User Scale vs pitchBender
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
pitchBender
This music app allows real-time audio pitch shifting with keyboard or slider control. Explore "pitchbend" mode for instantaneous audio bending effects. It functions as an AUv3 plugin within compatible hosts.
- Real-time pitch shifting
- Keyboard and slider control
- Pitchbend mode
- AUv3 plugin compatibility
- Two octave range
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Concept: The app is a so-called pitchshift effect (AUv3). Usage: The user can pitchshift audio source in real-time using keyboard or slider (2 octave range). In addition there is "pitchbend" mode in which the user can instantaneously "bend" audio with fun ! System Requirements: AUv3 host Usage: pitchBender contains two different algorithms. Number 0 is suitable for electronic dance music, whereas number 1 is suitable for classical.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: User Scale at 100% against pitchBender's 0%. User Scale also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 12.0). pitchBender's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
User Scale is free to download; pitchBender costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pitchBender holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of User Scale's written reviews are positive against 0% of pitchBender's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
User Scale ships an update every 13 months, pitchBender every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | User Scale | pitchBender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roland Corporation | Satoshi Kajii |
Customer experience
User Scale
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In-app purchases
User Scale
No in-app purchases
pitchBender
No in-app purchases
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