ScaleMate vs Piano Sheet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScaleMate
This app provides an interactive reference for understanding music scales and jazz harmony. It allows users to hear, visualize, and manipulate scales to deepen their comprehension of musical concepts. Features include expert write-ups, practical usage tips, and animated transformations between scales.
- Hear scales as melodies
- Visualize scales on circle of fifths
- Expert scale write-ups
- Manipulate scales and hear changes
- Full library of scales
- Automatic scale recognition
- Animated scale transformations
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ScaleMate is a modern, interactive reference to jazz harmony. ScaleMate lets you… HEAR SCALES conventionally or as random melodies. VISUALIZE SCALES in ways that help you understand them deeper. READ & LEARN through built-in, expert scale write-ups & use tips. MANIPULATE SCALES while you listen. Hear the effects instantly to understand how scales differ. ————————————————— ScaleMate is a reference that shows you & plays for you any scale you wish…. But that's just the beginning. ScaleMate helps you hear & understand scales and harmony more deeply… by teaching you to visualize scales in ways that match what they sound like. Imagine… Wouldn't it be nice to have a single image to understand all the modes of the major scale? Ever wonder why the modes are ordered so oddly, hopping between major & minor & dominant? Or notice that the Altered Scale is the "darkest", most minor sounding of all possible dominant scales? Or that its tritone-substitution, the Lydian Dominant Scale, is the "brightest" of them all? Ever notice that the minor pentatonic scale is a mode of the major pentatonic scale and wonder whether there were any other useful pentatonic modes? Ever notice that the major pentatonic scale (and its modes) are the only 5-note scale that doesn't contain any half steps or tritones? ScaleMate shows you scales in a way that makes these observations natural and immediate… and plays you the results too. Or ever just wonder what the definition of a dominant chord is and which common scales can be used for them? ScaleMate's got you covered. ——————— FEATURES ——————— USE IT RIGHT AWAY Use ScaleMate right now! Built-in help is there for you whenever you want it. LISTEN ScaleMate lets you hear what scales sound like, by playing them up & down, or by playing random melodies that use them. VISUALIZE WHAT YOU HEAR ScaleMate shows every scale both linearly (for melodic understanding) and on the circle of fifths (for harmonic understanding). FULL LIBRARY OF SCALES ScaleMate knows all the scales you're ever likely to encounter. A WELLSPRING OF KNOWLEDGE Extensive info pages on 60+ of the most common & important scales, including practical advice and usage tips. (Over 15,000 words of content.) USE IT TO TEACH ScaleMate is perfect for projecting on a screen or sharing over zoom while you teach. Its animations let you show how one scale transforms into another, and it has special features (pointing, hiding/revealing) for educators. AUTOMATIC SCALE RECOGNITION Build your own scales and ask yourself "what if I make this change…" Whenever you produce a conventional scale, ScaleMate will automatically identify it for you by name and tell you about it. ANIMATED IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES Change between one scale and another and see the differences between them, visually animated before you. SMART SPELLING ScaleMate notates perfectly, for every scale in every key. NOTE ROLES Next to each note, ScaleMate displays its function—in numbers (3, 5, b7) or in solfege (Mi, Sol, Te) or not at all, according to your preference. SIMPLE OR ADVANCED NOTATION ScaleMate shows you double flats and double sharps whenever they're called for… unless you'd rather see simpler note names. Prefer never to see notes like Cb and E#? You can have ScaleMate show them as B and F. DIMINISHED HARMONY Choose the option to color the notes in three colors so you can see which diminished seventh chord every note belongs to. Great for understanding diminished scales & chords and seeing how they relate to other scales too. JAZZ CRED ScaleMate is created by Anton Schwartz. An award-winning saxophonist & composer as well as an expert educator, he is also the creator of the highly rated RANDOM ROOTS app. Terms and conditions: https://scalemate.app/terms-conditions Privacy policy: https://scalemate.app/privacy
Piano Sheet
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Piano Sheet: Smart Music Reader Discover a better way to read, organize, and practice piano sheet music. Piano Sheet gives pianists a clean, distraction-free score reader with automatic page turning, hands-free head gestures, playback, practice loops, and an expanding online music library. Features • Online Piano Sheet Library Explore classical piano scores from composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Liszt. Browsing and searching are free. Downloading additional scores requires a subscription. • Import Your Own Sheet Music — Subscription Required Import PDF, MusicXML, MXL, and MIDI files and keep your personal music library organized in one place. • Hands-Free Page Turning Turn pages with a nod or head movement using your device’s front camera. You can also use automatic page turning or compatible external controls. • Distraction-Free Full Screen Enjoy a clean reading experience designed for iPhone and iPad. Portrait and landscape layouts adapt automatically to keep the score clear and centered. • Score Playback Listen to supported scores, adjust the tempo, and follow the playback position while practicing. • Loop Practice Select a difficult section, repeat it continuously, slow it down, and practice until it feels natural. • Collections & Favorites Create personal collections for lessons, performances, daily practice, or favorite works. • Practice Tracking Keep track of your recent practice time and quickly return to the scores you are working on. • Multilingual Search Find well-known works using commonly recognized titles across multiple languages. Why Piano Sheet? Paper scores are difficult to organize, and manually turning pages can interrupt your playing. Piano Sheet brings your music library, reading tools, and practice workflow together in one focused app. Ideal For • Piano beginners and advanced players • Music students and teachers • Classical music enthusiasts • Performers and accompanists • Anyone building a digital sheet music library Download Piano Sheet today and make every practice session simpler, more focused, and more enjoyable. Subscription Information A subscription is required to download additional online scores and import personal sheet music files. Free built-in scores and their supported reading and practice features remain available without a subscription. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Service & Support • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://noteable.app/privacy • Support URL: https://noteable.app/support • Contact: support@noteable.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Piano Sheet at Free against ScaleMate's $3.99. ScaleMate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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
Piano Sheet is free to download; ScaleMate costs $3.99 up front. Piano Sheet sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. ScaleMate asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScaleMate ships an update fortnightly, Piano Sheet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScaleMate | Piano Sheet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (24 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Schwartz | 凡 刘 |
In-app purchases
ScaleMate
No in-app purchases
Piano Sheet
- One Week7 Days trial$6.997 Days









