Trill
Trill is an ear-training app for musicians who want to recognize musical sounds by listening.
What Trill is
Trill is an ear-training app for musicians who want to recognize musical sounds by listening. Exercises cover chord recognition, interval identification, melodic dictation, pitch memory, and chord progressions, alongside practice in pitch, melodies, scales, and theory. Its structured path adapts to a user's goal and level, and the maker recommends focused sessions of about 10 minutes a day. Daily challenges, streaks, levels, XP, and collectible badges encourage regular practice. Focus Lock can block TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube until daily training is complete; correct answers earn break time. Free access includes a tuner, metronome, chord, interval, and scale visualizers, plus limited ear-training access. Trill is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Trill Pro costs $59.99 per year after a 7-day free trial and includes unlimited training, advanced exercises, progress tracking, achievements, and Focus Lock. The iOS listing requires iOS 14.0 or later.
Good
- Practice path adapts to the user's goal and level.
- Free access includes tuner, metronome, and visualizers.
- Focus Lock can block selected distracting apps.
- Available on Android, iOS, and the web.
Watch out
- Free access has limited ear-training.
- Trill Pro costs $59.99 per year after a 7-day trial.
- The iOS listing requires iOS 14.0 or later.
Who it suits
Trill may suit musicians who want to develop pitch skills, recognize chords, improvise, sing in tune, or transcribe music. It also offers a free toolkit for users who want limited ear training.
Verdict
Trill combines structured listening exercises with a free music toolkit and optional Focus Lock. The free plan is limited for ear training, while Trill Pro adds unlimited training for $59.99 per year after a 7-day trial.
Plans and prices
From Trill's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Musician toolkit · limited ear-training access |
| Trill Pro | $59.99 a year | Unlimited training · advanced exercises · progress tracking · achievements · Focus Lock · $59.99/year after a 7-day free trial |
The facts
Each one read from Trill's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android data safety
- Google Play says the developer reports no data shared with third parties, possible collection of personal info, encryption in transit, and the ability to request deletion.checked 4 Oct 2001
- iOS compatibility
- The App Store listing requires iOS 14.0 or later and also lists iPad, Apple Vision, and Apple silicon Mac compatibility, with macOS 11.0 or later for Mac.checked 4 Oct 2001
What it does
- Exercises
- Exercises include chord recognition, interval identification, melodic dictation, pitch memory, and chord progressions.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Focus Lock
- Focus Lock blocks distracting apps such as TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube until daily training is complete, and correct answers earn break time.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- The maker describes Focus Lock as working with TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube; no other integrations are stated on the opened product page.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- The maker presents Trill for people who want to play by ear, recognize chords, develop pitch skills, improvise, sing in tune, or transcribe music.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Motivation
- The app uses daily challenges, streaks, levels, XP, and collectible badges to encourage regular practice.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Practice format
- The maker recommends short, focused sessions of about 10 minutes a day, with a structured path that adapts to the user's goal and level.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Privacy disclosure
- Apple's listing says identifiers may be used for tracking, and that payment information and email address may be linked to the user; Apple says this developer-provided information is unverified.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Trill offers daily ear-training practice to help musicians learn to recognize chords, intervals, pitch, melodies, scales, and theory by hearing.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Support
- Google Play lists support email [email protected] and support phone +421948192354.checked 4 Oct 2001
Money
- Free toolkit
- Free access includes a tuner, metronome, and chord, interval, and scale visualizers, alongside limited ear-training access.checked 4 Oct 2001
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