TonedEar
The facts below are what the maker publishes about TonedEar, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From TonedEar's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| TonedEar iOS app | $4.99, paid once | Offline use · app is the same as the website |
The facts
Each one read from TonedEar's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The teacher version is intended for teachers who want to assign exercises to students and track their progress.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Chord progressions
- The chord progressions exercise asks users to identify each chord in a progression.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Chords and scales
- Exercises ask users to identify the type of chord or the name of a scale they hear.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom practice
- Quiz settings include options such as question count, speed, fixed roots or keys, and keyboard shortcuts, depending on the exercise.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Exercises
- The site lists exercises for intervals, chords, scales, chord progressions, perfect pitch, functional scale degrees, intervals in context, and melodic dictation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Functional ear training
- Scale Degrees asks users to identify a note’s scale degree relative to a key established by a chord progression.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intervals
- The intervals exercise plays two notes in sequence and asks the user to identify the interval.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intervals in context
- Intervals in Context combines scale-degree identification relative to a progression’s key with interval identification between two notes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Melodic dictation
- Melodic Dictation asks users to identify the major scale degree of each note in a melody after a chord progression.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Perfect pitch
- The perfect pitch exercise plays a single note and asks users to identify its name.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- ToneSavvy’s privacy policy says it collects no personally identifiable information from unregistered drill users; teacher and student accounts have specified information collected.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy limits
- The privacy policy says it cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to ToneSavvy.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Progression practice
- The chord progressions exercise lets users set progression length, with a minimum of two chords, and select chords to practice.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Progress tracking
- The practice guide recommends tracking progress in a notebook, text file, or spreadsheet.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- TonedEar provides listening exercises to help users develop a more intuitive understanding of what they hear.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- TonedEar’s contact page says feedback can be emailed to [email protected] and replies usually arrive within 24 hours.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Teachers
- The teacher site offers customized assignments and score and progress tracking, alongside additional music theory exercises.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Teacher version
- The site directs teachers to ToneSavvy, where they can give assignments with specific exercise settings, view student scores, and access additional music-theory exercises.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free access
- The ToneSavvy about page says its online exercises are free to anyone; TonedEar’s exercises are linked to that teacher version.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- ToneSavvy says David Crane created TonedEar in 2014 and later merged it with eMusicTheory to create ToneSavvy.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- The Android and iOS apps are described as the same as the website, with offline use available.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline apps
- The maker says the Android and iOS apps offer the same exercises as the website and can be used without an internet connection.checked 11 Oct 2026
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