Comparison

Fingering Strings vs Beethoven Cello Sonatas

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

Beethoven Cello Sonatas

Experience classical music with synchronized sheet music. This app offers high-quality recordings of Beethoven's Cello Sonatas, allowing you to follow along with the score as the music plays. Enjoy a unique way to appreciate these historic compositions.

Highlights
  • Synchronized sheet music and audio
  • High-quality classic recordings
  • Complete Cello Sonatas by Beethoven
  • Detailed track information
  • Historic 1959 recording
Features
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Historic Recording with Flowing Sheet Music SyncScore provides a new way of enjoying classic compositions. You can listen to the music with the score flows in a synchronized timing. Carefully hand-picked, high quality classic recordings. Album Information Complete Sonatas for Cello and piano. Performer: Pierre Fournier (Cello), Friedrich Gulda (Piano), 1959 Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven Total Length: 105minutes 44seconds Track Information 1. No.1 in F, Op.5 No.1 - 1. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro 2. No.1 in F, Op.5 No.1 - 2. Rondo (Allegro vivace) 3. No.2 in G minor, Op.5 No.2 - 1. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo/ Allegro molto più tosto presto 4. No.2 in G minor, Op.5 No.2 - 2. Rondo (Allegro) 5. No.3 in A, Op.69 - 1. Allegro ma non tanto 6. No.3 in A, Op.69 - 2. Scherzo (Allegro molto) 7. No.3 in A, Op.69 - 3. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace 8. No.4 in C, Op.102 No.1 - 1. Andante - Allegro vivace 9. No.4 in C, Op.102 No.1 - 2. Adagio - Tempo d'andante - Allegro vivace 10. No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2 - 1. Allegro con brio 11. No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2 - 2. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto 12. No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2 - 3. Allegro - Allegro fugato

Screenshots

Fingering Strings4 screens
Beethoven Cello Sonatas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beethoven Cello Sonatas at 5.0 against Fingering Strings's 4.1. Beethoven Cello Sonatas also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). Fingering Strings's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and price ($3.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Beethoven Cello Sonatas $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beethoven Cello Sonatas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fingering Strings has 23 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Beethoven Cello Sonatas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fingering Strings ships an update every 10 months, Beethoven Cello Sonatas every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fingering Strings versus Beethoven Cello Sonatas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFingering StringsBeethoven Cello Sonatas
Price$3.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.1 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick Q. KellyZininworks Inc.

Customer experience

Fingering Strings

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

Beethoven Cello Sonatas

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fingering Strings

No in-app purchases

None

Beethoven Cello Sonatas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fingering Strings free?
Fingering Strings costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beethoven Cello Sonatas free?
Beethoven Cello Sonatas costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fingering Strings or Beethoven Cello Sonatas?
Beethoven Cello Sonatas is rated higher. Fingering Strings averages 4.1 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Beethoven Cello Sonatas averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fingering Strings or Beethoven Cello Sonatas have ads?
Neither Fingering Strings nor Beethoven Cello Sonatas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fingering Strings or Beethoven Cello Sonatas?
Fingering Strings ships an update every 10 months, and Beethoven Cello Sonatas every 4 months. Most recently, Fingering Strings was updated on August 31, 2026 and Beethoven Cello Sonatas on August 20, 2026.

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