Pitchdle

Pitchdle is a daily music game that tests both your song knowledge and your ear. Each day gives you three songs, and every song runs in two phases: first you name the track from a pitch-shifted 30 second preview, then you slide the audio back to its true pitch and lock it in. Naming the song early is rewarded with a more forgiving tuning window, so the two skills feed into each other.

What is Pitchdle?

A day of Pitchdle is three songs, each played in two phases. In the first phase, Name the song, a 30 second preview plays with its pitch shifted up or down, and you search for the title or artist. You get five guesses, and you can skip if a track has you stumped. In the second phase, Restore the pitch, you drag the same audio back to where it belongs and lock in your answer. There is no reference version of the original playing beside it, so the tuning rests on your sense of pitch alone. Each song is scored from 0 to 100 on how close your pitch lands, and your final result is the average across the three.

The two phases are linked, which is what gives Pitchdle its hook. Naming the song correctly in the first phase widens your pitch tolerance in the second, so a good guess buys you a more forgiving tuning window. That sets it apart from most daily music games. Heardle asks you to name a song from a short clip and stops there. Pitchdle keeps going and asks you to physically restore the audio, so it rewards two different musical instincts at once: recognizing a track, and hearing when it sits at the right pitch.

Pitchdle runs at minigame-mania.com, a site that hosts a set of daily puzzle games, and it plays entirely in the browser with nothing to download. A fresh set of three songs arrives each day, the same for everyone who plays that date. It sits in the wave of post-Wordle music games, but it leans harder on ear training than most, since half of every song is about tuning rather than trivia.

Feedback comes in two forms that match the two phases. In Name the song, each guess comes back right or wrong across your five attempts, the same guess and narrow rhythm as a word game. In Restore the pitch, the score is the tell: a number from 0 to 100 that rewards getting the audio as close to its original pitch as you can, with no labelled correct answer to copy. Because the final score averages all three songs, one strong tuning can offset a track you did not recognize, and the daily set stays short enough to be a quick habit rather than a long sitting.

How to play Pitchdle

1. Open Pitchdle at minigame-mania.com to load the day's three songs.
2. In the first phase, listen to the 30 second preview, which has been pitch-shifted up or down from the original.
3. Search for and guess the song's title or artist; you get five guesses, or you can skip to the tuning phase.
4. In the second phase, drag the slider to move the audio back to its original pitch, using your ear since there is no reference to copy.
5. Lock in your pitch to score that song from 0 to 100, with a correct name earning you a wider tolerance.
6. Play through all three songs; your final result is the average score across them.

Tips and strategy

• Name the song whenever you can, since a correct guess in the first phase widens your pitch tolerance and makes the tuning half far more forgiving.
• Do not burn all five guesses on a track you do not know; skipping to the tuning phase can protect your score better than a wild stab.
• In the tuning phase, make one large slide first to hear which direction is wrong, then close in with small, careful moves.
• Listen for the point where the audio sounds natural and settled, because an off pitch usually has a slightly strained or dull quality.
• Remember the score averages across three songs, so a strong tuning on a familiar track can rescue a day where one song stumped you.
• Play daily to train your ear, since judging pitch by feel gets noticeably easier with regular practice.

Good to know

Category

Music

Resets

Daily, three songs each day

Cost

Free to play in the browser

Format

Two phases per song: name the song, then restore its pitch

Guesses

Five guesses to name each song, or skip

Scoring

Each song scored 0 to 100 on pitch accuracy; final score is the average

Reward

Naming the song widens your pitch tolerance in the tuning phase

Platform

Browser, plays at minigame-mania.com

Pitchdle FAQ

How do you play Pitchdle?

Each day you get three songs, and every song has two phases. First you name the track from a 30 second pitch-shifted preview, with five guesses or a skip. Then you slide the audio back to its original pitch and lock in, scoring 0 to 100 on how close you land. Your final result averages the three songs.

Is Pitchdle free?

Yes. Pitchdle plays in the browser at minigame-mania.com with nothing to download.

How many songs and guesses does Pitchdle have?

There are three songs per day. In the naming phase of each song you get five guesses or the option to skip, and the tuning phase is scored from 0 to 100.

Is Pitchdle like Wordle?

It shares the daily format and the -dle name, but it is a two-part music game. You name a song and then tune it back to pitch, so it rewards song knowledge and a good ear rather than spelling.

How is Pitchdle different from Heardle?

Heardle asks you to name a song from a short clip and ends there. Pitchdle adds a second phase where you restore the song's original pitch by ear, and naming the song first earns you a wider tuning margin.