ChoirMate vs MakesPerfect

ChoirMate combines choir administration with rehearsal, music-sharing, event, communication, and attendance tools. Rehearsal tracks can be arranged by set list, song, and voice group, and conductors or choir members can make recordings. Members can access scores and shared song remarks, with a built-in piano available in the app. Choirs can record attendance for calendar activities and export the data in an Excel-friendly file. Members can receive management messages, comment on them, and chat individually or in groups, including voice-group threads. Premium calendar synchronization works with Google Calendar, iCloud, and other calendar platforms. Subscribers can play audio and read scores offline after opening those resources once while connected to the internet. ChoirMate supports web, Android, and iOS; iOS requires version 16 or later, and Android requires 8.0 Oreo or later. The service says it supports 13 languages and is used by over 100,000 singers. The free plan allows up to 50 people, 10 audio files per user, and 15 repertoire songs. Paid plans include Individual ChoirMate Premium at $4.99 a month, Standard Package at $26.67 a month, and Premium Package at $53.33 a month; the package prices are billed annually with a stated 17% saving.

MakesPerfect is a web-based practice workspace combining a practice log, music library, tuner, metronome, interactive scores and calendar. Interactive scores can be slowed without changing pitch and looped over selected bars. The score player records playing time, pauses when its browser tab is hidden and lets users save sessions to the practice log. Teachers can assign exercises with chosen bars, tempo and repetition counts, review progress and exchange notes. Musicians can tag practice sessions to a teacher or ensemble. Ensembles share a music shelf and rehearsal calendar with RSVP statuses, and members must accept invitations. The library accepts PDFs and OpenVoicing bundles up to 50 MB each; PDFs remain documents rather than playable scores. Uploads begin private and can be shared per piece, but sharing controls are not encryption and direct file URLs may provide access. The browser tuner keeps audio on the device, uses YIN pitch detection with note lock and is stated to hear down to 27 Hz. A calendar supports lessons, classes, rehearsals, performances, practice and other events. MakesPerfect is free today: free, with no billing system or paid tier.