Comparison

Viola Lessons & Learn vs Trala

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

Head to head
About

Viola Lessons & Learn

This app helps viola players improve their technique through structured lessons and practice routines. It offers visual aids, animated scores, and variable tempo settings to suit all skill levels. New content is available for download, keeping practice fresh and engaging.

Highlights
  • Structured practice routines
  • Animated musical score
  • Variable tempo control
  • Customizable lesson schedules
  • Over 70 practice routines
  • Downloadable content updates
Features
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Purely Viola is designed to help you become a better Viola player. By repeatedly practising the routines and lessons included in the software, your playing technique will improve over time. The advanced visual interface adds an extra dimension to your Viola practice, so you can see and hear how the music plays. Content includes scales, arpeggios and rhythm accompaniments. Play along with Purely Viola, with the help of a fingerboard, animated musical score and tab notation. Live animation makes it easy to follow the music, so you can practise in a way that suits you - whatever your skill level. See upcoming notes and hear how the piece should sound. Choose to hear synthesized music or a metronome rhythm - or a combination of both, if you prefer. This lets you engage in a listen-try approach to practice. Structured lessons to improve your playing technique - from beginner to advanced. Purely Viola includes lessons for all abilities, with new lessons available to download. Don't get stuck in a rut - Purely Viola gives structure to your Viola practice. Variety is the key to improving your playing technique! Variable tempo to suit your skill level, allowing you to speed up or slow down each routine as required. Create your own tailor-made lessons to suit your individual needs, by combining the existing routines into new lessons. This allows you to build up your own practice 'playlist', if you prefer to focus on certain areas. Over 70 routines. Choose from one of 70 routines included in the software, which have been specially designed to improve your playing technique from the moment you begin. All routines have been created by a professional musician with the aim of improving skills for all abilities, whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced player. Everyone knows that practice makes perfect, but it's easy to get stuck in a rut practising the same routines over and over again. Purely Viola gives structure to your practice, guiding you through sets of lessons that will help you to progress to the next level. What's more, you can keep your practice fresh by downloading content updates for a whole year. Build your own tailor-made lesson schedules by simply using drag-and-drop to arrange the existing content into groups of your choice. Choose a tempo to suit your individual needs for each lesson or routine. Switch between hearing the music, the metronome or a combination of both to aid your learning. Play along with a stand-alone metronome to provide a customised tempo. Choose a constant tempo with adjustable accent (measure length) and visual display. In App Purchases: - Purely Viola "Full Content Pack" is offered as an in app purchase. - Subscription is for one month and charged monthly. - Cost is $2.99 or local equivalent. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, renewal costs $2.99 or local equivalent. - Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off by going to the Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.

About

Trala

Learn violin with instant feedback on pitch and rhythm using cutting-edge technology. Access a vast library of songs and lessons taught by world-class violinists, from classical to rock.

Highlights
  • Instant pitch and rhythm feedback
  • Curriculum by concertmasters and rockstars
  • Built-in violin tuner
  • Interactive sheet music library
  • 500+ songs from various genres
  • Lessons from Grammy-winning violinists
Features
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We are thrilled to announce that Trala apps have been acquired by Learnfield GmbH, the world-renowned company behind the popular piano-learning app, Skoove. This marks an exciting new chapter for Trala, bringing expanded opportunities for development, enhanced features, and dedicated support for our violin learners. Trala helps you learn violin at any age, from anywhere. Here’s how it works: GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY AND INSTANT FEEDBACK When you’re not in a lesson, Trala uses signal processing, cutting edge technology that analyzes the sound of your violin and gives you instant feedback on pitch and rhythm every time you practice. When you play the wrong notes, we’ll help you get back on track. CURRICULUM BUILT BY CONCERTMASTERS AND ROCKSTARS Learn violin by playing the music you love - whether that’s Bach, Britney (Spears), Bluegrass, or (Bela) Bartok. Stay motivated between lessons with the world’s largest library of violin videos and exercises featuring folks like Joshua Bell, Katie Jacoby (The Who), and Kiana June Weber. BUILT-IN VIOLIN TUNER Trala’s in-app violin tuner provides high-precision tuning while teaching you the skills to tune by ear. EXPANSIVE SHEET MUSIC LIBRARY Trala’s interactive sheet music library will teach you 500+ beloved songs, from Happy Birthday to Bach partitas. TRALA’S MISSION Trala’s mission is to make world-class music education available to every single person on Earth. We’re here to give you the lessons, feedback, and support you need to become a violinist. Over 400,000 students from 193+ countries have downloaded Trala to learn violin. MEET OUR CURRICULUM EXPERTS Some of the most exciting violinists teach at Trala, including: • Joshua Bell, Grammy award winning violinist • Katie Jacoby, electric violinist for The Who • Kiana June Weber, the world’s preeminent Celtic fiddler • Dr. Nuné Melik, classical violinist, musicologist, and humanitarian • Grace Youn, renowned Suzuki-certified expert in the fundamentals • Rasa Mahmoudian, concertmaster of the Iran‐Austria Symphony Orchestra ---------------------------- Read about our terms and privacy policy here: http://trala.com/terms http://trala.com/privacy-policy Questions? Email support@trala.com to chat with a real violinist. Trala uses the open-source library Verovio (www.verovio.org).

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trala at 4.7 against Viola Lessons & Learn's 2.3. Trala also leads on ratings volume (4.9K vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). Viola Lessons & Learn's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Viola Lessons & Learn sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Trala sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trala holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trala has 4.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Viola Lessons & Learn ships an update every 3 months, Trala every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Viola Lessons & Learn versus Trala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViola Lessons & LearnTrala
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (4 ratings)4.7 (4.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.9% of reviews
Number of ratings44.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB176 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2021 Inc LTDLearnfield GmbH

Customer experience

Viola Lessons & Learn

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Trala

All ratings4,897 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews328 reviews
Positive50.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative39.9%

Bugs and requests

Viola Lessons & Learn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Trala

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lessons and progress resetting after updates
  • Inability to continue past certain lessons or sections
  • Inaccurate pitch detection and feedback
  • App crashes and freezes during use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to adjust tempo and speed of lessons
  • More options for practicing with sheet music
  • Inclusion of popular and well-known songs
  • Integration with other music learning apps or platforms
  • Customizable practice modes and settings

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Viola Lessons & Learn

Subscriptions4
  • Full Content Pack Subscription$2.991 Month
  • American Content Pack Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Irish Content Pack Subscription$3.991 Month
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  • Complete Content Pack Subscription$8.991 Month
One-time4
  • Full Content Pack Purchase$13.99
  • Irish Content Pack One Off$13.99
  • American Content Pack One Off$13.99
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  • Complete Content Pack One Off$32.99
11 purchases

Trala

Subscriptions10
  • App Only7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • App Only7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
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  • Premium Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • App + 1 lesson per month1 Month trial$39.991 Month
  • App + 2 lessons per month1 Month trial$79.991 Month
  • App Only7 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • App + 4 lessons per month1 Month trial$159.991 Month
  • App + 4 hour lessons per month1 Month trial$279.991 Month
One-time1
  • 1 Trial Lesson$9.99

Questions

Is Viola Lessons & Learn free?
Viola Lessons & Learn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trala free?
Trala is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Viola Lessons & Learn or Trala?
Trala is rated higher. Viola Lessons & Learn averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Trala averages 4.7 from 4.9K ratings.
Do Viola Lessons & Learn or Trala have ads?
Neither Viola Lessons & Learn nor Trala shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Viola Lessons & Learn or Trala?
Viola Lessons & Learn ships an update every 3 months, and Trala every 6 weeks. Most recently, Viola Lessons & Learn was updated on October 24, 2026 and Trala on October 29, 2026.

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