| App | Instruments | Price | Listens to you play? | Where it runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedilhado Vivo | flute, violin, acoustic guitar and piano | free, no paid plan and no sign-up | yes: notes, intonation, chords (guitar and piano) and strumming rhythm | phone and computer browser; installs as an app |
| Yousician | guitar, piano, ukulele, bass and singing | one free lesson a day; subscription around US$120 a year | yes | app (phone, tablet and computer) |
| Simply Piano | piano | free trial; subscription around US$170 a year | yes (microphone or MIDI) | app (phone and tablet) |
| Flowkey | piano | free trial; subscription around US$120 a year | yes, with video of the hands | app and browser |
| tonestro | winds and strings: flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, violin and more | free trial; subscription per instrument | yes | app (phone and tablet) |
Approximate yearly prices, checked in October 2026. They may change: check each app's website.
When Dedilhado Vivo is the best choice
- You want to learn flute or violin, which almost no free app teaches.
- You want to start without paying or creating an account: it opens in the browser and you play.
- You already take lessons and want to practice at home between lessons with something checking your notes.
- You are a teacher and want to send free exercises to your students by link.
- You want to see where every finger goes (2D and 3D flute, guitar neck, violin fingerboard and keyboard) next to the sheet music.
When a paid app makes more sense
- You want to play famous pop songs with licensed arrangements: paid apps have big catalogs; here songs are public domain or written by you.
- You want video lessons with a teacher: Dedilhado Vivo teaches with drawings, sheet music and the microphone, no video.
- You want to learn ukulele, bass or singing.
- You want a huge song catalog with arrangements at many levels: here the repertoire is smaller and public domain.
What Dedilhado Vivo has
- 150 lessons and more than 450 exercises across the four instruments, from zero to repertoire.
- Microphone feedback: the app only moves on when the note is right (what the microphone checks).
- A free tuner, a flute fingering chart, a guitar chord chart and easy sheet music with note names.
- A free music theory course and an editor to write or import sheet music (MusicXML, MIDI and PDF).
- In English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Polish and Turkish. Audio is analyzed on the device and never recorded.
Written by the Dedilhado Vivo team, based on what the app does today.
Practice free in the app
The app shows the fingering for every note as you play and checks you through the microphone. Free, no sign-up.
Open the app →Frequently asked questions
Is there a free app to learn the flute?
Yes. Dedilhado Vivo is free, runs in the browser and shows the fingering of every note while it listens to you play through the microphone.
Is there a free alternative to Yousician?
For guitar and piano, Dedilhado Vivo is a free alternative with lessons and microphone feedback. It doesn't have Yousician's pop song catalog or video lessons, but it also teaches flute and violin.
Is Dedilhado Vivo really free?
Yes. There is no paid plan and no lesson limit. Signing in with Google is optional and only saves your progress.
Does it work on iPhone and Android?
Yes, in the browser of any phone, tablet or computer, and it can be installed as an app on the home screen.