Scheme Songs vs Down An Escalator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scheme Songs
Access musical performance backing tracks from a musical school program. Download tracks for offline playback or stream them online. Ideal for rehearsals and performances where internet access may be unreliable.
- Access all performance backing tracks
- Download tracks for offline playback
- Stream tracks online
- Organized by year and term
- Searchable A-Z list of tracks
- Familiar timeline player
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Scheme Songs is a free app that lets you use your Charanga Musical School login to access all the performance backing tracks from Scheme, wherever you are. Use it to help your class put on a performance or sing a song, in places where you would find it difficult to use the website. All the Scheme backing tracks are available to download and play offline on your iPhone or iPod touch or online over wifi/mobile internet. Scheme Songs is perfect if you can't be sure that there's a reliable internet connection in your performance area, because you can save an entire term's performances in advance. • Includes all the seasonal productions in performance order, including Little Angel Gets Her Wings and Five Gold Rings. • Familiar timeline player from Charanga Musical School Scheme lessons. • Just plug your iPhone or iPod touch into the PA system and you're all set. • Organised by year and term so you can find the performance you're looking for with ease. • If you can't connect to the internet, but you've already got songs saved, you can play them offline. • All seven years of Charanga Musical School Scheme songs, from Reception through to Year 6. • Includes an searchable A-Z list of all our Freestyle performance tracks
Down An Escalator
Engage with ten interactive music theory games designed to enhance your understanding of key signatures, scales, intervals, triads, and more. Track your progress with an in-app leaderboard and utilize the 'Show' button for assistance.
- Ten interactive music theory games
- Covers key signatures and scales
- Interval and triad recognition
- Music symbols and terms
- Time signatures and rests
- In-app leaderboard
- Hints available
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10 Games in one App to improve your Music Theory through play. Fun interactive games. Topics include: Major and Minor Key Signatures Major and Harmonic Minor Scales Recognising and Building Major and Perfect Intervals Recognising Triads Music Symbols and Terms Time Signatures Rests Includes in-App Leaderboard to encourage achievement of High Scores. Some games include ‘Show’ button to display correct answers if you can’t work them out! Based on areas covered in the book ‘Down an Escalator Backwards’, by Belinda J.Byers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Scheme Songs at Free against Down An Escalator's $2.99. Scheme Songs also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 39 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Down An Escalator's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Scheme Songs is free to download; Down An Escalator costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scheme Songs ships an update every 7 months, Down An Escalator every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scheme Songs | Down An Escalator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charanga Ltd | Belinda Byers |
Customer experience
Scheme Songs
Down An Escalator
In-app purchases
Scheme Songs
No in-app purchases
Down An Escalator
No in-app purchases
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