Axe vs String Crossing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Axe
This app transforms guitar learning into an arcade-style game. Navigate a fretboard maze by naming notes, mastering scales, and conquering triads. It's a fun, engaging way to complement traditional guitar lessons.
- Fretboard maze navigation
- Note identification gameplay
- Scale pattern practice
- Triad mastery mini-games
- Arcade-style challenges
- Complements guitar lessons
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Axe Master: Unleash Your Fretboard Fury! Embark on a musical adventure like never before with Axe Master – the revolutionary guitar education/game app that transforms learning into a thrilling game of skill and knowledge. Picture this: Navigate a fretboard maze like a guitar-wielding hero, but instead of traditional controls, you conquer the frets by naming notes on the fly. Dodge devilish adversaries, seize power-ups to vanquish foes, and obliterate obstacles with your newfound fretboard prowess. Yet, there's more to this game than meets the eye. To triumph over the challenges, you'll delve into scale patterns and master triads – the very building blocks of chords. Axe Master seamlessly integrates entertainment and education, making the fretboard your playground. Why choose Axe Master? • Fretboard Mastery Made Fun: Say goodbye to tedious memorization. Axe Master turns learning the notes on your guitar into a fast-paced and enjoyable experience. • Arcade-Style Excitement: Test your fretboard knowledge in an exhilarating arcade-style game. Can you name the notes swiftly enough to outsmart the devils and conquer the fretboard? • Tailored Learning: Whether it's note identification, scales, or triads, Axe Master offers focused mini-games to hone specific skills. Customize your learning journey and master each aspect of guitar playing. • Complement Your Lessons: A perfect companion to traditional guitar lessons, Axe Master adds an element of fun to your practice routine. Elevate your playing and watch as memorization becomes second nature. • No Strings Attached Pricing: Unlike other apps, Axe Master is a one-time purchase with no subscriptions or in-app purchases. Gain unlimited access to a world of guitar education at a fraction of the cost of a single private lesson. Unleash the Axe Master within you and revolutionize the way you learn the guitar fretboard. Transform practice into play – your journey to fretboard mastery begins now!
String Crossing
This game allows you to play with a real violin, collecting coins by hitting the correct open strings. Bonus sections require matching the melody with open strings to gather coins and regain life. It offers an infinite run experience suitable for both beginners and advanced violinists.
- Play with a real violin
- Collect coins by playing open strings
- Bonus sections with melody matching
- Infinite runner gameplay
- Suitable for all skill levels
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Finally, GAME you play with a real violin! Collect coins by playing the correct open string on the violin. During bonus sections, play the open string that matches the melody, collect the coins from all lanes, and regain life. Whether this is your first time playing, or you are an advanced player, you will have a BLAST controlling this game with your VIOLIN, in an infinite run of String Crossing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: String Crossing at Free against Axe's $2.99. String Crossing also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.2). Axe's advantage is chart position (#116 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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
String Crossing is free to download; Axe costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Axe | String Crossing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #116 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takehito Furuyama | Boyan Ivanov Bonev |
Customer experience
Axe
String Crossing
In-app purchases
Axe
No in-app purchases
String Crossing
No in-app purchases








