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Better Ears Beginner. Ratings and Reviews

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4.48
out of 5
50 Ratings
  • customer543210, 09.03.2022
    Free beginner version is pretty good.
    Some features of full app are of course not available but you could spend quite a few hours here. Emphasis is on learning not on being flashy, which I appreciate. One minor complaint is that the beginner level dictation training uses intervals that are not included in interval training in this app but other free apps will give you that training. I would gladly pay a one time upgrade fee for the full app when I the only errors I make in the beginner app are typos. If the full app requires a monthly license fee then I would probably check out competing apps. Show more
  • Mr. PickIes, 18.02.2021
    Better ear
    Instead of playing angry birds or Pokémon go why don’t you play a game that actually has benefits with any instrument you play. Maybe you’re even a Whistler, don’t annoy people by whistling off key. Use better ear, we’ll all thank you. Show more
  • therealbrandonward, 27.03.2017
    Works great
    Helps me with listening with my ear for keys and scales. I love it. Great for a musician and vocalist. Highly recommend for your down time.
  • poppish, 11.07.2016
    Helpful app
    The free version is great though a little limited-great practice though
  • sStudioSteve, 28.12.2014
    Great app but. . .
    This app is very helpful. But you need to improve the quality of the piano! It's really bad. Really!
  • Kyunghoon, 25.12.2012
    I have to pay twice?!?!
    I already shelled out 15 bucks for the ipad version and they also want me to shell out another 15 bucks for the iphone version. Greedy!
  • Dick.Flowers., 01.05.2012
    Great App...FOR BEGINNERS!
    If you are just starting to practice music theory like myself this is great for pitch training,interval training,scale training..ect
  • NewPollutionLove, 26.04.2012
    Tried them all this one is Champion!
    First of all don't listen to people who rate this app 1 star, this app deserves no less than 4 star reviews it has been well thought out and is a great app for beginning ear training. It is a quality app with exactly what I need. I have tried many ear training apps before finding this one. I love this app and I hope you will too. Some things to keep in mind: the interface is nice and neat, however, the button to start an exercise is not intuitive. It took me 5 minutes of play to figure out how to start an exercise. Push the >> (next button) to start an exercise, push > (play button) to repeat the sound. The rest is intuitive. As far as unlocking all levels is concerned... I am a beginner and level 1 is challenging enough for me. Personally unlocking all levels wouldn't help me since I have a lot to learn from level 1. I appreciate the developers designing this app with great care and concern for beginners like me. Not only have I found a great app for my needs but I don't feel overwhelmed when using it. Show more
  • CrankyRayHanky, 22.01.2012
    Perfect Pitch is Possible!
    In the late 80s, I had a fantastic music teacher. This man clearly had the gift of perfect pitch and demonstrated it on a daily basis. The teacher was born with this gift, and it undoubtedly propelled his musical abilities. The teacher believed that only a few people were born this way, but that anyone could learn to develop a strong relative pitch. I was dubious, as I really struggled at the start of the course. After 2 years, however, I found myself to be dramatically improved in detecting relative pitch. Fast forward to 2009; I first found this free APP. The data collected during pitch training was significant- at first I struggled mightily. After only a few weeks, I noted my scores were rising above 50%! I now believe that perfect pitch can be acquired, through hard training and disciplined study- and Karajan is a tool that can expedite the whole process exponentially! I love the fact that there is a lite version available for free, and would enthusiastically endorse this APP to anyone who requires critical listening skills (heads up teachers of students who struggle with reading fluency). Suggestions for improvement include allowing a more choice in tones. Also, content could be elevated automatically as one increases in skill. Lastly, content could be delivered in a game format, enticing a wider mass appeal. Overall, 5/5 stars! Show more
  • MDC student, 20.01.2012
    Extremely limited
    This app offers practically nothing! You can only listen to three different kinds of intervals and displays such little amount of theory info that no one could possible grow from this. You gotta pay $15 for the full version, which is the only way to unlock the rest of the intervals etc. Show more
  • Cereal, 19.12.2011
    Word
    This app is great. I would use it everyday if the full features weren't 15 bucks, but I'm not calling that outrageous. Every musician should have this app.
  • SturmB, 25.11.2011
    Really good idea
    I'm not musically-inclined, but I can definitely see the appeal of this app. I feel I shouldn't even be giving it a review since I've barely used the app, but what little of it I HAVE used, I can say that it's well-done enough. I haven't explored all of its features, but I can tell that it really needs a visual makeover. It's not very attractive. To get people to download (or especially purchase) an app, it needs to have more than just functionality. There's my $0.02. Show more
  • Aimet34, 14.09.2011
    I love this
    I use it at school but with an iPad I love it so much!
  • Joelissimo, 04.11.2010
    Poor design. Bad quality sounds
    This app has horrible sound quality and the design is not fun at all. I do not enjoy using it. There are several other music theory apps that are much better than this one. Show more
  • Liljazzer, 01.11.2010
    New piano
    This new piano is the worst!!! Please bring back the old piano interface! Please please please bring it back!
  • Sandor612, 21.10.2010
    Would be a five star app if...
    Great app, would be five stars if they made a few improvements. Needs to have some intermediate steps in all of the levels or customized levels. In the interval training section for example, it would be nice to be able to build up or add in one/few new at a time. Also would be great to replay the ones answered incorrectly so you could hear the mistake you made and train the ear to it. Also to troubleshoot problem intervals. Scales section... With the modes I think it would be nice if they played the root chord or allowed that to be an option. This is a must for people trying to understand the qualities/colors of the modes. A rhythm trainer wouldn't hurt to be included at this price point. For what it is, I think it's great and certainly has tremendous potential. Not sure at this price point yet but we'll see as they update this phenomenal app. Show more
  • randlekimo, 07.09.2010
    great but need some introduction
    It's a good app for ear training! But I didn't know how to use it until I saw the demo video in your webpage. Add some introduction when opening the app would be great! And I cannot see the volume change when I change it! Please fix it. Show more
  • classic-gtr, 14.07.2010
    Wretched sounds
    The samples are not good. They are close mic'd and not at all musical. There are other products that have nice musically round samples that are pleasant to listen to. The UI is fine, but this is ear training. I have to listen to it. I want that to sound good! Replace the samples and this is a decent app. Will not be buying the full version just because this sounds so bad. It is not hard to find good steel string or classical guitar samples, or even to make them. Even the piano is bad! Show more
  • BusyExec101, 19.06.2010
    Free but confusing
    I don't know anything about music & hoped this app would help me, but it's too confusing. Need a pre-beginner level please!
  • Geminirand, 22.02.2010
    Bad sounds
    With all the great music samplers out there, you'd think they'd find better sounding instruments. These are awful.