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What’s New Version 3.28.0
Added support for iOS 26.
Description
Have you (or maybe one of your friends) ever wanted to learn to transcribe or play music by ear?
It is so important for a musician to know what you are hearing. A good musical ear helps when you are composing, improvising, transcribing melodies, or playing with others.
Most likely you have already tried different programs to learn to recognize intervals or even to acquire perfect pitch. However, although such programs develop your ear, but can you actually play any melody you hear as soon as you listen to it?
Imagine you could understand music... It is like when somebody is talking to you, you not only hear pleasant sounds, but you recognize words and their meaning.
One day I came across Alain Benbassat's program called "Functional Ear Trainer" and have been using it ever since. It is based on Alain's method to learn to recognize tones.
The main difference between the Functional Ear Trainer and other methods is that it teaches you to distinguish between tones in the context of a particular musical key. You begin to recognize the role (or function) of each tone in this key, which is incredibly similar to its role in other keys of the same scale.
And it is *guaranteed* anyone can gradually develop this skill. It does not matter:
- who you are - an absolute beginner in music or a virtuoso professional musician;
- how old you are - a 3 yo kid or a 90+ adult;
- what musical instrument you play (you don't even have to play one).
The only requirement is to practice for 10 minutes a day.
I was so excited about this ear trainer that I have developed a mobile app based on the Alain Benbassat method. I hope you will find it useful.
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Functional Ear Trainer Plus$19.99
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Version history 12 versions
Build 879148243v3.28.02025-10-22 19:53:13
Added support for iOS 26.
Build 875047176v3.24.02025-05-25 14:36:16
Payment accounts: verification via 6-digit code, password update, and email update.
Build 874255437v3.23.52025-04-24 20:42:37
– Melodic Dictations
– Sound Plugins
– Listener Mode
Enjoy your ear training!
Build 874064055v3.23.22025-04-17 14:48:42
– Melodic Dictations
– Sound Plugins
– Listener Mode
Enjoy your ear training!
Build 845091235v3.3.72021-11-02 19:11:39
*** If you like Functional Ear Trainer, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps
1) Intro Game for new users. You can remove it in the Main Settings.
2) Some simplifications in the design. Sorry for any inconvenience, these changes are important.
3) Daily Reminders (inside the Main Settings).
4) Sharing screenshots of your results on social networks.
5) Several new Basic Training → Play! mode Settings.
6) The advanced mode now plays 2 notes together by default.
Build 844948843v3.3.62021-10-28 19:07:23
*** If you like Functional Ear Trainer, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps
1) Intro Game for new users. You can remove it in the Main Settings.
2) Some simplifications in the design. Sorry for any inconvenience, these changes are important.
3) Daily Reminders (inside the Main Settings).
4) Sharing screenshots of your results on social networks.
5) Several new Basic Training → Play! mode Settings.
6) The advanced mode now plays 2 notes together by default.
Build 841067343v3.2.12021-03-25 23:31:22
A new icon :)
Fixed a bug with spuriously shown clipboard access notifications on the new iOS 14.
In the Settings from the main menu, there are several hints to find other available settings.
When you are playing a level, press the "gear" at the top right corner, then "Volume". You can now set the cadence and notes volumes separately.
It is possible to clear stats for any level.
Build 836506970v3.0.62020-06-23 14:07:54
A major update.
This new version contains all the previously existing features (and plus more). But the layout has been simplified. It may take you several days to get used to it. Please give it a time.
To set the cadence and its frequency, just create a new level.
Build 836334895v3.0.52020-06-09 20:05:29
A major update.
This new version contains all the previously existing features (and plus more). But the layout has been simplified. It may take you several days to get used to it. Please give it a time.
To set the cadence and its frequency, just create a new level.
Build 828697813v1.1.162018-09-25 13:25:16
Fixes freezing issues on iOS 12.
Build 821698766v1.1.122017-04-11 18:38:11
Fixed bugs.
Build 816590896v1.1.102016-03-17 21:59:05
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Change log 16 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
Added support for iOS 26.
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description updated
Have you (or maybe one of your friends) ever wanted to learn to transcribe or play music by ear?
It is so important for a musician to know what you are hearing
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subtitle updated
Ear training for everyone
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name updated
Functional Ear Trainer
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Version 3.28.0 released
Added support for iOS 26.
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Version 3.24.0 released
Payment accounts: verification via 6-digit code, password update, and email update.
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Version 3.23.5 released
– Melodic Dictations
– Sound Plugins
– Listener Mode
Enjoy your ear training!
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Version 3.23.2 released
– Melodic Dictations
– Sound Plugins
– Listener Mode
Enjoy your ear training!
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Version 3.3.7 released
*** If you like Functional Ear Trainer, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps
1) Intro Game for new users. You can remove it in the Main Settings.
2) Some simplifications in the design. Sorry for any inconvenience,
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Version 3.3.6 released
*** If you like Functional Ear Trainer, please take the time to give us a nice review: it really helps
1) Intro Game for new users. You can remove it in the Main Settings.
2) Some simplifications in the design. Sorry for any inconvenience,
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Version 3.2.1 released
A new icon :)
Fixed a bug with spuriously shown clipboard access notifications on the new iOS 14.
In the Settings from the main menu, there are several hints to find other available settings.
When you are playing a level, press the "gear" a
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Version 3.0.6 released
A major update.
This new version contains all the previously existing features (and plus more). But the layout has been simplified. It may take you several days to get used to it. Please give it a time.
To set the cadence and its frequency,
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Version 3.0.5 released
A major update.
This new version contains all the previously existing features (and plus more). But the layout has been simplified. It may take you several days to get used to it. Please give it a time.
To set the cadence and its frequency,
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Version 1.1.16 released
Fixes freezing issues on iOS 12.
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Version 1.1.12 released
Fixed bugs.
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Version 1.1.10 released