Read It vs Piano Sight Reading Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Read It
This app provides recordings of French poems read by a language coach for singers. It helps users practice pronunciation, liaisons, and elisions for singing French melodies. Recordings are available offline and can be paused for repetition.
- Slow and clear poem readings
- Focus on liaisons and elisions
- Offline access to recordings
- Pause and repeat functionality
- Regularly updated content
- 57 poems available
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Read it ELM is a unique phone application to help your singers sing in French A portal to recordings of French poems used in mélodies read by Elise Lefay, language coach for singers. • Poems are read slowly and clearly with singing in mind • Includes liaisons, elisions and follows the way composers set words to music. • 57 poems are now available, requests for new material are accepted, new texts are added regularly. • Recordings can be accessible off-line to practice anywhere • Tracks can be paused to allow time to repeat words. Elise Lefay, French soprano, currently teaches languages and phonetics for singers at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and coached ensembles such as the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus and opera companies (Nevill Holt, Meantime, Goldopera). What singers say: ''Elise's recordings are so clear, having the app is a bit like having a language coach in my pocket!'' ''This app has changed the way I learn French songs. It helps memorise words, and saved me a lot of time'' ''I can now practice my French on the tube or plane, that's amazing''
Piano Sight Reading Trainer
Master sheet music with this app designed to improve note reading speed and accuracy. It offers a tutorial for beginners, customizable practice, progress tracking, and a global leaderboard for competitive play.
- Built-in tutorial for basics
- Answer with piano or note letters
- Customizable practice settings
- Track scores and progress
- Global leaderboard competition
- Multiple themes
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The best way to learn how to read sheet music! Whether you're a beginner or an expert, this app helps you read notes faster and more accurately. Features: • Learn the basics with a built-in tutorial • Answer with the piano or note letters • Customize your practice settings • Track your scores, streaks, and progress • Compete on the global leaderboard • Beautiful themes to choose from
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Read It at none against Piano Sight Reading Trainer's 1. Read It also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Piano Sight Reading Trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Piano Sight Reading Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Read It asks for nothing beyond the download.
Read It ships an update every 2 months, Piano Sight Reading Trainer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read It | Piano Sight Reading Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (100 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELM Performance | Derek Dawson |
Customer experience
Read It
Piano Sight Reading Trainer
In-app purchases
Read It
No in-app purchases
Piano Sight Reading Trainer
- Ad Free Version$2.99
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