Pocket Talkbox Lite vs Basic Pitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Talkbox Lite
Explore the unique sound of a talk box with this music app. Learn to shape notes into words by manipulating your mouth around the speaker, creating vocal-like effects without changing your voice. It's a fun, practice-based instrument for musical experimentation.
- One octave major scale talk box tone
- Shape notes into words with mouth movement
- Simulates wah-wah effects
- Includes a tutorial video link
- Practice-based musical instrument
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This is a lite version of Pocket Talkbox, offering one octave of the famous talk box tone, set to a major scale. Learn the fun and unusual technique of shaping notes into words, just by moving your mouth around the speaker. A talkbox is NOT a voice changer so please tap or see the TUTORIAL if it's your first time. TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/xw74j9egoEM Play a tune or a tone, pointing the speaker directly into your mouth. The SHAPE OF YOUR MOUTH creates the effect (not your voice). Try giving the keyboard a wah-wah effect by mouthing (not speaking) "wah-wah-wah" over the speaker. PRO TIP: Point the SPEAKER (not the microphone) into your mouth while you play the notes. Move your mouth but DO NOT USE YOUR VOICE! Every musical instrument takes a certain amount of practice and this is one of them. Please make an effort to understand how it works before saying it doesn't. Have fun! For more info and tutorials, please visit http://vbiliti.com/pockettalkbox
Basic Pitch
This app makes music education engaging for all skill levels. It offers a gamified approach to ear training and sight-singing, essential skills for musicians. Learn to identify pitches, intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms through interactive exercises.
- Gamified music education
- Ear training exercises
- Sight-singing practice
- Learn music theory concepts
- Identify pitches and intervals
- Chord and rhythm recognition
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Basic Pitch builds internal pitch awareness through simple, game-like listening, matching, and singing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pocket Talkbox Lite at Free against Basic Pitch's $1.99. Pocket Talkbox Lite also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Basic Pitch's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months). On ratings volume, 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
Pocket Talkbox Lite is free to download; Basic Pitch costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basic Pitch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pocket Talkbox Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of Basic Pitch's.
Pocket Talkbox Lite ships an update every 9 months, Basic Pitch every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Talkbox Lite | Basic Pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.1 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vito Biliti | Carlos DeSoto |
Customer experience
Pocket Talkbox Lite
Basic Pitch
In-app purchases
Pocket Talkbox Lite
No in-app purchases
Basic Pitch
No in-app purchases
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