I’m really excited to announce the release of the SightReader mobile apps on both Android and iOS.
When I launched SightReader, I thought that it being a browser tool was its superpower: any device that had access to a browser (and there’s a lot of them) could be used to practise your sight reading.
Sadly, tech is never that simple!
We quickly realised that the user experience on mobile and tablet devices wasn’t as good as it could be, and there was an even bigger problem on iOS: the browser-based MIDI connection we relied on simply didn’t work. Since a lot of pianists like to use iPads (or other tablets) for piano practice, this meant SightReader wouldn’t work well for a big portion of our audience.
So began our work to make SightReader continue to be excellent in the browser while also being available for mobile and tablet users via native applications. (For anyone technical, we used a tool called Capacitor for this, which I discuss on my personal blog.)
As of today, the final hurdle of getting our Google Play app out into the world has been cleared, so I’m pleased to announce that you can go and try the native apps now!
Get the apps
- iOS: SightReader on the App Store
- Android: SightReader on Google Play
I’d love to hear about your experience with these apps (or our browser version), so I’d really appreciate any feedback. You can submit a form here or reach out to us at [email protected].
— Bret
