Chet
Chet is a free app for ear training and music theory, available on iOS and macOS.
What Chet is
Chet is a free app for ear training and music theory, available on iOS and macOS. A guided learning path lets learners study at their own pace, with musical games alongside exercises on intervals, scales, arpeggios, chords, progressions, tonal sequences, famous tunes, and atonal sequences. Users can respond with piano, guitar, bass, or multiple choice, and the app supports MIDI keyboards. Practice Mode uses spaced repetition. Users who sign in can track progress and compete with other musicians around the world. The app is described as free, with no paid price or usage limit stated. Its privacy policy says it collects in-app activity, including exercise data, and may transmit that information to cloud storage. The policy also says Chet is not intended for children under 13 and that absolute data security cannot be guaranteed. For privacy questions or account and data deletion requests, the policy lists [email protected].
Good
- Free app with no stated usage limit.
- Guided learning path supports self-paced study.
- Exercises cover intervals, chords, scales, and more.
- Supports piano, guitar, bass, and MIDI keyboards.
- Practice Mode uses spaced repetition.
Watch out
- Not intended for children under 13.
- Collects in-app activity and may send it to cloud storage.
- Absolute data security is not guaranteed.
Who it suits
Chet suits learners who want ear-training and music-theory exercises on iOS or macOS, including those who use a MIDI keyboard. Its competition and progress features are for users willing to sign in.
Verdict
Chet offers a broad set of music exercises and multiple ways to respond, with no listed paid price or usage cap. Consider its stated data collection and age limitation before signing up.
Plans and prices
From Chet's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Chet is described as free; no paid price or usage limit is stated · Free app |
The facts
Each one read from Chet's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account
- The App Store listing says users can sign in to track progress and compete with other musicians.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Competition
- The app lets users compete against others from around the world.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Exercise topics
- The App Store listing describes exercises covering intervals, scales, arpeggios, chords, progressions, tonal sequences, famous tunes, and atonal sequences.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Games
- The maker describes Chet as having an expansive library of musical games.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Learning
- The app offers a guided learning path for study at your own pace.checked 8 Oct 2001
- MIDI
- The App Store listing says Chet is MIDI compatible and can be used with a MIDI keyboard.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Practice
- The App Store listing says Practice Mode uses spaced repetition.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Privacy data
- The privacy policy says the app collects in-app activity such as exercise data and may transmit it to cloud storage.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Privacy limitation
- The privacy policy says Chet is not intended for children under 13 and that absolute data security cannot be guaranteed.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Chet is a free app focused on ear training and music theory.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Response modes
- Chet supports piano, guitar, bass, and multiple choice.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- The privacy policy lists [email protected] for privacy questions and account or data deletion requests.checked 8 Oct 2001
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