Comparison

Bagpipe Basics vs Braw Tunes

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

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About

Bagpipe Basics

Features
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+++BELOW YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT OF THE APP AS WELL AS ITS PRIVACY POLICY+++ +++ You want to know how to start leaning how to play the bagpipes in the simplest way imaginable? Or you are a musician who wants to simply know the bagpipe scale and how it relates to your own instrument? 'Bagpipe Basics' teaches you the fundamentals of the Scottish great Highland bagpipe, Irish Warpipe or ‘píob mhòr’ (Gaelic pronunciation included in the app). You will learn its fingering, basic notation and how to play the scale. Chanter animations in combination with the stave as well as the terminology used by pipers will guide you from one melody note to the next. Furthermore, two games allow you to challenge what you have learned: You can train your ear with the listening-skills tool and quiz yourself on the finger positions of the bagpipe chanter with reference to their notation. In this way it focuses on the music with the minimum of language input in an entertaining and highly efficient manner. 'Bagpipe Basics' was compiled by the pipers Allan MacDonald of Glenuig (Scotland) and Thomas Zöller (Germany). You can contact the authors directly via email through the app. 'Bagpipe Basics' includes: * Animation of the scale (Beginner) * A quiz on the fingering of the bagpipe chanter (Novice) * A quiz that trains your listening skills (Novice / Intermediate) * Basic music theory as well as information on how to hold the bagpipe chanter * All audio recordings as well as the handwriting by Allan MacDonald of Glenuig +++PRIVACY POLICY OF THE APP BAGPIPE BASICS+++ The app “Bagpipe Basics“ is published by Pìob is Ceòl UG (haftungsbeschränkt). The app is subject to the regulations of the respective app-store.  Our app does not collect personal data. Consequently, we cannot – and have no desire to – pass on any personal data of any user to third parties. Furthermore the app does not use any tracking tools. The app only uses the memory of your device to save the highscores you achieve in the learning games the app provides. Purchasing this app, especially the transfer of your financial data for the purchase process, is subject to the regulations of your provider. Your personal data required for the purchase and the installation of the app will not be processed by us but only by your provider. You can find its privacy policy here:
 Apple App Store: https://www.apple.com/privacy/ External links:
 The app includes links to external websites. If you use any of these links, the IP-address of your device will be send by your browser to the respective website. The app itself will not send any further information to the external websites.

About

Braw Tunes

This app listens to bagpipe music and displays the sheet music in real-time. It helps organize tunes into sets, track practice progress, and collaborate with band members. Access a large library of bagpipe tunes or upload your own.

Highlights
  • Real-time music recognition
  • Automatic sheet music display
  • Set planning and auto-transition
  • Organize personal music library
  • Band collaboration and sharing
  • Practice analytics and statistics
Features
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Braw Tunes is the app you open every time you practise your pipes. It's where you keep your music: the tunes you play, your sets, your practice history. And it stays yours, on any phone. Free, for everyone in your band Braw Tunes is free, on any phone. Everyone in your band can use it with a Piper's Account, and the free level is sized so a band or a tutor can put their sets on it and every member has them. No account is needed to try it: open the app, search, play, and your music appears. Pro, a paid yearly subscription, is space as your library grows. New in version 2: sharing, done properly Your Pipe Major shares the set. One tap, and it's in your app. Sharing tunes used to mean emailing files around and hoping everyone could open them. Now you send a link or a short code, and whoever you send it to taps it and the set appears in their app. Build an address book of contacts and groups. Shares are live, you control who has access, and you can revoke a share at any time. Got your music as PDFs? Add them. Photos of a page and recordings too. Attach them to a tune, a set or a collection. Your music doesn't have to be a BWW file. Your library • Your tunes, your sets, your collections, organised the way you play them. Import BWW and MusicXML files, or start from the 7,000 bagpipe tunes that come with the app, with the full music for the public-domain ones. • Saved to your Piper's Account, so it comes back if you reinstall, and it syncs between your devices. With you as you play • Play, and your sheet music appears. Braw Tunes listens, works out which tune you're playing, and shows the music, then the opening bars of the next tune in your set. • Remember a tune but not its name? Play it, and Braw Tunes will tell you. Keeps you at it • Every practice session is tracked automatically: your history, stats on what you play, and a weekly streak. I'm Bruce. I've made the Braw apps for pipers for ten years: the Braw Bagpipe Tuner, Piper's Metronome, and Braw Tunes. If you've used Piper's Metronome, your Piper's Account already works here. Questions, problems, ideas: bruce@brawsound.com. It comes straight to me, and I read every one.

Screenshots

Bagpipe Basics4 screens
Braw Tunes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Braw Tunes at Free against Bagpipe Basics's $2.99. Bagpipe Basics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Braw Tunes is free to download; Bagpipe Basics costs $2.99 up front. Braw Tunes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bagpipe Basics asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Bagpipe Basics versus Braw Tunes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBagpipe BasicsBraw Tunes
Price$2.99Free — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPìob is Ceòl UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Avoir Technology

In-app purchases

None

Bagpipe Basics

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Braw Tunes

Subscriptions2
  • Braw Tunes Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Braw Tunes Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Supporters edition upgrade$79.99

Questions

Is Bagpipe Basics free?
Bagpipe Basics costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Braw Tunes free?
Braw Tunes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bagpipe Basics or Braw Tunes have ads?
Neither Bagpipe Basics nor Braw Tunes shows ads.

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