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Ten Kettles

For musicians, songwriters, and audio production students seeking to refine technical skills like frequency recognition and rhythm stability.

4apps4.9(2.2K)MusicEducation

Snapshot

Who is Ten Kettles?

Equipping musicians and songwriters with technical tools for ear training, tempo tracking, and music theory mastery. Helping creators bridge the gap between intuition and professional-grade production skills.

Target audience

MusiciansSongwritersAudio production students seeking to refine technical skills like frequency recognition

Top rival

Yousician

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 1
4
apps
Music3
Education1

Last updated

Waay: Learn music theory

v3.6.3

12mo ago

Maintenance

Publisher DNA

What defines Ten Kettles?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Music education and production utility tools

Scale

indie

Target audience

Musicians, songwriters, and audio production students seeking to refine technical skills like frequency recognition and rhythm stability.

Signature Patterns

  • •Focus on high-utility, single-purpose tools for musicians
  • •Integration of interactive exercises and real-time data visualization
  • •Hybrid monetization model utilizing both freemium and paid-upfront strategies
  • •Targeting of niche technical skills within the music production workflow
Maintenance

Portfolio momentum

With zero releases in the last six months and a high ratio of abandoned apps, the publisher is currently in a maintenance phase focused on supporting existing titles.

Active apps 1Abandoned 2

Portfolio

What does Ten Kettles ship?

Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.

Based on 1 of 4 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .

Americas (1)

  • United States1 / 1

Core markets (1/1 apps)

United States

Rivals

Who does Ten Kettles compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(2)

nCore App Services

known forSong Key Finder

1 app2.8Music

Both apps target musicians identifying musical keys, but Song Key Finder captures users via microphone and file analysis while WaayFinder relies on manual note entry.

Wei Liu

known forPitch Trainer - Ear Training

1 app4.7Music

Both apps target musicians seeking ear training, but they address distinct technical domains: frequency identification for mixing versus melodic and harmonic recognition.

Contenders(19)

262Hz

known forInterval Ear Training

1 app4.7Music

Both apps target musicians and students seeking ear training, though they focus on distinct technical domains: frequency identification for mixing versus interval and pitch recognition.

Alexey Ovod

known forEar training: notes and chords

1 app4.5Music

Both apps target musicians and students seeking aural skill development, competing for time within the ear training category. They overlap in their goal of improving auditory perception, though they focus on different musical domains.

Antares Audio Technologies

known forAuto-Key | Music key detection

1 app3.9Music

Both applications target songwriters and composers requiring musical key identification, though they differ in input methodology and workflow integration.

Audible Genius

known forSyntorial 2

1 app5.0Music

Both apps target the music production education market, competing for the limited time of audio engineers and musicians seeking to improve technical sound skills.

Binary Guilt

known forComplete Ear Trainer

1 app4.6Music

Both apps target musicians seeking aural skill development, creating direct competition for time and attention within the ear training category.

Daishi Nakamura

known forChord Progress Album

1 app5.0Music

Both apps target songwriters managing musical keys and chord structures, creating a direct overlap in utility for composition workflows.

Dominik Seemayr

known forKey Finder - Musical Scales

1 app3.3Music

Both apps target songwriters and composers by identifying musical scales from user-inputted notes, creating direct functional overlap for music theory utility.

Ensemble Education

known forChet - Ear Training

1 app4.8Music

Both apps target music students and hobbyists seeking to improve auditory skills, creating direct competition for time and attention within the ear training category.

gmol6.studio s.r.o.o

known forTrill: Ear Training Daily

1 app3.9Music

Both applications target the ear training market, though they address different technical domains: hearEQ focuses on frequency identification for mixing, while Trill targets melodic and harmonic recognition.

Jin Zhang

known forChord Studio

1 app5.0Music

Both apps target songwriters and composers, with Chord Studio providing chord progression building and MIDI input while WaayFinder focuses on key identification and theory reference.

Maxim Oransky

known forJam Assist: Scale Finder

1 app5.0Music

Both apps target songwriters and composers needing to identify musical keys and scales. They compete directly on the utility of mapping melodies to formal music theory.

MixSense

known forMixSense - Learn Mixing by Ear

2 apps4.8Music

Both apps target audio engineers and music producers with ear training tools, creating direct competition for user attention within the audio education market.

MIXVIBES

known forKey Detect

1 app3.8Music

Both apps target musicians needing musical key identification, though they differ in input method: manual note entry versus real-time audio analysis.

Rebels

known forKey Finder - Analyze any scale

1 app4.3Music

Both apps target musicians needing musical key information, though they use different input methods: WaayFinder uses manual note entry for theory, while Key Finder uses automated audio file scanning.

Serhii Korchan

known forFunctional Ear Trainer

1 app4.9Music

Both apps target musicians seeking ear training, but they focus on distinct technical domains: frequency identification for mixing versus interval and tone recognition for melody transcription.

Sonofield Ear Trainer Education

known forSonofield Ear Trainer

1 app4.8Music

Both apps target the ear training market, though they focus on different technical domains: frequency identification for mixing versus melodic scale degree recognition.

TerryTrilla

known forTerryTrilla: Chords & Melody

1 app0.0Music

Both apps target songwriters and composers by providing musical key identification and theory support. They compete for the same user base seeking tools to analyze melodies and chord progressions.

The Pro Audio Files

known forQuiztones: EQ Ear Training

1 app4.6Music

Both applications target audio engineers and music producers with frequency identification training, creating direct competition for users seeking to improve mixing skills.

Thomas Paronis

known forThe Chord and Scale Finder

2 apps5.0Music

Both apps target musicians seeking music theory references, with WaayFinder focusing on note-based key identification and The Chord and Scale Finder on fretboard visualization for stringed instruments.

Same space(29)

Yousician

known forGuitarTuna: Tune & Play Guitar

1 app4.5Music

GuitarTuna captures the same beginner-to-intermediate musician audience by using a high-utility audio recognition tuner as a funnel for its broader learning platform.

Adam Spain

known forStrumForge: Chord Progressions

2 apps4.9Music

StrumForge generates theory-based chord progressions to support improvisation and guitar practice.

Auricula

known forAuricula Ear Training App

1 app2.4Music

Auricula targets the same audio engineering demographic by focusing on frequency identification through filter-based ear training drills.

Brainsync AS

known forGuitar: Fretboard Expert

1 app4.5Music

Guitar: Fretboard Expert provides a visual-first reference for string players to understand theory through interactive fretboard navigation.

Bryce Hostetler

known forTonality: Music Theory

1 app4.8Music

Tonality integrates directly into production workflows via AUv3 plugins, serving as both a theory reference and a composition tool.

Chordify BV

known forChordify: Songs, Chords, Tuner

1 app4.2Music

Chordify creates a practice loop by synchronizing chord diagrams with YouTube video playback for casual learners.

Christian Hengst Daniels

known forChordButter: Easy Songwriting

2 apps4.7Music

ChordButter simplifies songwriting via a block-based interface that provides musical recommendations.

Co-Engineering

known forChord Table

1 app0.0Music

Chord Table visualizes diatonic chord relationships and modal interchange using a table-based interface.

Crazy Ootka Software AB

known forPerfect Ear: Music & Rhythm

1 app4.6Music

Perfect Ear serves the broader musicianship training space, offering a wider curriculum that includes rhythm and sight-reading alongside ear training.

Daniele Sidoli

known forHorucco: Chord Progressions

1 app4.1Music

Horucco uses AI to detect chords from audio, allowing users to learn and expand on existing songs.

Deisy Renteria

known forPiano Chords - Music theory

1 app5.0Music

Piano Chords serves as a reference tool for visualizing compatible chords and scales on piano.

Double Colourless

known forScale Finder: Guitar Theory

1 app0.0Music

Scale Finder allows users to identify scales by inputting specific notes for fretboard visualization.

Hooktheory

known forHooktheory I

1 app4.0Music

Hooktheory I focuses on the compositional application of music theory, providing a dedicated sketchpad for users to practice songwriting.

Joel Clifft

known forMusic Theory Professor

1 app4.8Music

Music Theory Professor offers interactive lessons with depth-choice segments for customized learning paths.

Martijn van der Eijk

known forLearn music theory with Sonid

1 appMusic

Sonid provides a structured curriculum to guide users from beginner to advanced theory concepts.

Max Schlee

known forPiano Notes Finder

1 app0.0Music

Piano Notes Finder synchronizes a virtual keyboard with staff notation to help users learn sheet music.

Michael Krautsieder

known forChord Progression Generator

1 app4.7Music

Chord Progression Generator enables producers to export MIDI files for integration into electronic music projects.

Ming Zhang

known forEQ Perfect-Pro EQ Ear Training

1 app4.7Music

EQ Perfect targets the same audio equalization training niche but attempts to simulate a DAW-like environment for skill development.

Monochoria Design Co.

known forPumi – Chord Progression Keys

1 app0.0Music

Pumi offers a specialized keyboard layout to enable rapid chord entry for musicians.

myrApps

known forMyMusicTheory - Music Theory

1 app4.7Music

MyMusicTheory focuses on skill development through exercises covering clef identification and interval practice.

Nomad AI OU

known forChord ai - Play any song!

1 app4.7Music

Chord ai uses artificial intelligence to provide real-time transcription from multiple audio sources for musicians.

Poesie

known forMusic Theory 101: Study Course

1 app4.8Music

Music Theory 101 offers interactive units that align with academic AP Music Theory exam requirements.

Rolfs Apps

known forGuitar Interval Ear Trainer

1 app4.7Music

Guitar Interval Ear Trainer narrows the ear training focus to interval recognition specifically for guitarists.

School of McRock

known forGuitar Scale Finder Tool

1 app4.2Music

Guitar Scale Finder Tool provides fretboard visualization with specific support for left-handed players.

Tim Mueller

known forCircle o Fifths: Music Theory

1 app4.8Music

Circle of Fifths acts as a reference companion for musicians who need to visualize music theory relationships while practicing or composing.

Tomas Javnicky

known forMusicrem: Ear Training

1 app0.0Music

Musicrem provides a broad ear training suite that covers harmony and chords, using multiple instrument sounds for exercises.

Trio Software

known forSolo - Fretboard Visualization

1 appMusic

Solo targets guitarists specifically, using audio recognition to verify technical proficiency in fretboard visualization and interval identification.

Virals Dijital Hizmetler Anonim Sirketi

known forMusic Finder: Song Identifier

1 app4.5Music

Music Finder syncs identified tracks directly into Apple Music playlists for library management.

英杰 李

known forMusic Recognition- Song Finder

1 app4.0Music

Music Recognition- Song Finder identifies tracks using ACRCloud technology for quick discovery.

New entrants(4)

Aito Ventures Pte

known forDetune: Learn Music Production

1 app5.0Music

Detune teaches sound design by ear, using an integrated synthesizer to help users identify changes in waveforms and effects.

App Rover

known forCadence: Music Theory Lessons

1 app0.0Music

Cadence gamifies ear training and sight-reading to replace traditional theory textbooks.

Can Devecioglu

known forEQ Ear: Mix Frequency Training

1 app0.0Music

EQ Ear focuses on the same mixing-skill development, using audio-first questions to test frequency and gain identification.

Jeffrey Dick

known forMusic Theory App

1 app0.0Music

Music Theory App requires users to play and test theory concepts on a built-in piano.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on Ten Kettles

Bottom line

Ten Kettles is a focused indie studio that has successfully carved out a reputation for high-quality, technical music utilities. Their long-term viability depends on maintaining these specialized tools as the primary platform for their dedicated user base.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does Ten Kettles publish?
Ten Kettles has 4 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Music category.
What kind of apps does Ten Kettles make?
Ten Kettles's portfolio is concentrated in Music and Education, with an average rating of 4.9/5 across rated apps.
What is Ten Kettles's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Waay: Learn music theory is Ten Kettles's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are Ten Kettles's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked Ten Kettles's apps across 1 country.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
4
With full intel:
0
With overview:
4
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

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Marlvel.ai. “Ten Kettles intelligence.” Updated 2026-04-30. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/ten-kettles-inc

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