DroneTones vs Cello Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DroneTones
This app provides a steady, warm cello drone to help musicians of all levels improve their intonation. By training your ear against a continuous reference tone, you can learn to play and sing more accurately. It offers all 12 chromatic notes with a clean interface, making practice more effective.
- Warm cello drone tones
- All 12 chromatic notes
- Clean, distraction-free interface
- Free to use
- Optional tip jar
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A steady, warm cello drone to help you play in tune. Pick a note, press play, and tune your ear to a rock-solid reference pitch — for any instrument or voice. Practicing with a drone is the fastest way to fix intonation. Instead of chasing a needle on a tuner, you train your ear against a continuous reference tone and learn what "in tune" actually feels like. Scales, long tones, improv, warm-ups — a drone makes all of it sharper. DroneTones gives you a rich, natural cello timbre across all 12 chromatic notes, so the drone sits comfortably under whatever you play or sing. WHO IT'S FOR • Strings — violin, viola, cello, bass intonation • Voice & choir — match pitch and hold a tonal center • Brass & woodwinds — tune long tones to a reference • Any musician working on playing in tune FEATURES • Warm, natural cello drone tones • All 12 chromatic notes • Clean, distraction-free interface • Completely free — no time limits, no lock-outs • Optional tip jar if it helps your practice No ads. No subscription. Just a clean reference pitch whenever you need one.
Cello Coach
This app provides a comprehensive series of beginner cello lessons designed for self-study at home. It covers fundamental techniques, essential skills, and offers tutorials for playing with piano accompaniment. Optimized for iPhone and iPad, it's ideal for aspiring cellists.
- Beginner cello course series
- Learn to play cello
- Play cello with piano
- Cello technique tutorials
- Essential cello skills
- Level up cello skills
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Beginner's Cello Lessons - Learn At Home By Self INCLUES: * Beginner Cello Course Series * Learn To Play Cello * Play Cello With Piano Series * Cello Technique Series * Basics Of Cello * Eeesntial Skills Of Cello * Level Up Skills Of Cello Optimized for iPhone and iPad, you can learn by yourself at home Get it now, enjoy the tour!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cello Coach at none against DroneTones's 3. Cello Coach also leads on ratings volume (272 vs 19). DroneTones's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 28 months). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. DroneTones sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cello Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.
DroneTones holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cello Coach has 272 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DroneTones's written reviews are positive against 84% of Cello Coach's.
DroneTones ships an update every 2 months, Cello Coach every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DroneTones | Cello Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (19 ratings) — better | 4.7 (272 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 84.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 272 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thanh Nguyen | 叶 李 |
Customer experience
DroneTones
Cello Coach
Bugs and requests
DroneTones
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cello Coach
Reported bugs
4 issues- Pop-up ads that cannot be closed on app launch
- App becomes non-functional due to stuck ads
- Ads appearing before every video
- X button on ads not responding to user input
Requested features
4 requests- Tuner section for pitch accuracy
- Scales section for practice exercises
- Better organization and explanation of app sections
- Reduced or optional ad experience
In-app purchases
DroneTones
- Grace Note$1.99
- Crescendo$4.99
- Standing Ovation$9.99
Cello Coach
No in-app purchases
Questions
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