Complete Ear Trainer vs Trill

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.

Trill offers ear-training practice for musicians who want to recognize musical sounds by listening. Exercises include chord recognition, interval identification, melodic dictation, pitch memory, and chord progressions, with practice covering pitch, melodies, scales, and theory. A structured path adapts to a learner’s goal and level; the maker recommends focused sessions of about 10 minutes a day. Daily challenges, streaks, levels, XP, and collectible badges encourage regular practice. Focus Lock can block TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube until the daily training is complete, with correct answers earning break time. The free plan includes a tuner, metronome, chord, interval, and scale visualizers, plus limited ear-training access. Trill Pro costs $59.99 per year after a 7-day free trial and adds unlimited training, advanced exercises, progress tracking, achievements, and Focus Lock. Trill is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The iOS listing requires iOS 14.0 or later; it also lists iPad, Apple Vision, and Apple silicon Mac compatibility, with macOS 11.0 or later for Mac.