Comparison

Singscope vs SongCue

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

Head to head
About

Singscope

This app analyzes your singing voice in real-time, displaying your pitch on a musical scale over time. Visualize your pitch curve, vibrato, and other singing features as you perform. Review past recordings and explore optional sheet music support for vocal exercises.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch graph display
  • Supports pan and zoom
  • Playback of singing voices
  • Saves recent recordings
  • Sheet music import and playback
  • Vocal warm-up exercises
Features
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Singscope is a tool for checking the pitch of your singing. It analyzes the singing voice and shows the pitch in the music scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B) as function of time. You can visualize your pitch and singing features, such as vibrato, in the scope. Simply tap on the microphone button and sing to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and watch the pitch curve showing in the scope as you sing. Features: - Computes and draws pitch graphs in real-time - Supports pan and zoom for the pitch graph and waveform display - Supports playback of singing voices on the pitch graph - Keeps recent singing voices for reviewing later - Optimized for 64-bit CPU, for faster pitch analysis and smoother graph display Please note that there are limitations in this app. It can not handle more than one singing voice or polyphony. It may not recognize voices for certain singing styles. For more information, please visit us at www.singscope.com. Inside the app, we offer an In-App Purchases item "Sheet Music Support Pack". It is a feature pack that adds sheet music functionality to Singscope: - Include a set of sheet music for vocal warm-up exercises - Support importing of a subset of MusicXML lead sheet files - Play back musical notes in sheet music while recording your singing voice - Can set tempo (bpm) and do music transposition on the lead sheets. - Highlight the positions of the musical notes in your pitch graph For more information about "Sheet Music Support Pack", please download this free app and see the introduction in the app.

About

SongCue

Features
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SongCue turns Apple Music into a guessing game between friends. Build a challenge from any songs in the Apple Music catalog, then trim each one to its hardest moment — a two-second cue from the middle of the bridge, half a second of intro, whatever feels fair (or cruel). Send the challenge over iMessage and see who really knows their music. CREATE • Search the full Apple Music catalog and stack up to 20 songs per challenge • Set each song's cue with a precision trimmer — position the snippet window anywhere in the track and adjust its start and end to a tenth of a second • Give every challenge its own name and colour PLAY • Hear a short snippet, then guess the song with limited replays • Partial credit for naming the artist or the title, full points for nailing the exact track • A results breakdown made for bragging: score, exact hits, and how many listens you needed SHARE • Send challenges in iMessage as rich, tappable cards • Friends jump straight from the message into the game • Fire your score back when you beat theirs

Screenshots

Singscope4 screens
SongCue3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SongCue at none against Singscope's 3. SongCue also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Singscope's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Singscope sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SongCue asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Singscope ships an update every 2 months, SongCue every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Singscope versus SongCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingscopeSongCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpringwell Music LLCEvan Anger

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Singscope

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Sheet Music Support Pack (d)$5.99
  • Sheet Music Support Pack$7.99
None

SongCue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Singscope free?
Singscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SongCue free?
SongCue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Singscope or SongCue have ads?
Singscope shows ads; SongCue does not.
Which is updated more often, Singscope or SongCue?
Singscope ships an update every 2 months, and SongCue every 2 days. Most recently, Singscope was updated on November 6, 2026 and SongCue on October 20, 2026.

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