Comparison

Vocal Tech vs Banjo by Ear

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

Banjo by Ear

Features
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Banjo is on of the most fun instrument there is! Especially now, when you can learn it easily by ear with this revolutionary app, part of the '... by Ear' series. Learn to express yourself with this beautiful instrument in DAYS and WEEKS instead if YEARS. With our unique learning method you will accomplish just that! This is a very powerful ear training and learning tool for musicians who want a shortcut to fluency on the banjo. With this tool you will be able to play the banjo it is meant to be played by ear, any melody or solo, you will gain a very deep understanding of chords and the notes they consist of and are surrounded by, they tell you all about this in lessons, but you never actually get to ingrain it. Yet this is the most important skill there is for mastering the banjo and play any music by ear. The app allows you to practice with just the smartphone or with your real banjo. This exercise might look a little bit tedious, but trust us, you will see very powerful results in your music within days of using the app. You could call it hacking the banjo. Provided you possess the basic notes and scale playing skills (youtube will teach you that very easily), you will learn to play the banjo by ear in DAYS with Banjo by Ear, something other musicians struggle for YEARS for and still not everyone gets there. You will. During the first month. How much money would you pay to obtain such a skill? Consider this your lucky day, because you are on your way for real musicianship whether it is your hobby or you want to pursue career in music, this app sets you up for the best results. Even if you prefer to play looking at the notes, this app will greatly enhance your ability to see music, hear the written music in your mind, understand music more easily and even remember music much more easily.

Screenshots

Vocal Tech4 screens
Banjo by Ear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vocal Tech at $0.99 against Banjo by Ear's $12.99. Banjo by Ear's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Vocal Tech costs $0.99 and Banjo by Ear $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vocal Tech ships an update every 8 months, Banjo by Ear every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vocal Tech versus Banjo by Ear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVocal TechBanjo by Ear
Price$0.99 — better$12.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB187 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy HuntOleg Sokolov

In-app purchases

None

Vocal Tech

No in-app purchases

None

Banjo by Ear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vocal Tech free?
Vocal Tech costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Banjo by Ear free?
Banjo by Ear costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vocal Tech or Banjo by Ear have ads?
Neither Vocal Tech nor Banjo by Ear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vocal Tech or Banjo by Ear?
Vocal Tech ships an update every 8 months, and Banjo by Ear every 6 months. Most recently, Vocal Tech was updated on October 16, 2026 and Banjo by Ear on October 25, 2026.

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