Studio-grade instruments.
Recorded piano, classical guitar, strings, brass — not synth beeps. You train on the same timbres you'll be playing, so what you learn transfers straight to the bandstand.
5 minutes a day.
Measurable ear-training progress.
Intervals, chords, melodies, rhythm and timbre — for musicians who want data, not gimmicks.
WHY KYMAR
Built for the musician, not the score.
Most ear trainers stop at quiz-and-streak. Kymar is built around four ideas that, together, take you from player to musician.
Cmaj7
Am7
Dm7
G7
Cmaj7
Sketch the chords you want to learn.
Drop chords onto an 8-bar timeline, hear them back at any tempo. The Compose pad doubles as a practice tool for your own progressions — not a closed deck of flashcards.
Theory you can poke.
35 Field Guide chapters — circle of fifths, modes, chord families, microtonality. Each is interactive: tap a degree, hear a chord, drag a scale. Read less, touch more.
A path, not a flashcard app.
From minor 2nds to maqam. Every drill is graded and mapped to where you are — so the next five minutes are always the right five minutes for you. No grind, no plateaus.
Take the tour.
Five tabs, one routine. Daily 5-minute drills mapped to the concepts behind the music.
Inside Kymar
Eight modules.
Eight modules.
One routine.
Each module is a self-contained drill with its own difficulty curve. Pick a module, run a 5-minute session, see what you mixed up.
M1
Intervals
Hear the distance between two notes — m2 through P8, ascending, descending or harmonic.
M2
Chords
Major, minor, diminished, augmented — up to 7ths, 9ths and inversions.
M3
Progressions
Cadences, ii-V-I, modal interchange. Hear movement, not just chords.
M4
Scales
Major, minor, modes — and microtonal traditions: maqam, raga, gamelan.
M5
Melody
Transcribe short phrases by ear — scale-bound or freely chromatic.
M6
Rhythm
Tap back patterns — simple beats to compound meters and polyrhythms.
M7
Timbre
Identify EQ moves, compression, saturation — the producer's ear, on tap.
M8
Sight Reading
Read notes on the staff against the clock — treble, bass and grand staff.
Free forever. Pro when you're ready.
Free
$0
- All 8 trainers (intervals, chords, progressions, scales, melody, rhythm, timbre, sight reading)
- Guided Warmup & daily streak
- Achievements
- Piano voice
- 35-chapter Field Guide
Pro
$3.99/mo
or $19.99/yr (save 58%) · $24.99 lifetime
- Everything in Free
- 9 instruments + MIDI keyboard input
- iCloud sync across devices
- Per-session breakdowns
- Spaced-repetition review
- Microtonal trainer: maqam, Hindustani, Carnatic, gamelan
- No ads
1 week free, cancel anytime
Questions, answered.
Do I need an iPhone to use Kymar?
Yes — Kymar is iOS-only for now (iOS 17 or later, iPhone and iPad). An Android version is on the roadmap; the project is one indie dev, so iOS comes first.
Is the free version really free?
Yes, forever. All 8 trainer modules, the guided Warmup, the daily streak, and the 35-chapter Field Guide are free. Pro adds 8 more instruments (9 in total), MIDI keyboard input, iCloud sync, detailed per-session stats, spaced-repetition review, the microtonal trainer (maqam, Hindustani, Carnatic, gamelan) — and removes ads.
Are my training stats private?
Yes. Stats stay on your device by default — there is no Kymar server collecting them. The iCloud sync option (Pro) uses your own iCloud account, end-to-end through Apple's infrastructure. Read the full privacy policy for the technical detail.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Monthly and Yearly Pro plans auto-renew until cancelled — manage them in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Pro Lifetime is a single one-time purchase with no renewal. The 1-week free trial doesn't charge anything if you cancel before it ends.
Do I need to be able to read music?
No. Most trainers (Intervals, Chords, Melody, Rhythm, Timbre) work purely by ear and tap — no notation required. The Field Guide and the optional staff visualisations are there if you want to bridge ear to page.
Can I use a MIDI keyboard?
Yes, on Pro. USB, Bluetooth or network MIDI controllers feed straight into the trainers, so you can answer chord and interval drills on a real keyboard instead of tapping the screen.