Comparison

Solfeggio vs Ella

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

Ella

Improve your musical ear with this app that analyzes your singing pitch in real-time. It offers a variety of exercises, detailed feedback on intonation and intervals, and modes for practice and performance. Track your progress and compete with others on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch detection and analysis
  • On-screen tuner
  • Intonation and interval evaluation
  • Detailed singing pitch graphs
  • Practice and play modes
  • High-score tracking and leaderboards
Features
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Ella is a sight-singing ear-training app that helps you improve your musical ear with fun and engaging exercises. It uses the microphone to detect your pitch and provide accurate evaluation and feedback. The tuner’s pitch detection helps you to adjust your singing. Features: - Wide variety of exercises - On-screen tuner in every exercise - Intonation and interval evaluation - Detailed graph of your singing pitch - Practice mode lets you listen before playing - Play mode that tests your skills - High-score tracking for each exercise - Leaderboard for each exercise collection Ella gives you a detailed analysis of your performance on intonation and intervals and lets you further visualize it through graphs. The intonation score is based on how accurately you sang the pitch of each note. The interval score is based on how accurately you sang each interval. Ella teaches sight-singing and music-reading with a cutting-edge experience that includes a wide variety of exercises. Follow the learning path to navigate musical concepts from beginner to advanced. Use practice mode to nail your singing performance. Use play mode to achieve your personal best and appear on the global leaderboards and to compete with friends.

Screenshots

Solfeggio4 screens
Ella4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ella at none against Solfeggio's 10. Ella also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 19). Solfeggio's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Ella asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ella holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ella has 1.2K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Solfeggio's written reviews are positive against 83% of Ella's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Solfeggio versus Ella: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolfeggioElla
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (19 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews83.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings191.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer海 林Ensemble Education

Customer experience

Solfeggio

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

Ella

All ratings1,164 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive83.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative11.5%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Solfeggio

One-time10
  • Pitch Training Course$0.99
  • Interval Training Course$0.99
  • Chord Training Course$0.99
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  • 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
None

Ella

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solfeggio free?
Solfeggio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ella free?
Ella is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solfeggio or Ella?
Ella is rated higher. Solfeggio averages 4.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Ella averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Solfeggio or Ella have ads?
Neither Solfeggio nor Ella shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solfeggio or Ella?
Solfeggio ships an update every 2 months, and Ella every 2 months. Most recently, Solfeggio was updated on September 28, 2026 and Ella on September 29, 2026.

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