Fingering Strings vs Tune Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Tune Library
Easily access and recall your entire music repertoire during practice or jam sessions. Quickly find tunes by rhythm, mode, key, or name, and get reminders on how they start.
- Import tunes from various sites
- Organize by rhythm, mode, and key
- Search tunes by name
- Recall tune beginnings
- Find tunes in specific tunings
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Tune Library helps traditional musicians remember, organize, and practice the tunes they play. ORGANIZE YOUR REPERTOIRE • Create ordered Sets for sessions and performances. • Reorder, clone, and preview Sets. • Search and filter your tune library. RECORD AND PRACTICE • Attach multiple recordings to each tune. • Slow, trim, scrub, and loop difficult phrases. • Save practice sections for later. FIND AND PLAY TUNES • Identify tunes from recordings. • Import and play ABC notation. • Keep practicing offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fingering Strings at 5.0 against Tune Library's 3.8. Tune Library's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 17 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Fingering Strings costs $3.99 and Tune Library $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fingering Strings holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Fingering Strings's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tune Library's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fingering Strings ships an update every 17 months, Tune Library every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fingering Strings | Tune Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Q. Kelly | Robert Patt-Corner |
Customer experience
Fingering Strings
Tune Library
In-app purchases
Fingering Strings
No in-app purchases
Tune Library
No in-app purchases









