Comparison

Scheme Songs vs Smoothwall Browser

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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. β€’ Includes all the seasonal productions in performance order, including Little Angel Gets Her Wings and Five Gold Rings. β€’ Familiar timeline player from Charanga Musical School Scheme lessons. β€’ Just plug your iPhone or iPod touch into the PA system and you're all set. β€’ Organised by year and term so you can find the performance you're looking for with ease. β€’ If you can't connect to the internet, but you've already got songs saved, you can play them offline. β€’ All seven years of Charanga Musical School Scheme songs, from Reception through to Year 6. β€’ Includes an searchable A-Z list of all our Freestyle performance tracks

About

Smoothwall Browser

Features
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The Smoothwall iOS browser is for use by Schools or other organisations who wish to protect young people. !!! This app should not be downloaded and installed unless you have been asked to do so by your organisation's administrator. Once it is successfully deployed, it connects to the Smoothwall Cloud Filter service (licensed separately) to access your organisation’s filtering and child-welfare policies. Smoothwall Cloud Filter is designed to keep young and/or vulnerable people safe in an online environment. It provides realtime filtering and alerting in order to ensure a high level of protection against inappropriate content, and potentially harmful use of the web. Features β€’ Realtime content filtering of web pages browsed within Smoothwall Browser β€’ Realtime alerting β€’ Access logging and reporting via Smoothwall Cloud Reports

Screenshots

Scheme Songs3 screens
Smoothwall Browser2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smoothwall Browser at every 2 months against Scheme Songs's every 7 months. Scheme Songs's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scheme Songs ships an update every 7 months, Smoothwall Browser every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Scheme Songs versus Smoothwall Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScheme SongsSmoothwall Browser
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews40.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS9.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB469 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharanga LtdSmoothwall

In-app purchases

None

Scheme Songs

No in-app purchases

None

Smoothwall Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scheme Songs free?
Scheme Songs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smoothwall Browser free?
Smoothwall Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scheme Songs or Smoothwall Browser have ads?
Neither Scheme Songs nor Smoothwall Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scheme Songs or Smoothwall Browser?
Scheme Songs ships an update every 7 months, and Smoothwall Browser every 2 months. Most recently, Scheme Songs was updated on November 1, 2026 and Smoothwall Browser on October 25, 2026.

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