Comparison

Solfeggio vs Teach Note

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

Teach Note

Enhance your musical abilities with this app designed to improve staff notation reading and music theory knowledge. It offers structured courses, extensive practice exercises, and helpful tools to boost your sight-reading speed and understanding of musical concepts.

Highlights
  • 30+ sight-reading and music theory courses
  • 400+ sight-reading exercises
  • Intelligent error-correction practice
  • Multiple practice modes (built-in piano, MIDI/Bluetooth)
  • Support for multiple clefs
  • Includes common musical tools (metronome, chord lookup)
Features
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Over 4,800 5-Star Reviews, recommended by more and more students! An essential App for learning staff notation, music theory basics, and improving sight-reading speed! Staff notation is a fundamental skill for piano learning and music entry. Mastering staff notation and music theory enables you to read, play, and learn more excellent musical works. Join the "Teach Note" family and efficiently enhance your staff notation skills with 200,000 students! = Features = - Over 30 sight-reading and music theory courses across 4 assessment stages. Exclusively recorded with concise content, paired with an intelligent error-correction practice system, to easily grasp sight-reading and music theory fundamentals. - Over 400 sight-reading exercises to comprehensively train your sight-reading ability. Through scientifically designed intensive training, continuously improve sight-reading speed for flexible application in practice. Supports multiple clefs and customized training for weak areas! - Multiple practice modes. During leisure time outdoors, use the built-in piano to practice sight-reading anytime, anywhere; at home, connect to your piano via Bluetooth/MIDI for combined training! - Covers courses on staff notation basics, note recognition, intervals, chords, and mode theory. - Collects commonly used tools and resources, understanding your needs better than other sight-reading and music theory apps. Includes: blank staff paper, common musical terms, metronome, tempo tester, chord lookup, scale lookup, etc. Whether it's a hobby or a dream, only action turns it into reality. Join us and achieve your extraordinary musical dreams together! Attached Service Agreement: https://musiclearn.cn/2019/09/20/MustrTermOfUse/

Screenshots

Solfeggio4 screens
Teach Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Solfeggio at none against Teach Note's shown. Solfeggio also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). Teach Note's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (90% vs 74%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Teach Note sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teach Note holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teach Note has 196 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 90% of Teach Note's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solfeggio ships an update every 2 months, Teach Note every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Solfeggio versus Teach Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolfeggioTeach Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (19 ratings)4.7 (196 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews90.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19196 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB213 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer海 林炯龙 吴

Customer experience

Solfeggio

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

Teach Note

All ratings196 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.6%

Bugs and requests

Solfeggio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Teach Note

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes when accessing membership/subscription features
  • Video tutorials have no sound on iPad
  • Bluetooth MIDI connection not working despite pairing
  • VIP recovery/restore purchase causes crashes
  • App crashes after recent updates
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  • Membership activation fails

Requested features

6 requests
  • More free practice content
  • Ad-supported free tier alternative
  • Wider keyboard interface
  • Bluetooth MIDI connectivity improvements
  • Additional features and functionality
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  • Reduced pricing for premium subscription

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
10 purchases

Teach Note

Subscriptions3
  • 月度会员$2.991 Month
  • 季度会员$9.993 Months
  • 年度会员2 variants$22.991 Year
One-time7
  • 高级识谱训练包2$0.99
  • 初级识谱训练包$0.99
  • 练耳训练包$1.99
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  • 音符识谱训练包$1.99
  • 高级识谱训练包$2.99
  • 去除广告$3.99
  • 终身会员$39.99

Questions

Is Solfeggio free?
Solfeggio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Teach Note free?
Teach Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solfeggio or Teach Note?
Teach Note is rated higher. Solfeggio averages 4.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Teach Note averages 4.7 from 196 ratings.
Do Solfeggio or Teach Note have ads?
Teach Note shows ads; Solfeggio does not.
Which is updated more often, Solfeggio or Teach Note?
Solfeggio ships an update every 2 months, and Teach Note every 5 weeks. Most recently, Solfeggio was updated on October 13, 2026 and Teach Note on October 12, 2026.

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