Comparison

Singalong Solfege vs Sightreading Exercises

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

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About

Singalong Solfege

Enhance your musical abilities with this comprehensive ear training and sight-singing application. Practice pitch accuracy, rhythm, and music reading with a vast library of melodies and instrumental accompaniment.

Highlights
  • Sight-singing and instrumental reading training
  • Guide vocals and piano accompaniment
  • Over 290 curated melodies
  • Support for SATB voices
  • Transposing instrument support
  • Printable PDF sheet music (premium)
Features
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Singalong Solfège is a complete training app for sight-singing and instrumental reading, featuring guide vocals, piano accompaniment, and over 300 curated melodies to build pitch accuracy, rhythm, and music reading skills. Intro through Lv. 3 are fully free — including slow tempo playback, PDF and MP3 downloads. Includes solfège etudes by Nikolay Ladukhin and Giuseppe Concone, plus classical works by composers like Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Fauré, and Debussy. Choose between Fixed-Do and Movable-Do, with Chromatic and Non-chromatic syllable options. Supports Treble, Alto, Tenor, and Bass clefs, plus B-flat transposed scores available for download. Ideal for singers and instrumentalists alike — improve intonation, rhythm, and sight-reading. Premium Features (available with subscription): - Unlock Lv. 4 and above, plus extra classical pieces Works on all iOS devices. Optimized for iOS 16.6 or later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sightreading Exercises

Master sight-reading on any instrument with 60 progressive levels and songs. Practice with your real instrument, receive instant feedback, and improve your musical fluency. Supports a wide range of instruments, clefs, and key signatures.

Highlights
  • 60 progressive levels
  • Instrument-specific customization
  • Built-in tuner
  • Supports all modern clefs
  • Wide range of key and time signatures
  • Real instrument input detection
  • Pitch meter for accuracy
Features
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Customized for instruments, including full orchestra settings: Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar, Bass, Clarinet (Bb and A), Oboe, Bassoon, Flute, Piccolo, French Horn (double horn setting F / Bb), Trumpet (C / Bb), Saxophone (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone), Trombone (Tenor and Bass), Tuba, Harp. Complete your entire music learning journey by practicing in different modes: Flash Cards, Music Theory, Full Flow Sheet Music, and Practice Real Songs. Features available in all modes: - The app shows sheet music, listens to your playing, and provides feedback. Even on grand stave with multiple notes at a time. This is called polyphonic detection system. - Melodic Randomness: control how random the generated notes are - Hints (instrument-specific) - Keyboard (Piano) - Fingerboard chart (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass) - Fretboard chart (Guitar, Bass) - Fingering (Clarinet, Flute; more coming soon) - Pitch meter for intonation (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Trombone) - Intonation accuracy check for microtonal instruments: - Green tick: perfect intonation - Yellow tick: Acceptable hit but slightly out of tune - Voice Control: restart the exercise without touching the screen 1. Flash Cards - Levels 1 to 20 (beginner) - Levels 21 to 40 (intermediate) - Levels 41 to 60 (advanced) - Custom levels (12 keys, all accidentals including double-sharp and double-flat) 2. Music Theory - Scales - Major scales (12 keys, up to 3 octaves) - Harmonic minor and melodic minor scales (12 keys, up to 3 octaves) - Chromatic scales (adjustable range) - Chords (up to 3 octaves) - Major Triad, Minor Triad, Major Seventh, Minor Seventh, Dominant Seventh, Diminished Seventh, Augmented Triad, Diminished Triad, Suspended Seventh, Suspended Second, Suspended Fourth, Major Ninth, Minor Ninth, Dominant Ninth, Added Ninth, Major Eleventh, Minor Eleventh, Dominant Eleventh - Rhythms - Note types - Semibreve (Whole) - Minim (Half) - Crotchet (Quarter) - Quaver (Eighth) - Semiquaver (Sixteenth) - Rests - Dotted notes - Triplets - Time signatures 4/4, 2/4, 3/4, 6/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 - Intervals - Exercises for faster recognition of any chromatic intervals in any keys - Aural Training - Rhythm & Metre - Melody & Memory - Intervals & Pitch - Chords & Harmony 3. Full Flow Sheet Music (practice sight-reading with real sheet music. Hit the right note, or practice playing in rhythm with the metronome) - Levels 1 to 20 (beginner) - Levels 21 to 40 (intermediate) - Levels 41 to 60 (advanced) - Custom levels (12 keys, 8 time signatures, 10+ note types, all accidentals including double-sharp and double-flat) 4. Practice Real Songs (over 170 famous songs by different composers) - Songs organized by - Albums (13 music books) - Composers (Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Schubert, Schumann, Handel, Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Bizet, Brahms, Vivaldi, Johann Strauss, Paganini, Pachelbel, Czerny, Rachmaninoff, Scott Joplin, Clementi, Edvard Grieg, Ravel, Scarlatti, Weber, Sibelius, Saint-Saëns, Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Erik Satie, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Antonín Dvořák, Edward Elgar, Jules Massenet, Richard Wagner, and more) - Grades (Grade 1 to 7) Tools for day-to-day practice are also available: - Tuners - Full-range chromatic tuner: A0 to C8 - Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar, Bass, and tuners for transposing instruments, such as Clarinet, French Horn, Trumpet, and Saxophone - Metronome (classic metronome that lets you adjust BPM by sliding the pendulum weight up and down)

Screenshots

Singalong Solfege4 screens
Sightreading Exercises4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sightreading Exercises at every 5 days against Singalong Solfege's monthly. Sightreading Exercises also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Singalong Solfege's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs paid). On price, rating, ratings volume and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Singalong Solfege sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Sightreading Exercises sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Singalong Solfege against 4.4 for Sightreading Exercises. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 22 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Singalong Solfege's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sightreading Exercises's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Singalong Solfege ships an update monthly, Sightreading Exercises every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Singalong Solfege versus Sightreading Exercises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingalong SolfegeSightreading Exercises
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (29 ratings) — better4.4 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better22
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.8 — better
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB334 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYASUHIRO SEKINERC Game

Customer experience

Singalong Solfege

All ratings29 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

Sightreading Exercises

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral18.2%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Singalong Solfege

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Solfege Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Enable Slow Tempo$0.99
  • Unlock Melodies$5.99
  • Saving printable pdfs$11.99
1 purchases

Sightreading Exercises

One-time1
  • Buy Full Version$12.99

Questions

Is Singalong Solfege free?
Singalong Solfege is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sightreading Exercises free?
Sightreading Exercises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Singalong Solfege or Sightreading Exercises?
Singalong Solfege is rated higher. Singalong Solfege averages 4.5 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Sightreading Exercises averages 4.4 from 22 ratings.
Do Singalong Solfege or Sightreading Exercises have ads?
Neither Singalong Solfege nor Sightreading Exercises shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Singalong Solfege or Sightreading Exercises?
Singalong Solfege ships an update monthly, and Sightreading Exercises every 5 days. Most recently, Singalong Solfege was updated on August 14, 2026 and Sightreading Exercises on September 23, 2026.

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