Comparison

Sight Reading Factory vs MTE

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

Head to head
About

Sight Reading Factory

Instantly compose unlimited sight-reading music exercises for any instrument. Customize difficulty and levels to suit musicians of all ages and abilities. Includes classroom management for educators to assign and assess student performance.

Highlights
  • Unlimited sight-reading material
  • On-demand music composition
  • Customizable difficulty levels
  • Supports all instruments
  • Classroom management
  • Assignment creation and grading
Features
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Sight Reading Factory makes practicing the important skill of sight reading quick, easy, effective and fun! This app composes music instantly and on-demand, providing musicians with a virtually unlimited supply of sight reading material. There are multiple levels of difficulty and the exercises can even be customized exactly to the needs of the musician. Sight Reading Factory is very versatile and can be used by musicians of all ages and abilities including music educators, music students, casual musicians and even professional musicians. Sight reading exercises can be generated for piano, guitar, voice, woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion and even full ensembles. Teachers and students can also use the built-in classroom management and assignments feature for assessment. Teachers can organize students into classes/groups and create assignments for them. Students complete assignments by generating a sight reading exercise and recording themselves performing the exercise. The assignment can then be submitted back to the teacher to grade and leave feedback.

About

MTE

Features
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Ever dreamed of learning to read sheet music? Learn the basics of sheet music reading using the piano keyboard. Our app will help you understand the concept of sound names, notes, staff, and clefs. Doesn’t matter if you are just a beginner or an advanced student, you’ll have a lot of fun practicing sight-reading with our app. A convenient interface offers high-level customization of exercise settings. Our app’s most important features are: -2 main exercise layouts With staff or note names on top, the keyboard is always at the bottom. -3 main gameplay modes Become really fast with our time limit mode, or 100% precise with error limit mode! -4 main clefs to choose from – treble, bass, tenor & alto Practice is available in range even for up to 4 ledger lines! -13 different sounds name systems to choose Choose what type of sound names you want to learn (IPN, German, solmization, etc.) – the list is quite long! -Display modes – automatic scrolling or groups of notes Try both and choose the preferred one. -Accidentals – sharps, flats, double and single There’s even an option to practice only notes with accidentals! -High-quality, realistic sound of a grand piano with the mute option Gives you a realistic feel of using a real piano. When you need silence, simply press the mute button. -Daily goal feature to keep your discipline Set up the number of points you want to score every day and be consistent in your training. -2 bonus hints to use in every exercise Use them or not, but you’ll get bonus points for not using any hints! - Fresh, modern design A beautiful look will make your practice even more pleasant. MTEssentials: Notes Reading is an excellent help for music students, hobbyists, and amateurs to practice sight-reading. You won’t need a tutor anymore. Music notation will no longer keep secrets from you. Have fun! If you have any comments or you need help with Notes Reading, please send an e-mail to mobile@netigen.pl

Screenshots

Sight Reading Factory4 screens
MTE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sight Reading Factory at Free against MTE's $2.99. Sight Reading Factory also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Sight Reading Factory is free to download; MTE costs $2.99 up front. MTE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sight Reading Factory asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sight Reading Factory versus MTE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSight Reading FactoryMTE
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating2.7 (382 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings382 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB38 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperGraceNotes LLCNETIGEN Kluzowicz sp. j.

Bugs and requests

Sight Reading Factory

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or has rendering errors on older iOS versions
  • Unable to create account within the app
  • Inconsistent behavior when selecting certain options

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more advanced sight reading options (e.g. modulations, accidentals)
  • Implement wrong note detection and feedback
  • Allow recording and reviewing of practice sessions
  • Add more instrument options beyond piano

MTE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sight Reading Factory

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MTE

One-time1
  • No ads$4.99

Questions

Is Sight Reading Factory free?
Sight Reading Factory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTE free?
MTE costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Sight Reading Factory or MTE have ads?
Neither Sight Reading Factory nor MTE shows ads.

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