Extended Violin Technique vs Note Naming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extended Violin Technique
Explore a vast collection of extended violin techniques with definitions, notation examples, and videos. This app aids students in preparing difficult pieces and composers in discovering new violin sounds. It also features a section for composers to share their work.
- Extended violin technique explanations
- Notational examples
- Demonstrative videos
- Searchable content
- Composer music submission section
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This app addresses the need for a comprehensive analysis and explanation of the great variety of extended violin techniques that have emerged over the past century. Its exhaustive contents, combining small textual definitions with notational examples and demonstrative videos, will serve as a great starting point for the violin student addressing the preparation of challenging new music and for the composer exploring new violin sonorities within her/his music. The app allows the user to search for specific contents (i.e. composer, work title, technique name) and has a dedicated section for new composers to upload samples of their music that might expand the current selection of techniques and notational solutions. We hope that you find it useful and inspiring as a performative and compositional tool.
Note Naming
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This simple app will help music students, both adults and children, become familiar with the names of the notes on the treble and bass clefs. It is configured in five different levels and is ideal for beginner pianists as it spreads from middle C outwards. It can also help players of other instruments, as it has the facility to focus on either the treble clef or the bass clef.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Note Naming at every 2 months against Extended Violin Technique's every 40 months. Extended Violin Technique's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.3). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Extended Violin Technique ships an update every 40 months, Note Naming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extended Violin Technique | Note Naming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apps Resource Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University | Marcelo Palacios |
In-app purchases
Extended Violin Technique
No in-app purchases
Note Naming
No in-app purchases
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