User Scale vs Legend '70s Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
User Scale
This iPad application allows musicians to control the tuning scale of their Roland instruments. It enables real-time adjustments to key tunings, applying consistent values across notes of the same name during performances.
- Control tuning scale with iPad
- Change instrument key tunings
- Apply consistent tuning values
- Real-time performance control
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This software application for iPad lets you change the tuning scale of your Roland musical instrument. When using User Scale you can: • Play your Roland musical instrument while controlling the tuning scale of your performance with your iPad • Change the tuning of your musical instrument’s keys. Apply the same values to all notes of the same name App requires: - Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (camera connectors made by Apple Inc.) and USB cable (type A–male to type B–male, commercially available) -or- - Roland musical instrument that supports the wireless LAN function
Legend '70s Editor
This application provides real-time control over sound and effects for a specific instrument series. It allows users to adjust parameters, save and load custom programs, and create song lists for live performances. The interface is designed to be simple and adaptable.
- Real-time sound parameter adjustment
- Real-time effects parameter adjustment
- Save and load custom instrument programs
- Create and rearrange song lists
- Dedicated live performance settings
- Adaptable user interface
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Legend '70s Editor allows real-time adjustment and storage of all the sound generation parameters and effects of the Legend '70s series instruments. In addition to this, it allows you to modify parameters that are not present in the instrument, to save the modified programs in your device and to reload them quickly. Moreover, it provides dedicated settings for live performance. Legend '70s Editor comes with a clear and simple user interface, adaptable to any screen resolution. Specifically, Legend '70s Editor allows you to: - Adjust all sound parameters; - Adjust all effect parameters; - Adjust the physical model parameters of the E.Piano module; - Adjust the physical model parameters of the Clavi module; - Adjust the additional parameters of the A.Piano module; - Adjust all system settings; - Save and load programs; - Create and rearrange song lists; - Recall any program or song during the performance quickly and easily. - Create 2 live sets with a selection of 24 programs. How it works: - Connect your device to the Legend '70s by a USB cable and the Camera Connection Kit. - Press the [CONNECT] button in the app to connect to the instrument. - Select the desired environment from the top bar by pressing the menu buttons. For more information about Legend '70s Editor, please download the guide from the site: www.viscountinstruments.com/instrument/legend-70s-editor
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Legend '70s Editor at 5.0 against User Scale's 3.5. Legend '70s Editor also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Legend '70s Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
User Scale ships an update every 13 months, Legend '70s Editor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | User Scale | Legend '70s Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 9.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roland Corporation | Viscount Int. |
Customer experience
User Scale
Legend '70s Editor
In-app purchases
User Scale
No in-app purchases
Legend '70s Editor
No in-app purchases
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