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Functional Ear Trainer builds ear practice around musical context: it teaches listeners to recognize tones within a key and hear each tone’s function. Its exercises and audio tools are aimed at beginners through professional musicians, and the maker recommends ten minutes of daily practice. It is free to download on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows; some features may require a subscription or one-time payment. Melodic Dictations, Sound Plugins, and Listener Mode are among its additional features.
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Complete Ear Trainer
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2Broad theory and ear-training drills with teacher programs — Complete Ear Trainer adds 11 drill types, custom programs, and teacher score tracking to Functional Ear Trainer’s key-based tone practice.
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Perfect Ear
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMacEar, rhythm, solfège, and sight-reading practice — Perfect Ear adds rhythm, solfège, note-reading, singing, and sight-reading exercises beyond Functional Ear Trainer’s key-focused tone recognition.
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Auris
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebInterval, chord, scale, and dictation practice with tracking — Auris covers intervals, scales, chords, inversions, and progressions, while Functional Ear Trainer centers on tones within a key.
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Coco
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebShort adaptive daily workouts for adult musicians — Coco offers seven games and personalized daily workouts across notes, intervals, chords, scales, and pitch, beyond Functional Ear Trainer’s key-based method.
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Minuet
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsFree desktop ear training with singing and clapping feedback — Minuet adds rhythm recognition, note identification, and live singing and clapping feedback to Functional Ear Trainer’s tonal exercises.
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Nootka
Free plan AndroidLinuxMac+1Free notation practice with played-note feedback — Nootka focuses on reading notation and checking played or sung notes in displayed melodies, unlike Functional Ear Trainer’s key-centered tone practice.
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Note Precision: Intervals
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMacAdaptive interval recognition with guided progression — Note Precision focuses on adaptive interval recognition, a five-tier course, and interval statistics rather than Functional Ear Trainer’s tones-in-a-key approach.
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EarMaster
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2 - 9
Chet
Free plan iPhoneMac - 10
Bemol
Free plan Mac - 11
Ella
Free plan iPhoneMac - 12
Sight Singing Pro
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1 - 13
SightSing
Free plan iPhoneWeb - 14
ToneGym
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb - 15
Trill
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb - 16
The Ear Gym
Free plan AndroidiPhone - 17
Auralia
Free trial AndroidiPhoneMac+2 - 18
Solfetta
Free plan Web - 19
ToneScholar
Free plan iPhoneWeb - 20
Tonelight
Free plan Web - 21
Meludia
Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb - 22
Harmonomics
Paid AndroidiPhoneMac5.6 Visit site
Its focus is narrower than apps that also cover intervals, chords, rhythm, notation, or instrument feedback. Functional Ear Trainer has no interval, chord, or rhythm exercises, and its Plus in-app purchase is $19.99 once without a specified unlock. A subscription or trial must be canceled at least 24 hours before its period ends to avoid a charge. When comparing alternatives, consider whether you want broader drills, guided progression, custom exercises, educator tools, or feedback on singing and playing—and check which devices and price structure suit your practice.
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