Comparison

Sight Singing Pro vs DroneTones

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

Head to head
About

Sight Singing Pro

This app acts as a personal vocal coach to help you master reading music and singing on pitch. It provides real-time feedback on your singing accuracy and offers various training modes for ear training and sight singing.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch analysis and feedback
  • Record and playback for comparison
  • Multiple training modes (Sight Singing, Ear Training)
  • Customizable drills with note and key selection
  • Support for various clefs and score difficulties
  • Detailed performance reports and achievement tests
Features
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Master sight singing with your personal vocal coach. Sight Singing Pro is designed to help you master the art of reading music and singing on pitch. Whether you are a music student preparing for your ABRSM graded exams, a choir member, or a passionate hobbyist, our app acts as a real-time tutor, listening to you sing and showing you exactly where you hit the right notes—and where you missed. "Revolutionary app to fully utilize iPhone's recording/playing functionality to enable solfege training. With the function to visually show how much my own singing is off, I can practice while adjusting subtle sound differences by myself." -- a 5-star review at App Store The app includes three dedicated training modes: • Sight Singing • Ear Training - Dictation • Ear Training - Singing 【 Key Features 】 • Analyze the pitch you sing for each note and receive instant feedback on its accuracy. • Record your song and play it back with the correct melody for comparison. • View detailed performance reports in the Report section. • Customize your training with the 'Drill' mode, where you can configure what kinds of notes will appear and transpose. • Choose from a variety of clefs, including treble, bass, alto, and tenor. • Select your preferred level of score difficulty, from Intro I, Intro II, Easy, Moderate, and Difficult. • Choose the type of notes, rests, time signatures, the number of bars, and the tempo. • Explore advanced musical elements like ties, dotted notes, triplets, and leaps. • Select a key from twelve major and twelve minor keys. • Display syllables in fixed-do, moveable-do, or letter name. • Practice scales. • Store and review music sheets you've tried for future reference. • Challenge yourself with Achievement Tests featuring over 2000+ highly selected musical sheets. • Master your grade's sight-singing tests with our new ABRSM courses. 【 How to Use 】 1. Press 'Tonic' to check the tonic of the music score. 2. Scroll through the score to get an overview of the entire song. 3. Press 'Start' and sing along with the score. 4. A green bar will appear when your pitch is correct and a red one when it's off. 5. Use the 'Play' button to listen to the song in the correct pitch. 【 Subscriptions 】 • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. • The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. • You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. 【 FAQ 】 Do you have any questions? Visit our FAQ page at https://sightsinging.app/faq for detailed instructions and troubleshooting tips. You also can reach us by email at support@sightsinging.app. • Terms & Conditions https://sightsinging.app/terms-and-conditions • Privacy Policy https://sightsinging.app/privacy-policy Start your sight singing journey today and unlock your musical potential with our app!

About

DroneTones

Enhance your musical improvisation and practice sessions with sustained drone sounds. This app offers a wide range of keys and an intuitive interface to help musicians of all levels find the right notes and elevate their performances.

Highlights
  • Sustained drone sounds
  • Expanded range of keys
  • User-friendly interface
  • Improvisation tool
  • Practice enhancement
Features
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A steady, warm cello drone to help you play in tune. Pick a note, press play, and tune your ear to a rock-solid reference pitch — for any instrument or voice. Practicing with a drone is the fastest way to fix intonation. Instead of chasing a needle on a tuner, you train your ear against a continuous reference tone and learn what "in tune" actually feels like. Scales, long tones, improv, warm-ups — a drone makes all of it sharper. DroneTones gives you a rich, natural cello timbre across all 12 chromatic notes, so the drone sits comfortably under whatever you play or sing. WHO IT'S FOR • Strings — violin, viola, cello, bass intonation • Voice & choir — match pitch and hold a tonal center • Brass & woodwinds — tune long tones to a reference • Any musician working on playing in tune FEATURES • Warm, natural cello drone tones • All 12 chromatic notes • Clean, distraction-free interface • Completely free — no time limits, no lock-outs • Optional tip jar if it helps your practice No ads. No subscription. Just a clean reference pitch whenever you need one.

Screenshots

Sight Singing Pro4 screens
DroneTones4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: DroneTones at free against Sight Singing Pro's subscription. DroneTones also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). Sight Singing Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (185 vs 10). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Sight Singing Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and DroneTones sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.8 for Sight Singing Pro against 4.8 for DroneTones. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sight Singing Pro has 185 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Sight Singing Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of DroneTones's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sight Singing Pro ships an update every 4 days, DroneTones monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sight Singing Pro versus DroneTones: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSight Singing ProDroneTones
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (185 ratings)4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings185 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeeryard LLCThanh Nguyen

Customer experience

Sight Singing Pro

All ratings185 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.4%

DroneTones

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sight Singing Pro

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Microphone doesn't always hear correctly
  • Pitch analysis broken, reports wrong octave
  • Inconsistent note accuracy on specific notes
  • App forcing repurchase after updates
  • App unavailable in certain countries

Requested features

3 requests
  • On-screen piano keyboard for practice
  • Easier octave adjustment or auto-detection
  • More complex scores in free version

DroneTones

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sight Singing Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Access - Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Premium Access - Yearly$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time Payment$259.99
3 purchases

DroneTones

One-time3
  • Grace Note$1.99
  • Crescendo$4.99
  • Standing Ovation$9.99

Questions

Is Sight Singing Pro free?
Sight Singing Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DroneTones free?
DroneTones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sight Singing Pro or DroneTones?
DroneTones is rated higher. Sight Singing Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 185 ratings, while DroneTones averages 4.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Sight Singing Pro or DroneTones have ads?
Neither Sight Singing Pro nor DroneTones shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sight Singing Pro or DroneTones?
Sight Singing Pro ships an update every 4 days, and DroneTones monthly. Most recently, Sight Singing Pro was updated on September 18, 2026 and DroneTones on September 7, 2026.

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