Comparison

SolFa Hand vs SolFaMe

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

Head to head
About

SolFa Hand

Learn and practice solfège hand signs with real-time feedback. The app uses your device's camera to detect hand positions, displaying the corresponding tone syllable and singing it to you. Explore various modes to practice scales, melodies, and even play with others.

Highlights
  • Real-time hand sign detection
  • Solfège tone syllable singing
  • Major scale practice
  • Customizable melody following
  • Multi-hand detection
  • Performance recording and sharing
Features
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Using this app, you can learn and practice Solfège hand signs. In its basic mode, the app presents hand signs for the tones of the major scale. Using the front camera the app captures your hand and finger positions and detects the hand signs you show. The app shows the related tone syllable (do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti) and sings it to you, so you know when you get the hand sign right. When your hand sign matches the presented hand sign, the hand sign of the next note of the major scale is shown. With some practice you will be able to easily relate hand signs, tone syllables and pitch heights. There are many in-app-purchase configuration options which you can play with. Try before you buy. Move: Choose a key and show detected hand signs as note names. For C-Major: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. For F-Major: F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F. Follow: Choose from scale patterns or enter a custom melody. The app presents hand signs for each note and you follow. See: Choose front or back camera and what is displayed when hand signs are detected. Hear: Choose what sounds are generated for detected hand signs: syllables, instrument sounds, MIDI output, single or dual Shepard-like tones. Detect: Choose the number of hands (up to 8) that can be detected at the same time. So you can play with others. Film: Record and share your performance. Note: We recommend a recent device (iPhone X or up) for fluent hand sign detection.

About

SolFaMe

Learn to sing and recognize musical notes with a voice tuner and interactive exercises. Compose your own sheet music and play voice-controlled games to practice. Suitable for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Voice tuner with staff display
  • Musical ear training exercises
  • Sheet music editor and playback
  • Voice-controlled games
  • Note recognition by spelling and sound
  • Supports Latin and English notation
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Tune your voice! Learn to sing and get the note right. Learn, step by step, to recognize and sing the musical notes. SolFaMe includes a voice tuner, a sheet music editor and a number of exercises designed for amateurs and experienced singers alike. Features - Learn to recognize each note by its spelling and sound. - Train your musical ear. - Sing musical intervals. - Practice distinguishing sharps and flats. - Write your own sheet music, listen to it or sing it. - Put what you have learned into practice in the various fun games. - Adapted to low and high voice pitches. - Includes notes in Latin (Do Re Mi) and English (A B C) notation. Sections of the application The app contains a tuner, in which you can tune your voice to the note you select, being able to see on a staff how close you are to singing the exact note. The tuner can also be used with the piano; use it to tune your instrument and get it ready to play. You can also use it to warm up your voice before singing. The exercises section is divided into different levels of difficulty (beginner, intermediate and advanced), with which you can start from scratch and progress in your learning. It contains a number of distinct types of exercises. Some in which you practice by singing using the microphone and other exercises in which the voice is not needed because the user interacts by touching the screen to learn the notation -spelling- and sound of the notes. In addition, it includes a scoring system with which to measure your progress. The exercises are: - The musical notes - Note spelling - Train your ear - Sharps and flats - Sing the notes - Singing intervals - Singing sharps and flats You can compose your own sheet music in the application's editor. Create a composition, listen to it with different instruments and try singing it. This tool allows you to use different types of clefs, time signatures and key signatures. Also, the app includes a section of (voice-controlled) games to play using your voice as the input mechanism to govern the behavior of a character, so you keep practicing while having fun. Put your vocal cords to the test and warm up your voice with the different exercises. The collection of voice-controlled games will continue to expand, so pay attention to the updates. Recommendations and permissions It is recommended to use the application in low noise environments, so that the microphone mainly captures your voice or the sound of your instrument. Although it is designed to tune the human voice, try using another instrument (in the appropriate scale) to the microphone: piano, violin… and tell us about your experience. We will continue to work on SolFaMe to offer a great tool to musicians and singers, both for learning for beginners and functionality for veterans. The application requires permission to use the microphone for the tuner and voice training exercises. SolFaMe does not collect any information or record the user's voice, for more details see the privacy policy. ----------------------------------------------------- This app has been created and developed with the collaboration of the ATIC research group of the Universidad de Málaga (Spain).

Screenshots

SolFa Hand4 screens
SolFaMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SolFa Hand at none against SolFaMe's shown. SolFa Hand also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). SolFaMe's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. SolFa Hand sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and SolFaMe sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SolFa Hand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SolFa Hand ships an update every 8 months, SolFaMe every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SolFa Hand versus SolFaMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolFa HandSolFaMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB267 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDr. Garbers SoftwareentwicklungA BONFIRE OF SOULS S.C.

Customer experience

SolFa Hand

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SolFaMe

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

SolFa Hand

One-time7
  • Move Options$0.99
  • Follow Options$0.99
  • See Options$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Hear Options$0.99
  • Detect Options$0.99
  • Film Options$0.99
  • All Options$3.99
4 purchases

SolFaMe

One-time4
  • SolFaJump Premium$0.99
  • SolFaMap - Full version$0.99
  • SolFaLearn Premium$2.99
Show 1 more
  • SolFaEditor Premium$3.99

Questions

Is SolFa Hand free?
SolFa Hand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SolFaMe free?
SolFaMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SolFa Hand or SolFaMe?
SolFa Hand is rated higher. SolFa Hand averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SolFaMe averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do SolFa Hand or SolFaMe have ads?
SolFaMe shows ads; SolFa Hand does not.
Which is updated more often, SolFa Hand or SolFaMe?
SolFa Hand ships an update every 8 months, and SolFaMe every 2 months. Most recently, SolFa Hand was updated on October 7, 2026 and SolFaMe on October 14, 2026.

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