-time purchases cost $2.99 as a one-time purchase for Guided Mode, $2.99, paid once for Free Mode, or $4.79, paid once for the Complete package. The App Store description says the full app uses a one-time purchase with no subscription or ads.