Comparison

Vocal Tech vs Respiration ID

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

Head to head
About

Vocal Tech

An interactive guide for classical singing students, focusing on phonation, resonance, posture, and breathing. It offers vocal exercises with recorded examples, a voice recorder, and piano accompaniment.

Highlights
  • Classical singing guide
  • Vocal technique lessons
  • Phonation, Resonance, Posture, Breathing
  • Vocal exercises with examples
  • Voice recorder
  • Piano accompaniment
Features
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Vocal Tech is an interactive guide to classical singing. It is intended for students of classical vocal music: opera, oratorio, song literature, etc. Any student of singing hoping to build a solid technical foundation can use Vocal Tech. The app discusses Phonation, Resonance, Posture, and Breathing. It includes vocal exercises with recorded examples and a voice recorder for the student, as well as piano accompaniment for exercises. A tenured university professor with a doctorate in voice performance and vocal pedagogy from Indiana University created Vocal Tech.

About

Respiration ID

Explore the anatomy of respiration with interactive animations and structure identification. Learn about the body, thorax, and lungs through touch-based learning and detailed text. Save and share your discoveries with the built-in drawing and screenshot tools.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D respiratory anatomy models
  • Structure identification with text details
  • Animations of inhalation and exhalation
  • Larynx movement during breathing
  • Ribs and diaphragm interaction animation
  • Alveoli breathing animation
  • Drawing whiteboard with screenshot functionality
Features
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The Respiration ID app covers normal anatomy of respiration through animations and structure id. Structure ID is designed to teach anatomy structure by touching the part to see the name and text highlight. Detailed text is hidden or viewed at the touch of a button. All views include a drawing whiteboard feature for easy screen-print direct to the photo app to save, email or print. Body – Touch key parts of respiration for the body, head and larynx to see their names and text highlight. Animation views of inhalation and exhalation airflow for the body, head and larynx. Watch the larynx move with quiet and voiced breathing for easy understanding of this complex process. Thorax – The ribs, diaphragm & lungs are animated to show how these amazing structures work together. Front, side and back views are provided. Button shows and hides front and side rib animation. Structure ID for the muscles of respiration and key front, side, back structures are included. Lungs – Front and side animation views of the lungs and the alveoli breathing. Front, side, back lungs and alveoli structure ID. Two finger pan, zoom and rotation of all views, with easy reset button. Drawing Whiteboard feature: Drawing: freeform lines in red, blue, green or black hue. Draw and place text directly on all views. Screenshot whiteboard direct to photo app for easy email out and printing.

Screenshots

Vocal Tech4 screens
Respiration ID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vocal Tech at every 8 months against Respiration ID's every 47 months. Vocal Tech also leads on price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Respiration ID's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On rating, 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

Vocal Tech costs $0.99 and Respiration ID $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vocal Tech against 5.0 for Respiration ID. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vocal Tech ships an update every 8 months, Respiration ID every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Vocal Tech versus Respiration ID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVocal TechRespiration ID
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 47 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy HuntBlue Tree Publishing, Inc.

Customer experience

Vocal Tech

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Respiration ID

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vocal Tech

No in-app purchases

None

Respiration ID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vocal Tech free?
Vocal Tech costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Respiration ID free?
Respiration ID costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vocal Tech or Respiration ID?
Vocal Tech and Respiration ID are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Vocal Tech or Respiration ID have ads?
Neither Vocal Tech nor Respiration ID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vocal Tech or Respiration ID?
Vocal Tech ships an update every 8 months, and Respiration ID every 47 months. Most recently, Vocal Tech was updated on September 12, 2026 and Respiration ID on September 8, 2026.

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