Uke4U vs August Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Uke4U
Learn to play the ukulele in just 7 days with a unique, song-focused approach. This app emphasizes playing along with music rather than traditional reading, helping you develop rhythm and chords quickly. It features a virtual fretboard and chord displays that sync with songs, allowing you to strum and play real music from the start.
- 7-day learning plan
- Playalong mode
- Virtual fretboard with chord display
- Chord names scroll with song
- Adjustable tempo
- Strumming track
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Learn Ukulele with a clear 7-day plan—through watching, listening, and repeating. Uke4U focuses on playing along instead of reading. You play real songs from the start and develop a strong sense of rhythm and chords. The focus is on the Playalong mode: You see what is happening. You hear how it should sound. And you do it. This is how you learn with Uke4U • Virtual fretboard with clear chord display • Chord names scroll in time with the song • The chord change happens in the marked area • You strum along with the music and hear an accompanying Strumming track Practice at your own pace • Slow tempo for a safe start • Normal tempo once you're ready • Advanced variant: without Strumming ukulele, just rhythm & melody
August Audio
This application serves as an audio player specifically designed for August audio products. It allows users to play music and adjust audio equalization settings for an enhanced listening experience.
- Audio playback
- EQ tuning
- Optimized for August products
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August Audio is an Audio Player optimized for August audio products. You can use this app to play music, tune EQ.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Uke4U at 70% against August Audio's 20%. Uke4U also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.9). August Audio's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ratings volume, 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
August Audio is free to download; Uke4U costs $2.99 up front. Uke4U sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. August Audio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Uke4U holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Uke4U's written reviews are positive against 20% of August Audio's.
Uke4U ships an update every 17 months, August Audio every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Uke4U | August Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (12 ratings) — better | 1.9 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Ristow | August International Ltd |
Customer experience
Uke4U
August Audio
Bugs and requests
Uke4U
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes frequently
- Tuner crashes the app
- App closes when opening tuner
- App closes during playalongs
- In-app purchases lost after upgrade
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- Horrible sound when not on WiFi
- App does not open
- Screen turns off during play
Requested features
6 requests- More songs to learn
- More levels/days of lessons
- Ability to adjust tempo
- Option to add own songs
- More song packs
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- Continue the app concept
August Audio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Uke4U
- Latin Tropicalia Song Pack1$2.99
- Basics Pack$2.99
- Gospels$2.99
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- Christmas Pack$2.99
- Christmas 2$2.99
August Audio
No in-app purchases
Questions
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