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Makam Ear

Makam Ear: Tune oud, saz, ney and voice

Makam Ear is a Turkish makam ear-training app with a 53-koma pitch indicator: hear a scale, sing or play it back, and see where you land.

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Languages
English, Turkish
Age rating
4+
Category
In-app purchases
Optional Pro upgrade
Developer
Mobixify

Features

What it does

  • Hear the scale in komas

    Pick a makam and listen to its scale, with every step labelled by its koma count.

  • Sing or play it back

    The microphone measures your pitch and the needle shows the nearest koma and how many cents you are from it.

  • A 53-koma reference

    An octave counted in 53 equal steps, shown as a guide for your ear, not a ruling.

  • Oud, saz, ney and voice

    Use it to tune an instrument or to check your voice.

  • Sound stays on your device

    The microphone listens only while the tuner or an exercise is open. The sound is processed on your device and is not recorded.

Why we built it

Some of the notes in a makam have no key on a piano. Without a reference they are hard to hear and harder to sing, and a tuner that only knows twelve notes to the octave cannot show them. We wanted a plain reference that counts the octave in komas, so that you can hear a step, sing it back and see where you landed.
Makam Ear keeps the work on your device. It listens through the microphone only while the tuner or an exercise is open, and the sound is processed as you play, not recorded.

audience

Who it is for

  • Players of the saz, baglama, oud or ney who want to hear the intervals between the piano keys
  • Singers who learn makam by ear and want to see where a note lands
  • Students and teachers who want a plain reference for the koma steps of a scale

Limits and trade-offs

  • Background noise affects measuring. A quiet room helps the microphone find your pitch.
  • Players and regions tune makams a little differently. The 53-koma reference is a guide for your ear, not a ruling on how a makam should sound.
  • The free version has the tuner and 3 makams. The other makams need Pro.

A worked example

Learning a new step

You pick a makam and listen to its scale, reading the koma count on each step. Then you play the step that does not sit on a piano key on your oud, or sing it. The needle shows the nearest koma and how many cents you are away from it, and you move a little until it settles. You do not need an account, and the sound never leaves your phone.

In-app purchases

What's free, what's Pro

Prices vary by region and are shown in the store before you buy.

Free

The tuner and 3 makams. Pro is an in-app purchase that unlocks every makam.

  • Yearly3-day free trial for new subscribers
  • One time

Plans as of 14 November 2026. Your store shows the price for your country, with any tax it adds.

questions

Questions before you download

What is a koma?
A koma is one of 53 equal steps in an octave, a ninth of a whole tone. Makam scales are built from these small steps, which is why some notes sit between the piano keys.
What does Pro cost, and how do I buy it?
Pro is a yearly subscription, where new subscribers get a free 3-day trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The lifetime purchase has no trial. The prices are shown in the app before you buy, in your local currency, and vary by country.
Is my sound recorded?
No. The microphone listens only while the tuner or an exercise is open. The sound is processed on your device as you play, it is not recorded or saved, and we do not receive it.
Which instruments does it work with?
Oud, saz and baglama, ney, or your voice. The needle shows the nearest koma and how many cents you are from it.
Is the 53-koma reference the only right way to tune?
No. Players and regions tune makams a little differently. Makam Ear shows a 53-koma reference based on the Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system as a guide, not a ruling.
Which languages does it speak?
English and Turkish.

makers

A note from the makers

We made Makam Ear for people who learn Turkish makam by ear and want a reference for the steps that a piano does not have. It counts the octave in 53 komas, lets you hear a step, and shows on a needle where your voice or instrument lands. The tuner and 3 makams are free. Pro unlocks every makam, and we show you the price and the terms in the app before you buy anything. The 53-koma reference is a guide, because players and regions tune makams a little differently.

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