Session Control vs String Thing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Session Control
Easily book studio time for your music projects. Search by location, date, and time to find and reserve the perfect recording space. Spend more time creating and less time searching for studios.
- Book studio time
- Search by location
- Search by date
- Search by time
- Tailored to your sound
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Take your music to the next level by booking studio time tailored to your sound at the tap of your screen. SC makes booking studio time easy whether you are on the road or in your hometown. Search by location, date and time to book your next session. Lets face it, I know you are tired of wasting time wondering how and where to record that next hit. Spend more time creating by downloading SC.
String Thing
Visualize notes on any fretboard with this intuitive tool. Supports guitar, bass, ukulele, violin, and viola, helping musicians quickly identify desired notes.
- Fretboard note visualization
- Supports multiple instruments
- Guitar presets
- Bass presets
- Ukulele presets
- Violin presets
- Viola presets
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Use this app to easily find the exact notes you are looking for on any fretboard. Presets: Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Violin, Viola
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Session Control at Free against String Thing's $0.99. Session Control also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). String Thing's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Session Control is free to download; String Thing costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
String Thing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Session Control has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Session Control ships an update monthly, String Thing every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Session Control | String Thing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Session Control LLC | Dylan Taylor |
Customer experience
Session Control
String Thing
In-app purchases
Session Control
No in-app purchases
String Thing
No in-app purchases