EarMaster vs Perfect Ear
EarMaster
earmaster.com
Perfect Ear
perfectear.appSide by side
| Figure | EarMaster | Perfect Ear |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.88/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 19 | 20 |
| Spec score · Ear Training Software | 9.3 (#2) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Customisation | Users can set keys, pitch ranges, voicings, cadence types, time limits and answer interfaces for custom drills. | Google Play says users can create custom ear-training and rhythm exercises, chords, scales and rhythm patterns. |
| Headquarters | Aarhus, Denmark | The developer listing gives Höglandstorget 8, Lgh 1202, 167 71 Bromma, Sweden. |
| Licence | EarMaster is proprietary software owned by EarMaster ApS; reverse engineering, modification and redistribution are prohibited. | AlternativeTo labels Perfect Ear proprietary and freemium, with a free limited version and one-time purchase model. |
| Purpose | EarMaster is an all-in-one app for ear training, sight-singing practice, and rhythm training. | Perfect Ear offers ear training, rhythm training, solfège, music theory, and note-reading lessons for musicians from beginners to professionals. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.6 out of 5 from 429 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings. |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.3 out of 5 from 1.31K reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 81.3K reviews. |
| Support | Support includes FAQs, a support forum, tutorials, support email, and Cloud guides for students, teachers, and administrators. | The product site says the developer welcomes suggestions and provides support by email at [email protected]. |
| What it does | EarMaster is music-training software for ear training, sight singing, rhythm practice, music theory and vocal work. | Perfect Ear presents itself as a pocket music school for solfège, ear training, singing and rhythm practice. |
Plans
EarMaster
- Free versionFree
- Personal subscription yearly$3.65 a month
- Monthly Subscription$5.99 a month
- Personal subscription monthly$5.99 a month
- EarMaster Cloud 20–99 users$10.50 a year
- EarMaster Cloud 10–19 users$14.50 a year
- EarMaster Cloud 5–9 users$21.50 a year
- Yearly Subscription$43.80 a year
- One-Year All-Access Pass$49.95, paid once
- One-Year All-Access Pass$49.95 a year
Perfect Ear
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Chord exercises pack$0.99, paid once
- Chord exercises pack$0.99, paid once
- Classical Piano$0.99, paid once
- Classical Piano$0.99, paid once
- Interval Exercises Pack$0.99, paid once
- Interval Exercises Pack$0.99, paid once
- Rhythm exercises pack$0.99, paid once
- Rhythm exercises pack$0.99, paid once
In their own words
EarMaster
EarMaster is an app for ear training, sight-singing, and rhythm practice on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. Its library contains 4,000 exercises and workshops, with voice and clap recognition, MIDI input, and sounds sampled from real instruments. The free version includes four Beginner's Course modules, customized interval and chord identification, Call of the Notes, Greensleeves, and Carmen - Habanera. For schools, choirs, and teachers, EarMaster Cloud provides student results, assignment management, workbook editing, and a music library; results can be exported to CSV. An all-access subscription syncs results and settings across devices. A yearly subscription is $3.65 a year (billed US$43.80 yearly); a monthly subscription is $5.99 a month. The One-Year All-Access Pass is $49.95 a year. Desktop licenses include EarMaster Pro 7 at $59.95, paid once and the Family Pack at $99.95, paid once. Personal subscriptions are for one person's devices and require internet access at least once every seven days.
Perfect Ear
Perfect Ear has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.