Bass Note Workout vs Spark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bass Note Workout
Practice identifying notes on a bass guitar fretboard without your instrument. Develop mental mastery of the fretboard for improved playing. Ideal for bassists looking to enhance their musical knowledge.
- Fretboard note practice
- Mental mastery development
- Practice away from instrument
- Bass guitar focus
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The Bass Note Workout Application provides a bassist with the ability to practice locating notes on the bass guitar. The ultimate goal is to develop a mental mastery of the bass guitar's fretboard while away from the instrument.
Spark
This intelligent amp and app combination creates a virtual band that learns your playing style to generate accompanying bass and drums. Access millions of songs with auto-displayed chords, over 10,000 tones, and voice command functionality. It's designed to enhance your practice and performance experience.
- Auto chord display for millions of songs
- Smart Jam with AI-generated bass and drums
- Voice command control
- BIAS tone engine with 10,000+ presets
- Tempo control and looping for practice
- Realistic virtual tube amps and effects
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The smart amp and app that jam along with you using intelligent technology. Play and practice with millions of songs and access over 10,000 tones powered by our award-winning BIAS tone engine. *Auto Chords* Automatically display chords for millions of songs. Choose any song, and Spark will auto display its chords in real-time as you play. Easy controls let you slow down the song’s tempo or loop a difficult section as you master playing it. *Smart Jam* The Spark amp and app work together to learn your style and feel, and then generate authentic bass and drums to accompany you. It’s a smart virtual band that goes wherever you go! *Voice Command* The Spark app responds to your voice commands. Tell it to stream a rock song or a blues backing track, or ask for a virtual band to follow your playing. *Tone Engine* Whether you play pristine melodies, crunchy chords or soaring leads, Spark gives you a full amp modeling and multi-effects engine, powered by Positive Grid’s state-of-the-art BIAS with the most realistic virtual tube amps and effects on the planet. *Requires Spark Amp* *10,000+ Tones* The Spark app provides over 10,000 killer guitar and bass amp -and-FX presets from famous guitarists, professional session players, expert studio engineers and hit-making producers from around the world. If you have any questions or feedback, contact us via https://help.positivegrid.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
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Verdict
Bass Note Workout and Spark both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Bass Note Workout's written reviews are positive against 55% of Spark's. Bass Note Workout also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). Spark's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On rating, 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
Spark is free to download; Bass Note Workout costs $2.99 up front. Spark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bass Note Workout asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bass Note Workout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spark has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bass Note Workout's written reviews are positive against 55% of Spark's.
Bass Note Workout ships an update every 4 months, Spark every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bass Note Workout | Spark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (25K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 55.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 25K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 562 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 5 Diamond Music Services, Inc. | Positive Grid Inc |
Customer experience
Bass Note Workout
Spark
Bugs and requests
Bass Note Workout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Spark
Reported bugs
5 issues- App frequently disconnects from amp
- Tone selection issues and inconsistencies
- Sudden loud noises or feedback from amp
- Firmware update process is cumbersome
- Spotify integration not working as advertised
Requested features
6 requests- Add looping functionality
- Improve auto-chord detection and playback
- Allow more customization of signal chain and effects
- Integrate with more music services beyond Spotify
- Add EQ controls for Bluetooth speaker mode
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- Sync saved tones across devices
In-app purchases
Bass Note Workout
No in-app purchases
Spark
- Experience Jimi Hendrix™$19.99
Questions
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