Comparison

Solfeggio vs EarMaster

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Solfeggio

This professional music training app offers ear and vocal exercises. Practice pitch, intervals, chords, scales, rhythm, and melody. Track your progress with recorded scores and set practice reminders.

Highlights
  • Ear training exercises
  • Vocal exercises
  • Pitch, interval, chord, scale, rhythm, melodic practice
  • Practice recording and scoring
  • Customizable practice reminders
  • Easy-to-use interface
Features
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The app is used for EAR and VOCAL exercises. It's a very professional music training app. You can do ear training and sight-singing practices. * The practices include pitch, interval, chord(includes inversions), scale, rhythm, melodic, etc. * The app record your practices, so you can know your scores anytime. * The app can remind you to do practices based on the learning schedule. * It's very easy to use for anyone. You can use it in anywhere and anytime.

About

EarMaster

Enhance your musical abilities with comprehensive ear training, sight-singing, and rhythm exercises. This app offers thousands of lessons for all skill levels, from beginners to advanced musicians, and is used by top music schools.

Highlights
  • Ear training exercises
  • Sight-singing practice
  • Rhythm training
  • Vocal training
  • Beginner's course
  • Customizable exercises
  • Detailed progress stats
Features
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Music theory made easy and fun: EarMaster is the ultimate app for your ear training, sight-singing practice, rhythmic workout and vocal training at all skill levels! Thousands of exercises will help you build up your musical skills and become a better musician. Try it, it's not just fun to use but also very efficient: some of the best music schools use EarMaster! "The exercises are so well thought out, and have so much to offer both the complete beginner and the most world class musicians alike. Being an instructor at Nashville Music Academy, I can say this app has developed my ear and my students ear to a level that would have taken many more years to develop, if at all, without it." - User review by Chiddychat AWARDS “Best App of the Month” (App Store, Jan 2020) NAMM TEC AWARDS nominee Music Teacher Awards for Excellence nominee INCLUDED IN FREE VERSION: - Interval Identification (Customized Exercise) - Chord Identification (Customized Exercise) - 'Carmen – Habanera' (based on the iconic opera by Bizet) - 'Call of the Notes' (call-response ear training course) - 'Greensleeves' thematic course - First 20+ lessons of Beginners Course *Highlights* BEGINNER'S COURSE - Acquire all the core music theory skills with hundreds of progressive exercises on rhythm, notation, pitch, chords, scales, and more. COMPLETE EAR TRAINING - Train with intervals, chords, chord inversions, scales, harmonic progressions, melodies, rhythm, and more. LEARN TO SIGHT-SING - Sing on-screen scores into the microphone of your iPad or iPhone and get immediate feedback on your pitch and time accuracy. RHYTHM TRAINING - Tap! tap! tap! Sight-read, dictate and tap back rhythms, and get instant feedback on your performance. VOCAL TRAINER - Become a better singer with progressive vocal exercises on vocalizes, scale singing, rhythmic precision, interval singing, and more. SOLFEGE FUNDAMENTALS - Learn to use movable-do solfege, as easy as Do-Re-Mi! MELODIA - Become a true sight-singing master with EarMaster's take on the classic sight-singing book method AURAL TRAINER FOR UK GRADES - Prepare for ABRSM* Aural Tests 1-5 and similar exams RCM VOICE* - Prepare for your RCM Voice exams from Preparatory level to Level 8. CARMEN – HABANERA (free) - Explore the world of opera with this course based on the iconic opera by Bizet CALL OF THE NOTES (free) - A fun and challenging course in call-response ear training GREENSLEEVES (free) - Learn the English folk ballad Greensleeves with a series of fun exercises CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING - Take control of the app and configure your own exercises: voicing, key, pitch range, cadences, time limits, etc. JAZZ WORKSHOPS - Exercises for advanced users with jazz chords and progressions, swing rhythms, jazz sight-singing and sing-back exercises based on jazz classics such as "After You've Gone", "Ja-Da", "St. Louis Blues", and many more. DETAILED STATS - Follow your progress day by day to spot your strengths and weaknesses. AND MUCH, MUCH MORE – Learn to sing and transcribe music by ear. Learn to use solfege. Plug a microphone or a MIDI controller to answer the exercises. And even more to explore on your own in the app :) WORKS WITH EARMASTER CLOUD - If your school or choir is using EarMaster Cloud, you can connect the app with your account and complete your home assignments with the app. *Not affiliated with ABRSM or RCM LOVE EARMASTER? LET'S STAY CONNECTED Drop us a line on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Mastodon, or X!

Screenshots

Solfeggio4 screens
EarMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: EarMaster at 429 against Solfeggio's 19. Solfeggio's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Solfeggio sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and EarMaster sells 22 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Solfeggio against 4.6 for EarMaster. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EarMaster has 429 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Solfeggio's written reviews are positive against 81% of EarMaster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solfeggio versus EarMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolfeggioEarMaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (19 ratings)4.6 (429 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews80.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19429 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB306 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer海 林EarMaster ApS

Customer experience

Solfeggio

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative16.1%

EarMaster

All ratings429 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative14.4%

Bugs and requests

Solfeggio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

EarMaster

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and errors when loading certain exercises
  • Inconsistent behavior with metronome and rhythm playback
  • Issues with saving progress and restoring purchased content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow users to specify their vocal range
  • Add more chord and chord progression options
  • Implement a jazz-focused curriculum
  • Improve feedback and error analysis for users
  • Add support for different tuning systems

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Solfeggio

One-time10
  • Pitch Training Course$0.99
  • Interval Training Course$0.99
  • Chord Training Course$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Scale Training Course$0.99
  • Rhythm Training Course$0.99
  • Melodic Training Course$0.99
  • Sight-Singing Basic Training Course$0.99
  • Melodic Sight-Singing$0.99
  • Complete Training Course(dis.)$2.99
  • Complete Training Course$4.99
22 purchases

EarMaster

One-time22
  • Customized: Chord Progressions$0.99
  • Customized: Interval Singing$0.99
  • General Workshop: Scale Identification$0.99
Show 19 more
  • General Workshop: Interval Comparison$0.99
  • Customized Exercise: Scale Identification$0.99
  • General Workshop: Rhythmic Sight-Reading$1.99
  • General: Chord Identification$1.99
  • General: Interval Singing$1.99
  • General: Interval Identification$1.99
  • General: Chord Progressions$1.99
  • Jazz: Chord Identification$1.99
  • Customized Exercise: Melodic Dictation$1.99
  • Customized Exercise: Melodic Sight-Singing$1.99
  • Jazz Workshop: Chord Progressions$1.99
  • General Workshop: Melodic Sight-Singing$1.99
  • Beginner's Course: Modules 5 to 13$3.99
  • Beginner's Course bundle$7.99
  • Solfege Fundamentals$9.99
  • Customized Exercises bundle$14.99
  • General Workshops bundle$14.99
  • Jazz Workshops bundle$14.99
  • Vocal Trainer$14.99

Questions

Is Solfeggio free?
Solfeggio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EarMaster free?
EarMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solfeggio or EarMaster?
EarMaster is rated higher. Solfeggio averages 4.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while EarMaster averages 4.6 from 429 ratings.
Do Solfeggio or EarMaster have ads?
Neither Solfeggio nor EarMaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solfeggio or EarMaster?
Solfeggio ships an update every 2 months, and EarMaster every 2 months. Most recently, Solfeggio was updated on October 26, 2026 and EarMaster on October 26, 2026.

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