Comparison

Sight Singing Pro vs Coco Ear Training

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

Coco Ear Training

Enhance your musical ear with focused exercises and real piano audio. Track your progress with a comprehensive score and access built-in theory courses. Ideal for musicians of all levels seeking structured ear training.

Highlights
  • Real Grand Piano audio samples
  • Seven focused ear training games
  • Coco Performance Index for progress tracking
  • Daily personalized workouts
  • Built-in music theory courses
  • Worldwide daily challenges
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Train your ear like a pro in just 5 minutes a day. Coco is the ear-training studio built for serious musicians: real Grand Piano audio, seven focused games, and one score that proves you're actually improving. No browser. No laptop. Just your ears, your phone, and measurable progress. REAL PIANO, NOT MIDI Every interval, chord, and scale is rendered live from Grand Piano samples — no synthetic loops, no compressed MIDI. The cleanest, most musical training audio on iOS. SEVEN GAMES — ONE FOR EVERY SKILL • Sonar — pitch identification • Triad — chord quality • Climb — ascending intervals • Fall — descending intervals • Blend — harmonic intervals • Ladder — scale identification • Span — interval comparison Plus daily worldwide challenges to train against real musicians, on your schedule. ONE SCORE THAT MEANS SOMETHING: THE COCO PERFORMANCE INDEX Stop guessing whether you're improving. CPI rolls your performance across every game into a single number — so you always know where your ear is, where it was last week, and what to train next. DAILY WORKOUT — 5 TO 15 MINUTES Coco picks the right exercises for your level every day. "Contrast before similarity" pedagogy builds solid foundations before the hard stuff. Most musicians notice the difference within 2–3 weeks. THEORY COURSES, BUILT IN Music Fundamentals · Scales & Keys · Intervals · Chords · Chord Progressions · Modes & Advanced Scales · Ear Training Theory — ~66 lessons, 285 slides, 70 test questions. Theory and practice stay separate, so you train exactly what you need. WHO COCO IS FOR • Guitarists, pianists, producers, songwriters, vocalists & DJs • Self-taught players who want structure • Students prepping for aural / conservatory exams • Pros keeping their ears sharp between sessions HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a game or start your Daily Workout 2. Listen to live piano audio and answer 3. Watch your CPI climb as your ear sharpens "Even after just a few sessions, I can already hear the difference! The other day I was casually playing guitar, not even my main instrument, and one I've never properly studied, and for the first time I started figuring out new chords completely by ear!" Train your ear. Trust your ear. Download Coco and start your first workout today. — Privacy Policy: https://cocomusic.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sight Singing Pro4 screens
Coco Ear Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sight Singing Pro at 4.8 against Coco Ear Training's 3.0. Sight Singing Pro also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and ratings volume (185 vs 2). Coco Ear Training's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ads, 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

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 Coco Ear Training sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sight Singing Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sight Singing Pro has 185 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Sight Singing Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Coco Ear Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sight Singing Pro ships an update every 4 days, Coco Ear Training every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sight Singing Pro versus Coco Ear Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSight Singing ProCoco Ear Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (185 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings185 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeeryard LLCMarco Santonocito

Customer experience

Sight Singing Pro

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

Coco Ear Training

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Coco Ear Training

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
4 purchases

Coco Ear Training

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Pro3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Offer1 Year trial$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly Pro3 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Sight Singing Pro free?
Sight Singing Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coco Ear Training free?
Coco Ear Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sight Singing Pro or Coco Ear Training?
Sight Singing Pro is rated higher. Sight Singing Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 185 ratings, while Coco Ear Training averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sight Singing Pro or Coco Ear Training have ads?
Neither Sight Singing Pro nor Coco Ear Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sight Singing Pro or Coco Ear Training?
Sight Singing Pro ships an update every 4 days, and Coco Ear Training every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sight Singing Pro was updated on September 18, 2026 and Coco Ear Training on September 9, 2026.

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