DO NOT DOWNLOAD - BILLING SCAM
Response from developer
Hi, We're sorry to hear about your frustrating experience. We take billing concerns very seriously and would like to clarify a few important points. tonestro never initiates subscriptions or charges without explicit purchase authorization. All subscription prices, trial periods, and renewal conditions are clearly displayed before purchase and require active confirmation. tonestro offers subscriptions through both Apple and Stripe. Subscriptions purchased through Stripe are managed separately and therefore do not appear in your Apple subscription settings. We have already been in direct contact with you through our support team and have addressed your individual case. Our goal is to provide a transparent and trustworthy learning experience for all our users. If you have any further questions, we're always happy to help at support@tonestro.com. Best regards, The tonestro Team
7 day “trial” requires subscription
1) offer a monthly subscription option
2) make the trial truly no strings attached and just stop working after the trial unless you subscribe.
Shady business practices. Deleted the app.
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for sharing such detailed feedback on the trial. We'll discuss it with the team and look at how we can do better. tonestro Team
Deceptive advertising
Response from developer
Hello, thanks for the detailed feedback on the content and the charge. We'll pass your content feedback to the team. For the charge, write to support@tonestro.com and we'll look into it. tonestro Team
Horrible
Response from developer
Hi, Thanks for your feedback. If you’re already using headphones so the accompaniment can’t be picked up by the microphone, your playing should be detected reliably. 🎻 Please note that tonestro evaluates not only which note you play, but also pitch and timing. If several notes fall outside the required range, the lesson cannot be completed successfully. In that case, we recommend going back a few lessons to practice the fundamentals again before retrying this lesson. If you’re confident that you’re playing the notes correctly and they’re still regularly detected as incorrect, we’d like to investigate. Please contact us at support@tonestro.com with your User ID, device, and the affected lesson. Our team will be happy to help.
Amazing!!!
Tonestro cello
Response from developer
Hi, We’re sorry to hear that you’re so unhappy with tonestro Cello. Unfortunately, your review doesn’t tell us what exactly went wrong or what you didn’t like about the app. We’d really like to understand your experience better and help. Please contact us at support@tonestro.com and let us know what happened — ideally including your User ID and device. Our team will be happy to take a closer look. 🎻 tonestro is developed by musicians and software specialists and is continuously improved. Specific feedback is extremely valuable to us in identifying issues and making the learning experience better.
Not recommended
Response from developer
Hi Ruth, Thanks for your feedback 😊 tonestro offers a structured learning environment with lessons, songs, exercises, and interactive feedback to support you step by step while learning your instrument. All prices, durations, and subscription terms are clearly shown before purchase and must be actively confirmed. You can also try tonestro with the 7-day free trial before deciding on Premium. In addition, there are free contents, the first lesson for free, and the weekly Challenge with 5 free playable songs. 🎶 If you have specific points that were not helpful for you or questions about the subscription, please contact us at support@tonestro.com. Your feedback helps us keep improving tonestro.
Charged after cancelling
Response from developer
Hi David, Thanks for your feedback 😊 If you don’t have access to Premium, we’d like to check this closely. Please contact us directly at support@tonestro.com with your purchase details, User ID, and the login you used when starting the subscription. This allows our team to review your Premium status, cancellation, and charges in detail and help clarify the case. 🎶
Idk
Response from developer
Hello, Thanks for your feedback! We understand that you’d like all songs to be available to everyone. We try to offer a good free starting point, while subscriptions help us keep growing tonestro with hundreds of songs, courses, live feedback, and weekly challenges. We’ll keep looking for ways to make the app valuable for every player.
Roya
Amazing Cello App
The biggest highlight for me is the music. It’s amazing to play real, recognisable pieces rather than the boring MIDI-style exercises that so many other apps use. The selection is fantastic too – a really great mix that keeps things interesting and motivating.
I also love how gamified the learning experience is. It makes practising fun and gives you that extra push to reach 100%. The feedback on note accuracy and timing is incredibly impressive as well – it even notices when a string is slightly out of tune, which shows how well-designed it is.
There are just a couple of small improvements I’d suggest. The text/notes can be quite small on iPhone, and I sometimes struggle to read them clearly. It would also be really helpful to have an automatic restart when you make a mistake, rather than needing to press buttons while holding the bow.
The only downside for me is that I’ve now completed all the lessons – including the entire Section 2 Advanced section – and feel like I’ve run out of content. I’d love to progress further, especially into higher positions beyond first position, and to learn more advanced techniques like vibrato.
Is there any plan to introduce an “Experienced” level, or is this currently in development?
I truly love this app and just don’t want to stop learning with it – thank you for creating something so enjoyable and inspiring.
Two Levels Now Available
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for your feedback 🎶😊! Cello was released in tonestro only a few weeks ago, which is why there is currently just one introductory level. We want to assure you that more lessons and courses are already in development and will gradually become available in the app. In the meantime, you can already enjoy many songs, exercises, and the real-time feedback feature to improve your playing. tonestro is continuously expanding, and with a little patience you’ll soon discover much more content for cello. We’d love for you to keep using the app and update your review once the new lessons are released 🚀🎻.
Charges a lot for what you get
Response from developer
Hello EvoE66 👋🎶 Please contact us directly at support@tonestro.como so we can look into your concern together 📧🙂 tonestro is designed as a complete learning platform – with structured courses, live feedback, personalized exercises, a large song library, and weekly challenges to keep you motivated long term 🎺📊🎵 Your feedback is important to us because it helps us continuously improve the learning experience. Feel free to tell us what felt missing for you or where you’d like to see improvements – we’re always listening and actively developing tonestro further 🚀🎶
Super
Only One Level
It is a helpful and interesting app with a lot of potential, but it doesn’t have enough instruction yet.
As of 2025-11-16, there is still only one level available.
I plan to update this review once I notice additional lessons available.
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for your feedback 🎶😊! Cello was released in tonestro only a few weeks ago, which is why there is currently just one introductory level. We want to assure you that more lessons and courses are already in development and will gradually become available in the app. In the meantime, you can already enjoy many songs, exercises, and the real-time feedback feature to improve your playing. tonestro is continuously expanding, and with a little patience you’ll soon discover much more content for cello. We’d love for you to keep using the app and update your review once the new lessons are released 🚀🎻.
Opinion
Response from developer
Hello, thank you for your feedback 🎶😊! The Cello section in tonestro was released only a few weeks ago. More courses and songs for intermediate and advanced players are already in development and will be added step by step. Our goal is to offer you a complete learning path, no matter what level you start from. In the meantime, you can use the song library and exercises to continue improving your skills while the next learning levels are being released. Many users say they progress very well with this combination, even if they already have some experience. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact us anytime at support@tonestro.com. And maybe your rating will soon match ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🚀🎻.
Only One Level
It is a helpful and interesting app with a lot of potential, but it doesn’t have enough instruction yet.
I plan to update this review once I notice additional lessons available.
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for your feedback 🎶😊! Cello was released in tonestro only a few weeks ago, which is why there is currently just one introductory level. We want to assure you that more lessons and courses are already in development and will gradually become available in the app. In the meantime, you can already enjoy many songs, exercises, and the real-time feedback feature to improve your playing. tonestro is continuously expanding, and with a little patience you’ll soon discover much more content for cello. We’d love for you to keep using the app and update your review once the new lessons are released 🚀🎻.
Only has a single beginner course!
I understand that you need to start somewhere; however, waiting 3+ weeks between lessons is not something I'm willing to do for $100/year. I'm looking to make more rapid progress than that so I'd need to also do something else for lessons. If I understood this was not yet ready I would not have purchased this at all.
When you first log into the app they tempt you with a 1 time offer of $99/year if you sign up for the subscription immediately. So I didn't have a chance to see that there was extremely little content. This feels very misleading and I have requested a refund.
Be warned, at the time of writing this there is next to no lesson content and no guarantee of when more will be released over time.
Response from developer
Hello, with tonestro you have many ways to explore the app for free 🎶: the first lesson is always open, every week you can join the weekly challenge for free, and in the song library you’ll find a dedicated Free Songs category. On top of that, the 7-day free trial lets you try all premium features and the full content without restrictions 🚀 – so you can decide for yourself before purchasing a subscription. It’s true that we also offer limited-time promotional deals that give you a special discounted price ✅. These don’t include the free trial but are very attractive in terms of value. Our goal is to provide you with a high-quality and motivating learning platform 🌍 – with real-time interactive feedback, a structured learning course, thousands of songs from classical, pop & jazz, and weekly challenges. This way, you can master your instrument step by step and enjoy practicing 🎻🎺🎷.
