Comparison

Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar vs Scale Practice

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

Head to head
About

Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar

This app provides a comprehensive visual reference for guitar scales and modes, featuring 340 illustrations with fretboard diagrams. Users can explore various scales and keys, create custom slideshows for practice, and utilize an adjustable metronome.

Highlights
  • 340 scale and mode illustrations
  • Guitar fretboard diagrams
  • Customizable slideshows
  • Adjustable metronome
  • Full-screen viewing
  • Support for all keys and scales
Features
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Scales and modes are crucial building blocks of western (occidental) music, including blues, classical, country, funk, hip-hop, jazz, Latin, heavy metal, pop, punk, rap, R&B, reggae, reggaeton, rock, ska, soul, trip-hop, … and beyond! Jazzhacker apps are practice, study, and reference guides for musicians of all abilities, playing any genre of music. Each title includes 340 illustrations of the most popular and useful scales and modes.  Each illustration displays pertinent info (name, formula, notes) about a scale or mode and a stylized guitar (or bass) fretboard showing the locations of all notes of the scale or mode on the fretboard (its pattern), all at a glance. Please see Jazzhacker.net for more info, including Jazzhacker ebooks. Select the icons (or scroll down) to view sample app pages: The user may select an image to view or select a standard slideshow to play, or build a custom slideshow, for practice or study or entertainment. Images and slideshows may be viewed in full-screen mode and run with or without the app's adjustable metronome. Scales and Modes: Major (Ionian), Whole-Tone, Lydian, Lydian Flat-Seven, Mixolydian, Major Pentatonic, Major Blues, Melodic Jazz Minor, Dorian, Harmonic Minor, Natural Minor (Aeolian), Diminished (Whole-Half), Diminished (Half-Whole), Super Locrian, Phrygian, Locrian, Blues w/Major Third, Minor Pentatonic, Minor Blues, and Half Diminished Scale and Mode Keys: C, C#, Db, D, D#, Eb, E, F, F#, Gb, G, G#, Ab, A, A#, Bb, and B Manual Operation: Select and display any scale or mode in any key Slideshows: • Play any scale or mode in all keys • Play all scales and modes in any key • Play all scales and modes in all keys • Select any images and add them to a custom playlist (slideshow) • Images and slideshows may be displayed in full-screen mode • Slideshow Rates: 5s, 10s, 15s, 30s, 45s, 1m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 30m, or 60m per slide Metronome: Select 30 to 200 BPM

About

Scale Practice

This music app generates random scales and arpeggios for practice. It offers a diverse selection of scales, including user-defined options, and provides resources like images and descriptions to aid learning. It's a tool to vary your practice routine.

Highlights
  • Random scale generation
  • User-inputted scale selection
  • Diverse scale library
  • Arpeggio practice
  • Scale resources and images
Features
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This app contains three different functions: 1. Random scale chosen from a list of scale types 2. Random scale chosen from a list of user inputted scales 3. Scale resources, including images of each scale and descriptions Features: -Diverse Scale Selection (Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Major Modes, Melodic Minor Modes, Blues Scale, Pentatonic Scales, Octatonic Scales, Whole Tone Scales) -Arpeggio Practic -Resources to help you learn new scales -Random selection from user selected scales This app does not listen to you practice, or provide you feedback in any way. It is only designed to give you a new order to practice your scales in.

Screenshots

Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar4 screens
Scale Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scale Practice at Free against Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar's $4.99. Scale Practice also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Scale Practice is free to download; Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar costs $4.99 up front. Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scale Practice asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar ships an update every 9 months, Scale Practice every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar versus Scale Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJazzhacker Scales for GuitarScale Practice
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—4.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAZZHACKER LLCAlexander Burdiss

Customer experience

Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scale Practice

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar

One-time1
  • Upgrade to add more scales$2.99
None

Scale Practice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar free?
Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Scale Practice free?
Scale Practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar or Scale Practice have ads?
Neither Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar nor Scale Practice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar or Scale Practice?
Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar ships an update every 9 months, and Scale Practice every 2 months. Most recently, Jazzhacker Scales for Guitar was updated on October 8, 2026 and Scale Practice on September 29, 2026.

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