Comparison

Fingering Strings vs Mini Music Theory School

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

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About

Fingering Strings

This interactive guide helps string instrument players visualize fingerings for various hand positions across different clefs. It allows users to see and hear notes, intervals, and chords, aiding in learning and practice.

Highlights
  • Multiple instrument support (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)
  • Extensive hand position library (Simandl, Rabbath)
  • Visual "beginner tape" display
  • Multi-note display (up to 4 notes)
  • Hear notes, intervals, and chords on piano
  • Support for Treble, Alto, Tenor, Bass clefs
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The highest rated and most comprehensive fingering guide available for Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass (Simandl and Rabbath positions). See up to 4 notes at the same time. Decide which hand position would be best for the interval or passage. See and hear the written note, interval, or chord on the piano. Support for Key Signatures to more easily find a fingering in the music you're working on. • Hand Positions: 15 positions on the Violin, 15 positions on the Viola, 16 positions on the Cello, and 12 Simandl positions or 6 Rabbath positions on the Double Bass. • Display "beginner tape" on the fingerboard as well as string names and colors. • Notate one to four notes in Treble, Alto, Tenor or Bass clef. How to Use: Pick a written note (touch the staff) and have the fingering displayed and concert pitch played on the piano. Play a concert pitch on the piano, and have that pitch's fingering displayed and the transposed note written on the staff. Written and concert pitches are the same for all but the double bass, which transposes, sounding an octave below what is written. • Use the ‘Play' button(s) to repeatedly hear the note(s) being displayed. 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

Mini Music Theory School

Practice music theory concepts with flashcard-style exercises covering intervals, chords, scales, and time signatures. Access supplementary tutorials on the developer's website to deepen your understanding.

Highlights
  • Interval practice
  • Triad exercises
  • Scale learning (17 types)
  • 7th chord identification
  • Key signature drills
  • Time signature practice
  • Linked web tutorials
Features
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Mini Music Theory School contains flashcard-style exercises for you to practice intervals, triads (major, minor, diminished and augmented), scales (17 types, including the church modes), 7th chords (dominant, major, minor, half-diminished and diminished), key signatures, as well as simple, compound and hybrid time signatures. The app also links you to tutorials on my website. These tutorials cover all the material you need in order to do the exercises in the app. Ratings, reviews and feedback are greatly appreciated!

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Mini Music Theory School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mini Music Theory School at every 3 months against Fingering Strings's every 17 months. Mini Music Theory School also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Fingering Strings costs $3.99 and Mini Music Theory School $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fingering Strings against 5.0 for Mini Music Theory School. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 92% and 91% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fingering Strings ships an update every 17 months, Mini Music Theory School every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fingering Strings versus Mini Music Theory School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFingering StringsMini Music Theory School
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick Q. KellyDavid Powell

Customer experience

Fingering Strings

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%

Mini Music Theory School

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Fingering Strings

No in-app purchases

None

Mini Music Theory School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fingering Strings free?
Fingering Strings costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mini Music Theory School free?
Mini Music Theory School costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fingering Strings or Mini Music Theory School?
Fingering Strings and Mini Music Theory School are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Fingering Strings or Mini Music Theory School have ads?
Neither Fingering Strings nor Mini Music Theory School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fingering Strings or Mini Music Theory School?
Fingering Strings ships an update every 17 months, and Mini Music Theory School every 3 months. Most recently, Fingering Strings was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mini Music Theory School on November 2, 2026.

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