Comparison

Scale Junkie vs Drumtune NXT | drum tuner

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

Head to head
About

Scale Junkie

Transform scale practice into an engaging musical experience. This app provides a full band accompaniment, turning repetitive exercises into enjoyable songs. Practice scales with custom tempos and a variety of musical sections, making learning fun and immersive.

Highlights
  • Practice scales with a full band
  • Adjustable tempo for desired pace
  • Scales in all 12 keys
  • Seamlessly switch musical sections
  • Mute individual instrument tracks
  • Learn and share Junkie Tracks
Features
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The worlds first mobile app specifically designed to make playing scales amazingly fun and exciting! Come on, let's be real. Sitting down with your instrument and turning on a metronome (click..click...click...) at 60 bpm to repetitively play the same scale over and over again although effective, is not the most exhilarating experience that you're just longing to get back to every day. We understand that, and that's why we created Scale Junkie! With Scale Junkie, you can have a fun immersive experience while playing your scales to music specifically created to keep you engaged, and interested the whole entire time! You're not just practicing to a metronome any more, you now have a full band playing along with you! The scales you play are now a melody to a song, and the Scale Junkie band accompanies you, making it a fun and enjoyable experience! Key Features: -Change the tempo to create the pace at which you desire to play -A variety of scales in all 12 keys -Switch seamlessly between musical sections -Separate audio tracks with the ability to mute out instruments and practice to what you want to hear -Great for drummers too -Learn to play all genres with Junkie Tracks and share it with the world Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Drumtune NXT | drum tuner

Features
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You're a drummer. Drumtune NXT is a drum tuner. You play the drums. NXT is a tool for tuning your drums to help making them sound at their best. Sounds like a match made in heaven! DRUM TUNER > Snares > Toms > Floor toms > Kick drums No gimmicks, just proper tuning power. NXT level Tuning range up to from 30Hz for kicks, up to 550Hz for snare reso heads. A tool you can actually use to tune your kick roaring low, and your 12" snare sky-high. What's NXT? LUG PITCH LOCK > Lock onto a lug pitch to clear your drum head without seeing overtones. > You're in command. Use voice control to lock / unlock a lug pitch. Just say 'LOCK' or 'UNLOCK'. > See the pitch difference with your locked lug pitch so you can smoothly clear all lugs. LUG TUNER > Tap on any specific lug to pause the lug tuner scan and tweak it. Tap it again to continue with the flow. > Get an overview of the entire tuning of the head. KIT LIBRARY > Create and edit kits. > Create your personal tunings in custom presets/ Load these for future tuning sessesions. (Automatic iCloud backup) > Tweak the tonal spacing between the drums in your kit, freely or following intervals. > Get estimates for the lug pitches needed to get close to your set fundamental tone. (+/- 10%) > Calculate the intervals between the lug pitches of both heads, and get an estimate of the fundamental tone at that tuning. (+/- 10%) > 6 Facrtory kits as tuning references to start exploring with. Adjust these to your liking so they sound well to your taste and for your kit.

Screenshots

Scale Junkie4 screens
Drumtune NXT | drum tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scale Junkie at Free against Drumtune NXT | drum tuner's $9.99. Drumtune NXT | drum tuner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Junkie is free to download; Drumtune NXT | drum tuner costs $9.99 up front. Scale Junkie sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Drumtune NXT | drum tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scale Junkie ships an update every 4 months, Drumtune NXT | drum tuner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scale Junkie versus Drumtune NXT | drum tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScale JunkieDrumtune NXT | drum tuner
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.9 (293 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings293 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe C-Dub Brand, LLCEXALTD CO., Limited

Bugs and requests

Scale Junkie

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option for lifetime purchase
  • Option for annual purchase
  • Add more scales (Pentatonic, diminished, blues)
  • Add minor scales
  • Add tablature
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  • More updates

Drumtune NXT | drum tuner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scale Junkie

Subscriptions1
  • Full access subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Month
None

Drumtune NXT | drum tuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scale Junkie free?
Scale Junkie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drumtune NXT | drum tuner free?
Drumtune NXT | drum tuner costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scale Junkie or Drumtune NXT | drum tuner have ads?
Neither Scale Junkie nor Drumtune NXT | drum tuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scale Junkie or Drumtune NXT | drum tuner?
Scale Junkie ships an update every 4 months, and Drumtune NXT | drum tuner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Scale Junkie was updated on November 3, 2026 and Drumtune NXT | drum tuner on November 5, 2026.

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