Comparison

SmartScales vs Spatial Orchestra

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

Head to head
About

SmartScales

This app transforms scale and arpeggio practice into an engaging experience with specially composed backing tracks. It closely aligns with the ABRSM syllabus, offering interactive scores, adjustable tempos, and a built-in metronome. Explore various music styles and practice with looping exercises for instruments like piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.

Highlights
  • Interactive scale and arpeggio practice
  • ABRSM syllabus alignment
  • Specially composed backing tracks
  • Adjustable tempo control
  • Looping exercises
  • Built-in metronome
  • Toggleable audio tracks
Features
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SmartScales makes practising scales and arpeggios interactive and fun! A collaboration between highly experienced music educators and leading music software developers, SmartScales ensures you’ll be making beautiful music thanks to specially-composed backing tracks in a broad range of styles. The graded exercise packs, available as in-app purchases, closely follow the syllabus of the ABRSM, the UK’s largest music education body and the world’s leading provider of music exams. Free content allows you to try exercises in each grade before buying. Content for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass available today, more instruments coming soon! • Follows the complete ABRSM syllabus*, including all exercise variations • Choice of music styles for every exercise • Fully interactive score follows the music • Adjustable tempo as you build towards ABRSM's suggested playing speed • Loop the exercise so the music goes on while you play • Built-in metronome helps you keep in time • Toggle lead, backing and metronome tracks on and off • Music can be used as jam along tracks * The syllabus on which SmartScales is based is © by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and is reproduced by permission of the copyright owner.

About

Spatial Orchestra

Experience a full orchestra in augmented reality, allowing you to walk through the musicians and visualize the music. Explore four different songs with three unique viewing modes, bringing immersive recordings to life anywhere.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality orchestra experience
  • Walk through musicians
  • Visualize music in 3D
  • Four songs included
  • Three viewing modes
  • iOS 12 required
Features
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Have you ever wanted to walk through the orchestra yourself? Well now you can, thanks to the power of augmented reality in iOS 12. "Spatial Orchestra" brings the raw, immersive recordings of the Cinema-Sonic orchestra to life anywhere you are--including in your own living room! Download the free app and launch for quick and easy instructions (don't forget to use your camera!), and then get physically moving to walk through the orchestra! You can enjoy four different songs all played by the orchestra, and take advantage of three different views to visually see the music. "Spatial Orchestra" is the collaboration of Cinema-Sonic, the award-winning team of composers and musicians, and TCW, developers of augmented reality music applications. To take advantage of Cinema-Sonic's composing, mixing, and orchestra services, or to learn more about the group, visit cinema-sonic.com. For more information on the app or TCW's spatial audio work, please visit tcwav.com. *iOS12 is required. App runs better on newer devices--above an iPhone 6S and newer iPads are strongly recommended. If your iOS device can't run the app, please contact us or try the desktop versions available on tcwav.com.

Screenshots

SmartScales4 screens
Spatial Orchestra3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartScales at 67% against Spatial Orchestra's 0%. SmartScales also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.5). Spatial Orchestra's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SmartScales sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Spatial Orchestra asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartScales holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of SmartScales's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spatial Orchestra's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SmartScales versus Spatial Orchestra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartScalesSpatial Orchestra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (38 ratings) — better3.5 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB487 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreater Heights Media LtdTCW

Customer experience

SmartScales

All ratings38 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral15.0%
Negative18.3%

Spatial Orchestra

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

SmartScales

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cannot delete app from iPad
  • In-app purchase server connection issues
  • App crashes after purchase
  • App crashes after opening
  • Unable to locate in-app purchases
Show 5 more
  • App crashes after 1 second
  • App crashes on iPad
  • App doesn't load
  • App keeps re-downloading
  • Doesn't get past unpacking files screen

Requested features

22 requests
  • Add ABRSM clarinet options
  • Add ABRSM piano syllabus updates
  • Pro version for school use with all grades enabled
  • Search for key signature and browse octaves
  • Add MIDI support
Show 17 more
  • Add guitar as an instrument
  • Add brass instruments
  • Add wind instruments
  • Add band instruments
  • Add classical guitar
  • Add woodwind instruments (clarinet)
  • Add tuba
  • Add more instruments (orchestra)
  • Add tuner
  • Add drone (chord or single tone)
  • Include all three and four scale octaves
  • Offer alternative backing tracks (e.g., piano sound)
  • Check intonation and provide analysis
  • Highlight or change note head color
  • Add fingerings or display pitches
  • Create new rhythm patterns
  • More than 2 note slur option (3,4,6,8)

Spatial Orchestra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

SmartScales

One-time17
  • Cello Grade 1$0.99
  • Violin Grade 1$0.99
  • Piano Grade 1$0.99
Show 14 more
  • Piano Grade 2$1.99
  • Double Bass Grade 3$1.99
  • Violin Grade 5$2.99
  • Viola Grade 5$2.99
  • Violin Grade 7$3.99
  • Cello Grades 1 to 4$4.99
  • Violin Grades 1 to 4$4.99
  • Piano Grades 1 to 4$4.99
  • Double Bass Grade 8$4.99
  • Cello Grades 5 to 8$9.99
  • Violin Grades 5 to 8$9.99
  • Cello Grades 1 to 8$12.99
  • Violin Grades 1 to 8$12.99
  • Viola Grades 1 to 8$12.99
None

Spatial Orchestra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartScales free?
SmartScales is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spatial Orchestra free?
Spatial Orchestra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartScales or Spatial Orchestra?
SmartScales is rated higher. SmartScales averages 4.2 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Spatial Orchestra averages 3.5 from 14 ratings.
Do SmartScales or Spatial Orchestra have ads?
Neither SmartScales nor Spatial Orchestra shows ads.

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