Sight Reading Factory Reviews

by Singing_Beauty

Why does SightReadingFactory description say that teachers can use it to organize their students, create classes and assignments when you can’t? As a teacher, when you click on assignments it says the feature isn’t available and to go to the website.

by EdT9999

Don’t waste your time and money on this software. They have removed most menu options and the ability to configure meaningful exercises. If there are menus they must be hidden. I just renewed my subscription after about 2 years and the application is unusable. No phone support at all, just emails. I think all company support is focused on schools and institutions. Now, if I can get in touch with a customer service rep to get a refund.

by CatK13

App won’t let you log in, after over an hour trying to figure that out made an account on their webpage (not easy to find there either!) and it won’t even give a 7 day trial to test. So you can’t use SightReadingFactory at all unless you want to do serious Google research to create an account and then they require pay upfront- I can’t even log in, why on earth would I commit to an expensive subscription for something that doesn’tappear to work?!?

Seems like great concept, I wish it worked

by Milio Castera

It’s a very good app to use to improve sight reading and I have a lot but recently been trying to practice on the sight reading and SightReadingFactory has bean crashing right after I confirmed my configuration

by Poihths

if you are serious about learning to cite read for the piano, this is not SightReadingFactory for you. There is no convenient way to set the range of notes that SightReadingFactory will use in the exercise as it presents. Do you have the option of either setting it for a different instrument than piano, or setting it for a different key, or both, but in no case will it give you exercises suitable for learning notes above and below the staff.

This is probably less of a problem for instruments other than piano.

by Potato.Alyssa.Yes

I had SightReadingFactory last year for chorus. This year when I go to redownload it it won’t let me. Last year it was quite confusing.

by Alwelcome7

Our choir director also recommended this so our sight reading would be superior. From my perspective on things this is a really good app to practice on with all the options you can choose for different type of musicians.

by The Dizdawg 34

I like the fact that I can customize the sight reading I wanted to do, but I think it would be handy if I could know how I did. Otherwise great

by Mae_or_Lashay2.0

I will say that SightReadingFactory is pretty amazing! It absolutely helps me out when it comes to reading music and If I could, I would have told my Jr. High teacher to use Sight Reading Factory.

However, there is one big thing that bugs me. On the website once you finish a recording in an assignment, you’re given the option to review your recording, that way you can be sure to get a perfect score. On SightReadingFactory there is no way to review your work to make sure you say the right notes, stay on beat, etc. For this reason I mostly gravitate towards the website rather than SightReadingFactory . If this issue could be fixed it would be a world of help!

by Anaischants

I use this almost everyday for 40 minutes and I can already tell the improvement but the biggest con is that it doesn’t have some sort of feature where you can record yourself doing it to a metronome before listening to the answer. Sometimes I find myself hesitating and reacting after the rhythm or note is played but I think it would be better to really know if you have it down. I try to do it before to see if I got it but when I listen back it’s easy to forget what I did.

by R!CK

The most attractive feature of SightReadingFactory is its ability to generate new melodies at customizable levels. People who give it poor ratings have done so because SightReadingFactory costs money or they are having difficulty with logging in.

by BugaBunny

Hi! I’m a 7th grade band student, and I play the flute. We use sight reading factory all the time. It’s great for getting better at our technique and skill. It’s also super fun just to test yourself and see how good you are at your instrument. If you don’t use it in your choir or band I would suggest mentioning it to your director because it benefits all of the members in your band or choir. I hope you consider getting SightReadingFactory

by Nu Yawka

This is a fantastic product/service. The features and flexibility — impressive.

For those who review this poorly because you didn’t get instant gratification or something for nothing, I have zero sympathy.

How hard is it to actually go to a website or dig a little deeper, and then maybe pay for something of quality?

With a tiny investment of time (a minute or two to register) and money, you will have tools that cost a fraction of what you’d be paying for this aspect of lessons, and can save you many, many hours down the line.

by KumaDR

SightReadingFactory is AWESOME! Just what I was looking for. Fully customizable for many instrument types, rhythms, intervals, etc. All custom settings can be saved for quick future use. Yes, you need to pay a yearly subscription fee from their website. But it’s totally worth the price! After setting up your melody parameters all it takes is a single tap to generate a whole new melody! You can do this over and over again. Just tap once and boom! A new melody. This is perfect for sight reading practice. And if you think about it, the yearly fee is a lot cheaper than constantly buying new music for practice.

by Bloo Note

This is a great source for unlimited sight-reading exercises FOR ANY VOICE OR INSTRUMENT!

You can read through the reviews like I did and realize that 99% of people who gave this a bad rating was because they didn’t realize you need to purchase an annual subscription. To those people whom assume that everything in life is free, I recommend reading books and observe successful people such Benjamin Franklin, who once said that “an investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”

by VeryCoco966

I got this because I was just learning a new instrument. This is exactly what I needed. The price is also super cheap for a year!!

by Cheemz88

I’m pursuing a master’s degree in collaborative piano, and SightReadingFactory really helps sharpen my sightreading skills! This is literally one of my favorite apps ever.

by High Note Diva

Many instruments, voice, and ensembles available. Great for assessing students if you are a music educator. Customizable, too. Have seen drastic improvement with my students.

by Jeffhrsn

Before rating SightReadingFactory negatively, go to their website to understand what it’s for. This is not a free subscription. SightReadingFactory is only for the convenience of subscribers who have an iOS device.

by Tfyifiyfiy

I am a student that is learning Clarinet in band, SightReadingFactory has everything, my teacher can do many things in SightReadingFactory , it is very easy for me, this is a very good app

by Gameramc

When my teacher put us on this platform, it was ruining my band experience. There is nothing appealing about random notes and kids raging over stressing out. Sight reading factory, please do something about this.
Overall, SightReadingFactory is very confusing when you want to find your way around.

by Terrible, Too Many Bugs

I had to submit an assignment on SightReadingFactory. I played the piece when the timer started and stopped playing when the timer ended. SightReadingFactory did not record any sound, I had my volume on max and my ringer on. I tried multiple devices. Thanks to SRF I got a 0 on my assignment. Would not recommend for school.

by Crquinlan

Our chorus director recommended SightReadingFactory, so I’m sure it’s just what my son needs and that’s why I gave it three stars rather than 1. While this may be a great app, there’s no way to create an account in SightReadingFactory ! For devices that have Safari disabled for the protection of our kids, setting up an account becomes rather inconvenient. It’s not a deal breaker, but most apps that need an account have a way to do that in app. It’s pretty odd that there’s not even a link to do that. I’ll be trying another app rather than trying to figure out where to go online to create an account.

by Nate!1234

It may not have the fanciest artwork but this is by far the best sight reading app I’ve used for piano.