Reviews of Harmonize: Ear Training

By: Toshihiko Arai Game

List of user reviews and ratings for Harmonize: Ear Training

Total ratings

4.20 (Rating count: 559)

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Review summary

Users appreciate Pitch Trainer for its effective ear training, especially in just intonation, and its straightforward, engaging approach to tuning and intervals. It is praised for helping musicians build confidence in pitch recognition. However, recurring complaints include intrusive ads after every short game, lack of customization settings, confusing instructions, and missing features compared to the iOS version. Some users find it hard to isolate notes due to overpowering overtones and desire more advanced interval options and chord training capabilities.

Pros

Very effective for ear training and developing pitch recognition, especially with just intonation.
Good range of levels and exercises that help improve interval recognition and tuning skills.
Simple and straightforward user interface, making it accessible to a wide range of users and musicians.
Helpful for musicians of various backgrounds, including string players and vocalists, to fine-tune their ears.
App provides a unique and challenging way to practice pitch and harmonic intervals, promoting confident listening skills.

Cons

Presence of frequent and intrusive ads after each short game, disrupting the learning experience and making it difficult to review results.
Lack of settings and customization options, such as the ability to adjust intervals, change default sounds, or toggle sound effects like applause and trombone noises.
Some confusion due to poor or incomplete instructions and occasional translation issues.
Missing features compared to the iOS version, including playing notes separately and options for temperament tuning such as equal temperament.
Difficulty distinguishing notes because overtones can be louder than fundamentals, which can hinder tuning accuracy.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.30

All time rating average: 4.20

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-12-07	Me*****	This app is helpful and straightforward. It's helped me learn and gain confidence in intervals by ear.
This app is helpful and straightforward. It's helped me learn and gain confidence in intervals by ear.
2024-11-21	Ax*****	This app is great, it's really helpful to train the ear, and I'm learning to listen to beating harmonics with it (to nullify them). What would be great would be more intervals : 9/8, 10/9, 16/15, 7/4, 7/6, 8/7, 9/7, 9/5, 15/8, 16/9, etc. or the ability to add personalized intervals, starting from randomized notes, or the same game with three voices or more would be great, to reproduce chords. 5/5
This app is great, it's really helpful to train the ear, and I'm learning to listen to beating harmonics with it (to nullify them). What would be great would be more intervals : 9/8, 10/9, 16/15, 7/4, 7/6, 8/7, 9/7, 9/5, 15/8, 16/9, etc. or the ability to add personalized intervals, starting from randomized notes, or the same game with three voices or more would be great, to reproduce chords. 5/5
2022-10-02	Ma*****	This app is so good at training my ear to hear pure just intonation tuning. I love it!
This app is so good at training my ear to hear pure just intonation tuning. I love it!
2022-03-30	Al*****	English badly translated. Always says "highscore" even if you flunk the level. AMAZING for developing pitch, love it
English badly translated. Always says "highscore" even if you flunk the level. AMAZING for developing pitch, love it
2022-02-25	Te*****	Good game and good to play with eyes closed for developing ear but to make it even better it would be good if the 'fixed' note were the top and you had to change the lower note - this would be most beneficial for teaching string players how to tune their instrument!
Good game and good to play with eyes closed for developing ear but to make it even better it would be good if the 'fixed' note were the top and you had to change the lower note - this would be most beneficial for teaching string players how to tune their instrument!
2021-12-08	Le*****	I have used the Apple version of this app on my iPad all throughout university for vital ear training. Although the Android version currently does not have all of the features of the Apple version, I am excited for the possibility to change default sounds, adjust certain settings, and the opportunity to support the creator of this app. I am happy this app has finally made it to Android because now I can practice on my phone instead of my iPad, which I carry with me everywhere. Thank you!
I have used the Apple version of this app on my iPad all throughout university for vital ear training. Although the Android version currently does not have all of the features of the Apple version, I am excited for the possibility to change default sounds, adjust certain settings, and the opportunity to support the creator of this app. I am happy this app has finally made it to Android because now I can practice on my phone instead of my iPad, which I carry with me everywhere. Thank you!
2021-10-04	Je*****	Great interval practice! It would be nice to be able to have young students start with a Unison, though.
Great interval practice! It would be nice to be able to have young students start with a Unison, though.
2021-04-21	Wi*****	Adverts after every game - with each game lasting just a few seconds. The advert pops up so fast you don't even get to see your result. There's no opportunity to check your result or improve. It's definitely no good for "learning" or "improving" unless you're already very good in the first place. To see instructions on how to play, you have to leave the game and open a website. Why?!?! It is very pretty though. And there are lots and lots of levels to play. But I unistalled while still on Lv1
Adverts after every game - with each game lasting just a few seconds. The advert pops up so fast you don't even get to see your result. There's no opportunity to check your result or improve. It's definitely no good for "learning" or "improving" unless you're already very good in the first place. To see instructions on how to play, you have to leave the game and open a website. Why?!?! It is very pretty though. And there are lots and lots of levels to play. But I unistalled while still on Lv1
2021-04-16	Ti*****	I wish it had more settings, such as the ability to input custom intervals as fractions, but it does work fine and I have had a great experience so far
I wish it had more settings, such as the ability to input custom intervals as fractions, but it does work fine and I have had a great experience so far
2021-02-07	An*****	Ios version can play the notes separately. Please implement pure and equal temperament options. Please implement for android too! Would love to pay to get rid of the ads.
Ios version can play the notes separately. Please implement pure and equal temperament options. Please implement for android too! Would love to pay to get rid of the ads.