- Price$9.99
- CategoryMusic
- First releasedFebruary 12, 2019
- Versions2 archived
- Installable1 of 2
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerHolger Meyer
- Bundle IDcom.karajaneartrainer.karajan
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 2.0 or later.
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Report an issueBetter Ears is the complete ear training and sight‑reading workout for musicians, students and teachers. Train your musical ear and master music theory — from interval recognition all the way to chord progressions and rhythm training. 15 exercises take you from absolute beginner to pro, at your own pace, with no rules and no pressure.
NEW: RHYTHM TRAINING Sharpen your sense of timing with two brand‑new exercises. Hear a rhythm and clap or tap it back, or read rhythmic notation and perform it in time — with count‑in, metronome, triplets and time signatures like 3/4, 4/4 and 5/4. Clap straight into your device's microphone and Better Ears listens.
YOU DECIDE HOW TO TRAIN There are no rules to follow. You decide when to start, what to practice and how often.
15 EXERCISES INCLUDED • Interval recognition • Scale recognition • Chord recognition • Chord progressions • Pitch recognition • Melodic dictation • Tempo recognition • Key signature recognition • Music reading • Interval music reading • Scale music reading • Chord music reading • Melody music reading • Rhythm recognition (new) • Rhythm reading (new)
ANSWER WITH YOUR VOICE OR A REAL INSTRUMENT Built‑in pitch detection lets you answer by singing or by playing a real instrument (e.g. piano or guitar). Just sing or play the notes when the microphone button lights up red.
CUSTOM CHORDS, SCALES & CHORD PROGRESSIONS The built‑in editor lets you add your own chords, scales and chord progressions.
FOUR PRESET LEVELS + UNLIMITED CUSTOM LEVELS Start at Beginner, Easy, Normal or Professional — then build your own levels to focus exactly where you need to: church modes, those two pesky intervals, custom rhythms, whatever you like.
6 INSTRUMENTS & CUSTOM SOUNDFONTS Train with Acoustic Grand, Bright Acoustic Piano, Electric Grand, Drawbar Organ, Nylon and Steel Acoustic Guitar — or extend Better Ears with your own sounds via SoundFonts (.sf2).
KEYBOARD & FRETBOARD Answer on a virtual piano keyboard or a virtual guitar fretboard.
MIDI SUPPORT Route sound through an external MIDI device and even control Better Ears with a connected master keyboard.
SYNC ALL OF YOUR DEVICES Keep your Mac, iPhone and iPad in sync via Dropbox. You choose what to sync: your own levels, your statistics, your settings — or all of it.
STATISTICS Better Ears tracks your progress for every exercise and every question — right and wrong answers at a glance.
WIKIPEDIA INTEGRATION The matching Wikipedia article is shown for each exercise, so the theory is always one tap away.
REFRESHED DESIGN A modern, fully redesigned interface on iPhone, iPad and Mac — with full Dark Mode and crystal‑clear music notation.
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2017 | 3.2.2 | ★ 4.2 | 5 | $9.99 |
| December 6, 2019 | — | ★ 4.5 | 19 | $9.99 |
| December 3, 2021 | 3.6 | ★ 4.5 | 35 | $9.99 |
| December 12, 2024 | 3.7 | ★ 4.6 | 64 | $9.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25must have for all musician, beginner to advanced
If you're look to better your musical ear this is the app for you, I helps you hear the differences in pitches, chords, while helping you learn scales, intervals. If you want to hear better and have more knowledge in music theory this is a great app.
This is a great app for any musician. It is difficult to find enough hours in the day for ear training, practice, and time to listen to recordings. This app gives me the chance to capture some ear training time while on the go. I use it on my lunch hour. I have not had an ounce of trouble with it's speed, sound, etc. I like that you can individualize the settings. One can work on major scales/chords or the entire range of scales/chords including minor/modes/etc. I wish I had had this app in college. Theory is a necessary evil in my mind and I am very glad I have this to help me out!
I have used this a long time. I do not know what the other people dissing it are doing. Mine has never malfunctioned. It covers a lot of ear training. I've seen some reviewers say that "this is testing, not learning." Of course, they must not have read about it before downloading. It is for ear training, not for theory. And, it is very good for learning to recognize intervals, chords, etc. You listen, you select what you think the interval is and it tells you which is correct. You listen more carefuly each time, and eventually, you get to recognize the chords and intervals by sound and hear how each is different and unique. If someone thinks there is something wrong with that, well, what can I say?
I like the app, but regularly crashes, is the first time I've tried it in years and was sad that it's not updated for the latest iOS
I love this app. But it used to have more options. When it was called Karajan, I could customize the difficulty to only include specific intervals or chords, which is very helpful when a specific interval is giving you trouble. And there is no option for harmonic intervals. Please consider adding these features for the next update. Thanks!
Just like the desktop Earmaster Pro, this app is great for ear training in IOS. But there is no harmony training in interval training mode which shock me, I can't believe that, Is that a designing fault?
This latest update is amazing! I'm even happier with the iPad version. The Wikipedia explanations are right where I need them and the interface is perfectly intuitive. Hats off to the design team!
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