Ella vs Shuffly App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ella
Improve your musical ear with this app that analyzes your singing pitch in real-time. It offers a variety of exercises, detailed feedback on intonation and intervals, and modes for practice and performance. Track your progress and compete with others on leaderboards.
- Real-time pitch detection and analysis
- On-screen tuner
- Intonation and interval evaluation
- Detailed singing pitch graphs
- Practice and play modes
- High-score tracking and leaderboards
Read full descriptionHide full description
Ella is a sight-singing ear-training app that helps you improve your musical ear with fun and engaging exercises. It uses the microphone to detect your pitch and provide accurate evaluation and feedback. The tuner’s pitch detection helps you to adjust your singing. Features: - Wide variety of exercises - On-screen tuner in every exercise - Intonation and interval evaluation - Detailed graph of your singing pitch - Practice mode lets you listen before playing - Play mode that tests your skills - High-score tracking for each exercise - Leaderboard for each exercise collection Ella gives you a detailed analysis of your performance on intonation and intervals and lets you further visualize it through graphs. The intonation score is based on how accurately you sang the pitch of each note. The interval score is based on how accurately you sang each interval. Ella teaches sight-singing and music-reading with a cutting-edge experience that includes a wide variety of exercises. Follow the learning path to navigate musical concepts from beginner to advanced. Use practice mode to nail your singing performance. Use play mode to achieve your personal best and appear on the global leaderboards and to compete with friends.
Shuffly App
Discover new music without algorithmic bias. This app randomly selects tracks from independent artists and underground labels, offering a fresh listening experience with a single tap. Explore music beyond your usual preferences.
- Instant playback
- Pure random discovery
- Multiple visual themes
- No account required
- No ads
Read full descriptionHide full description
Shuffly is the fastest way to discover music you've never heard. No algorithms. No recommendations based on what you already know. Just press "Shuffly" and let it find something new - from underground labels, independent releases, and music blogs from around the world. One tap. How it works Shuffly scans curated music sources and picks a random track for you to listen to. If you like it, tap the artist or title to find the full release. If not, shuffle again. Features - Instant playback with one tap - No AI recommendations - pure random discovery - Multiple visual themes - No account required - No ads
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shuffly App at every 8 days against Ella's every 2 months. Shuffly App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Ella's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Shuffly App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ella has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Ella's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shuffly App's.
Ella ships an update every 2 months, Shuffly App every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ella | Shuffly App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ensemble Education | Sergey Shurupov |
Customer experience
Ella
Shuffly App
In-app purchases
Ella
No in-app purchases
Shuffly App
No in-app purchases









