Comparison

SongTorch vs Viola Tuner & Intonation

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SongTorch

Create and share interactive music books with songs, animations, and talking characters. Features include interactive instrument fingering, avatar customization, and student progress tracking. Seamlessly switch between devices and access demos of all songs.

Highlights
  • Interactive song and multimedia book creation
  • Animations and talking characters
  • Interactive recorder, guitar, and ukulele fingering
  • Customizable avatars with rewards
  • Student progress tracking
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Automatic page turning
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This wonderful new interactive song and multimedia book format is wowing musicians, singers and educators around the world. It’s free to use. Demos of all songs are available. Create your own interactive songs and interactive books. Now it's also available on iPad/iPhone/iPod and Mac app. Switch between all devices anytime, easily in seconds. New and improved: *Songs and books can now have animations and talking characters. *Interactive recorder, guitar and ukulele fingering is now available. *Create your own avatar to represent you and be rewarded with more avatar options when you earn stars. *Give interactive learning access to all of your students. *Student tracking of their interactive learning stars earned. *You can now have multiple devices logged in at the same time and have a different song or multimedia book open on each. *You can close a song or book remotely to switch it to your current device. *Automatic page turning features.

About

Viola Tuner & Intonation

Features
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Viola Intonation & Tuner helps serious learners hear, see, and refine pitch on the instrument. - Live pitch feedback shows whether a note is sharp, flat, or centered. - Metronome with a tempo ruler, per-beat accents, subdivisions, Tap Tempo, a Tempo Trainer, and a Quiet Count dropout. - Fingerboard explorer maps notes, positions, scales, and double stops. - Real viola reference tones support focused ear training. - Practice review highlights notes that need attention. Runs on device with adjustable A4 reference and practice tolerance.

Screenshots

SongTorch3 screens
Viola Tuner & Intonation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Viola Tuner & Intonation at fortnightly against SongTorch's every 3 months. SongTorch's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. SongTorch sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Viola Tuner & Intonation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SongTorch ships an update every 3 months, Viola Tuner & Intonation fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
SongTorch versus Viola Tuner & Intonation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongTorchViola Tuner & Intonation
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size99 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIJAM Music Pty LtdWangyue Huishi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SongTorch

One-time2
  • KeyFixer for SongTorch$8.99
  • KeyFixer for SongTorch$12.99
1 purchases

Viola Tuner & Intonation

One-time1
  • Viola Intonation Pro$12.99

Questions

Is SongTorch free?
SongTorch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Viola Tuner & Intonation free?
Viola Tuner & Intonation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SongTorch or Viola Tuner & Intonation have ads?
Neither SongTorch nor Viola Tuner & Intonation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SongTorch or Viola Tuner & Intonation?
SongTorch ships an update every 3 months, and Viola Tuner & Intonation fortnightly. Most recently, SongTorch was updated on October 3, 2026 and Viola Tuner & Intonation on October 10, 2026.

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