Comparison

Fingering Strings vs LatinPads

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

LatinPads

Features
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Drum loop player which delivers the Salsa, Bolero, Guaguanco and Son Montuno styles recorded from the most talented percussionists. Now with RGB style launch pads, you can have this genuine latin beats feeling with four distinct styles, each with 4 tracks. It also comes with a BPM control, so change the speed as you want and match it with your music, dance sessions, instruments, giving you different possibilities to play in a session or mixing in your gig! Very simple and intuitive to use, just press the instrument pad and it will start playing. Pressing other pads will start other instruments playing accordingly in sync. Press again the same instrument and the volume slider will appear, so you can mix them as your taste. Stop anytime any track pressing the white pad below it.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fingering Strings at $3.99 against LatinPads's $9.99. LatinPads's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 17 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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 LatinPads $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fingering Strings ships an update every 17 months, LatinPads every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fingering Strings versus LatinPads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFingering StringsLatinPads
Price$3.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick Q. KellyEduardo Sallada

In-app purchases

None

Fingering Strings

No in-app purchases

None

LatinPads

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fingering Strings free?
Fingering Strings costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LatinPads free?
LatinPads costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fingering Strings or LatinPads have ads?
Neither Fingering Strings nor LatinPads shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fingering Strings or LatinPads?
Fingering Strings ships an update every 17 months, and LatinPads every 5 months. Most recently, Fingering Strings was updated on November 1, 2026 and LatinPads on November 3, 2026.

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