Comparison

Quinterval vs Transruler free

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

Head to head
About

Quinterval

Explore the circle of fifths with interactive scale displays. Select keys via touch or slider to view major and parallel minor scales. Customize note notation and clef for a personalized musical experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive circle of fifths
  • Major and parallel minor scale display
  • Adjustable display range
  • Customizable note notation (German, English, Italian)
  • Clef selection (G, C, F)
  • Key signature display
Features
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Quinterval is an interactive circle of fifths including the display of the corresponding scales. A key in the circle can be selected either by touching the tonic or by turning the slider in the middle. The circle displays both the respective major and parallel minor scales. The display ranges from F-flat major (D-flat minor) to G-sharp major (E-sharp minor). A second slider can be used to move the visible circle section accordingly. The note names can be set between german, english or italian notation. The lower area shows the related major scale with its key signature. The first step and the sixth step with the corresponding minor scale are highlighted. The notes can be displayed with G-Clef, C-Clef or F-Clef. The accidentals can also be displayed before the individual notes. Additional functionality is available as an InApp purchase: - Display the notes of the parallel minor scale - Display triads with their chord names - Playback notes by tapping on them

About

Transruler free

This app helps musicians understand, visualize, and play various musical scales. It features interactive rulers to display scales and keys, allowing for easy transposition and learning of scale relationships. Play individual notes or entire scales with simple taps.

Highlights
  • Visualize musical scales
  • Easy transposition
  • Interactive scale rulers
  • Tap to play notes
  • Double-tap to play scales
  • Learn scale relationships
Features
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Transruler is an app to understand, display and play various musical scales. Transruler makes transposition easy. Transruler provides three rulers. The middle ruler contains all tones and semitones. The top and bottom ruler can each display a selectable scale. You can move each ruler and set the key note independently. You can play a single note by tapping once. A double tap on a scale ruler plays all notes in this scale. Double tap on the note ruler plays one octave. This all helps to visualize and learn the relationship between different scales and/or keys. This free version of Transruler displays an ad banner and just contains the Major, Minor and Blues scale. After purchasing an instrument or the editor Transruler free hides the ad banner and enables the following scales: - Major - Major (Pentatonic) - Minor - Minor (Pentatonic) - Minor (Harmonic) - Minor (Melodic) - Blues Minor - Blues Major - Gypsy Major - Gypsy Minor - Ionian - Dorian - Phrygian - Lydian - Mixolydian - Aeolian

Screenshots

Quinterval3 screens
Transruler free4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quinterval at 78% against Transruler free's 11%. Quinterval also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (21 vs 2). Transruler free's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quinterval sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Transruler free sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quinterval holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quinterval has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Quinterval's written reviews are positive against 11% of Transruler free's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quinterval ships an update every 8 months, Transruler free every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Quinterval versus Transruler free: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuintervalTransruler free
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better10.5% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.66.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOliver HahnUwe Tilemann

Customer experience

Quinterval

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative10.3%

Transruler free

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive10.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative84.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quinterval

One-time1
  • Enhanced Version$0.99
3 purchases

Transruler free

One-time3
  • Transruler Piano$1.99
  • Transruler Guitar$1.99
  • Transruler Editor$1.99

Questions

Is Quinterval free?
Quinterval is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Transruler free free?
Transruler free is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quinterval or Transruler free?
Quinterval is rated higher. Quinterval averages 4.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Transruler free averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Quinterval or Transruler free have ads?
Neither Quinterval nor Transruler free shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quinterval or Transruler free?
Quinterval ships an update every 8 months, and Transruler free every 2 months. Most recently, Quinterval was updated on October 18, 2026 and Transruler free on October 10, 2026.

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