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The Color Encyclopedia

The Color Encyclopedia

Explore 351 families of notes

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📚 Education
🎵 Music
$9.99

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • July 29, 2026
  • July 29, 2026

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ANDREW SHERON
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Explore and understand the full spectrum of musical notes and their relationships. Hear, visualize, and learn about thousands of unique sound combinations, from familiar scales to entirely new sonic territories. This app offers a comprehensive map of musical space for musicians and enthusiasts.

✓Offline access to musical map
✓Listen to any note combination
✓Scale visualizer for instruments
✓Filter and search musical sounds
✓Curated and custom note lists
✓Reactive UI with dynamic background
✓Randomize sounds for discovery
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What's New in The Color Encyclopedia

1.1.5

July 29, 2026

• Loop is now a toggle, and looping playback is gapless. • The circle wheel and its controls now lay out correctly on smaller screens. • Rotating the wheel feels immediate — the selection now lands together with the connecting lines instead of trailing behind them. • Upside-down portrait is now supported. • A new tip link under Feedback in Settings. • Refreshed color and mode names throughout.

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A game changer for music theory

I had no idea that ONE single user friendly interface for understanding MANY DIFFERENT music systems existed! I’m going to show this to all of my friends who have been trying to find a friendly point of entry for learning music AND I’m going to show this to all of my music nerds who have been trying to learn new systems of harmony to expand their ear and musical pallets!!!! 10/10
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Rocket Fuel 17Rocket Fuel 17

Amazing

How I wish I had this years ago when I was learning how to
make music. It simplifies everything so much, you don’t need to be a master to understand how to connect to notes using this system. It’s very hands on, intuitive and user friendly.
Lara abletonLara ableton

The Music App Everyone Needs

People don’t realize how visual learning can open new realms of music. This app not only helps you understand how notes, modes, and sequences relate to one another; it offers a new methodology of visually and mathematically understanding music. I am astounded by the thorough work that went into this app, and I think it is a necessary purchase for anyone looking to truly deepen and expand their understanding of how music functions. Five stars.
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NesKresNesKres

Wonderful App

I love this. As a music educator this is very creative- informative and educational but also super fun to explore. Opens the creative mind to seemingly endless sound creation and possibilities. Understanding and applying tonal relationships is overlooked in music ed and this is definitely something I will use in my lessons and as a performer.
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sam_sammmsam_sammm

Brilliant, Beautiful, Useful.

This is dope.
I love exploring all the different sound groups, and exploring all the different notations for different instruments.
Absolutely gorgeous app and tool!
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FAQ

What is The Color Encyclopedia?

The Color Encyclopedia is a comprehensive offline tool that maps and explores all 2,048 twelve-tone musical sounds, organized into 351 unique families. You can hear, visualize, and learn about these sounds and their relationships.

How much does The Color Encyclopedia cost?

The Color Encyclopedia is a paid application, available for $9.99. This one-time purchase grants you full access to all its features without any additional costs or subscriptions.

Does The Color Encyclopedia have ads?

No, The Color Encyclopedia does not contain advertisements. As a paid application, it provides an uninterrupted user experience focused solely on musical exploration.

What devices is The Color Encyclopedia available on?

Currently, The Color Encyclopedia is supported on iPhone devices. Future platform expansions may be considered based on user demand and development resources.

How often is The Color Encyclopedia updated?

The Color Encyclopedia was last updated on July 29, 2026, with version 1.1.5. Updates typically focus on refining features, expanding content, and ensuring compatibility with the latest operating system versions.

Can I use The Color Encyclopedia offline?

Yes, The Color Encyclopedia is fully offline. The entire musical map and all its features are accessible without an internet connection, making it ideal for use anywhere.

What age rating does The Color Encyclopedia have?

The Color Encyclopedia has an age rating of 4+. This indicates that the content is generally suitable for all ages, with no mature themes or complex concepts that would be inappropriate for younger users.

What makes The Color Encyclopedia unique compared to other music apps?

Its uniqueness lies in its exhaustive mapping of all possible twelve-tone musical sounds, not just common scales and chords. It offers a deep dive into sonic possibilities, presented in an interactive and educational format.