B vs Eikona
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
B
Learn the notes on the treble side of a B-System Chromatic Button Accordion with a built-in note guide. Features high-quality sampled notes and a responsive button board for melodies and chords. Connect to external speakers for amplified sound.
- Built-in note guide
- High-quality sampled notes
- Responsive button board
- Melody and chord playing
- External speaker support
- Toggleable note names
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Using the built-in note guide, you will quickly learn the notes on the treble side of the B-System Chromatic Button Accordion (Bayan) and be playing songs in no time! The instrument has extremely high-quality individually sampled notes from a real instrument and a very fast, responsive button board for playing melodies and chords. For even more fun, plug your iPhone into an external amplified speaker. Touch the "?" button to toggle the note names.
Eikona
Access daily hymns for the Liturgical year to enhance your prayer routine. Follow along with illustrated sheet music and explore Morning Prayers and Festal Hymns. Enjoy Byzantine Chant recordings by experienced chanters.
- Daily liturgical hymns
- Illustrated sheet music
- Morning Prayers
- Festal Hymns
- Byzantine Chant recordings
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The Eikona app offers hymns for each day of the Liturgical year to enrich your daily prayer life. Listen to the hymn and, if desired, follow along with the beautifully illustrated sheet music. Also included are Morning Prayers and the 12 Festal Hymns throughout the Greek Orthodox calendar year. Eikona is three sisters who have chanted together for over 30 years and have recorded 11 albums of Byzantine Chant in English.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eikona at 100% against B's 50%. Eikona also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.5). B's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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
Eikona is free to download; B costs $1.99 up front. Eikona sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. B asks for nothing beyond the download.
Eikona holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eikona has 62 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of B's written reviews are positive against 100% of Eikona's.
B ships an update every 9 months, Eikona every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | B | Eikona |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Eskin | VDUB Software, LLC |
Customer experience
B
Eikona
In-app purchases
B
No in-app purchases
Eikona
- Backer$5.00
- Booster$10.00
- Benefactor$20.00
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- Patron$50.00
