Piano Sight Reading vs JustFret
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piano Sight Reading
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Master piano sight reading with mic scoring that checks actual pitch, including octave. Flashcards can miss octave mistakes. This app does not. One-minute rounds on treble and bass staff, ledger lines, and key signatures. For beginners through advancing readers. No piano nearby? Answer with Do-Re-Mi or A-B-C buttons, or tap the on-screen keyboard. At the piano, place your phone on the stand and use mic scoring. Why this app Note-name drills often miss the right octave. You might name F on the wrong F. This app scores the pitch you play, including octave, so there is no guessing. One minute. Mic or on-screen answers. Acoustic piano, digital piano, keyboard apps, letter buttons, or the keyboard diagram. One note or three-note melody Most modes offer single notes or three-note melody reading on the staff. Many note apps stop at one pitch name. Here you also read short melodic groups that transfer to real pieces. Lock in with one-note, then move to three-note to read forward. Practice styles - Random: Everyday mixed drills. - Review: Missed notes repeat until they stick. - Challenge: Five misses and the round ends. Stops mindless tapping. Kids learn to look before they press. What you can practice - Intro Practice, free: Treble C to G, or C up to high C. One-note or three-note melody reading. - Which C?, free: Octave awareness and keyboard landmarks. - Basic Practice: Treble, bass, and grand staff, with sharps and flats. One-note or three-note. - Position Practice: Beginner five-finger positions. Treble G, F, D, A, E, B, High C, Middle C. Bass C, Low G, G, D, A, E, B, Low F, F. One-note or three-note in each. - Vertical Reading: Lines versus spaces for faster reading. - Ledger Lines: Above and below the staff. - Key Signatures: Includes two-note prompts where helpful. Intro, Basic, Position, Vertical Reading, and more switch between one-note and three-note melody reading. Try before you buy. Intro and Which C? stay free and unlimited. No ads. No subscriptions. Pay once per mode, or unlock All Modes. For lessons and home Random prompts keep eyes on the staff. Review fixes weak notes. Challenge stops guessing. Parents get clear results without turning every answer into a mini-lesson. Teachers can assign one-minute homework. Adults can practice with buttons on the go, then confirm at the piano with the mic. Works offline on iOS 16 and later. Mic accuracy varies by room and instrument. Singing can trigger detection. Check free modes first. Very low notes may respond more slowly. Thank you for your patience.
JustFret
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JustFret is an offline guitar fretboard learning and practice tool that helps you understand how notes, scales, and chords connect across a six-string, 24-fret neck. Key features: • Explore and play notes on an interactive fretboard • Visualize major, natural minor, pentatonic, and blues scales • Browse, search, and filter common chords and fingerings • Build fretboard memory with Find Note and Identify Note exercises • Arrange and play chord progressions with looped practice • Switch between note-name and interval views JustFret requires no account, contains no ads, and does not collect personal data. Preferences stay on your device. The landscape interface is designed for focused guitar practice. The basic fretboard, full major, natural minor and minor pentatonic scale maps, common chord lookup and basic exercises are free. JustFret Pro is a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase with no subscription. It unlocks advanced scales, complete shapes and position learning, advanced exercises, and more tones and skins. Purchased Pro access can be restored in the app.
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Verdict
Piano Sight Reading and JustFret 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
Both are free to download. Piano Sight Reading sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and JustFret sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Piano Sight Reading ships an update every 6 days, JustFret every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piano Sight Reading | JustFret |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sayaka miyamori | 少辰 彭 |
In-app purchases
Piano Sight Reading
- Basic Practice Pack$1.99
- Position Practice Pack$2.99
- Ledger Lines Pack$2.99
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- Staff Reading Pack$2.99
- Key Signatures Pack$2.99
- Full Access Pack$9.99
JustFret
- JustFret Pro$6.99
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