Alternatives to EarMaster
An app for ear training, sight-singing, rhythm training and music theory practice for musicians. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
EarMaster
An app for ear training, sight-singing, rhythm training and music theory practice for musicians.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as EarMaster.
Minuet
A KDE ear-training application with exercises for intervals, chords, scales and rhythm.
Minuet is a free open-source KDE ear trainer for intervals, chords, scales and rhythm on Linux, Windows and macOS, but it has no mobile version.
musictheory.net
A free website with music theory lessons, exercises, ear trainers and calculators.
musictheory.net offers free theory lessons and ear-training drills in the browser with no sign-up, but covers only introductory and intermediate material.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Transcribe!
A specialised player that helps musicians work out music from recordings by ear.
Yousician
An interactive music tutor for guitar, piano, bass, ukulele and singing that listens as you play.
Simply Piano
A mobile app that teaches piano through guided lessons that listen to you play and respond.
Guitar Pro
A tablature and score editor for guitar, bass and other instruments, with audio playback.
Sonic Pi
A free live-coding music synth where you write simple code to compose and perform music.
