Kymar vs Solfagen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kymar
Develop your musical ear with comprehensive training modules covering melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. Explore a vast field guide with illustrated chapters and practice with tools like a composer, tuner, and sight-reading drills. Unlock advanced features and sync across devices with an optional Pro subscription.
- Eight training modules
- 36 illustrated field guide chapters
- Composer tool for sketching progressions
- Chromatic tuner
- Vocal range mapping
- Offline training capability
- Optional Pro subscription for advanced features
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Kymar is the ear-training app that takes you from "I can sing it back" to "I know what I'm hearing." Learn to understand and make music. — EIGHT TRAINING MODULES + BEGINNER WARMUP • Warmup: a guided first session that sets difficulty for you while it learns where your ear sits. • Intervals: 13 distances, unison to octave — ascending / descending / harmonic. Optional MIDI input. • Chords: triads, 7ths, 9ths, extensions and altered dominants, every voicing on a sampled piano. • Progressions: cadences and Roman-numeral function; train the ear for harmonic motion. • Scales: 20+ Western modes with full degree quizzes. • Microtonal: maqam, Hindustani, Carnatic and gamelan tuning systems. • Melody: 4-to-10-note dictation with note-by-note feedback. • Rhythm: whole notes to 64ths — triplets, polyrhythms, ties, double-dots, meters from 3/8 to 4/2. • Timbre: seven production drills (frequency ID, EQ, compression, reverb, saturation, filter, bit-crush) through real AVAudioUnit DSP. — FIELD GUIDE: 36 ILLUSTRATED CHAPTERS Sound, pitch, harmonics, loudness, timbre; hearing, the cochlea, illusions, memory; notation, tuning, temperament; chords, rhythm, melody, form, improvisation, emotion; world systems (maqam, Hindustani, Carnatic, gamelan). Tappable diagrams and audio examples, every chapter playable in-app. — EXTRAS • Composer: sketch chord progressions from diatonic suggestions (or a custom builder), played back through the sampler. Auto-saves. • Sight Reading: staff drills against a clock. • Tuner: a full chromatic tuner for live tuning. • Vocal Range: sing to map your range — it names your voice type too. • Trivia Quiz: short music-theory and history rounds. • Tuning Fork: a pure-tone reference. • Achievements: XP, streaks, and unlockable badges. — BUILT FOR YOUR EAR, NOT YOUR DATA • Train fully offline. A connection is only needed for optional cloud sync, opt-in crash reporting, and rewarded ads. • Optional Sign in with Apple, only to anchor your iCloud sync identity. • Optional iCloud sync across your devices (private container). • Optional, anonymised crash reporting (EU servers). • Optional rewarded ads temporarily unlock a Pro feature for 10 minutes. Pro removes all ads. — PRO Train every module free, without limits. Pro adds: • Real-time stats. Per-module accuracy, confusion matrices, weak-spot ID, 14-day chart • Cloud sync across devices • MIDI keyboard as answer input • All 9 sampler instruments: Piano, E.Piano, Organ, Guitar, Vibes, Strings, Flute, Choir, Sine • Microtonal trainer Three ways to go Pro: monthly, yearly (save ~58%), or lifetime (one payment, no renewals). — LIVE ACTIVITY In Train, the Dynamic Island (iPhone Pro) or lock screen shows live accuracy and round streak, put the phone down between answers without losing context. Made for musicians, students, audio engineers, and anyone who wants their ear to catch up with their taste. — LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://khalis-ux.github.io/kymar-policy/privacy-policy/ Subscriptions (monthly / yearly) auto-renew until cancelled in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions, charged to your Apple Account and renewing unless turned off 24h before the period ends. Lifetime is a one-time purchase.
Solfagen
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Solfagen turns sight-singing practice into something you can pick up any time — no two exercises ever the same. Built on the Kodály method that music teachers use worldwide, Solfagen generates fresh, original melodies on demand and walks you from your very first two notes toward reading fuller tunes with confidence. Every exercise is singable, follows real melodic rules, and shows the movable-Do solfège syllable under each note: Do, Re, Mi, Sol, La. WHY SINGERS CHOOSE IT • A real skill, not a game. Sight-singing — reading music and hearing it in your head — is the foundation choirs, instrument lessons, and music classes all build on. • A clear path. Levels add one new idea at a time, in the order music teachers actually teach, so progress feels earned, never overwhelming. • Endless practice. The exercise generator never runs out, so repetition builds the ear without memorizing the same line. • Calm and focused. No ads. No accounts to create. No pop-ups pulling attention away from the music. WHAT'S INSIDE • Unlimited auto-generated sight-singing exercises in standard notation • A guided sequence of levels, from simple five-note (pentatonic) patterns toward longer, fuller phrases • Solfège syllables printed under every note • Tap to hear any exercise played back, at a tempo you choose • A built-in metronome to practice keeping time • Clean Paper, Slate, and Night themes • Designed for both iPhone and iPad PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST No accounts, no logins, no tracking, no ads. Practice happens entirely on the device. Questions or feedback? Tap the message icon in the app, or reach us at the support link below. We read everything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solfagen at none against Kymar's 3. Solfagen also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Kymar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Solfagen asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Kymar | Solfagen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vittorio Chichi | Ross Morey |
In-app purchases
Kymar
- Kymar Pro · Monthly$3.991 Month
- Kymar Pro · Yearly$19.991 Year
- Kymar Pro · Lifetime$24.99
Solfagen
No in-app purchases









