Complete Music Reading Trainer vs ToneScholar

Complete Music Reading Trainer helps users learn to read sheet music and build sight-reading skills through game-like practice. Its curriculum offers 270 progressive drills across seven clefs, three levels and 26 chapters, including key signatures up to six sharps or flats and common clef combinations. Notes can be entered with a note circle, virtual piano keyboard, connected MIDI controller or an instrument played near the device microphone. Learners can make custom drills and training programs, review global progress statistics, and use arcade mode, achievements and leaderboards. The app provides four sheet-music display styles, recorded grand piano sounds and six additional sound banks. It is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows; the desktop and browser versions are part of Complete Music Trainer, which bundles two other apps. Teachers and schools can organize students into classes, assign programs, track progress and manage students and licenses with the Teacher Companion App. A free plan and trial are listed; the full version costs 5.99 USD one time.

ToneScholar is a functional ear training app for developing musical skills through the harmonic functions of notes and chords. Its training approach emphasizes musical intuition, using dozens of custom exercise modules and progression-based learning. Listed areas include sight singing, composition, improvisation, music theory, transcription, and intonation. The FAQ says prior music theory knowledge and sheet-music reading are not required. ToneScholar runs on the web and iOS. During beta, everything is free: the Beta plan is free. ToneScholar Pro is marked as coming soon, with no price listed. The privacy policy says the service collects personal identification information and usage data, storing it with Google Cloud Platform and Amplitude. Data is deleted within 18 months after account deactivation or within 30 days of a deletion request, whichever comes sooner. Children under 13 may not use the service.