# Fingering Brass vs Heavy Brass

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Heavy Brass at 81% against Fingering Brass's 33%. Heavy Brass also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (37 vs 2). Fingering Brass's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $9.99) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Fingering Brass costs $1.99 and Heavy Brass $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Fingering Brass holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heavy Brass has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Fingering Brass's written reviews are positive against 81% of Heavy Brass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Fingering Brass ships an update every 16 months, Heavy Brass every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Fingering Brass | Heavy Brass |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$1.99** | $9.99 |
| Rating | **[4.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fingering-brass/id367215632/reviews)** | [4.2 (37 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heavy-brass/id1037802910/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **37** |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | **81.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Size | 134 MB | 353 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Patrick Q. Kelly](https://appshunter.io/developer/310068987) | [Christian Schoenebeck d/b/a Crudebyte](https://appshunter.io/developer/428367741) |

## What reviewers say

### Fingering Brass

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fingering-brass/id367215632)

Access interactive fingering charts for a wide range of brass instruments and piano. View fingerings for written or concert pitch, with alternate options and audio playback. Supports multiple clefs and transpositions.

**Highlights:** Instrument fingering charts, Alternate fingerings, Concert pitch playback, Written pitch input, Multiple clef support, Piano keyboard interface, Transposition options

**In-app purchases:** none


### Heavy Brass

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heavy-brass/id1037802910)

This virtual instrument app provides realistic trumpet, trombone, and saxophone sounds for music production and live performance. It offers a wide variety of articulations and sound categories, supporting integration with other music apps and external MIDI controllers.

**Highlights:** Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone sounds, Multiple brass section samples, Switchable and crossfadeable articulations, Audio Unit v3, Inter-App Audio, Audiobus support, External MIDI keyboard and controller support, Integrated effects with presets, MIDI player and recorder

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Fingering Brass free?

Fingering Brass costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Heavy Brass free?

Heavy Brass costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Fingering Brass or Heavy Brass?

Fingering Brass is rated higher. Fingering Brass averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Heavy Brass averages 4.2 from 37 ratings.

### Do Fingering Brass or Heavy Brass have ads?

Neither Fingering Brass nor Heavy Brass shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Fingering Brass or Heavy Brass?

Fingering Brass ships an update every 16 months, and Heavy Brass every 2 months. Most recently, Fingering Brass was updated on November 6, 2026 and Heavy Brass on November 2, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*