Harmonizer vs B
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harmonizer
This app helps infants develop perfect pitch by playing Shepard tones, aiding in pitch identity development. It also facilitates the study of chord relationships and displays the pitch of your singing.
- Shepard tone playback
- Pitch identity development
- Chord relationship study
- Vocal pitch display
- Infant music education
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See and hear how music fits together. Harmonizer turns musical relationships into a colorful, interactive grid. Tap a hexagon to hear a note, or tap the triangle between three notes to play a major or minor chord. Sing or play a single note on an instrument, and watch the detected pitch light up. EXPLORE NOTES AND CHORDS Discover how neighboring notes connect through perfect fifths, major thirds, and minor thirds. Major and minor chords form triangles, making harmony something you can see, hear, and explore with your fingers. SEE YOUR VOICE Use the microphone to highlight the pitch you sing or play. Listen to a note, try matching it with your voice, and explore the connection between sound and color. CHOOSE YOUR LABELS Show note names or Movable Do syllables, with your choice of tonic. Keep labels visible, show them only when notes are active, or hide them to focus on the colors and sounds. EXPLORE YOUR WAY Choose from playing, pitch detection, or a mode that listens when you stop playing. Adjust the grid size to suit your screen and how you like to interact. HEAR HARMONY DIFFERENTLY Harmonizer uses Shepard tones—layered sounds that emphasize a note’s identity without a distinct octave. Every hexagon with the same note name produces the same sound. For curious beginners, students, teachers, and musicians, Harmonizer offers a hands-on way to explore pitch, chords, and musical patterns. No music theory knowledge is needed to start: touch a note and listen. Pitch detection requires microphone access.
B
Learn the notes on the treble side of a B-System Chromatic Button Accordion with a built-in note guide. Features high-quality sampled notes and a responsive button board for melodies and chords. Connect to external speakers for amplified sound.
- Built-in note guide
- High-quality sampled notes
- Responsive button board
- Melody and chord playing
- External speaker support
- Toggleable note names
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Using the built-in note guide, you will quickly learn the notes on the treble side of the B-System Chromatic Button Accordion (Bayan) and be playing songs in no time! The instrument has extremely high-quality individually sampled notes from a real instrument and a very fast, responsive button board for playing melodies and chords. For even more fun, plug your iPhone into an external amplified speaker. Touch the "?" button to toggle the note names.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Harmonizer at Free against B's $1.99. Harmonizer also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). B's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
Harmonizer is free to download; B costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Harmonizer holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harmonizer has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Harmonizer's written reviews are positive against 50% of B's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Harmonizer ships an update every 33 months, B every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Harmonizer | B |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew McLaughlin | Michael Eskin |
Customer experience
Harmonizer
B
In-app purchases
Harmonizer
No in-app purchases
B
No in-app purchases









