Comparison

Scale Master 2.0 vs Rhythmic Dictation

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

Rhythmic Dictation

Practice dictation skills by arranging rhythmic musical elements. Choose from various tempos and beat lengths, and challenge yourself with limited plays per example.

Highlights
  • Rhythmic block arrangement
  • Customizable tempos
  • Adjustable beat lengths (4, 8, 16)
  • Limited play challenges
  • Variety of rhythmic elements
Features
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Test and work your dictation skills by arranging randomly generated rhythmic blocks (Quarter Rest, Quarter Note, Eighth Notes, Triplet, Sixteenth Notes, Rest \ Eighth, Eighth-Sixteenth & Sixteenth-Eighth). Choose from three different tempos and beat lengths of 4, 8 or 16. Challenge yourself by limiting the number of time you can play each example.

Screenshots

Scale Master 2.03 screens
Rhythmic Dictation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scale Master 2.0 at 87% against Rhythmic Dictation's 0%. Scale Master 2.0 also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). Rhythmic Dictation's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On update cadence, ads 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

Scale Master 2.0 costs $1.99 and Rhythmic Dictation $0.99 up front. Scale Master 2.0 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rhythmic Dictation asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scale Master 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scale Master 2.0 has 23 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Rhythmic Dictation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scale Master 2.0 ships an update every 6 months, Rhythmic Dictation every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Scale Master 2.0 versus Rhythmic Dictation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScale Master 2.0Rhythmic Dictation
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.4 (23 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGil EstesTMI Media, LLC

Customer experience

Scale Master 2.0

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

Rhythmic Dictation

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scale Master 2.0

One-time1
  • Jazz Modes$0.99
None

Rhythmic Dictation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scale Master 2.0 free?
Scale Master 2.0 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Rhythmic Dictation free?
Rhythmic Dictation costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scale Master 2.0 or Rhythmic Dictation?
Scale Master 2.0 is rated higher. Scale Master 2.0 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Rhythmic Dictation averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Scale Master 2.0 or Rhythmic Dictation have ads?
Neither Scale Master 2.0 nor Rhythmic Dictation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scale Master 2.0 or Rhythmic Dictation?
Scale Master 2.0 ships an update every 6 months, and Rhythmic Dictation every 9 months. Most recently, Scale Master 2.0 was updated on September 27, 2026 and Rhythmic Dictation on September 23, 2026.

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