Is the ear training app market saturated? What the Google Play US data says

33 keywords measured on Google Play US, last scanned 2026-10-31. Figures are read directly from store pages, not estimated.

NEW ENTRANTS · 12 MONTHS

How many ear training apps released in the last 12 months are ranking on Google Play US today, and how many reached the ratings threshold?

No newcomer has survived here 4 apps holding top-10 were released 6–12 months ago and none reached 50 ratings; 8 more were released in the last 6 months and are too young to judge.

Released 6–12 months ago, past 50 ratings

0/4

top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago that reached 50 ratings

Too young to judge

released in the last 6 months, not counted either way

Over 24 months

2/7

same ratings threshold

Median release year, top-10

2023

of 33 dated apps

Store autocomplete confirms people search for this niche. Searched for: "chordprog ear trainer" suggested after typing 38% (position 2).

Rating counts on Google Play are worldwide, not one country, so the 50-ratings threshold is easier to clear here than on the App Store. Read this figure against Play; the App Store page for the same niche is a different scale.

WHAT WINNERS CHARGE

Are ear training apps profitable, and what do the top apps on Google Play US charge?

4 of 4 sell in-app purchases, top prices range from 9.99 USD to 59.99 USD.

Real prices, read from each app's own store page, not estimated

App holding top-5	Ratings	What it charges	Last update
Perfect Ear: Music & Rhythm	86,379	9.99 USD — IAP $1.99 - $9.99 per item	updated 2026-10-28
Functional Ear Trainer	23,105	19.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $19.99 per item	updated 2026-10-29
Nail the Pitch - Vocal Monitor	8,862	page not fetched	updated 2026-10-08
Pitch Trainer - Ear Training	7,894	59.99 USD — IAP $4.99 - $59.99 per item	updated 2026-10-30
Complete Ear Trainer	7,202	9.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $9.99 per item	updated 2026-03-20

REVENUE CHARTS

Do ear training apps make money on Google Play US, judged by days on a top-grossing chart?

Not measured on Google Play. The App Store publishes its category charts as a public feed; this report reads that feed and nothing equivalent on Google Play.

See the App Store figure for ear training →

KEYWORDS

What do people search to find a ear training app, and which keywords does nobody target?

None of these 8 keywords has a top-10 app aiming at it.

Keyword	Difficulty (0–100)	Apps targeting it
quiztones eq ear training	16	nobody — 0/10
toned ear ear training	29	nobody — 0/10
tone gym ear training	30	nobody — 0/10
ear training from zero	32	nobody — 0/10
hearing ear training piano	32	nobody — 0/10
otoflu ear training and singing	32	nobody — 0/10
ear training for piano	33	nobody — 0/10
ear training guitar	34	nobody — 0/10

25 more keywords in the full report.

How to read this

Difficulty is the cost of reaching the top, 0–100. "Apps targeting it" counts top-10 apps carrying every word of the keyword in their name or subtitle.

COMPLAINTS

What do users complain about in the top ear training apps?

Too few complaints collected to summarise (0).

How to read this

Google ranks these by how many people found them helpful, which leans towards complaints — so the shares show which problems dominate, not how many users hit them.

OTHER STORE

Is the ear training app market different on iOS (the App Store)?

See ear training on App Store US → 0 of 16 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago reached 50 ratings there