Solfa vs Music Studio Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Learn musical notes
- Read sheet music
- Supports multiple clefs
- Train sight-reading
- Learn tonality and chords
- Multiple note naming systems
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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
Music Studio Academy
Learn organ, piano, and violin from beginner to advanced levels with a unique teaching method. Access pre-recorded lessons, step-by-step tracks, practical exercises, and individual feedback.
- Online lessons by level
- Exclusive question bank
- Real-time progress tracking
- Step-by-step audio tracks
- Individual corrections
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Aprenda órgão, piano, violino do zero ao avançado com o método exclusivo da Music Studio Academy. Tenha acesso a aulas gravadas, trilhas passo a passo, exercícios práticos e correções individuais. Recursos principais: Aulas online organizadas por níveis (iniciante ao avançado) Banco de questões exclusivo para fixar clave de fá e sol Acompanhamento do seu progresso em tempo real.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Music Studio Academy at none against Solfa's shown. Music Studio Academy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Solfa's advantage is ratings volume (806 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Music Studio Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solfa has 806 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Solfa ships an update every 3 weeks, Music Studio Academy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solfa | Music Studio Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (806 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 806 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Ovod | Thierry Fernando Da Silva Simao |
Customer experience
Solfa
Music Studio Academy
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
Music Studio Academy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solfa
No in-app purchases
Music Studio Academy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Solfa free?
Is Music Studio Academy free?
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Do Solfa or Music Studio Academy have ads?
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