Comparison

Jazz ScaleHelper vs Euterpe

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

Head to head
About

Jazz ScaleHelper

Improve your musical instrument playing with interactive exercises and real-time feedback. Practice scales, modes, and arpeggios with scoring and performance analysis. Ideal for exam preparation and general skill enhancement.

Highlights
  • Interactive scale and arpeggio practice
  • Real-time performance scoring
  • Multiple practice modes (play any, choose, challenge)
  • Supports Trinity Guildhall and ABRSM syllabuses
  • Wide range of scales, modes, and arpeggios
  • Supports multiple instruments
  • Multi-user support with saved history
Features
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Choose an exercise: see the notes and hear them played Play the exercise: get a score, see the notes you played and listen to your performance Jazz ScaleHelper is the fast way to improve your playing. With actual feedback based on what you played, Jazz ScaleHelper enables you to concentrate on the aspects of your playing that will help the most. Jazz ScaleHelper has 3 modes: 1. Play any scale: Jazz ScaleHelper determines the exercise you have played and scores your performance. Ideal for impromptu practise sessions. 2. Choose a scale: Choose the exercise you want to play and Jazz ScaleHelper listens and gives you a score. Ideal to improve a specific musical exercise. 3. Challenge me: Jazz ScaleHelper will ask you to play exercises from your challenge list that is based on your chosen syllabus. Jazz ScaleHelper will identify what you need to practise and make sure you get exam ready while having fun on the way. Ideal for practising a range of exercises. Jazz ScaleHelper contains everything you need for the instruments covered by the Jazz syllabuses from Trinity Guildhall and ABRSM examining boards. Jazz ScaleHelper will be there for you every step of the way as you grow as a musician. Jazz ScaleHelper allows you to create your own syllabus from the exercises it supports: major scales; dorian modes; lydian modes; lydian flat 7 modes; mixolydian modes; melodic minor scales; jazz melodic minor scales; harmonic minor scales; pentatonic major scales; pentatonic minor scales; blues scales; diminished scales; chromatic scales; whole-tone scales; phrygian modes; locrian modes; altered modes; aeolian modes; major arpeggios; minor arpeggios; augmented arpeggios; major sevenths; minor sevenths; diminished sevenths; half-diminished sevenths; major/minor sevenths; and minor/major sevenths. All exercises are available starting from every tonic over 1 octave, 1 twelfth, 2 octaves, 2.5 octaves and 3 octaves. There is a range of exercise lists for popular music exams available for download. (Jazz ScaleHelper Lite only supports major scales, blues scales and major arpeggios over 1 octave) Instruments supported include Violin, Viola, Cello, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone, Bassoon, Recorder, Trumpet, Cornet, Trombone and Horn. A full list is available at www.jazz.ScaleHelper.com along with details of the rich feature set Jazz ScaleHelper has to offer. At less than the price of a single music lesson the guidance that Jazz ScaleHelper provides between your lessons builds on that teaching. You can dispense with the need to review scales by playing them in your lessons and instead reuse the time you gain to learn technique and perfect your pieces. Jazz ScaleHelper supports multiple users, keeping each user's history for each of their instruments. You can save recordings to study later or to show and play to your teacher and friends. You can also email recordings to share them with others. Have fun competing with your friends to see who can get the highest score or who can maintain the highest average.

About

Euterpe

Features
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Euterpe is a chord and scale training app for pianists and musicians of all levels. Play on a beautifully designed minimalist 3-octaves keyboard, identify chords in real time, and sharpen your theory with timed quiz sessions. IDENTIFY MODE Play any note or chord and see it identified instantly on the LCD display. Works with touch and MIDI keyboards โ€” plug in via USB or pair via Bluetooth and start playing immediately. CHORD TRAINING A chord appears on the display. Find the notes, press them simultaneously, and submit. Get instant feedback with colour-coded keys showing exactly what you got right and wrong. Practice inversions, shell voicings, and rootless voicings used by jazz pianists. SCALE TRAINING Practice all the essential scales โ€” major, minor, modes, pentatonics, blues and more. The app shows which notes you hit and which you missed, with interval labels to reinforce your theory. TIMED SESSIONS Push yourself with 1, 3 or 5-minute scored sessions. Track your progress over time with a session history graph showing your improvement across multiple sessions. REFERENCE GUIDE Two-octave piano diagrams for every chord and scale, transposable to any root key. Supports both letter notation and solfรจge. CHOOSE YOUR SETTINGS Note names (Solfรจge or letters), invert keyboard, sustain and more. FREE TO TRY The four basic triads and major/minor scales are free. Unlock all 25 chord types, 14 scale types, inversions and voicings with a single one-time purchase.

Screenshots

Jazz ScaleHelper4 screens
Euterpe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Euterpe at Free against Jazz ScaleHelper's $5.99. Euterpe also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). Jazz ScaleHelper's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Euterpe is free to download; Jazz ScaleHelper costs $5.99 up front. Jazz ScaleHelper sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Euterpe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jazz ScaleHelper ships an update every 6 weeks, Euterpe every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Jazz ScaleHelper versus Euterpe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJazz ScaleHelperEuterpe
Price$5.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB56 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperRichard Williamsdiego indraccolo

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Jazz ScaleHelper

One-time11
  • Saxophone TRINITY G4$0.99
  • Saxophone TRINITY G7$0.99
  • Saxophone ABRSM G1 to G3$0.99
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  • Saxophone ABRSM G4$0.99
  • Saxophone ABRSM G5$0.99
  • Trumpet ABRSM G1 to G3$0.99
  • Trumpet ABRSM G4$0.99
  • Trumpet ABRSM G5$0.99
  • Clarinet TRINITY G1 to G8$2.99
  • Flute TRINITY G1 to G8$2.99
  • Saxophone TRINITY G1 to G8$2.99
1 purchases

Euterpe

One-time1
  • Euterpe Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Jazz ScaleHelper free?
Jazz ScaleHelper costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Euterpe free?
Euterpe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jazz ScaleHelper or Euterpe have ads?
Neither Jazz ScaleHelper nor Euterpe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jazz ScaleHelper or Euterpe?
Jazz ScaleHelper ships an update every 6 weeks, and Euterpe every 2 days. Most recently, Jazz ScaleHelper was updated on October 14, 2026 and Euterpe on October 13, 2026.

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