Basic Pitch vs AxeScales
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Pitch
This app makes music education engaging for all skill levels. It offers a gamified approach to ear training and sight-singing, essential skills for musicians. Learn to identify pitches, intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms through interactive exercises.
- Gamified music education
- Ear training exercises
- Sight-singing practice
- Learn music theory concepts
- Identify pitches and intervals
- Chord and rhythm recognition
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Basic Pitch builds internal pitch awareness through simple, game-like listening, matching, and singing.
AxeScales
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Learn the Major and Minor Scales on Guitar. Select from Heptatonic (7 Note), Hexatonic (6 Note), Pentatonic (5 Note), Blues (6 Note), or Arpeggios (3 Notes), from any Root Note, for each Major and Minor Scale. (A total of 120 different combinations!) Shows the Scale Degree of each note in the Scale, with the Root Notes of each Scale highlighted. Each note will play when clicked. Fret numbers are shown below the Fretboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AxeScales at every 3 days against Basic Pitch's every 5 weeks. Basic Pitch's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Basic Pitch costs $1.99 and AxeScales $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basic Pitch ships an update every 5 weeks, AxeScales every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Pitch | AxeScales |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos DeSoto | Joseph Svantner |
In-app purchases
Basic Pitch
No in-app purchases
AxeScales
No in-app purchases
