Comparison

Harmonizer vs B

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Shepard tone playback
  • Pitch identity development
  • Chord relationship study
  • Vocal pitch display
  • Infant music education
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Built-in note guide
  • High-quality sampled notes
  • Responsive button board
  • Melody and chord playing
  • External speaker support
  • Toggleable note names
Features
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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.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Harmonizer is free to download; B costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Harmonizer versus B: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmonizerB
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.1 (16 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew McLaughlinMichael Eskin

Customer experience

Harmonizer

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral11.4%
Negative43.2%

B

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Harmonizer

No in-app purchases

None

B

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Harmonizer free?
Harmonizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is B free?
B costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Harmonizer or B?
Harmonizer is rated higher. Harmonizer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while B averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Harmonizer or B have ads?
Neither Harmonizer nor B shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harmonizer or B?
Harmonizer ships an update every 33 months, and B every 9 months. Most recently, Harmonizer was updated on October 14, 2026 and B on October 4, 2026.

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