Comparison

Fingering Strings vs Beet

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

Beet

This app helps musicians refine their rhythm and timing with a visual metronome. It offers advanced insights into accuracy, custom practice routines, and background play for serious players. Track your progress and improve your groove with detailed charts.

Highlights
  • Adjustable BPM (40-300)
  • Visual beat display
  • Advanced timing insights
  • Custom meters and subdivisions
  • Practice automation
  • Background playback
  • Progress charts
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Beet keeps your timing razor-sharp - whether you’re drumming, shredding, or just chasing that perfect groove.  Built for players who take rhythm seriously. - Dial from 40–300 BPM - Visual beat display - Advanced Timing Insights - Custom meters & subdivisions - Practice automation - Apple Watch support - Background play - Progress charts - Headphone mode Lock in. Level up. Live in the pocket.

Screenshots

Fingering Strings4 screens
Beet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beet at 5.0 against Fingering Strings's 4.1. Beet also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 64%). Fingering Strings's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 2) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On 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

Fingering Strings costs $3.99 and Beet $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beet 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 2, 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 80% of Beet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fingering Strings ships an update every 10 months, Beet weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Fingering Strings versus Beet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFingering StringsBeet
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.1 (23 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick Q. KellySzymon Witkowski

Customer experience

Fingering Strings

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

Beet

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fingering Strings

No in-app purchases

None

Beet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fingering Strings free?
Fingering Strings costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beet free?
Beet costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fingering Strings or Beet?
Beet is rated higher. Fingering Strings averages 4.1 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Beet averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Fingering Strings or Beet have ads?
Neither Fingering Strings nor Beet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fingering Strings or Beet?
Fingering Strings ships an update every 10 months, and Beet weekly. Most recently, Fingering Strings was updated on November 1, 2026 and Beet on November 4, 2026.

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