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EarMaster

Aarhus, Denmark

What it is

EarMaster is an app for ear training, sight-singing practice, and rhythm training, available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. It includes 4,000 exercises and workshops across those areas. Learners can respond with voice or clap recognition, use MIDI input, and practice with sounds sampled from real instruments. The free version includes the first four Beginner's Course modules, customized interval and chord identification, Call of the Notes, Greensleeves, and Carmen - Habanera. EarMaster is intended for music students, professional musicians, hobbyists, teachers, schools, and choirs. EarMaster Cloud provides student results, assignment management, workbook editing, and a music library; results can be exported to CSV. An all-access subscription syncs results and settings across devices. Personal subscriptions are for one person on their own devices and require internet access at least once every seven days. Listed personal options include $3.65 a year, billed US$43.80 yearly, and $5.99 a month; the One-Year All-Access Pass is $49.95 a year.

For and against

For

  • Includes 4,000 exercises and workshops.
  • Voice, clap, and MIDI input are supported.
  • Free version includes course modules and named exercises.
  • Cloud results can be exported to CSV.
  • Available across Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.

Against

  • Personal subscriptions are limited to one user's devices.
  • Internet access is required at least once every seven days.
  • Personal subscription prices include $5.99 a month.

The verdict

EarMaster covers ear training, sight-singing, and rhythm practice with a substantial exercise library and tools for teaching groups. The free version offers selected content, while personal subscriptions have single-user and recurring internet requirements.

Who it suits

EarMaster suits music students, professional musicians, and hobbyists working on aural skills, singing, or rhythm. Its Cloud tools also address teachers, schools, and choirs managing learning activities.

Plans and prices

Free version

Free

iOS, Android, Windows and Mac · interval and chord identification · Call of the Notes · Greensleeves

Personal subscription yearly

$3.65a month, billed yearly

all lessons and courses · iOS, Android, Windows and Mac · cloud sync · updates and upgrades

Personal subscription monthly

$5.99a month

all lessons and courses · iOS, Android, Windows and Mac · cloud sync · updates and upgrades

EarMaster Cloud 20–99 users

$10.50a year

student and teacher access on all platforms · teacher tools · admin dashboard · assignment and result sync

EarMaster Cloud 10–19 users

$14.50a year

student and teacher access on all platforms · teacher tools · admin dashboard · assignment and result sync

EarMaster Cloud 5–9 users

$21.50a year

student and teacher access on all platforms · teacher tools · admin dashboard · assignment and result sync

One-Year All-Access Pass

$49.95one-time

EarMaster Pro on Windows and Mac · iOS and Android · add-on courses · cloud synchronization

EarMaster Cloud credit pack 10 credits

$170one-time

pay-per-use licensing · credits do not expire · full access on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac

EarMaster Cloud credit pack 20 credits

$250one-time

pay-per-use licensing · credits do not expire · full access on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac

Every plan, in full

On the record

API and SDKs
The public product and support documentation describes no public REST API, SDK or developer platform.earmaster.com · read 14 Oct 2026
Chords and scales
The software trains chord identification, inversions, scales, harmonic progressions and jazz harmonies.earmaster.com · read 14 Oct 2026
Cloud administration
Schools manage users, classes and credits through a web dashboard at cloud.earmaster.com.earmaster.com · read 14 Oct 2026
Cloud licensing
EarMaster Cloud lets administrators add or remove users and automatically adjusts credit consumption, while licenses are temporarily deactivated when credits run out.earmaster.com · read 1 Oct 2026
Cloud synchronisation
Assignments and student results synchronize between the teacher tools and apps.earmaster.com · read 14 Oct 2026
Cloud synchronization
The all-access subscription includes cloud syncing of results and settings across devices.earmaster.com · read 1 Oct 2026
Cloud teaching
EarMaster Cloud provides Student Results, Assignment Manager, Workbook Editor, and Music Library tools, with results exportable to CSV.earmaster.com · read 1 Oct 2026
Company facts
EarMaster ApS is a privately held Danish software company founded in 1994 with 2–10 employees and headquarters in Egå, Middle Jutland.linkedin.com · read 14 Oct 2026
Company history
EarMaster is a music app development company founded in Denmark in 1994.earmaster.com · read 1 Oct 2026
Core curriculum
The beginner course teaches rhythm, notation, pitch, chords and scales through progressive exercises.play.google.com · read 14 Oct 2026
Customisation
Users can set keys, pitch ranges, voicings, cadence types, time limits and answer interfaces for custom drills.singingcommunity.com · read 14 Oct 2026
Data processor
EarMaster's Cloud data-processing agreement identifies Google Cloud as its sub-processor and requires suspected security breaches to be reported within one banking day.earmaster.com · read 1 Oct 2026
Developer extensibility
The documented import option is MusicXML score import for use in rhythmic and melodic exercises.en.wikipedia.org · read 14 Oct 2026
Documentation
Support includes FAQs, a community forum, tutorials, email support and separate student, teacher and administrator guides.earmaster.com · read 14 Oct 2026
Exercise library
The app includes 4,000 exercises and ear-training, sight-singing, and rhythm workshops.earmaster.com · read 1 Oct 2026
Free content
The free version includes the first four Beginner's Course modules, customized interval and chord identification, Call of the Notes, Greensleeves, and Carmen - Habanera.earmaster.com · read 1 Oct 2026
Input methods
Answers can be entered with on-screen instruments, keyboard controls, microphone input or MIDI hardware.pianoeducation.org · read 14 Oct 2026
Integrations
EarMaster Cloud connects the same account across Windows, Mac, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad and Android apps.earmaster.com · read 14 Oct 2026

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