Brass Up! vs Pyware 3D Mobile Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brass Up!
Practice valve brass instruments with this fingering simulator. Choose from 12 keys, random notes, scales, or Arban-style exercises. Features learning and drill modes, plus a reference lookup for all notes and alternate fingerings.
- Fingering simulation for valve brass instruments
- Support for 12 keys
- Random notes, scales, and Arban exercises
- Learn and drill modes
- Note reference lookup
- Alternate fingering support
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Simulate fingerings for true practice of most of the valve brass instruments, in any of 12 keys. Random notes are presented in the selected key, or select scales or Arban-style exercises. Learn mode (shows fingerings) and drill mode. Reference lookup of all notes in all 12 keys. Alternate fingerings included and accepted. Trumpet, euphonium, baritone, b-flat and e-flat tuba, french horn. 3-valve, 4-valve, and 3+1 valve configurations.
Pyware 3D Mobile Editor
This application allows users to edit and view drill designs for marching bands directly on their mobile devices. It offers tools for manipulating performer positions, animating routines, and syncing changes with a cloud portal for seamless integration with other software.
- Open Pyware 3D drill packages
- View drill from any angle with zoom and rotate
- Animate performer pathways
- Playback with audio
- Editing tools including Morph and Push
- Sync with Pyware Portal
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Meet your new favorite sidekick, the Pyware Mobile Editor! Make changes, clean your sets, and push directly to the UDB App and your drill writing computer. All on the fly and on the field! FEATURES Open Pyware 3D® drill packages (.3dz) Files can be accessed from the Pyware Portal Pinch zoom, rotate, tilt and shift to view the drill from any angle Animation shows true pathways for all performers Fluid or step-time animation Play with audio file Repeat and Play All animation controls Count Track that allows you to stop and view any count of drill View entire Production Sheet Editing tools Morph Tool Push Tool Adjuster tool Selection Tools Spotlight Tool (Single or multiple performers) Pointer Tool Box Selection Tool Lasso Selection Tool Sync with Pyware Portal account. Upload Directly to UDBapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brass Up! at 70% against Pyware 3D Mobile Editor's 0%. Brass Up! also leads on rating (2.7 vs 2.1). Pyware 3D Mobile Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brass Up! holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Brass Up!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Pyware 3D Mobile Editor's.
Brass Up! ships an update every 3 months, Pyware 3D Mobile Editor every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brass Up! | Pyware 3D Mobile Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (28 ratings) — better | 2.1 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 323 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IdeateGames | Pygraphics, Inc. |
Customer experience
Brass Up!
Pyware 3D Mobile Editor
In-app purchases
Brass Up!
No in-app purchases
Pyware 3D Mobile Editor
No in-app purchases
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