Comparison

Complete Music Reading Trainer vs AltoClef

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

Head to head
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/

About

AltoClef

A game designed to help viola players improve their sight-reading speed. It offers a focused learning experience for musicians looking to master alto clef notation.

Highlights
  • Sight-reading practice
  • Alto clef focus
  • Viola player learning
  • Basic gameplay
  • Future updates planned
Features
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AltoClef is a game for viola players who are learning to sightread AltoClef faster! The game is basic for now, but it will get better in the future releases.

Screenshots

Complete Music Reading Trainer4 screens
AltoClef3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AltoClef at 5.0 against Complete Music Reading Trainer's 4.4. AltoClef also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). Complete Music Reading Trainer's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 5). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Complete Music Reading Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AltoClef asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AltoClef holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Complete Music Reading Trainer has 66 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Complete Music Reading Trainer's written reviews are positive against 100% of AltoClef's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Complete Music Reading Trainer ships an update weekly, AltoClef daily. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Complete Music Reading Trainer versus AltoClef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComplete Music Reading TrainerAltoClef
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (66 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66 — better5
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBinary GuiltKhaleel Jamal Annajjar

Customer experience

Complete Music Reading Trainer

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

AltoClef

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

AltoClef

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Complete Music Reading Trainer free?
Complete Music Reading Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AltoClef free?
AltoClef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Complete Music Reading Trainer or AltoClef?
AltoClef is rated higher. Complete Music Reading Trainer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while AltoClef averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Complete Music Reading Trainer or AltoClef have ads?
Neither Complete Music Reading Trainer nor AltoClef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Complete Music Reading Trainer or AltoClef?
Complete Music Reading Trainer ships an update weekly, and AltoClef daily. Most recently, Complete Music Reading Trainer was updated on November 11, 2026 and AltoClef on November 3, 2026.

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