Complete Ear Trainer vs ToneGym

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.

ToneGym is a gamified ear-training platform and social network for musicians. Its daily workouts and games cover intervals, chords, scales, rhythm, melody, sight-reading and sight-singing. The homepage describes five short training games in a daily workout, with games adapting to the user's level. Members can follow progress through the ToneGym Performance Index and detailed statistics, and take part in competitions, weekly contests and community spaces. ToneGym Pro includes all ear-training games, full daily workouts, advanced statistics, interactive tools and a personalized practice plan. The teacher version supports online classes, custom quizzes and tests, class results, student progress monitoring and assignments within the platform. A free membership provides limited access to training and learning tools. The pricing note lists paid access from $6.25/mo (annual); separately listed Apple App Store subscriptions cost $13.95 per month or $74.99 per year and renew automatically. Website yearly and lifetime plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee, while website monthly subscriptions are not refundable. ToneGym is available on Android, iOS and web.