Comparison

Singing Tutor vs Lick Transposer

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

Head to head
About

Singing Tutor

Enhance your singing and musical abilities with real-time voice analysis and visual feedback. Practice with customizable tracks and record your performances for later review.

Highlights
  • Real-time voice analysis
  • Visual reference tracks
  • Customizable practice sessions
  • Volume indicator
  • Background track playback
  • Recording and playback
  • Audio export
Features
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Singing Tutor is a real-time pitch training tool that shows you exactly where your voice lands as you sing - note by note, with instant visual feedback on a scrolling piano-roll display. Whether you're a vocal coach running lessons, a student working through exercises, or someone who loves karaoke night, Singing Tutor turns your device into a precise vocal practice studio. REAL-TIME PITCH FEEDBACK - Sing along to MIDI or karaoke (.kar) while watching your pitch accuracy in real time. The app draws your voice as a continuous line over the reference melody, so you can see exactly where you're sharp, flat, or right on target. No guesswork - just clear, visual feedback that helps you improve faster than listening alone. FULL KARAOKE LYRICS DISPLAY- Load any .kar karaoke file and see synchronized lyrics scroll across the screen as the music plays. Customize every aspect of the lyrics display: font size, highlight and base colors, animation timing, line opacity, number of visible lines, text alignment, and more. Supports a wide range of text encodings - including Japanese (Shift-JIS, EUC-JP), Chinese (GBK, Big5), Korean (EUC-KR), Cyrillic, and many others - so your international karaoke library works out of the box. The active syllable highlights in real time, giving you a true karaoke experience with pitch training on top. AUDIO DEVICE & MIXER CONTROLS - Choose exactly which audio output device and input microphone to use. The built-in mixer gives you independent volume control over four output tracks - Background, Melody, Accompaniment, and Voice Reference . So you can dial in the perfect practice mix. Mute or solo any track instantly. On the input side, configure your microphone and enable or disable mic loopback to hear yourself through your speakers while you sing. VISUAL REFERENCE TRACKS - Load a MIDI or karaoke file and see the target melody displayed as note blocks on the piano-roll. You can also load previously recorded voice files (.stf) as a visual reference - great for comparing today's attempt against your personal best. Follow the melody visually while you sing, and watch your voice line track against the target notes. BACKING TRACK PLAYBACK - Load any MP3 as a backing track to sing along with during practice. MP3 tracks play as audio only — no visual reference on the piano-roll — making them ideal when you know the melody and just need accompaniment. Use the built-in mixer to set the backing track volume exactly where you want it. CUSTOMIZABLE PRACTICE SESSIONS - Toggle individual tracks on or off during playback or recording. Turn off the melody line to test yourself, keep the accompaniment for context, or solo the voice reference to study phrasing. Every combination is available for both Play and Record modes, so you can structure sessions around exactly what you're working on. RECORDING, PLAYBACK & EXPORT - Record your singing sessions and save them as .stf voice files for later review. Replay any recording with the reference track to see how your pitch compared. When you're ready to share, export your recording - including the background track - as an MP3 file. LATENCY COMPENSATION - On some systems, audio input and output can be slightly out of sync. The Latency Compensate setting lets you adjust the voice line and cursor offset in milliseconds, so what you see on screen accurately reflects when you actually sang each note. Dial it in once and every session stays aligned. VOLUME INDICATOR - A real-time volume meter sits next to the piano keyboard, showing your current input level at a glance. In Duet mode, two independent meters are displayed - one per singer. Singing Tutor works with the files you already have. Load MIDI files for melody and accompaniment, .kar files for karaoke with lyrics, or MP3s for backing tracks. No built-in song library required - use any song you want. Start singing. See exactly how you sound.

About

Lick Transposer

Easily create musical phrases using an on-screen piano or microphone input. Instantly transpose your creations to all 12 keys and save them as formatted images for practice. Customize interval and direction preferences for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Create musical phrases with on-screen piano
  • Record audio from microphone
  • Transpose to all 12 keys
  • Save transpositions as formatted images
  • Switch between Bass and Treble Clef
  • Customize interval and direction preferences
Features
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Create a lick(musical phrase) using the on screen piano or audio from microphone and immediately transpose it to all 12 keys. Switch between Bass and Treble Clef by tapping the Clef in the Lick creator. Save the transpositions easily to a formatted image for practice. Select the interval and direction preferences from the Settings. This app is intended to be simple and intuitive, but more features will be added later. Send feedback for what features you would like to see!

Screenshots

Singing Tutor4 screens
Lick Transposer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lick Transposer at 100% against Singing Tutor's 18%. Lick Transposer also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). Singing Tutor's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On 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

Singing Tutor costs $0.99 and Lick Transposer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Singing Tutor ships an update every 5 months, Lick Transposer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Singing Tutor versus Lick Transposer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSinging TutorLick Transposer
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton PlakhotnykJeff Taboloff

Customer experience

Singing Tutor

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%

Lick Transposer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Singing Tutor

No in-app purchases

None

Lick Transposer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Singing Tutor free?
Singing Tutor costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lick Transposer free?
Lick Transposer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Singing Tutor or Lick Transposer have ads?
Neither Singing Tutor nor Lick Transposer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Singing Tutor or Lick Transposer?
Singing Tutor ships an update every 5 months, and Lick Transposer every 10 days. Most recently, Singing Tutor was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lick Transposer on November 3, 2026.

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