Comparison

Harmonica Clinic vs BlueScalesTrainer

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
Features
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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

BlueScalesTrainer

Learn guitar scales with your own songs. Analyze music to find keys and display matching scales. Practice with visual fretboard views, adjustable speed, and effects. Supports foot pedal control and integrates with your iTunes library.

Highlights
  • Song key analysis
  • Visual scale patterns
  • Fretboard note display
  • Adjustable playback speed and pitch
  • Built-in audio effects
  • Foot pedal control support
  • Playlist management
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The BlueScalesTrainer was created by good motivation targets for 2019. Not loosing weight this year, but finally know where notes are on which fretboard position on my guitar to play solos. Like everywhere, this require a lot of practice and I started direct in the AppStore looking for suitable apps. Although there is a lot dealing with Scales, it is either too much, visually too small and often not helpful for practicing. The features I missed are now available in the BlueScalesTrainer: * The scales should be displayed while playing, so it needs a music audio player * New songs should be analyzed because I'm not able hear the key of a song * The scales should then be displayed individually in large size and as an overview, matching the selected song * Overview and single view of scale patterns should be switched by foot pedal * A fretboard view provides a complete overview and should also be able to hide notes. Thanks to my app BlueJamPlayer, I already had the basis for the audio player, song analysis and control via foot pedal. I also took over the effect section, so that you can use the 7 audio effects in the BlueScalesTrainer as well. Here are the extensive functions that I have integrated in the BlueScalesTrainer and everything without subscription, InApp Purchase or advertising: - The main Scales are included: Major, Minor, Pentatonic Major, Pentatonic Minor, Blues Major and Blues Minor - In total 360 scales for your training target to master your guitar solos - Per scale type each of the 12 keys and their 5 patterns according to the CAGED system could be selected - Scale view in 3 modes: Pattern single, Summary and Zoom view - New added large fretboard view, where either root notes, chord notes or all notes of the scale are displayed - Switchable display of the notes or note position in the scale - The player can also be controlled via Bluetooth from PagerTurner foot pedals - Alternative scale views can be switched via foot pedal - The pitch can be adjusted without changing the speed - Also the speed is adjustable without changing the pitch - Free configurable effects (reverb, delay, flanger, equalizer, filter) to improve the sound - All songs in your iTunes library can be used - Songs are analyzed for the key, so that the matching scale will be selected automatically - The BPM will also be analyzed and effects Delay/Flanger will be set to this BPM - In order to sort your session better, there is a playlist management with 16 playlists - Especially for practicing difficult passages, the A->B Play mode is optimal - For the direct start 14 loop songs of different styles already available Hope you enjoy learning Scales with BlueScalesTrainer!

Screenshots

Harmonica Clinic4 screens
BlueScalesTrainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlueScalesTrainer at 50% against Harmonica Clinic's 0%. BlueScalesTrainer also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.3). Harmonica Clinic's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). 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 BlueScalesTrainer $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BlueScalesTrainer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Harmonica Clinic's written reviews are positive against 50% of BlueScalesTrainer's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Harmonica Clinic versus BlueScalesTrainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmonica ClinicBlueScalesTrainer
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Every 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperANTHONY PETER WALSHStefan Arnhold

Customer experience

Harmonica Clinic

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

BlueScalesTrainer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Harmonica Clinic

No in-app purchases

None

BlueScalesTrainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Harmonica Clinic free?
Harmonica Clinic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlueScalesTrainer free?
BlueScalesTrainer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Harmonica Clinic or BlueScalesTrainer?
BlueScalesTrainer is rated higher. Harmonica Clinic averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BlueScalesTrainer averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Harmonica Clinic or BlueScalesTrainer have ads?
Neither Harmonica Clinic nor BlueScalesTrainer shows ads.

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