String Theory

Pretty fun, music game for basic ear training. Give it a whirl!

Fantastic music themed puzzle game. Especially fun if you have an ear for music and notation as it's essentially a sound puzzle, however there are visual aids too for the less musically inclined ears. Fun all around, definitely worth getting if you like puzzles and music and you may also learn a thing or two about the theory of notation and chords. Lots of fun for all. I definitely recommend

Boring and wrong. This is my 3rd try for this game. Just failed a question where Eminor was implied but still had the the major 3 as a option.

I'll be recommending this game to any theory students who are having difficulty with first-semester ear training. It's fun, comes with a variety of options for assistance (identifying the root and then working from there, for instance), and well presented. At the price point, I don't think there's anything else that comes close. I've been told that there is an update in the works for more complex chords also, so this might eventually be useful in upper-level ear training courses as well...I'll be keeping my eye on it!

I wouldn't say this is worth 9 dollars.

The only thing I can really say against this game is that it pins down chords I like as incorrect. For a somewhat intricate subject, it approaches with a concise implementation with a minimal penalty for misunderstanding it or failing its conceptual basis. For a learning game, in my experience, they are usually more effective under such an approach.

For £6 this game is very worthwhile, for me. I do hope the dev continues to develop this game. In its current form, it is probably best suited to those who've just started on the musical path in some form. I found the first few tiers (basic major and minor chords) very easy, but it helped to reinforce my shaky knowledge of chord structure. For me, things got much more challenging when it started introducing seven strings, with 7th chord inversions. With 8 strings, I found it tedious when you get most of the tier correct but then have to restart the tier because of one mistake. Still, it seems a good-value ear training program, suited to budding musicians.