Comparison

Bastien [Interval] Flashcards vs AxeScales

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

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About

Bastien [Interval] Flashcards

This app helps students learn musical intervals through engaging games. It features progressive levels, interactive exercises for recognition, matching, and playing, and progress tracking. Delightful illustrations make learning fun for students of all ages.

Highlights
  • Progressive learning levels
  • Interval recognition game
  • Interval matching game
  • Play intervals on piano
  • Progress and score tracking
  • Optional user registration
  • Delightful illustrations
Features
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Easy and Fun! The Bastien Interval Flash Cards App is designed to help students learn Intervals, as easily as possible. Based on the best-selling "Bastien Music Flashcards" which have helped millions of piano students worldwide learn their Intervals. Learn more about Intervals! **Features** :The game is broken into progressive levels, allowing users to master one level at a time. :There are three parts, 1) Recognizing Intervals - Answer the degree of number 2) Matching Intervals - Select the matching card 3) Play the Intervals - Play the Intervals with your piano :Monitor your progress with scores and rankings. Optional registration for a free account to record your ranking for each game, your total score, and your best scores, then compare those with users from abroad! Delightful illustrations that kids will adore. Students of all ages will love learning their Intervals!

About

AxeScales

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Learn the Major and Minor Scales on Guitar. Select from Heptatonic (7 Note), Hexatonic (6 Note), Pentatonic (5 Note), Blues (6 Note), or Arpeggios (3 Notes), from any Root Note, for each Major and Minor Scale. (A total of 120 different combinations!) Shows the Scale Degree of each note in the Scale, with the Root Notes of each Scale highlighted. Each note will play when clicked. Fret numbers are shown below the Fretboard.

Screenshots

Bastien [Interval] Flashcards4 screens
AxeScales3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AxeScales at $1.99 against Bastien [Interval] Flashcards's $2.99. Bastien [Interval] Flashcards's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bastien [Interval] Flashcards costs $2.99 and AxeScales $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bastien [Interval] Flashcards versus AxeScales: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBastien [Interval] FlashcardsAxeScales
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeil A. Kjos Music Co. Inc.Joseph Svantner

In-app purchases

None

Bastien [Interval] Flashcards

No in-app purchases

None

AxeScales

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bastien [Interval] Flashcards free?
Bastien [Interval] Flashcards costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AxeScales free?
AxeScales costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bastien [Interval] Flashcards or AxeScales have ads?
Neither Bastien [Interval] Flashcards nor AxeScales shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bastien [Interval] Flashcards or AxeScales?
Bastien [Interval] Flashcards ships an update every 3 days, and AxeScales every 3 days. Most recently, Bastien [Interval] Flashcards was updated on November 3, 2026 and AxeScales on October 27, 2026.

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