Comparison

Scale Master 2.0 vs Phiora

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

Head to head
About

Scale Master 2.0

This app helps musicians improve their tuning accuracy and speed. It uses droning sounds to practice intonation and visually highlights scale patterns for easy recognition. Ideal for both aspiring and professional musicians, as well as educators.

Highlights
  • Droning sound practice for intonation
  • Visual scale pattern highlighting
  • Supports various scale modes
  • Scale auto-play function
  • Real-time interval generation
  • 780 droning renderings
  • 420 scale configurations
Features
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Train your ears. Strengthen your intonation. Play with greater confidence. Scale Master helps musicians develop a more reliable sense of pitch by turning intonation into something you can clearly hear, feel, and practice. Whether you sing, play a wind or string instrument, rehearse an ensemble, or teach music, Scale Master provides a steady tonal reference that makes focused listening easier. Practice with a sustained root and justly tuned interval to hear when two notes truly resonate. As your pitch settles into place, beating is reduced and the sound becomes clearer—helping you learn the sensation of playing in tune, not merely watching a tuner. Switch to scale practice to build dependable pitch placement across keys. Hear each scale ascend and descend while following its pattern on screen, then work at your own pace with adjustable tempo, note length, repetition, and metronome support. Scale Master can help you: • Recognize and correct intonation more quickly • Hear the resonance of well-tuned intervals • Develop stronger interval and scale awareness • Improve ensemble balance and harmonic listening • Practice confidently with a stable tonal center • Demonstrate pitch relationships clearly to students Choose your concert root, octave, transposing instrument, enharmonic spelling, and pitch calibration to create a practice environment that fits your music. Use Scale mode for consistent equal-tempered pitch placement, or Drone mode to explore the resonance of just intonation. Included scales cover essential material such as major, natural minor, harmonic minor, blues, whole tone, chromatic, and pentatonic scales. An optional Jazz Modes upgrade adds Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian modes. Designed by a professional musician and educator, Scale Master is a practical ear-training companion for students, teachers, ensemble directors, and experienced performers who want to hear more deeply—and play more beautifully in tune.

About

Phiora

This app helps you explore and apply the Golden Ratio to your photos and real-world compositions. Use overlays like the Golden Spiral and Phi Grid on your camera or existing images to understand natural patterns and enhance your creative work.

Highlights
  • Golden Spiral and Phi Grid overlays
  • Live camera composition guide
  • Artwork and architecture analysis
  • Adjustable overlay resizing and rotation
  • Save analyzed images
  • Dark, distraction-free interface
Features
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Description: Phiora – Where Composition Meets Natural Perfection The Golden Ratio has guided the greatest artists, architects, and scientists in history. Now it's in your hands. Phiora is the ultimate tool for exploring, applying, and understanding the Golden Ratio — the mathematical principle found throughout nature, art, and the cosmos. Whether you're a photographer perfecting a shot, an artist analyzing a masterpiece, or a curious mind uncovering the patterns hidden in the world around you, Phiora transforms the way you see. What You Can Do Overlay the Golden Spiral and Phi Grid on any photo from your gallery Use your live camera to compose shots in real time with the Golden Ratio as your guide Analyze artwork, paintings, and architecture with precision overlays Resize, rotate, and flip the overlay to match any composition Save your analyzed images directly to your photo library For Creators & Curious Minds Use it to study the compositions of the great masters, improve your own project, or simply explore the elegant mathematics woven into the natural world. The Golden Ratio, Perfected Phiora's clean, intuitive interface keeps the focus where it belongs — on your subject. The dark, distraction-free design lets the spiral speak for itself. Discover the ratio. Master the composition. See the world differently.

Screenshots

Scale Master 2.03 screens
Phiora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phiora at Free against Scale Master 2.0's $1.99. Phiora also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Scale Master 2.0's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 3). On 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

Phiora is free to download; Scale Master 2.0 costs $1.99 up front. Scale Master 2.0 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Phiora sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phiora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scale Master 2.0 has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Scale Master 2.0's written reviews are positive against 100% of Phiora's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scale Master 2.0 ships an update every 2 months, Phiora every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Scale Master 2.0 versus Phiora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScale Master 2.0Phiora
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (23 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGil EstesMichelle Feldman

Customer experience

Scale Master 2.0

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

Phiora

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scale Master 2.0

One-time1
  • Jazz Modes$0.99
1 purchases

Phiora

One-time1
  • Phiora Premium$7.99

Questions

Is Scale Master 2.0 free?
Scale Master 2.0 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Phiora free?
Phiora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scale Master 2.0 or Phiora?
Phiora is rated higher. Scale Master 2.0 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Phiora averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Scale Master 2.0 or Phiora have ads?
Neither Scale Master 2.0 nor Phiora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scale Master 2.0 or Phiora?
Scale Master 2.0 ships an update every 2 months, and Phiora every 10 days. Most recently, Scale Master 2.0 was updated on October 19, 2026 and Phiora on October 2, 2026.

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