Auralia vs SightSing

Auralia is ear-training software covering pitch, rhythm, intervals, chords, scales and tuning. It has 59 topics in seven groups, with real audio and notation linked to curriculum. Exercises include rhythm and melodic dictation, interval and chord recognition, sight singing, tuning and musical-element identification. Teachers can track student progress, assign tests and worksheets, review reports, and create custom syllabuses and questions. Tests can draw questions from any syllabus or topic, with optional random selection, time limits, due dates and weighted scoring. Auralia integrates with Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, D2L, Schoology and MusicFirst Classroom, sending scores to the LMS gradebook. Auralia Cloud works in a browser, and the maker lists access on Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, iPad and Chromebook. A six-month Cloud licence costs $25 as a one-time purchase and a 12-month Cloud licence costs $39 a year; both require a school code and PIN. Other listed licences are $99, paid once for Auralia Student and $169, paid once for Auralia. The free trial registration is for teachers and educational institutions; no duration is stated.

SightSing provides sight-singing practice with real-time microphone feedback and an 18-level curriculum. As you sing, each note is marked hit, miss, or off by a half step. Separate sight-singing, rhythm, and interval trainers track progress independently, with adaptive difficulty available. Each level introduces one concept and uses rolling-window mastery, so a missed day does not reset progress. The Free plan costs nothing, covers Levels 1–3, and requires no credit card. Monthly costs $4.99 a month; Annual costs $49 a year. Both paid plans include all 18 sight-singing levels, the rhythm and interval trainers, real-time feedback, practice streak and history, and cancellation anytime. Visitors can try a sample melody without signing up. Microphone audio is processed on the device and not recorded or transmitted; only the score is saved. Pitch accuracy depends on the device, microphone, ambient noise, and singing volume. SightSing is for ages 13 and up and is not a classroom product.