Comparison

Fingering Strings vs Tomplay Sheet Music

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

An interactive fingering guide for string instruments, offering detailed hand positions and visual aids for violin, viola, cello, and double bass. It helps users identify optimal fingerings for notes and intervals, with options to display beginner tapes and switch between written notes and piano keys.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive hand position guides
  • Double stop fingering
  • Beginner tape display
  • Switch between written note and piano key
  • Multiple clef support
  • Playable concert pitch audio
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The highest rated and most comprehensive fingering guide available for Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass (Simandl and Rabbath positions). Includes double stops! Decide which hand position would be best for the interval or passage. Instantly switch between written note and piano key at the touch of a button. 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 or two 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. Touch a button and reveal the note on the piano. Play a concert pitch on the piano, and have that pitch's fingering displayed. Touch a button and reveal 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 to repeatedly hear the note or interval 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

Tomplay Sheet Music

Learn and play thousands of sheet music titles with professional backing tracks for all instruments and skill levels. Practice with interactive features like automatic scrolling, tempo adjustment, and note-by-note feedback. Record yourself and track progress with integrated tools.

Highlights
  • Thousands of sheet music titles
  • Professional backing tracks
  • Automatic score scrolling
  • Adjustable tempo
  • Note-by-note practice
  • Recording and playback
  • Integrated metronome and tuner
Features
Currently charting
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#1 Music Practice Tool — trusted by Yamaha, Kawai, and ABRSM. Used by over 2 million musicians and hundreds of music schools worldwide. Learn and Play your favorite pieces with Tomplay! Access thousands of sheet music titles with professional backing tracks for all instruments and levels. —————————— WHY MUSICIANS PRACTICE WITH TOMPLAY • Never play alone! Play along with high-quality audio recordings from professional musicians • Mute your instrument, and play while the sheet music scrolls automatically on your screen with the music • Slow down or speed up the tempo to adjust it to your level • Note by note practice: The score advances only when you play the right note • Smart page-turn mode: The app listens to your playing and turns the pages automatically (for piano) • Record yourself and play back your performance to track your progress • Add your own annotations directly on the score • Print your music scores with annotations • Loop a section until you’ve mastered it • Integrated metronome and tuner • And much more… —————————— ALSO IDEAL FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS • Can’t read music notes yet? No problem — follow our Visual Guide to see the right notes and fingerings in real time • Learn the notes at your own pace with real-time feedback NEW — Learn piano or saxophone from scratch with your favourite songs: Tomplay Learn guides you step by step with short videos and interactive exercises. —————————— ACCESS THOUSANDS OF MUSIC SHEETS WITH BACKING TRACKS • Get instant access to 100,000+ sheet music titles and tabs • Carefully arranged in 8 difficulty levels — from complete beginner to virtuoso • Play music for 26 instruments: Piano, Violin, Flute, Saxophone (Alto, Tenor, Soprano, Baritone), Drums, Guitar (acoustic & electric), Bass, Cello, Trumpet (in B-flat, in C), Clarinet (in B-flat, in A, in C), Viola, Double Bass, Percussion, Ukulele, Accordion, Trombone (F-Clef, G-Clef), French Horn, Oboe, Harp, Bassoon, Tuba, Euphonium, Tenor Horn, Recorder (Soprano, Alto, Tenor), and Singing (including Choir). Also available for Bands & Ensembles • Explore a vast selection of pieces across all genres — Classical, Pop, Rock, Metal, Folk, Jazz, Reggae, Rap & HipHop, R&B, Electro & House, Chrisitan Worship, Film & TV, Video Games, and more • Play solo, in duet, trio, quartet, or with full orchestra or band accompaniment! • Learn the basics of music theory with TomTheory, practice scales with professional accompaniments with the TomScales, and explore countless music exercises, lessons, and courses to improve your skills. • Play by ear and improvise with the TomImprov Mode, which shows only the chords on the music score —————————— PRICING AND TERMS Discover Tomplay with a 14-day free trial. During the trial, you’ll enjoy unlimited access to the entire catalogue — all instruments, all levels, on all your devices (smartphone, tablet, and computer). Tomplay offers two subscription options: • Auto-renewing monthly plan • Auto-renewing yearly plan (includes the 14-day free trial) Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be specified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Terms of service: https://tomplay.com/ims/AppleTerms Privacy policy: https://tomplay.com/ims/ApplePrivacy

Screenshots

Fingering Strings4 screens
Tomplay Sheet Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tomplay Sheet Music at Free against Fingering Strings's $3.99. Tomplay Sheet Music also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). Fingering Strings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13). On 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

Tomplay Sheet Music is free to download; Fingering Strings costs $3.99 up front. Tomplay Sheet Music sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Fingering Strings asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tomplay Sheet Music holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tomplay Sheet Music has 7.2K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Fingering Strings's written reviews are positive against 74% of Tomplay Sheet Music's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fingering Strings ships an update every 10 months, Tomplay Sheet Music every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Fingering Strings versus Tomplay Sheet Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFingering StringsTomplay Sheet Music
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (23 ratings)4.7 (7.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews74.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings237.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#128 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB231 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick Q. KellyTombooks

Customer experience

Fingering Strings

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Tomplay Sheet Music

All ratings7,045 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews939 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral6.2%
Negative19.6%

Bugs and requests

Fingering Strings

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tomplay Sheet Music

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes on iOS 18 devices
  • Inconsistent behavior when downloading scores
  • Inability to cancel subscriptions easily

Requested features

6 requests
  • Transpose functionality
  • Expanded music library with more genres
  • Improved playlist and folder organization
  • Ability to save custom annotations
  • Metronome volume control
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  • Seamless Bluetooth page turner integration

In-app purchases

None

Fingering Strings

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Tomplay Sheet Music

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Access Teacher/Student$7.991 Month
  • Premium Access$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Access$15.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium Access$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Access1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Premium Access14 Days trial$97.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Access14 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • Yearly Access, no free trial$119.991 Year
One-time5
  • Interactive Sheet Music$1.99
  • Interactive Sheet Music$2.99
  • Interactive Sheet Music$3.99
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  • Interactive Sheet Music$4.99
  • Interactive Sheet Music$5.99

Questions

Is Fingering Strings free?
Fingering Strings costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomplay Sheet Music free?
Tomplay Sheet Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fingering Strings or Tomplay Sheet Music?
Tomplay Sheet Music is rated higher. Fingering Strings averages 4.1 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Tomplay Sheet Music averages 4.7 from 7.2K ratings.
Do Fingering Strings or Tomplay Sheet Music have ads?
Neither Fingering Strings nor Tomplay Sheet Music shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fingering Strings or Tomplay Sheet Music?
Fingering Strings ships an update every 10 months, and Tomplay Sheet Music every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fingering Strings was updated on October 1, 2026 and Tomplay Sheet Music on October 22, 2026.

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