A few seconds, several times a day
Most apps want a 20-minute session. Pico wants 30 seconds, but six times a day. That spacing is what actually moves the needle on note memory.
Coming soon to iOS
Train your ear.
Train your ear.
Get closer to perfect pitch every day.
Pico is a tiny cat who lives in your phone and nudges you a few times a day for a 30-second ear workout. Hear a note, name it. Sing a note, land it dead-on. Every round builds your note memory and sharpens your relative pitch. Those two things together let you do a damn good impression of someone born with perfect pitch.
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Why Pico works Perfect pitch may be off the menu.
Perfect pitch may be off the menu.
A sharper ear isn’t.
Real talk: most adults aren’t going to grow true perfect pitch. The science says it’s mostly locked in by early childhood. But you absolutely can train your ear, build a memory of specific anchor notes, and lean on relative pitch to bridge the rest. With consistent practice, the gap closes fast.
You hear it AND you sing it
Listen mode tunes recognition. Sing mode tunes production. A live cents-meter shows you exactly how flat or sharp each note is. No more guessing.
Friendly, not punishing
No streak shame. No daily quotas. Pico keeps it warm. Celebrate small wins, miss a day without losing the world.
What's inside Two modes, one cat,
Two modes, one cat,
and a habit that sticks.
Listen mode
Pico plays a note. You tap it on a rainbow piano.
Three rounds, about twenty seconds. Each chromatic note has its own colour, so your brain stitches sound to colour to letter: three anchors building one strong memory.
Sing mode
Match the target. A live meter shows you the gap.
A cat-paw needle swings as you sing. Land within ±15 cents for a hit. The immediate feedback is what locks the pitch into muscle memory.
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Daily nudges
Up to three soft reminders a day, on your schedule.
Pick the times, pick the days. Pico nudges you at breakfast, lunch, before bed, whatever fits. Skip a day; nothing breaks.
9:41
Friday, October 24
Morning ear stretch?
Lunch break check-in.
One more round before bed?
Streaks, XP & badges
Built-in motivation, gentle by design.
Watch your XP climb, collect chunky badges, see a 7-day sparkline of your hit rate. The grind is small; the feeling of progress is real.
7 day streak
How it works
Three steps. About a minute.
- 1
Tell Pico your level
Beginner, hobbyist, or musician. Pico tunes the difficulty so you’re never bored or overwhelmed.
- 2
Pick your nudge times
One to three reminders a day, on the days you want. That’s it. The whole setup takes about a minute.
- 3
Show up for 30 seconds
When the nudge fires, tap it, play one round of Listen or Sing, and put your phone down. Repeat tomorrow.
Questions
Things people ask.
Can adults actually develop perfect pitch?
Honestly? Probably not. The research says true perfect pitch is mostly set by early childhood. But you can train your ear to recognise notes faster, lock in memory anchors for specific pitches, and use relative pitch to fill the gaps. With practice, you’ll start naming notes that used to be a mystery.
So what does Pico actually do for me?
It builds two things: note memory (so a handful of pitches become as recognisable as your own ringtone) and pitch production (so you can sing a target note dead-on). Combined, that’s how people sound like they have perfect pitch even when they don’t.
How long until I notice progress?
Most people start nailing individual notes within a couple of weeks. Solid recall across the chromatic scale takes a few months of daily nudges. Pico tracks your hit rate so you can watch it climb.
Do I need a piano or any instrument?
Nope. Pico plays the notes for you. For Sing mode you just need your voice and your phone’s mic.
Will the notifications get annoying?
You pick the times and how many, between one and three a day. Skip a day and Pico won’t guilt-trip you.
When does it launch?
Soon. We’re polishing. Drop your email and you’ll be the first to know, with a TestFlight invite if you want to try it earlier.
Ready to actually train your ear?
Drop your email and we'll ping you the moment Pico hits the App Store. TestFlight invites go out first.
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