Comparison

Toned Ear vs Sight Singing Pro

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

Head to head
About

Toned Ear

Develop your musical ear with a variety of exercises. Identify intervals, chords, scales, and melodies. Improve your ability to recognize musical elements by ear.

Highlights
  • Interval identification
  • Chord recognition
  • Scale naming
  • Chord progression analysis
  • Perfect pitch training
  • Scale degree identification
  • Melodic dictation
Features
Currently charting
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This app includes the following ear training exercises: Intervals: In this exercise, you will hear two notes in sequence. Your goal is to identify the interval between the two notes. Chords: In this exercise, you will hear a chord. Your goal is to identify the type of chord that you heard. Scales: In this exercise, you will hear a scale. Your goal is to identify the name of the scale that you heard. Chord Progressions: In this exercise, you will hear a chord progression. Your goal is to identify each chord that you heard. Perfect Pitch: In this exercise, you will hear a single note. Your goal is to identify the name of the note. Scale Degrees (functional): In this exercise, you will hear a short chord progression followed by a single note. You must identify the scale degree of that note relative to the key established by the chord progression. This is also known as "functional ear training". Intervals in Context (functional): This exercise combines the "Intervals" and "Scale Degrees" exercises. In this exercise, you will hear a short chord progression followed by two notes. You must identify the major scale degrees of the two notes relative to the key established by the chord progression as well as the interval between the two notes. Melodic Dictation: In this exercise, you will hear a short chord progression followed by a short melody. You must identify the major scale degree of each note in the melody.

About

Sight Singing Pro

This app acts as a personal vocal coach to help you master reading music and singing on pitch. It provides real-time feedback on your singing accuracy and offers various training modes for ear training and sight singing.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch analysis and feedback
  • Record and playback for comparison
  • Multiple training modes (Sight Singing, Ear Training)
  • Customizable drills with note and key selection
  • Support for various clefs and score difficulties
  • Detailed performance reports and achievement tests
Features
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Master sight singing with your personal vocal coach. Sight Singing Pro is designed to help you master the art of reading music and singing on pitch. Whether you are a music student preparing for your ABRSM graded exams, a choir member, or a passionate hobbyist, our app acts as a real-time tutor, listening to you sing and showing you exactly where you hit the right notes—and where you missed. "Revolutionary app to fully utilize iPhone's recording/playing functionality to enable solfege training. With the function to visually show how much my own singing is off, I can practice while adjusting subtle sound differences by myself." -- a 5-star review at App Store The app includes three dedicated training modes: • Sight Singing • Ear Training - Dictation • Ear Training - Singing 【 Key Features 】 • Analyze the pitch you sing for each note and receive instant feedback on its accuracy. • Record your song and play it back with the correct melody for comparison. • View detailed performance reports in the Report section. • Customize your training with the 'Drill' mode, where you can configure what kinds of notes will appear and transpose. • Choose from a variety of clefs, including treble, bass, alto, and tenor. • Select your preferred level of score difficulty, from Intro I, Intro II, Easy, Moderate, and Difficult. • Choose the type of notes, rests, time signatures, the number of bars, and the tempo. • Explore advanced musical elements like ties, dotted notes, triplets, and leaps. • Select a key from twelve major and twelve minor keys. • Display syllables in fixed-do, moveable-do, or letter name. • Practice scales. • Store and review music sheets you've tried for future reference. • Challenge yourself with Achievement Tests featuring over 2000+ highly selected musical sheets. • Master your grade's sight-singing tests with our new ABRSM courses. 【 How to Use 】 1. Press 'Tonic' to check the tonic of the music score. 2. Scroll through the score to get an overview of the entire song. 3. Press 'Start' and sing along with the score. 4. A green bar will appear when your pitch is correct and a red one when it's off. 5. Use the 'Play' button to listen to the song in the correct pitch. 【 Subscriptions 】 • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. • The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. • You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. 【 FAQ 】 Do you have any questions? Visit our FAQ page at https://sightsinging.app/faq for detailed instructions and troubleshooting tips. You also can reach us by email at support@sightsinging.app. • Terms & Conditions https://sightsinging.app/terms-and-conditions • Privacy Policy https://sightsinging.app/privacy-policy Start your sight singing journey today and unlock your musical potential with our app!

Screenshots

Toned Ear3 screens
Sight Singing Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sight Singing Pro at 88% against Toned Ear's 20%. Sight Singing Pro also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.8 vs 2.0). Toned Ear's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#72 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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

Sight Singing Pro is free to download; Toned Ear costs $4.99 up front. Sight Singing Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Toned Ear asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sight Singing Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 190 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Toned Ear's written reviews are positive against 88% of Sight Singing Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toned Ear ships an update every 6 weeks, Sight Singing Pro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Toned Ear versus Sight Singing Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToned EarSight Singing Pro
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (65 ratings)4.8 (190 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.8% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings65190 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#72 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTone Savvy LLCDeeryard LLC

Customer experience

Toned Ear

All ratings65 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative73.8%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive19.8%
Neutral9.9%
Negative70.4%

Sight Singing Pro

All ratings190 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.4%

User reviews

Toned Ear

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good for ear training
  • 👍 Website is good
  • 👍 Great concept
  • 👍 Useful for musicians
  • 👍 Good for chord progressions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 No sound issues
  • 🐛 App is buggy
  • 🐛 Slow and laggy
  • 🐛 Not polished
  • 🐛 Waste of money

Sight Singing Pro

From 190 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Improved pitch and ear training
  • 👍 Instant and accurate feedback
  • 👍 Great for beginners and relearning
  • 👍 Highly customizable lessons
  • 👍 Daily training options

Room to improve

  • 🤔 UI could be better
  • 💰 Subscription/purchase can be expensive
  • 🐛 Microphone not always accurate
  • 🐛 Pitch analysis sometimes incorrect (wrong octave)
  • 🐛 Inconsistent note accuracy (e.g., 'e' note)

Bugs and requests

Toned Ear

Reported bugs

65 issues
  • No sound
  • App broken
  • Settings unresponsive
  • Items glitch during use
  • Audio doesn't work
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  • Interval quiz doesn't work
  • Sounds don't play
  • Sounds don't play half the time
  • Scrolling drags things around
  • App is slow and laggy
  • Sound periodically cuts out
  • App design is bad
  • Forced to keep scrolling
  • Interface will glitch up and down
  • App crashes
  • Sound doesn't come out
  • App not taking up full screen
  • Unable to hear sounds
  • Extremely buggy
  • Frequently hangs
  • Fails to play interval tones
  • Buttons frequently move during tests
  • Sound problem getting worse
  • Audio doesn't play
  • Need ringer on for it to work
  • Last update was 4 years ago
  • Sound is almost unbearable
  • No sound after going to another app
  • Cannot reselect interval after deselecting
  • No sound after finishing quiz
  • No sound after someone calls
  • Sometimes all conditions for sound are met and still no sound
  • Sound doesn't work
  • Audio stops
  • Minor things like moving to notes app kills audio
  • Completely silent
  • Painfully slow
  • Sometimes unresponsive
  • Doesn't remember any settings
  • Static when playing notes
  • Won't play note when asked
  • App consistently hangs
  • App won't get through a single quiz without issue
  • No sound played
  • Audio will work for a few questions and then stop
  • App cannot be used
  • Headphone jack needed for sound
  • Won't play aloud
  • Can't get audio to work
  • Sound will not play
  • App never actually plays a sound
  • Sound doesn't work
  • Unable to produce sound
  • Sound doesn't always work
  • Selecting intervals doesn't work
  • Cannot select what intervals or chords to be tested on
  • No sound in any of the exercises
  • Developers not giving response
  • No audio
  • App does not seem to play any sound
  • Can't get it to make any noise
  • Too many bugs
  • Can't unselect notes
  • Sound issues were fixed (older reviews)
  • Interface could be improved for iPhone X

Requested features

8 requests
  • Improve app polish
  • Finish app development
  • Patch and improve app
  • Make chord progressions harder
  • Update app for latest iOS
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  • Add iPhone X support
  • Improve interface for iPhone X
  • Add personalization

Sight Singing Pro

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Microphone doesn't always hear correctly
  • Pitch analysis broken, reports wrong octave
  • Inconsistent note accuracy on specific notes
  • App forcing repurchase after updates
  • App unavailable in certain countries

Requested features

3 requests
  • On-screen piano keyboard for practice
  • Easier octave adjustment or auto-detection
  • More complex scores in free version

In-app purchases

None

Toned Ear

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sight Singing Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Access - Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Premium Access - Yearly$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time Payment$259.99

Questions

Is Toned Ear free?
Toned Ear costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sight Singing Pro free?
Sight Singing Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Toned Ear or Sight Singing Pro?
Sight Singing Pro is rated higher. Toned Ear averages 2.0 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Sight Singing Pro averages 4.8 from 190 ratings.
Do Toned Ear or Sight Singing Pro have ads?
Neither Toned Ear nor Sight Singing Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toned Ear or Sight Singing Pro?
Toned Ear ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sight Singing Pro every 5 days. Most recently, Toned Ear was updated on November 11, 2026 and Sight Singing Pro on November 12, 2026.

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