Comparison

Pianolytics vs scalesNarpeg

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

Head to head
About

Pianolytics

Master piano notes and chords with engaging games and tools. Practice specific sections of the piano, explore scales, and generate chord progressions. Track your progress with detailed statistics and share your achievements.

Highlights
  • 25+ games and tools
  • Explore 950+ scales
  • Practice any piano section
  • Master chord patterns
  • Learn to read music
  • Track progress with heat-map
  • Ear training
Features
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Built on 9+ years of development, Pianolytics is the ultimate piano trainer. Learn every note, chord, scale and interval through fast, addictive games, then use it all to write your own music. For every level: beginners learn the basics, intermediate players finally see the whole keyboard, and advanced players can dig into extended chords and 950+ scales in every key. Made by a single developer who is also a musician. PLAY ON YOUR REAL PIANO Turn on mic detection and answer with your piano or keyboard instead of tapping the screen. Pianolytics hears the note you play and tells you if it's right, so practice carries straight over to the keys under your fingers. 35+ GAMES AND TOOLS - Find any note on the piano, on any range of keys you choose: the first keys, a section in the middle, or the whole keyboard - Name Chord game: choose which chords to practice and identify their shapes anywhere on the keyboard, from simple triads to diminished sevenths and major thirteenths - Chord Chart Explorer: find any chord on the keyboard, worked out by a custom algorithm, and save your favorite shapes - Name Interval and Find Interval games, with your choice of intervals and starting notes - Scale Explorer: 950+ scales from any root note, customized however you want, with intervals color-coded - Games to practice building chords and scales note by note, and chord progressions chord by chord - Staff game: learn to read music on any section of the staff, with your choice of staff type - Staff and Piano game: find the key that matches a note on the staff - Ear training for notes, intervals and chords - Circle of fifths practice - Built-in tuner and metronome - Video lessons in 20+ languages WRITE YOUR OWN SONGS - Write down your song ideas, attach audio recordings and lyrics, and save them - Pianolytics detects the scale of your melody and generates chord progressions that fit it - Generate any popular chord progression in any key, then play along with playback TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - A heat map shows how well you know every key - Stats showing how fast you answer every single key, interval and chord shape, and how far you've come - Milestones guide you through what to learn next MADE FOR HOW YOU PLAY - Automatic Mode: the games answer themselves on a loop, so you can learn just by watching - Timer Mode: set your own timer in any game to test yourself - Customizable interval colors and app theme color - Chord names as standard letters, chord symbols, or Nashville numbers (with or without flats) - Note names in letters, two solfege styles, numbers, German, Japanese, Indian, Cyrillic or Korean notation - Available in 20 languages HAND-BUILT BY ONE DEVELOPER Pianolytics is designed and built by one independent developer, the creator of Fretonomy, and new games are added regularly. PLAY EVERY GAME FREE Every game and tool is open in the free version, so you can try all of it. Terms of Use: https://www.pianolytics.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pianolytics.com/privacy/

About

scalesNarpeg

Features
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ScalesNArpeg helps you master piano scales and arpeggios with interactive quizzes, practice exercises, and a live tutorial guide. Learn and practice effectively at your own pace, for all skill levels

Screenshots

Pianolytics4 screens
scalesNarpeg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pianolytics at Free against scalesNarpeg's $3.99. scalesNarpeg's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.4 vs 17.6). On update cadence, 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

Pianolytics is free to download; scalesNarpeg costs $3.99 up front. Pianolytics sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. scalesNarpeg asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pianolytics ships an update every 10 days, scalesNarpeg every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pianolytics versus scalesNarpeg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPianolyticsscalesNarpeg
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.5 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStrong Apps LLCGuru Prasad M

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pianolytics

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

scalesNarpeg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pianolytics free?
Pianolytics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is scalesNarpeg free?
scalesNarpeg costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pianolytics or scalesNarpeg have ads?
Neither Pianolytics nor scalesNarpeg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pianolytics or scalesNarpeg?
Pianolytics ships an update every 10 days, and scalesNarpeg every 9 days. Most recently, Pianolytics was updated on November 3, 2026 and scalesNarpeg on October 30, 2026.

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