Comparison

IMSLP Practice vs Violin Sight

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

Head to head
About

IMSLP Practice

Access a vast library of public domain classical music scores and enhance your practice with integrated tools. Annotate directly on scores, use a metronome and tuner, record yourself, and organize your music for lessons or performances. Import your own PDFs and use hands-free page turning.

Highlights
  • Vast public domain score library
  • In-app metronome and tuner
  • Score annotation with Apple Pencil/finger
  • Practice session recording and playback
  • Practice plan creation and logging
  • Hands-free page turning
  • Import personal PDFs and forScore backups
Features
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IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, the public domain collection of classical scores that musicians have relied on since 2006. This app puts it on your device, and gives you somewhere to work on it. FIND A SCORE Search by work, composer or instrument, or browse a composer's catalogue the way you would a shelf. Open anything straight away, or download it and keep it. Once a score is on your device it stays there, and it opens with no connection at all. MARK IT UP Annotate with Apple Pencil or your finger: fingerings, bowings, cuts, a reminder for the next rehearsal. Your marks stay with the score. PRACTICE ON IT A metronome and a chromatic tuner sit in the same window as the music, so you never put the score down to reach them. Record a take while you play, then listen back against the page you were reading. KEEP TRACK Build practice plans, log what you worked on, and see where the time actually went. ORGANISE Group scores into setlists for a concert or a lesson, and into collections for everything else. Put them in the order you play them, and they open that way. BRING YOUR OWN Import PDFs, photograph a printed part, or bring a forScore backup across. Your existing library comes with you. HANDS FREE Optional head-gesture page turning, so you can keep both hands on the instrument. It uses the front camera, it is off until you turn it on, and nothing leaves the device. MEMBERSHIP A free account holds ten scores and ten hours of recordings. An IMSLP membership lifts both limits, removes the download wait, lets you upload your own recordings, and opens the commercial recordings. It also keeps IMSLP itself free and open for everyone who reads from it. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy - https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Terms_of_Service_and_Privacy_policy_(app)

About

Violin Sight

Features
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Violin Sight-Read Studio Transform your violin practice with instant audio pitch detection! Designed for beginners and players alike, Violin Sight-Read Studio builds lightning-fast sight-reading reflexes, robust muscle memory, and flawless intonation in just 5 to 10 minutes a day. Key Features & Functions Real-Time Audio Pitch Detection: Uses your microphone to analyze what you play instantly. Notes change color upon a successful hit, ensuring you never practice mistakes. String-by-String & Finger Isolation: Master your instrument efficiently using Horizontal Training (single strings: G, D, A, E, or custom pairs) and Vertical Training (single finger positions across all strings). Customizable Scales & Key Signatures: Select your desired scale via the top-row dropdown to automatically update generated sheet music. Targeted Position Shifting: Choose from Positions 1–7 to practice shifts, automatically adjusting finger calculations and practice goals. Adjustable Note Counts: Configure how many notes (from 1 to 9) appear on the musical staff at one time to fit your skill level. Intonation Target Settings: Adjust difficulty between Approximate Pitch, Good Intonation, and Pure Intonation to fine-knit your finger placement accuracy. Note Edit Mode & Custom Practice: Easily toggle Note Edit Mode to override individual notes on the staff within safe structural boundaries, and check "Practice Same Batch" to loop and drill difficult segments. Live Visual Guidance: Turn on Show Played Note for real-time sharp/flat arrow indicators, and enable Show Finger No. to display left-hand finger numbers (1–4) directly above notes. Notes Per Minute (NPM) Tracking: Monitor your progress in real-time to watch your reading speed soar from beginner steps to professional fluency. Built-in Audio & Mic Tools: Use the Play Sequence button to listen to correct pitches, and test your input device instantly with the built-in microphone tester. Pricing & Free Access Free Download: Get unlimited, lifetime access to the A and E string module to jumpstart your daily practice routine completely free of charge. Full Unlock: Upgrade via a one-time in-app purchase of $6.99 USD to unlock all remaining strings, fingers, positions, and custom combinations.

Screenshots

IMSLP Practice4 screens
Violin Sight4 screens

Verdict

The call

IMSLP Practice and Violin Sight are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. IMSLP Practice sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Violin Sight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMSLP Practice ships an update every 6 days, Violin Sight every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
IMSLP Practice versus Violin Sight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMSLP PracticeViolin Sight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProject Petrucci LLCBrandon Wu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

IMSLP Practice

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
  • Annual Membership$35.991 Year
1 purchases

Violin Sight

One-time1
  • Violin Sight-Read Studio$6.99

Questions

Is IMSLP Practice free?
IMSLP Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Violin Sight free?
Violin Sight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IMSLP Practice or Violin Sight have ads?
Neither IMSLP Practice nor Violin Sight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IMSLP Practice or Violin Sight?
IMSLP Practice ships an update every 6 days, and Violin Sight every 9 days. Most recently, IMSLP Practice was updated on September 30, 2026 and Violin Sight on September 30, 2026.

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