Comparison

Relative vs Singalong Solfege

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

Head to head
About

Relative

Develop your musical ear with this solfege-based ear training app. Learn to recognize musical intervals and play by ear, essential for improvisation and jam sessions. Offers graduated training and pitch name input for absolute pitch practice.

Highlights
  • Relative-Do solfege training
  • Interval recognition
  • Absolute pitch practice
  • Customizable scale degrees and octaves
  • Multi-note training
  • Streak counter
Features
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**** Check out our new Sight-Singing app, on 25% off launch sale through September! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sight-singing-trainer/id1028696567 **** ** Combined remove adds and unlock advanced features including multi-note and UI customization in-app purchase now only $2.99! ** This is an ear training app made by a musician for musicians. Whether you play jazz, pop, classical, or any other style, the relative-Do solfege approach is basically the only effective relative pitch approach that allows you to play anything you hear by ear. Interval training, while helpful in a way, is way too slow to apply extensively in a practical manner. The method of recognizing the 12 solfege syllables: do, di/ra, re, ri/me, mi, fa, fi/se, so, si/le, la, li/te, ti based on their characteristic sound against a tonal/key center is widely taught in conservatories. Short of having perfect pitch, this is basically the only way to keep up in improvisations and jam sessions. This training won't be easy. As anyone teaching this method will tell you, it will usually take at least months or even years of hard work, but once you succeed, you'll just be able to play anything by ear. This app aims to provide a graduated training ramp up that will hopefully make the process easier. This app can also help practice absolute pitch by using the pitch name input mode instead of relative-do solfege syllables. Features: · Play reference cadence in any key to train in any key, major or minor · Ramp up starting with one note and work up to eight notes together or played in series · Customizable settings to train specific scale degrees or octaves · Streak counter to track progress · Practice using solfege syllables, scale degree numbers, or pitch names

About

Singalong Solfege

Enhance your musical abilities with this comprehensive ear training and sight-singing application. Practice pitch accuracy, rhythm, and music reading with a vast library of melodies and instrumental accompaniment.

Highlights
  • Sight-singing and instrumental reading training
  • Guide vocals and piano accompaniment
  • Over 290 curated melodies
  • Support for SATB voices
  • Transposing instrument support
  • Printable PDF sheet music (premium)
Features
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Singalong Solfège is a complete training app for sight-singing and instrumental reading, featuring guide vocals, piano accompaniment, and over 300 curated melodies to build pitch accuracy, rhythm, and music reading skills. Intro through Lv. 3 are fully free — including slow tempo playback, PDF and MP3 downloads. Includes solfège etudes by Nikolay Ladukhin and Giuseppe Concone, plus classical works by composers like Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Fauré, and Debussy. Choose between Fixed-Do and Movable-Do, with Chromatic and Non-chromatic syllable options. Supports Treble, Alto, Tenor, and Bass clefs, plus B-flat transposed scores available for download. Ideal for singers and instrumentalists alike — improve intonation, rhythm, and sight-reading. Premium Features (available with subscription): - Unlock Lv. 4 and above, plus extra classical pieces Works on all iOS devices. Optimized for iOS 16.6 or later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Relative4 screens
Singalong Solfege4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Singalong Solfege at monthly against Relative's every 4 months. Singalong Solfege also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 60%). Relative's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Relative sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Singalong Solfege sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Singalong Solfege holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Relative's written reviews are positive against 76% of Singalong Solfege's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Relative ships an update every 4 months, Singalong Solfege monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Relative versus Singalong Solfege: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelativeSingalong Solfege
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (66 ratings)4.5 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews76.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB370 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard FooYASUHIRO SEKINE

Customer experience

Relative

All ratings64 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative36.0%

Singalong Solfege

All ratings29 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative4.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Relative

One-time1
  • Unlock Advanced Features + Remove Ads$2.99
5 purchases

Singalong Solfege

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Solfege Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Enable Slow Tempo$0.99
  • Unlock Melodies$5.99
  • Saving printable pdfs$11.99

Questions

Is Relative free?
Relative is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Singalong Solfege free?
Singalong Solfege is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Relative or Singalong Solfege?
Singalong Solfege is rated higher. Relative averages 4.3 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Singalong Solfege averages 4.5 from 29 ratings.
Do Relative or Singalong Solfege have ads?
Neither Relative nor Singalong Solfege shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Relative or Singalong Solfege?
Relative ships an update every 4 months, and Singalong Solfege monthly. Most recently, Relative was updated on October 24, 2026 and Singalong Solfege on October 24, 2026.

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