Comparison

Piano Sight Reading Trainer vs Sightreading Exercises

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

Head to head
About

Piano Sight Reading Trainer

Learn to read sheet music and enhance your note identification speed and accuracy. This app offers a comprehensive tutorial and customizable practice settings for all skill levels. Track your progress with detailed statistics and engage in friendly competition with other users.

Highlights
  • Sheet music reading tutorial
  • Note identification practice
  • Customizable practice settings
  • Performance statistics
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • Multiple instrument options
Features
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The best way to learn how to read sheet music! Whether you're a beginner or an expert, this app helps you read notes faster and more accurately. Features: • Learn the basics with a built-in tutorial • Answer with the piano or note letters • Customize your practice settings • Track your scores, streaks, and progress • Compete on the global leaderboard • Beautiful themes to choose from

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

Piano Sight Reading Trainer4 screens
Sightreading Exercises4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sightreading Exercises at every 5 days against Piano Sight Reading Trainer's every 3 weeks. Piano Sight Reading Trainer's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, review sentiment, 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. Piano Sight Reading Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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

Piano Sight Reading Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 23 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piano Sight Reading Trainer ships an update every 3 weeks, Sightreading Exercises every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Piano Sight Reading Trainer versus Sightreading Exercises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiano Sight Reading TrainerSightreading Exercises
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (99 ratings) — better4.4 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings99 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.8
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB335 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDerek DawsonRC Game

Customer experience

Piano Sight Reading Trainer

All ratings94 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sightreading Exercises

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral17.4%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Piano Sight Reading Trainer

One-time1
  • Ad Free Version$2.99
1 purchases

Sightreading Exercises

One-time1
  • Buy Full Version$12.99

Questions

Is Piano Sight Reading Trainer free?
Piano Sight Reading Trainer 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, Piano Sight Reading Trainer or Sightreading Exercises?
Piano Sight Reading Trainer is rated higher. Piano Sight Reading Trainer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Sightreading Exercises averages 4.4 from 23 ratings.
Do Piano Sight Reading Trainer or Sightreading Exercises have ads?
Neither Piano Sight Reading Trainer nor Sightreading Exercises shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piano Sight Reading Trainer or Sightreading Exercises?
Piano Sight Reading Trainer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sightreading Exercises every 5 days. Most recently, Piano Sight Reading Trainer was updated on October 27, 2026 and Sightreading Exercises on October 25, 2026.

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