Comparison

Scheme Songs vs MTB Exams

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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. • 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

About

MTB Exams

Record and submit instrumental music exams with audio or video. This app facilitates the submission process for qualifications from grades 1 to 8, offering flexibility and convenience for learners and teachers.

Highlights
  • Record audio and video exams
  • Review and delete recordings
  • Scan and submit free choice music
  • Submit exams for marking
  • Save exams for later submission
  • Access guidance and help
  • Recording safety features
Features
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Record and submit your MTB instrumental exam using this app. This is the newest version of the MTB app and should be used for submission of all exams from February 2021 onwards. The Music Teachers’ Board are a UK based exam board providing an exciting new way to access instrumental qualifications from grades 1 to 8 in over 25 different instruments. Our exams are recorded by either the teacher or learner, submitted online and marked by our specialist examiners. As there is no visiting examiner, unlike other boards, our exams offer: - Complete flexibility over exam dates - Reduced stress levels for pupils and teachers - Optimised rate of progress - Lower costs - Specialist examiners - Convenience Visit www.mtbexams.com to learn more and find recording advice. This app is for use by both audio and video MTB centres and self-learners. To sign up as an approved MTB centre you will need to have signed up as an ‘Individual Music Teacher’ or ‘Organisation’ on our website: https://www.mtbexams.com/sign-up/. Exams can be conducted in video without a teacher or centre present. App Features: - Record in both audio and video: Using your phone or tablet you can use this app to record your MTB exam. MTB will assign you video or audio exams based on whether you centre is an audio or video centre, exam type (practical/performance) and whether you have a teacher overseeing the exam. - Review: You can listen to or watch your recording and either delete the recording or save the exam for submission. - Scan: You can scan/photo your free choice music to submit alongside your exam. - Submit: You can submit your exam recording directly to MTB for marking. You will receive your result & marksheet within 2 weeks by email and a certificate will follow in the post. - Save for later: You can save your exam for later submission. (To retake the exam, you will need to delete this saved exam). - Guidance & help: The app includes useful information and guidance before you start the exam and has a range of information to help teachers/learners with the exam process. - Recording safety features: You will be able to check your recording quality, that you have sufficient space available on your device and place your phone on to airplane mode for the duration of the exam recording to ensure your exam is not interrupted. You will also be able to add additional clips should your exam be interrupted. - Identity verification: Video exams will require you to photo the candidates ID with the MTB app during submission. - Share: Share submitted exam recordings.

Screenshots

Scheme Songs3 screens
MTB Exams4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MTB Exams at 100% against Scheme Songs's 40%. MTB Exams also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). Scheme Songs's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scheme Songs ships an update every 7 months, MTB Exams every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Scheme Songs versus MTB Exams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScheme SongsMTB Exams
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharanga LtdMTB Exams Ltd

Customer experience

Scheme Songs

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

MTB Exams

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scheme Songs

No in-app purchases

None

MTB Exams

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scheme Songs free?
Scheme Songs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTB Exams free?
MTB Exams is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scheme Songs or MTB Exams have ads?
Neither Scheme Songs nor MTB Exams shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scheme Songs or MTB Exams?
Scheme Songs ships an update every 7 months, and MTB Exams every 2 weeks. Most recently, Scheme Songs was updated on October 18, 2026 and MTB Exams on October 14, 2026.

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