Comparison

Sing Harmonies vs MelodEar

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

Head to head
About

Sing Harmonies

Learn to sing harmony with multi-track vocal arrangements. Mute or play individual singers to practice your part. No prior experience or music reading is needed.

Highlights
  • Multi-track vocal arrangements
  • Adjustable singer volume
  • Practice individual vocal parts
  • Learn without reading music
  • Song library with in-app purchases
  • Progressive difficulty levels
Features
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This harmony singing app comes with three songs, with 50 more available through in-app purchase. Learn how to sing harmony and polish your harmonizing skills by playing or muting any of the singers as you sing along with 4-part vocal arrangements of "Lean On Me", "Teach Your Children", and "Proud Mary". Harmonizing is easy with this multi-track learning app. "Great for vocalists who have difficulty hearing or singing harmonies." https://makingmusicmag.com/8-spectacular-apps-for-singers/ The 50 additional songs available through in-app purchase include "Hallelujah", "Amazing Grace", “Sound of Silence”, “Take Me Home, Country Roads”, "Shallow", "Seven Bridges Road”, “Let it Be”, and many more. Detailed song info is at https://singharmonies.com/. "One of the best iPad apps for singers.” https://www.apppicker.com/applists/2488/the-best-ipad-apps-for-singers DETAILS • No music reading, previous singing experience, or training necessary. • Support, song info, harmonizing tips and more can be found at https://www.singharmonies.com. • The vocal harmony arrangements range from easy to challenging. Vocal arrangements, difficulty level, and keys are on the song info page at https://www.singharmonies.com/song-info. • Works with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad with iOS 9 and later. • All ages can use. • Please note that the app cannot be used with songs in other music libraries on your device. HOW TO USE • Tap ‘play’ to hear a 4-part harmony version of the song. Tap any singer to rotate through the three volume settings: full, soft, and silent. Tap the band in the background to turn the music track on or off. • To hear and learn any of the parts, mute the three other singers and sing along with the solo voice, with or without the music track. Then tap any or all of the other singers and sing your part along with them. • The voices can be added or muted as the song progresses, and can be played at half volume as a guide while the other voices are set at full volume. • Move to different parts of the song with the slider at the bottom of the screen. • Tap the menu icon to navigate to other areas of the app. Tap My Library to view and select any the songs you can currently play. Tap Song Store to see available songs and to purchase more songs. Tap More Info for instructions and support.

About

MelodEar

Enhance your musical ear and understanding of music theory. This app helps musicians and singers grasp harmonic progressions, improvise, and create melodies. Practice intervals, scales, and chords with interactive exercises and video lessons.

Highlights
  • Harmonic progression understanding
  • Melody creation and improvisation
  • Ear training for intervals and notes
  • Music theory video lessons
  • Piano chords and scales practice
  • Vocal training exercises
Features
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Welcome to MelodEar – A music learning tool that is designed to help musicians and singers where they can understand and hear harmonic progressions and sing their favorite melodies. It is an advanced tool to help singers and instrumentalists by connecting their voice and music instruments to make them more expressive. + Experience different piano chords and scales
 + Watch music theory videos and practice daily with music reading exercises 
+ Recognize music intervals and notes with ear training and understanding harmonic progression Whether you want to understand and improve harmonic progressions and improvisation skills or want to create your own melodies then MelodEar has got you covered ! Here you learn how to sing along with instrumental music. DAVID ESKENAZY VISION: MelodEar is designed by David Eskenazy, a musician, singer, and a facilitator who spent 15 years in developing real-life teaching methods and music theory exercises focused on helping musicians and vocalists to understand and improve their harmonic progression and melodic skill. Why and for Whom MelodEar is designed? For Musicians: It is a tool that’s designed to help instrumentalists connect their fingers with inner ear. The only aim of the tool (specifically for musicians) is to help them sing with their music instruments to improve their ability of improvising and creating melodies. For Singers: It allows singers to engage with jazz harmony and melodic modes in a more creative way. Improve pitch accuracy and melodic creativity. Improve your sight reading skills and engage in the vocal training to improve vocal agility and understand the flow within and between different harmonic structures. + Learn piano scales to improve understanding of scales and intervals
 + Enter the training mode to develop improvisation skills and increase 
 + Learn piano chords and build strong connection between what you hear and what you play! How does MelodEar work? MelodEar provides an intuitive and easy-to-use interface to help musicians and singers understand and improve their musical skills. Following is step-by-step method of how it works: + Edit Window: Start creating and editing your song including selecting and modifying chords. Customize the structure of your music by choosing melodic modes that match the harmonic progression of the song. + The Library: Once the song is created, it gets stored in the library which also contains pre-filled smooth jazz standards. You can access, modify, or use them as templates for learning purposes. + Session Window: It is the core of MelodEar where you start the real practice. Here you view the harmonic progression of a song with a visual display of the melodic modes that are connected to each chord. See how notes and intervals relate to each other Play with chords (jazz chords, guitar chords), scales, and melodies in real-time using the chord player and vocal keyboard which plays the piano notes of the chosen mode. “Pitch recognition” feature allows you to highlight the notes you’re singing to hit the right pitch. You can also adjust the pitch with a “fine tuner” and focus on specific sections of song with a “looper” for repeated practice. + See It, Hear It, Sing It: See the musical structure visually, hear the melodic intervals, and sing. Get real-time feedback to check your accuracy. + Learning and Skill Building: Learn music notes from tutorials and get a guidance through music reading exercises to improve your pitch, ear training, and improvisational skills. Develop deep understanding of harmony and melodic patterns to improve your musical creativity. + MelodEar Tutorial Pack: Get detailed guidance and comprehensive learning resources to improve your musical skills. Get step-by-step instructions, skill-development exercises, improvisation training, understanding music theory, and improving musical creativity. Terms of Use: https://vocal-improv.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://vocal-improv.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Sing Harmonies4 screens
MelodEar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MelodEar at Free against Sing Harmonies's $1.99. MelodEar also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (77% vs 55%). Sing Harmonies's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

MelodEar is free to download; Sing Harmonies costs $1.99 up front. Sing Harmonies sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and MelodEar sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MelodEar holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Sing Harmonies's written reviews are positive against 77% of MelodEar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sing Harmonies ships an update every 6 months, MelodEar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sing Harmonies versus MelodEar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSing HarmoniesMelodEar
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (24 ratings)4.6 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.9% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2469 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSusan AndersDavid Eskenazy

Customer experience

Sing Harmonies

All ratings24 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive54.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative37.8%

MelodEar

All ratings68 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

Bugs and requests

Sing Harmonies

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Purchased songs not appearing in library
  • Unable to connect with app creator
  • Tuning issues with some singers
  • App crashes immediately after opening
  • App fails to open
Show 8 more
  • No sound at all
  • App messed up by new iOS update
  • Cannot open app anymore
  • Previous purchases not accessible after iOS update
  • No sound from the app
  • App loads but no sound
  • No sound when using paid or free app
  • Suggest song button does nothing

Requested features

29 requests
  • Update with new songs
  • Loop function
  • Turn down band volume
  • More songs (Everly Brothers, Royals, etc.)
  • Add more songs
Show 24 more
  • Discount for buying multiple songs
  • Expand the library
  • Add more modern songs
  • Ability to change key
  • Arrangements for a Capella singers
  • Add lyrics and sync them
  • Provide feedback on pitch accuracy
  • Ability to record efforts
  • Add 'Mr. Sandman' and 'Lollipop'
  • Turn off display to save battery
  • Auto repeat songs
  • Add songs that go with 'Harmony Singing by Ear'
  • Automatic loop for practice
  • Songs continue to play when screen shuts off
  • Visual indicator for lead singer
  • Ability to add own songs
  • Break down harmony parts for any song
  • Add 'Don't Stop Believing'
  • Sell songs for $2 each as in-app purchases
  • More free songs
  • More choices for songs
  • Upgrade for new iOS versions
  • Fix tuning issues
  • Auto-tune voices

MelodEar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Sing Harmonies

One-time14
  • Amazing Grace$0.99
  • Hallelujah (Cohen)$0.99
  • Over The Rainbow$0.99
Show 11 more
  • Rolling In The Deep$0.99
  • Silent Night$0.99
  • Lion Sleeps Tonight (The)$0.99
  • O Holy Night$0.99
  • California Dreamin$0.99
  • Peaceful Easy Feeling$0.99
  • Can't Help Falling In Love$0.99
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water$0.99
  • Country Roads (Take Me Home)$0.99
  • Down to the River to Pray$0.99
  • Happy Birthday$0.99
6 purchases

MelodEar

Subscriptions3
  • MelodEar Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • MelodEar Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • MelodEar Full Version 1 year7 Days trial$29.491 Year
One-time3
  • 3-day free trialFree
  • MelodEar Premium$19.99
  • MelodEar Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Sing Harmonies free?
Sing Harmonies costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MelodEar free?
MelodEar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sing Harmonies or MelodEar?
MelodEar is rated higher. Sing Harmonies averages 3.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while MelodEar averages 4.6 from 69 ratings.
Do Sing Harmonies or MelodEar have ads?
Neither Sing Harmonies nor MelodEar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sing Harmonies or MelodEar?
Sing Harmonies ships an update every 6 months, and MelodEar every 2 months. Most recently, Sing Harmonies was updated on October 19, 2026 and MelodEar on October 22, 2026.

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