Piano Sight vs TempoBlocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piano Sight
Enhance your piano sight-reading skills with specially composed pieces and interactive games. Unlock new music by mastering rhythm, pitch, and musical patterns. Improve your ability to quickly and accurately interpret sheet music.
- 155 specially composed sight-reading pieces
- Interactive games to improve musical pattern recognition
- Rhythm Match game
- Pitch Patterns game
- Quick Fire Five and What's the Difference games
- Unlock pieces by completing challenges
- Practice streak tracking
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ABRSM Sight-Reading Trainer contains 155 brand new specially composed pieces of sight-reading for Piano Grades 1 to 5. But, before you can play them you have to unlock them! Each piece is preceded by a series of games designed to improve your ability to spot the features, patterns and characteristics of the music before you play it. Test yourself and see if you can achieve a three-star score in these fun games: Rhythm Match - hear rhythms from the piece of Sight-Reading and identify the corresponding notation. Pitch Patterns - focus on a small section of the music and answer questions about pitches, patterns, fingering and keyboard geography. Quick Fire Five and What’s the Difference - study the whole piece and answer a series of questions about it. Learn how to make the 30 seconds of preparation time you have in your exam really count! Complete the challenges to unlock the pieces and start a practice streak. Strong sight-reading skills empower musicians to communicate with one another through the language of music, as well as learn new pieces quickly and accurately. Regular practice with ABRSM Sight-Reading Trainer will help you avoid the pitfalls and achieve sight-reading success! Hey, phone users! Music notation is complex and phone screens are small. This app is best viewed on an iPad but there's still lots you can learn and enjoy if you’re using the app on a smaller phone. Make sure you check out the preview screenshots in the App Store.
TempoBlocks
This app offers an intuitive metronome with a unique block-based visual programming interface for creating and exploring rhythms. It's designed for musicians of all ages and educators to make rhythm practice engaging and educational.
- Block-based rhythm programming
- Visual timing and beat strength display
- Customizable sound sets
- Accurate audio engine
- Support for various time signatures and patterns
- Gradual tempo changes
- Looping and slowing down passages
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TempoBlocks is an intuitive metronome that goes beyond keeping time. It combines a clean, friendly interface with a block-based language that lets users build, customise, and explore rhythms through visual programming. Why young musicians love it: • Elegant bar wheel that shows timing and beat strength at a glance • Simple, direct controls that make setting tempo effortless • Engaging sound sets to keep practice fresh • Useful presets for quick, no-friction setup Why teachers and educators love it: • Accurate, reliable timing powered by a high-quality audio engine • Visual cues that help learners understand beat patterns and accents • Custom rhythm creation for exercises, ensemble parts, and practice pieces • “Tempo blocks” that let users design tempo patterns using a visual domain-specific language • No accounts and no ads for a safe, distraction-free environment Made for learning and exploration: TempoBlocks supports common time signatures, accents, subdivisions, multi-bar phrases, custom patterns, and gradual tempo changes. Users can loop tricky sections, slow passages down, visualize complex rhythms, or experiment freely as they improve. Great for: • Music learners of any age • Educators teaching rhythm fundamentals • Home practice and structured lessons • Anyone who benefits from clear visual rhythm feedback • Musicians who want a playful, programmable metronome TempoBlocks makes rhythm practice visual, interactive, and creatively open, powered by an innovative blend of metronome precision and visual programming. Privacy Policy: https://ketech.org/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service (EULA): https://ketech.org/terms-of-service/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TempoBlocks at Free against Piano Sight's $4.99. TempoBlocks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2). Piano Sight's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On ads 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
TempoBlocks is free to download; Piano Sight costs $4.99 up front. TempoBlocks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Piano Sight asks for nothing beyond the download.
TempoBlocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piano Sight has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Piano Sight | TempoBlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publishing) Limited | K&E Technology Consultants Ltd |
Customer experience
Piano Sight
TempoBlocks
In-app purchases
Piano Sight
No in-app purchases
TempoBlocks
- Premium Plan - 1 Week$0.997 Days
- Premium Plan - 1 Year$19.991 Year
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