Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Slow and clear poem readings
  • Focus on liaisons and elisions
  • Offline access to recordings
  • Pause and repeat functionality
  • Regularly updated content
  • 57 poems available
Features
Read full description

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''

About

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.

Highlights
  • Built-in tutorial for basics
  • Answer with piano or note letters
  • Customizable practice settings
  • Track scores and progress
  • Global leaderboard competition
  • Multiple themes
Features
Read full description

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

Screenshots

Read It4 screens
Piano Sight Reading Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Piano Sight Reading Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Read It asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Read It versus Piano Sight Reading Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead ItPiano Sight Reading Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperELM PerformanceDerek Dawson

Customer experience

Read It

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Piano Sight Reading Trainer

All ratings99 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Read It

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Piano Sight Reading Trainer

One-time1
  • Ad Free Version$2.99

Questions

Is Read It free?
Read It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piano Sight Reading Trainer free?
Piano Sight Reading Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Read It or Piano Sight Reading Trainer have ads?
Neither Read It nor Piano Sight Reading Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read It or Piano Sight Reading Trainer?
Read It ships an update every 2 months, and Piano Sight Reading Trainer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Read It was updated on November 2, 2026 and Piano Sight Reading Trainer on November 3, 2026.

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