Comparison

Voice Builder vs Tone

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

Head to head
About

Voice Builder

Enhance vocal power, resonance, range, and endurance for singing and speaking. This app utilizes a revolutionary vocal exercise system with neutral tone technology and guided sessions for effective voice muscle development.

Highlights
  • Vocal power, resonance, range, and endurance enhancement
  • Based on The Catona Voice Building System
  • Neutral Tone Technology for perfect pitch
  • Automatic voice-building exercises
  • Volume & pitch visual guides
  • Over 20 voice-building sessions
  • Audio commands and video demonstrations
Features
Currently charting
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--RANKED IN TOP 100 MUSIC APPS WORLDWIDE!*-- Voice Builder™ is a breakthrough iOS application for bringing power, resonance, range, flexibility, and endurance to the singing or speaking voice. It is the only application of its kind to be based on The Catona Voice Building System™, the revolutionary vocal exercise program for developing the muscles of the human voice. The Catona Voice Building System is the brainchild of renowned voice builder Gary Catona, who has trained many of today’s most successful singers and entertainers, including: - Whitney Houston - Andrea Bocelli - Babyface - Sade - Seal - Usher - Shakira - Lenny Kravitz - Tony Bennett - Lionel Ritchie - And many others KEY FEATURES: - Neutral Tone Technology™: Instead of vocalizing to a pre-recorded human voice (and its imperfections), you instead vocalize to a tone that is always in perfect pitch. 
- Voice-building exercises play automatically with a simple touch of a button. 
 - Volume & pitch guides provide an effective visual aid in performing voice-building exercises in the correct pitch and volume.
 - Over 20 voice-building sessions for both male and female singers and speakers. A setup wizard makes choosing the right voice-building session quick & easy. 
- Gary Catona guides you every step of the way with audio commands and numerous video demonstrations. 
 - A short video tutorial gets you up to speed quickly on both The Catona Voice Building System and the Voice Builder application. Long considered a well-guarded secret in the entertainment industry, Voice Builder now makes the Catona Voice Building System available to the world by means of an elegant, innovative, and intuitive application which is a pleasure to use, whether it be at home or on-the-go. To learn more about Gary Catona and The Catona Voice Building System, visit www.garycatona.com. *on 7/25/12

About

Tone

This app is a game designed to enhance your auditory skills and help you achieve perfect pitch. It offers various modes and customization options to suit different learning levels, from beginner to expert. Track your progress visually and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Improve ear training
  • Learn perfect pitch
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Practice mode with reference pitch
  • Recognize musical intervals and chords
  • Visualize progress with graphs
  • Compete with friends
Features
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Tone is a fun and simple game to help you improve your ears and sing with perfect pitch. - Simple, intuitive interface - Choose your pitches and octaves - Difficulties ranging from easy to expert - Practice mode with reference pitch - Transpose the notes to different keys - View note names, piano keys, or use solfege - Share your score and compete with friends! - Learn to recognize musical intervals like minor 3rds and major 7ths. - Learn to recognize chord qualities like major and minor. - Visualize your progress over time with beautiful graphs. - All of your progress & data is automatically stored in iCloud, so you'll never lose it. Privacy Policy: https://codalabs.io/privacypolicy.htm Terms of Use: https://app.termly.io/document/terms-of-use-for-website/7befc033-df4c-40b8-90b1-c3ef9e4f3eac

Screenshots

Voice Builder4 screens
Tone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tone at Free against Voice Builder's $4.99. Tone also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 118). Voice Builder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (76% vs 59%). On rating, ads 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

Tone is free to download; Voice Builder costs $4.99 up front. Tone sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Voice Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Voice Builder against 4.5 for Tone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tone has 10K ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Voice Builder's written reviews are positive against 59% of Tone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Builder ships an update fortnightly, Tone every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Voice Builder versus Tone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice BuilderTone
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (118 ratings) — better4.5 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better59.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11810K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary CatonaCoda Labs Incorporated

Customer experience

Voice Builder

All ratings114 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral0.9%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative17.9%

Tone

All ratings10,268 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews695 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative34.4%

User reviews

Voice Builder

From 118 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Transformative vocal improvement
  • 💪 Increased vocal power and control
  • 🗣️ Enhanced vocal range
  • 🌟 Reduced vocal fatigue
  • 🎶 Improved singing ability overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Difficulty exiting app on iPhone X
  • 🐛 Screen orientation bug on iPad
  • 🐛 App appears upside down on startup
  • 🐛 Update issues causing cycling setup screens
  • 🐛 No audio on iPhone

Tone

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app for learning music notes
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Customizable settings
  • 👍 Helps improve pitch recognition
  • 👍 Useful for musicians of all levels

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔒 Requires sign-up before trying
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription

Bugs and requests

Voice Builder

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot exit app on iPhone Xs
  • Screen orientation bug on iPad
  • App appears upside down on startup
  • App keeps cycling through set-up screens after update
  • No audio on iPhone
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  • App does not allow use on another device

Requested features

9 requests
  • Better explanation of the method
  • More detailed instructions on exercises
  • Recording feature for voice comparison
  • More customization options for vocal range
  • Demonstrations for each tone
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  • Link to web demonstrations
  • More information on natural pitch ranges
  • Ability to turn off the singing head visual
  • More features added

Tone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when pausing and resuming
  • Keyboard input issues with black keys
  • Inconsistent note identification

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to hear wrong and correct notes
  • Melodic interval practice
  • Arpeggio and chord practice
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Ability to use own instrument for input

In-app purchases

None

Voice Builder

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Tone

Subscriptions7
  • 7 Day Free Trial7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • 7 Day Free Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Tone Pro$49.991 Year
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  • 7 Day Free Trial7 Days trial$64.993 Months
  • 7 Day Free Trial7 Days trial$89.996 Months
  • 7 Day Free Trial7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • 7 Day Free Trial7 Days trial$129.991 Year
One-time2
  • Coffee for Seth and Daniel$2.99
  • Premium Themes$2.99

Questions

Is Voice Builder free?
Voice Builder costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tone free?
Tone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voice Builder or Tone?
Voice Builder is rated higher. Voice Builder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while Tone averages 4.5 from 10K ratings.
Do Voice Builder or Tone have ads?
Neither Voice Builder nor Tone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voice Builder or Tone?
Voice Builder ships an update fortnightly, and Tone every 5 weeks. Most recently, Voice Builder was updated on November 10, 2026 and Tone on November 11, 2026.

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