ScaleHero vs Metronome Tracker & Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScaleHero
This app helps music students practice scales by providing interactive tools for intonation, note recognition, and scale exploration. Customize instruments, drones, and scale parameters for a personalized learning experience.
- Practice with scale notes and drone
- Listen to individual scale structures
- Instrument and drone selection
- Transposition for all keys
- Extensive scale and mode selection
- Adjustable tempo and metronome
- Save customized scales as favorites
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This app is intended to support music students in their scale practice The app enables and encourages students to: 1. Practice alongside scale notes, listening closely to intonation 2. Practice alongside a drone and scale notes, listening closely to intonation 3. Practice alongside the drone alone, listening closely to intonation 4. Listen to an individual scale to understand its structure 5. Read and understand the note names of a given scale while practicing 6. Explore new scales and have fun!!! Scales can be customized as follows: 1. Instrument selection (piano, organ, strings) 2. Drone Selection (cello, tuning fork) 3. Transposition option for all keys 4. Scale selection (All recognized scales, including Major, Natural minor, Harmonic minor, Melodic minor, Major and Pentatonic Modes, Arpeggios, Pentatonics, Blues, etc.) 5. Adjustment of tempo, time signature, starting note, starting octave, number of octaves, repetition of tonic note, metronome (simple or compound time), number of intro beats 6. Selection/addition of drone 7. Variety of interval selection possibilities 8. Repeating note option to enable real time listen and play of each note 9. The 'Endless Loop' button plays the scale on repeat endlessly. As soon as the scale ends it loops directly back into the metronome count in Customised scale formats also can be saved as favourites Background colour can be adjusted and saved
Metronome Tracker & Tuner
This app offers a precise metronome with advanced rhythmic features and practice tracking. It helps musicians tune their instruments, monitor practice sessions, and visualize progress for consistent improvement. Customize sounds and use dark mode for a personalized practice experience.
- Precise metronome
- Subdivisions and complex time signatures
- Practice time tracking
- Visual progress insights
- Customizable sounds
- Instrument tuning
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Master Your Practice with Metronome Tracker & Tuner! Metronome Tracker & Tuner is a precise and intuitive metronome designed for musicians who want more than just tempo. Practice with accuracy, track your time, tune your instrument, and improve consistently, all in one app! Key features: - Precise & Easy-to-Use Metronome: Set your tempo instantly with a clean and simple interface designed for fast adjustments during practice - Subdivisions & Complex Time Signatures: Practice with advanced rhythmic structures, including detailed subdivisions and time signatures - Practice Time Tracking & History: Automatically log your sessions and review your complete practice history over time - Visual Progress Insights: Understand your practice habits and build consistency with clear performance tracking - Custom Sounds & Dark Mode: Choose from different metronome sound options and practice with Dark Mode support How It Works: 1. Tune your instrument and set your desired tempo 2. Choose subdivisions or time signatures 3. Start your session and focus on your performance 4. Track your time and review your progress Download Metronome Tracker & Tuner and take full control of your tempo, tuning and practice time! Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: weekly, yearly. - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Metronome Tracker & Tuner at Free against ScaleHero's $0.99. Metronome Tracker & Tuner also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (44 vs 3). ScaleHero's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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
Metronome Tracker & Tuner is free to download; ScaleHero costs $0.99 up front. Metronome Tracker & Tuner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. ScaleHero asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScaleHero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome Tracker & Tuner has 44 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ScaleHero's written reviews are positive against 67% of Metronome Tracker & Tuner's.
ScaleHero ships an update every 5 months, Metronome Tracker & Tuner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScaleHero | Metronome Tracker & Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Graf | Audiobus Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
ScaleHero
Metronome Tracker & Tuner
In-app purchases
ScaleHero
No in-app purchases
Metronome Tracker & Tuner
- Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly premium$2.997 Days
- Yearly premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Yearly premium$29.991 Year
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