Solfetta
Solfetta is a free, open-source ear-training app and web-based instrument for practicing melodies and connecting heard sounds with solfège note names.
What Solfetta is
Solfetta is a free, open-source ear-training app and web-based instrument for practicing melodies and connecting heard sounds with solfège note names. It offers Intervals, Solfa, and Notes modes, using the same note buttons while changing their labels for each exercise type. A melody section presents well-known tunes with easy, medium, and hard guidance levels. You can set the key, choose major or minor tonality, adjust tuning and volume, select a synthesized sound, and change display options. Solfetta is designed for practicing by ear on a phone or tablet, and its maker says you can play along with music on your device while matching Solfetta’s sound, volume, and tuning. The app runs in a web browser and is released under the MIT license. It uses no cookies and stores settings in browser local storage. On iOS, Web Audio can sometimes become silent; a Fix Audio option reloads the app. Older Android devices may have noticeable audio latency, and simultaneous touches can occasionally be missed.
Good
- Free web app with no cookies
- Intervals, Solfa, and Notes modes
- Melody levels from easy to hard
- Adjustable key, tonality, tuning, and volume
- Open source under the MIT license
Watch out
- Web Audio may go silent on iOS
- Older Android devices may have audio latency
- Simultaneous touches can sometimes be missed
Who it suits
Solfetta suits learners who want web-based solfège and interval practice on a phone or tablet. It is also suitable for users who prefer open-source software with adjustable tuning and sound settings.
Verdict
Solfetta combines interval, solfège, note, and melody practice in a free browser app. Its device-specific audio limitations are worth considering before regular mobile use.
Plans and prices
From Solfetta's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Open-source ear training app · settings stored in browser local storage |
The facts
Each one read from Solfetta's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio limitation
- The maker notes that Web Audio can sometimes go silent on iOS and provides a Fix Audio option to reload the app.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Intended user
- The maker created Solfetta to practice playing by ear on a phone or tablet and strengthen associations between heard music and note names.checked 4 Oct 2001
- License
- Solfetta is open source under the MIT license.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Melody practice
- A melody feature offers well-known tunes with easy, medium, and hard guidance levels.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Play along
- The maker says users can play along with music on their device and adjust Solfetta’s sound, volume, and tuning to match it.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Practice modes
- The app offers Intervals, Solfa, and Notes modes that use the same note buttons with different labels.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The maker says Solfetta uses no cookies and stores settings in browser local storage.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Solfetta is an ear-training app and web-based instrument for practicing melodies with a focus on solfège note names.checked 4 Oct 2001
- Settings
- Users can change the key, major or minor tonality, tuning, volume, synthesized sound, and display options.checked 4 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Device limitation
- The maker reports that older Android devices may have noticeable audio latency and that simultaneous touches can sometimes be missed.checked 4 Oct 2001
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