Quiztones: EQ Ear Training

I’ll start that Quiztones is an excellent app for ear frequency training and has been super helpful for my learning. My biggest issue is that they’ve added no new features or additions/functionality to the app in the past year that I’ve been a paid subscriber. As it stands, it has two tests for identifying octave, 1/3 octave frequencies as well as tests for changes in gain level, and EQ boosts/cuts. I emailed the founder about a year ago with suggestions for the app including stat tracking, accuracy counters, etc. He responded saying they are working on a score tracking functionality but the app is no different than it was from a year ago. With programs like SoundGym available online (and no mobile app), QuizTones has so much potential to add so much more usefulness to their product in a part of the app store that sees no other current competition. I really want to keep using this app but my training has stagnated with the lack of variety offered here in comparison to SoundGym, with no sign of exciting development being offered by QuizTones.

I like this app a lot so far. It is not too expensive & it helps with what it is supposed to. I do think that adding more features such as gamifying the experience & being able to keep track of your progress would add a lot of value to the app. Also it would be nice if there was some type of training or description for each frequency that would help me & others identity the different characteristics of different frequencies to know exactly what to listen for

This is a cool concept, and hopefully just a starting point, for what could be a great learning tool. The app is split into 3 quiz sections: tones, EQ, and gain. It's straight forward, and you get a score at the end of each quiz. The only suggestion I have about improving the tone section would be the addition of progress tracking; as the scores don't show a comparison to your prior performance. The other two types of quizzes (EQ and gain) are a little more complicated to work with. The concept is interesting, but it still needs a little work. You can play a song from your library, or choose from stock instrument recording (guitar, drums, bass) and the app will boost certain frequencies, or the gain by a certain amount. Your supposed to identify which frequency is being boosted, or how much gain is added, but there is no "clean"comparison track to reference. This makes it feel less like a controlled experiment and more like a guessing game. I'm sure some individuals with well trained ears could easily point out what mine can't, but then they would have no use for this app. If this is meant to guide untrained ears; a reference track is essential. To add to this feeling of playing the quizzes blind, the app has very limited and vague instructions, no tutorial, FAQ, or contact info. As for support; I found no way to get in touch with them on their website while navigating it on my phone. I could have checked out their full version on my laptop, but figured since this was an iOS app, I should stick to my phone. I hope the updates improve upon this, otherwise this is definitely not a $5 app yet.