Comparison

Solfa vs Complete Music Reading Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Solfa

This app is a quiz game designed to help beginners and children learn to read sheet music and identify musical notes. It supports various clefs and note naming systems, making it versatile for different instruments and learning styles.

Highlights
  • Learn musical notes
  • Read sheet music
  • Supports multiple clefs
  • Train sight-reading
  • Learn tonality and chords
  • Multiple note naming systems
Features
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How to learn notes? How to read sheet music? How to remember note names? "Solfa" helps you learn notes for piano, guitar or singing. "Solfa / Musical Notes" is a quiz game for kids and beginners that helps you learn simple music theory. - train sight-reading - read notes of alto, bass, tenor, treble clef staff - learn tonality and chord names - switch between English, German note names You can use "Solfa" for ear training and basics of solfège. List of musical instruments: - singing - piano - guitar - flute - clarinet Types of musical notations: - C D E F G A B - C D E F G A H - Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si - До Ре Ми Фа Соль Ля Си - Ντο Ρε Μι Φα Σολ Λα Σι - ハ ニ ホ ヘ ト イ ロ - 다 라 마 바 사 가 나 - स रे ग म प ध नि - ด ร ม ฟ ซ ล ท

About

Complete Music Reading Trainer

Master sheet music reading with this gamified training app. It offers progressive drills for all clefs and instruments, with multiple input methods and customizable training programs. Track your progress and compete with others.

Highlights
  • 270 progressive drills across 7 clefs
  • Instrument-specific learning paths
  • Arcade mode for practice
  • Multiple note input methods
  • Customizable drills and training programs
  • Cloud sync for progress
  • Achievements and leaderboards
Features
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The ultimate music reading training app. Designed like a video game and with strong pedagogical concepts in mind, Complete Music Reading Trainer is the fastest way to learn to read sheet music and improve your sight-reading skills. Whichever clef you want to learn and whatever your instrument is, the app will make you master any chosen clef or clef combination while rendering the learning process enjoyable. Features • 270 progressive drills covering all seven clefs (treble, bass, alto, tenor, soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone clefs) over 3 levels / 26 chapters • Content is organized in such a way that you can choose which levels or chapters are relevant to your instrument and focus on these, whether you play the guitar and only need treble clef, piano and need treble and bass clef, cello and need a mix of bass and tenor clefs, etc.: all instruments are covered • Practice key signatures up to 6 sharps/flats in progressive key signature drills • Practice common clef combinations in mixed clef drills • Play a selection of 19 drills in arcade mode • 5 octaves of actual recorded grand piano sounds • 6 additional sound banks are available, all with actual recorded sounds: vintage piano, Rhodes piano, electric guitar, harpsichord, concert harp and pizzicato strings • 4 ways to input notes: note circle, virtual piano keyboard, by connecting a MIDI controller, or by playing an instrument near your device's microphone • 4 sheet music display styles: modern, classic, handwritten and jazz • Designed like a video game: earn 3 stars in each drill of a chapter to complete it. Or will you be able to obtain perfect 5-star scores? • Don't want to follow the preestablished path of progression? Create and save your own custom drills and rehearse them at your own convenience • Create full custom training programs and invite friends or students to join them. If for example you're a teacher you can create custom programs for your students, add drills every week and view their scores on private leaderboards • Never lose any progress: cloud sync across your various devices • 35 achievements to unlock • Leaderboards to compare arcade mode scores with other players worldwide • Global statistics to track your progress • Nice and clean user interface with 2 display themes: light and dark • Designed by a musician and music teacher with a Royal Conservatory master's degree Full Version • Download the app and try out the first chapter of each clef for free • One-time in-app purchase to unlock the full version on all your devices Having a problem? Got a suggestion? You can reach us at hello@completemusicreadingtrainer.com Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Solfa4 screens
Complete Music Reading Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solfa at none against Complete Music Reading Trainer's 3. Solfa also leads on ratings volume (810 vs 66) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). Complete Music Reading Trainer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 49%). On price, rating 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. Complete Music Reading Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Solfa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solfa holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solfa has 810 ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Solfa's written reviews are positive against 79% of Complete Music Reading Trainer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solfa ships an update every 3 weeks, Complete Music Reading Trainer weekly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Solfa versus Complete Music Reading Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolfaComplete Music Reading Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (810 ratings) — better4.4 (66 ratings)
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews79.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings810 — better66
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey OvodBinary Guilt

Customer experience

Solfa

All ratings801 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral17.9%
Negative32.8%

Complete Music Reading Trainer

All ratings65 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative13.2%

Bugs and requests

Solfa

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Displaying notes outside instrument range
  • Incorrectly identifying notes
  • Sound not working
  • Unable to advance past first screen

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to remove note names
  • Thicker lines for guitar frets
  • Sight reading component
  • Mezzo soprano, baritone clefs
  • Ability to choose number of notes per round
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  • Purchasable ad-free version

Complete Music Reading Trainer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Solfa

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Complete Music Reading Trainer

Subscriptions2
  • Cloud Sync and Web access$0.991 Month
  • Cloud Sync and Web access$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version$5.99

Questions

Is Solfa free?
Solfa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Complete Music Reading Trainer free?
Complete Music Reading Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solfa or Complete Music Reading Trainer?
Solfa is rated higher. Solfa averages 4.6 out of 5 from 810 ratings, while Complete Music Reading Trainer averages 4.4 from 66 ratings.
Do Solfa or Complete Music Reading Trainer have ads?
Solfa shows ads; Complete Music Reading Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Solfa or Complete Music Reading Trainer?
Solfa ships an update every 3 weeks, and Complete Music Reading Trainer weekly. Most recently, Solfa was updated on November 11, 2026 and Complete Music Reading Trainer on November 11, 2026.

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