PitchTest review (2026)
The short answer: PitchTest is one of the best-engineered free range checkers on the web — 30 seconds, no signup, nothing recorded, and it only counts notes you can actually hold, which keeps one lucky squeak from inflating your result. What you get is an honest number. What you do not get is any idea what to do with it. Use it happily; just do not mistake a measurement for a plan.
Ours takes two minutes and tells you what to do with the number.
Three notes, about two minutes. Free, and nothing is recorded or saved.
What PitchTest is
PitchTest (pitchtest.app) is a free browser tool from the maker of an ear-training app. You sing your lowest note, then your highest, and it returns your range in note names (like G2–E4), the span in octaves and semitones, and the closest of six classical voice types on a keyboard diagram. Everything runs locally in your browser — the site states plainly that your voice is never recorded, stored or uploaded, and there is no account to create.
What it does well
The detection design is genuinely rigorous. A note only registers once you hold it steadily for about two seconds, which filters out croaks, squeaks and octave-detection glitches — a real problem on lazier range tools. Nothing plays while you sing, so you do not need headphones. And the results page is honest in a way I respect: it tells you outright that voice type depends on more than range, and to treat the label as “a friendly estimate, not a classification by a vocal coach.” That is exactly right.
Where it stops
PitchTest measures; it does not coach. There are no exercises attached to your result, no guidance on whether your range is compressed by disuse (very common in returning singers), and no way to tell whether that top note was comfortable or a strain. The site’s other tools point toward ear training, which is useful but different work. If your range came back smaller than you remember it being years ago, the number cannot tell you the most important thing: most of that gap is usually recoverable.
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See also
My VocalCheck review covers the no-microphone option, my Singing Carrots review covers the free browser toolkit, and all our singing-app reviews sit in one place. For a ranked shortlist, my guide to best singing apps covers seven of them. If what you want after the number is a plan for it, that is the app we are building; the waitlist carries founding-member pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Is PitchTest free?
Yes. The range checker and the site’s ear-training tools are free in the browser, with no signup and no account.
Does PitchTest record my voice?
No. The analysis runs locally on your device; the site states your voice is never recorded, stored or uploaded.
Is a 30-second range result accurate?
As a snapshot, yes — the hold-the-note requirement makes it more trustworthy than most quick tests. But an unwarmed voice typically measures several semitones short of what it can really do, so treat any quick reading as your floor, not your ceiling.
Want more than a number? Vocal Refresh turns it into daily practice for a returning voice.
Vocal Refresh is built for women returning to singing after years away: a short voice check finds your range today, then a five-to-twenty-minute session for that voice, private, no scores. Founding members pay $69.99 a year, held for three years. iOS at launch, free tier plus a 14-day trial.
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