Complete Music Trainer vs MyMusicTheory

Complete Music Trainer brings ear training, rhythm work, and music reading practice together in one interface for computer screens. Ear training offers more than 150 progressive drills in 11 types, covering intervals, chords, scales, melodic dictations, and chord progressions. Rhythm practice includes 252 progressive drills across five types and a dedicated polyrhythm section. Music reading provides 270 drills over seven clefs, including key-signature and mixed-clef practice. Users can make and save their own drills and training programs, then invite friends or students to participate. Recorded instrument sounds include grand piano, with additional sound banks for training sections. The service runs on the web, Windows, and macOS and includes progress tracking, harmony tools, rhythm practice, and basic notation tools. There is no free plan; a seven-day trial requires no credit card. The monthly subscription is €0.99 a month, the yearly subscription is €9.99 a year, and lifetime access is 19.99 EUR as a one-time payment. A free teacher account and Teacher Companion App support school-specific features, students, and licenses.

MyMusicTheory offers interactive exercises for learning music theory and improving sight reading. Practice topics include notes, scales, intervals, chords, rhythm, and key signatures. Users can create custom exercises by choosing chords, scales, and intervals to work on, then review progress by day, week, or month with reports highlighting weaker areas. More advanced material includes seventh and extended chords, scale modes, compound intervals, and multiple clefs. The free plan includes more than 100 exercises, and the service is available on Android, iOS, and macOS. The iOS app is a free download with in-app purchases, including a Premium Upgrade for $8.99; the Android listing says it contains ads and in-app purchases. The app may help with preparation for ABRSM Levels 1–5, but does not cover every syllabus topic. Apple lists location, identifiers, and usage data as potentially used for tracking across other companies’ apps and websites.