¼ learn sight read music tutor vs Solfa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
¼ learn sight read music tutor
Learn to sight-read music notes across multiple octaves and clefs. This app generates random notes for practice, tracks your progress, and offers various sound options. It's designed for musicians of all levels to improve their reading skills.
- Sight-read music notes
- G & F clef support
- 6 octave span
- Random note generation
- Progress tracking
- Multiple instrument sounds
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This is a FREE version with advertisement Solfa. Learn to sight read music notes. Sight read in G & F Clef. Notes above and below staff. Span 6 octaves. Applies to any instrument. Notes generated randomly and not limited to a repeating set. Switch between clefs for even more fun. Answer key for starters. Beginners set the pace by limiting the octave section to learn. Message displaying the right note if you miss. Major and Minor Scales (Sharps and Flats). Goes as fast as the notes are identified. Test score and performance statistics. Piano sound can be muted. Great for phones. Perfect for tablets. Available Notation: (C D E F G A B) (C D E F G A H) (Do Ré Mi Fa Sol La Si) (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si) (Ni Pa Vu Ga Di Ke Zo) (ハ ニ ホ ヘ ト イ ロ) (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni) Alternate sound: Guitar Organ Trumpet Vibraphone Violin Oboe Clarinet Timpani Bird Telephone
Solfa
This app is a quiz game designed to help beginners and children learn to read sheet music and identify musical notes. It supports various clefs and note naming systems, making it versatile for different instruments and learning styles.
- Learn musical notes
- Read sheet music
- Supports multiple clefs
- Train sight-reading
- Learn tonality and chords
- Multiple note naming systems
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How to learn notes? How to read sheet music? How to remember note names? "Solfa" helps you learn notes for piano, guitar or singing. "Solfa / Musical Notes" is a quiz game for kids and beginners that helps you learn simple music theory. - train sight-reading - read notes of alto, bass, tenor, treble clef staff - learn tonality and chord names - switch between English, German note names You can use "Solfa" for ear training and basics of solfège. List of musical instruments: - singing - piano - guitar - flute - clarinet Types of musical notations: - C D E F G A B - C D E F G A H - Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si - До Ре Ми Фа Соль Ля Си - Ντο Ρε Μι Φα Σολ Λα Σι - ハ ニ ホ ヘ ト イ ロ - 다 라 마 바 사 가 나 - स रे ग म प ध नि - ด ร ม ฟ ซ ล ท
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ¼ learn sight read music tutor at none against Solfa's shown. ¼ learn sight read music tutor also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 49%). Solfa's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (806 vs 34). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for ¼ learn sight read music tutor against 4.6 for Solfa. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solfa has 806 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of ¼ learn sight read music tutor's written reviews are positive against 49% of Solfa's.
¼ learn sight read music tutor ships an update every 3 months, Solfa every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ¼ learn sight read music tutor | Solfa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (34 ratings) | 4.6 (806 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better | 49.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 806 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alain Kong | Alexey Ovod |
Customer experience
¼ learn sight read music tutor
Solfa
Bugs and requests
¼ learn sight read music tutor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Solfa
Reported bugs
4 issues- Displaying notes outside instrument range
- Incorrectly identifying notes
- Sound not working
- Unable to advance past first screen
Requested features
6 requests- Option to remove note names
- Thicker lines for guitar frets
- Sight reading component
- Mezzo soprano, baritone clefs
- Ability to choose number of notes per round
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- Purchasable ad-free version
In-app purchases
¼ learn sight read music tutor
No in-app purchases
Solfa
No in-app purchases
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