Functional Ear Trainer
Functional Ear Trainer is made and published by Kaizen9 Apps. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Kaizen9 Apps. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Kaizen9 Apps and are shown as published on Google Play.
AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedPopularLoved by users- Rating on Google Play
- 4.81
- 21,774 ratings
- Installs
- 1.4 million
- Last updated
- October 29, 2026
- Ads
- No ads
- Size
- 31.2 MB
Functional Ear Trainer is popular, with 1.4 million installs. Users love it: 4.8 stars from 21,774 ratings.
Summary
Functional Ear Trainer uses a key-centered ear training method based on Alain Benbassat's approach to help musicians hear and play by ear. It’s a long-running, highly rated free educational app with broad reach, not listed in top rankings.
Pros & Cons
- Based on Alain Benbassat's proven ear training method
- Ties musical tones to their function within a key for scalable learning
- Free to use with no upfront cost
- Suitable for beginners to professionals
- Does not emphasize explicit chord or interval drills that some competitors offer
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayComments on Functional Ear Trainer for Android
Google Play Rating history and histogram
Store listing
By Kaizen9 Apps, from Google Play“Ear training is easy and fun with Functional Ear Trainer. Play music by ear.”
Description by Kaizen9 Apps Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Have you (or one of your friends) ever wanted to learn to transcribe or play music by ear?
It is so important for a musician to know what you are hearing. A good musical ear helps when you are composing, improvising, transcribing melodies, or playing with others.
Most likely you have already tried different programs to learn to recognize intervals or even to acquire perfect pitch. However, although such programs develop your ear, but can you actually play any melody you hear as soon as you listen to it?
Imagine you could understand music… It is like when somebody is talking to you, you not only hear pleasant sounds, but you recognize words and their meaning.
One day I came across Alain Benbassat's program called “Functional Ear Trainer” and have been using it ever since. It is based on Alain's ear training method to learn to recognize tones.
The main difference between the Functional Ear Trainer and other methods is that it teaches you to distinguish between tones in the context of a particular musical key. You begin to recognize the role (or function) of each tone in this key, which is incredibly similar to its role in other keys of the same scale.
And it is *guaranteed* anyone can gradually develop this skill. It does not matter:
– who you are – an absolute beginner in music or a virtuoso professional musician;
– how old you are – a 3 yo kid or a 90+ adult;
– what musical instrument you play (you don't even have to play one).
The only requirement is to practice for 10 minutes a day.
I was so excited about this ear trainer that I have developed an Android app based on the Alain Benbassat method. I hope you will find it useful.
Download this app right now, and have fun with your ear training!
Recent changes:
*** If you like Functional Ear Trainer, please take the time to give it a nice review: it really helps.
– Bug fixes and stability improvements.
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 20
- App size
- 31.2 MB
- Needs Android
- 12.1+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Functional Ear Trainer
Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 3.33.5
- Launched
- November 2014
Alternatives
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Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 7.9 thousand
- Per day
- 260
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 1+ million
- Launched
- November 2014
Installs over time
Functional Ear Trainer has been installed 1.4 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 260 installs per day.
Rankings
Google Play top chartsGoogle Play Rankings for Functional Ear Trainer
About the app and developer
About Functional Ear Trainer
Functional Ear Trainer is an education app developed by Kaizen9 Apps.
Install Statistics
Functional Ear Trainer has been downloaded 1.4 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 7.9 thousand times.
User Ratings
Functional Ear Trainer is rated 4.81 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 22 thousand ratings.
App Information
Functional Ear Trainer is freely available from Google Play. The APK size is 31.16 MB. The latest APK version available is 3.33.5. The last update was on October 29, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Functional Ear Trainer requires Android 12.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since November 2014.
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