Comparison

Fingering vs Saxophone Fingering Chart

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

Head to head
About

Fingering

Access interactive fingering charts for a wide range of woodwind and brass instruments, including alternate fingerings and trills. Features a piano interface to visualize notes and their notations across various clefs, with transposition options.

Highlights
  • Interactive fingering charts
  • Alternate fingerings and trills
  • Piano visualization
  • Multiple clef support
  • Transposition options
  • Instrument-specific guides
Currently charting
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“This is a must have app for every music teacher, students and enthusiast.” Immediate access to fingerings (with alternates and trills) for each instrument’s entire playable range. Get fingerings from the written or concert pitch. Support for Key Signatures to more easily find a fingering in the music you're working on. Woodwinds: Piccolo, Concert, Alto and Bass Flutes, Oboe and Cor Anglais, Soprano, Alto, Bass and Contrabass Clarinets, Bassoon and Contrabassoon, Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones Brass: F/Bb Double French Horn, A, Bb, C and D Trumpets (Cornet, Flugelhorn), Bb/F Tenorbass and Bb/F/Gb/D Bass Trombones, Euphonium and Baritone, BBb, CC, Eb and F Tubas The 'Piano' instrument simultaneously displays the note names, the locations on the piano, and the musical notations of up to 5 pitches in either Treble, Alto, Tenor or Bass clef. The Notation can be transposed for most all instrumental transpositions. • All woodwinds have trill fingerings for minor 2nd and major 2nd intervals. • Flutes and Saxophones have additional fingerings for minor 3rd and major 3rd trills. • Alto and Tenor Sax include altissimo fingerings up to written F, two octaves above the top line F of the treble clef. • All Woodwinds include visual guides to the key names and locations on the instrument to understand the fingering charts better. • Trombones include position guides for the different valve combinations. Common Clefs for Select Instruments: • Bassoon and Contrabassoon include Treble, Tenor and Bass clefs. • Bb/F Tenorbass Trombone, Bb/F/Gb/D Bass Trombone, Euphonium and Baritone include Treble, Tenor and Bass clefs. • F/Bb Double French Horn, BBb Tuba, CC Tuba, Eb Tuba, and F Tuba include Treble and Bass clefs. Treble clef on the brass instruments follow British Band tradition of being in transposing notation for non-transposing instruments. Affects Bb/F Tenorbass and Bb/F/Gb/D Bass Trombones, Euphonium, Baritone, and BBb, Eb and F Tubas. How to Use: Pick a written note (touch the staff) and have the fingering displayed and concert pitch played. Touch a button and reveal the note on the piano. Play a concert pitch on the piano, and have that pitch's fingering displayed. Touch a button and reveal the transposed note written on the staff. • If there are alternate fingerings available for a note or trill, a button will allow you to navigate through them. • Use the 'Play Note' or 'Play Trill' button to repeatedly hear what's being displayed. • Use the mute button to access the fingerings without hearing the pitches. Selecting a Pitch: Using the Staff (transposed for the current instrument): Simply touch and slide up and down on the staff to select the note, slide to the right or left of the note for sharps and flats. Using the Piano (concert pitch): drag in the area below the keyboard to move the keyboard, touch to play notes, touch & slide to change the pitch. When you glissando up the keyboard, notes will be notated as a raised value (sharps), when you glissando down, notes will be notated as lowered values (flats). Use the up and down arrows to move chromatically up and down without touching the music staff or piano keyboard.

About

Saxophone Fingering Chart

Master the saxophone with detailed fingering charts, a built-in tuner, and metronome. Practice scales, improve altissimo notes, and track your progress with this comprehensive musical companion.

Highlights
  • Detailed fingering charts for all saxophones
  • Play & Identify fingering challenge
  • Altissimo fingering guides
  • Practice tracker and reminders
  • Built-in chromatic tuner
  • Integrated metronome
  • Sound examples for each note
Features
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Introducing Saxophone Fingering Chart – the must-have app for saxophonists of all levels. Elevate your musical journey with a bunch of killer features tailored just for you: - Rock-Solid Fingering Charts: Dive deep into detailed fingering charts for alto, soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophones, both in concert and written pitch. Uncover the secrets of scales, and spice things up with the Play & Identify challenge that keeps you on your toes. - Play & Identify Challenge: Get ready to put your skills to the test with the Play & Identify challenge – a slick game that sharpens your knack for nailing saxophone fingerings. It's not just practice; it's a seriously fun way to step up your game. - Altissimo Fingering Mastery: Take your sax game to the next level with precise altissimo fingering guides. Explore and conquer the intricacies of altissimo notes, expanding your saxophone repertoire like a pro. - Practice Tracker: Plan your saxophone practice, set reminders, and record your playing to track improvement - Built-in Tuner: No more guesswork – effortlessly tune your sax with the built-in tuner. Nail every note with precision, whether you're practicing in your garage or hitting the stage. - Integrated Metronome: Keep your groove tight with the integrated metronome. Perfect for working on scales, tackling challenging pieces, or just getting your timing down pat. It's your go-to sidekick for staying in the pocket. - Virtual Saxophones: Immerse yourself in the virtual saxophone world, giving you the freedom to practice anywhere, anytime. Experience super realistic saxophone simulations that take your practice sessions to the next level. - Customizable Note Names: Make the app your own by customizing note name conventions. Tweak the settings to match your style, turning this app into your personalized musical sidekick. - Sound Examples for the Win: Go beyond the charts with sound examples that bring each note to life. It's not just about seeing the fingerings – hear how each note should sound and take your learning to a whole new level. Saxophone Fingering Chart is your all-in-one companion, designed to help you master the saxophone game. Whether you're just starting out or shredding like a pro, this app has your back on the road to saxophone greatness. Icons by UIcons and Freepik. This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fingering4 screens
Saxophone Fingering Chart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Saxophone Fingering Chart at Free against Fingering's $4.99. Saxophone Fingering Chart also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (96% vs 85%). Fingering's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

Saxophone Fingering Chart is free to download; Fingering costs $4.99 up front. Saxophone Fingering Chart sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Fingering asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Fingering against 4.7 for Saxophone Fingering Chart. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 157 and 51 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Fingering's written reviews are positive against 96% of Saxophone Fingering Chart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fingering ships an update every 7 months, Saxophone Fingering Chart every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Fingering versus Saxophone Fingering Chart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFingeringSaxophone Fingering Chart
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (157 ratings) — better4.7 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews96.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings157 — better51
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#184 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick Q. KellyAndriy Holovchak

Customer experience

Fingering

All ratings157 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative12.1%

Saxophone Fingering Chart

All ratings51 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fingering

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Contra fingerings are wrong after E natural
  • Huge battery drain
  • Cannot hear saxophone sounds, only piano
  • No sound at all
  • Sound not working
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  • No sound

Requested features

10 requests
  • Option to switch to light mode
  • Create own fingering option with notes
  • Fix piccolo fingering chart
  • Incorporate extended range fingerings
  • Add recorder charts (Baroque and German)
Show 5 more
  • Option to see pitch rather than concert pitch
  • Include more alternate woodwind fingerings
  • Add Eb and F tuba fingerings
  • Allow user to choose between transposed or concert pitch display
  • Allow user to choose between sounding or muting displayed notes

Saxophone Fingering Chart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fingering

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Saxophone Fingering Chart

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$8.99

Questions

Is Fingering free?
Fingering costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Saxophone Fingering Chart free?
Saxophone Fingering Chart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fingering or Saxophone Fingering Chart?
Fingering is rated higher. Fingering averages 4.8 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Saxophone Fingering Chart averages 4.7 from 51 ratings.
Do Fingering or Saxophone Fingering Chart have ads?
Saxophone Fingering Chart shows ads; Fingering does not.
Which is updated more often, Fingering or Saxophone Fingering Chart?
Fingering ships an update every 7 months, and Saxophone Fingering Chart every 5 weeks. Most recently, Fingering was updated on October 27, 2026 and Saxophone Fingering Chart on October 27, 2026.

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