Comparison

Harmonica Clinic vs ScaleMaster Pro

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

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About

Harmonica Clinic

Learn to play the harmonica with over 300 detailed video lessons. This app offers instruction for all skill levels, from absolute beginners to advanced techniques like bending and blues scales. Explore various styles and learn popular songs.

Highlights
  • 341 informative video lessons
  • Beginner to advanced instruction
  • Learn various playing styles
  • Master harmonica bending
  • Play popular songs
  • Blues scale and cross-harp techniques
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Harmonic Clinic is a collection of 341 Highly Informative and Tuitional lessons on how to play the Harmonica. The Harmonica is a great and inexpensive instrument to play and you can have so much fun. Its relatively easy to learn and this series of lessons has something for all levels of ability. There are videos dedicated to absolute beginners, how to play various styles and all suitable for all age groups. Videos include: Harmonica Basics I - Brands Harmonica Basics II - How to hold a harmonica How to play the harmonica Harmonica Basics III - How to isolate notes to play harmonica songs Harmonica Basics IV - How to play harmonica songs Oh Susanna Harmonica Basics V - Learn how to play the harmonica notes 1st position Harmonica Basics VI - How to Play a Harmonica in Cross-Harp 2nd Position Blues Shuffle Harmonica Basics VII - How to play harmonica songs Love Me Do by the Beatles Harmonica Basics VIII - Learn Harmonica Bending Harmonica Basics IX - Harmonica Bending Tips Harmonica Song Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters Harmonica Basics X - Learn to Play Harmonica Bending all the Draws Harmonica Basics XI - Learn how to play harmonica songs Hoochie Coochie Man by Muddy Waters Harmonica Lesson - My Response to Sam 3 draw bend 12-step intensive Harmonica Basics XII - Harmonica Lesson How to play Trills Harmonica Basics XIII - Harmonica Lesson Blues Scale 1 octave in 2nd Pos Good outro lick Harmonica Basics XIV - How to Play the 12 Bar Blues Form Harmonica Lessons Harmonica Basics XV - Harmonica Blues Scale Cross Harp Lower Octave Harmonica Basics XVI - Learn to Play Harmonica Octaves good blues outro lick Harmonica Basics XVII - How to Play the Harmonica 1st Position Major Scale Harmonica Basics XVIII - How to Play Harmonica Songs One Way Out by Sonny Boy Williamson - Harmonica Basics IXX - Harmonica Lessons 1st Position Blues Scale Bottom Octave Harmonica Bascis XX - Modern Blues Harmonica - Bending the 6 Draw to add intensity Progressive Harmonica Method for Young Beginners Ex001 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex002 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex003 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex004 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex005 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex006 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex007 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex008 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex009 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex010 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex011 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex012 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex013 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Ex014 Harmonica Lessons for Young Beginners Book 1 Progressive Which Harmonica Should I Buy Learn Blues Harmonica in Weeks NOT 3 Scale Exercises for High Low Transitions Blues Harmonica Lesson Improve Your Harmonica Tone Blues Harmonica Lesson - TONGUE TREMOLO PART 1 Blues Harmonica Lesson - TONGUE TREMOLO PART 2 7 Themes for Intermediate Blues Harmonica Players PART 1 7 Themes for Intermediate Harmonica Players PART 2 7 Themes for Intermediate Harmonica Players PART 3 Advanced Harmonica Vibrato - sweet vibrato on bends like Sonny Boy Williamson Get A Bigger Acoustic Harmonica Tone Harmonica Review The Powerbender Play Like A Harmonica Pro 1 Build Tension Hold the 5 Chord Play Like A Harmonica Pro 2 Phrasing Play Like A Harmonica Pro 3 Blues Lick Flourishes and many more.

About

ScaleMaster Pro

Learn musical scales on your instrument with visual aids and adjustable tempo. Explore different scales, save your practice sessions, and discover new sounds for improvisation. Adapts to various instruments and tunings.

Highlights
  • Learn scales in notation and on instrument
  • Adjustable tempo for practice
  • Save custom scale documents
  • Support for piano, guitar, bass, and more
  • Custom tunings
  • All common clefs for reading practice
  • Scale transposition
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Just started piano lessons? Or maybe you picked up that cool looking headless guitar from an auction site and surprise, it's a baritone and in D! Or perhaps you've been playing violin for a while, but that new piece has you wondering about the harmonic minor scale. And if you picked up a mandolin this time instead of yet another guitar, you certainly want to see how your favorite pentatonic is played on that slim fretboard. Starting out can be rough, but learning continues as our interests evolve and that is fantastic. ScaleMaster is your go-to companion for learning scales on your instrument, and no matter how we look at it, scales will remain an essential part of our musical journey as beginners or professionals. Seeing any scale in music notation and on your instrument at the same time is pretty cool. No need to translate between the two. The notation shows you what to play, and your instrument shows you where your fingers go. Whether you're just starting out or need a quick reference, it's all right there. As you practice, you'll want to speed things up, slow them down. Maybe you've got your fingers organized after a couple weeks of working that harmonic minor mode, or you're working through a tricky passage. Adjust the tempo and keep pushing yourself. Save your scales too, that E Blues scale you've been working on, the exercises for your band's repertoire, or the scales you're exploring for that chord progression that keeps showing up. Each scale document remembers your instrument and where you left off. And that includes positions because for some of us an F Mixolydian scale looks very different in 5th position than it does in 3rd. But as for help with improvising, this is where ScaleMaster really shines. That Bbm7b5 chord keeps coming up, and you're tired of that same old scale. So, find the scales that work. Hear how they sound, and flip back and forth between different possibilities until something clicks. It's not about memorizing every scale, it's about discovering the ones that speak to you and expanding your vocabulary when you need it. If you're a pianist, you get a full 88-key interface. Guitar players get the 24 frets they want. String players can set custom tunings, that detuned E string on your violin, your new five-string banjo, or that Open D tuning for that one song. And when you're ready to work on reading music, switch clefs and practice with the same scales you know by ear. It all connects. • Over 200 scales from around the world • Scale visualization for your instrument in music notation and schematic • Reference instruments: piano, guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, double bass • Scale documents recording instrument, position and more for current and future reference • Universal transposition of any scale or exercise • All common clefs for reading practice • Dozens of tuning presets There are two main pillars to ScaleMaster Pro - reference and play. Finding good scale options for that old major chord is one thing, evaluating their sound another. For that you can generate scale patterns, change their tempo, key and sound to get a taste for what fluency would get you. Reference - as in reference instruments, alternate tunings, sound and notation alternatives and more. Playing along on the other hand is foremost excellent practice. You can slow things down or crank up the speed - ScaleMaster shows you where the notes are and play along if you want it to. Scales are a central topic for us musicians with many periods of interest. For a while we're into pentatonics but then get caught up in blues scales, church modes, exotic scales and more. ScaleMaster helps keep track and lets you sound things out.

Screenshots

Harmonica Clinic4 screens
ScaleMaster Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScaleMaster Pro at 42% against Harmonica Clinic's 0%. Harmonica Clinic's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Harmonica Clinic costs $1.99 and ScaleMaster Pro $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Harmonica Clinic versus ScaleMaster Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmonica ClinicScaleMaster Pro
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews41.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB26 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperANTHONY PETER WALSHRoGame Software

Customer experience

Harmonica Clinic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ScaleMaster Pro

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Harmonica Clinic

No in-app purchases

None

ScaleMaster Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Harmonica Clinic free?
Harmonica Clinic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScaleMaster Pro free?
ScaleMaster Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Harmonica Clinic or ScaleMaster Pro have ads?
Neither Harmonica Clinic nor ScaleMaster Pro shows ads.

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