B vs Functional Harmony
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.
Functional Harmony
This music theory app helps users spell chords and scales by entering a root note. It also identifies intervals when two notes are provided. Learn music theory concepts quickly and easily.
- Spell chords
- Spell scales
- Identify intervals
- Enter root note for chords/scales
- Enter two notes for interval identification
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Functional Harmony is a fast music theory desk for players and students. Build chords and scales from a root and quality. Identify harmony from notes. Or just Ask—type a chord, scale, or note stack in plain English and jump straight to the answer. SCALE FINDER • Choose a root and scale quality—major, minor, modes, pentatonic, and more • See every degree spelled clearly for practice and ear training • Perfect when you need a quick scale finder without flipping textbooks CHORD BUILDER & CHORD ID • Spell major, minor, sevenths, suspended, augmented, diminished, and more • Stack notes in the Notes tab to identify chords and intervals (reverse lookup) • Piano-friendly note entry with accidentals—great as a chord identifier ASK • Natural-language queries: “C major 7”, “F# dorian”, “C E G” • Live preview before you open Chords, Scales, or Notes • Built for homework, rehearsals, and songwriting sessions WHY FUNCTIONAL HARMONY • Chords, scales, and note identification in one app • Clean, bottom-anchored controls designed for one-handed practice • No accounts, no clutter—just theory when you need it Whether you call it a scale finder, chord identifier, or harmony lab, Functional Harmony keeps tonal music theory at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Functional Harmony at Free against B's $1.99. Functional Harmony also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (83% vs 50%). B's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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
Functional Harmony is free to download; B costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Functional Harmony holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Functional Harmony has 25 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 83% of Functional Harmony's.
B ships an update every 9 months, Functional Harmony every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | B | Functional Harmony |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Eskin | Dylan Shade |
Customer experience
B
Functional Harmony
In-app purchases
B
No in-app purchases
Functional Harmony
No in-app purchases
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