Comparison

GrandScore vs Tonality Visualizer

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

Head to head
About

GrandScore

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Musical Lineage meets Interface GrandScore is a new kind of piano practice experience that blends the tradition of classical music with the power of modern technology. It is designed to support your daily, steady practice and help you grow - one note at a time. Our goal is to help you play the songs you love on a real piano in the physical world. GrandScore offers a musical score with features such as: - Visualized sheet music - Real-time playback - Partial playback Even if you can’t read sheet music yet, you can start by simply playing. Learn through sound and movement first - then deepen your understanding naturally. GrandScore is here to make piano practice more intuitive, more accessible, and more inspiring.

About

Tonality Visualizer

Features
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Tonality Visualizer is an interactive polar-pitch map that displays musical notes on a rotating disk. You can connect a MIDI keyboard or open a MIDI file — every note appears in real time. The app helps you see harmony, motion, and chord relationships, even without formal music theory. Main Features •MIDI Input: visualize notes directly from your keyboard or MIDI device. •MIDI File Playback / Trainer Mode: play or practice chord by chord. •Live Sound Option: enable/disable the built-in synth for input playback. •Physics-based Disk Rotation: the disk moves naturally according to musical torque. •Simple UI: switch between water-fixed / disk-fixed anchors, toggle UI visibility, bilingual JP/EN. Perfect for music learners, creators, and anyone who wants to “see” sound. Privacy No data collection. All processing happens locally on your device. License Open-source under the MIT License. Source code available on GitHub. Supported Formats •.mid / .midi files (Format 0 / 1) •CoreMIDI device input

Screenshots

GrandScore3 screens
Tonality Visualizer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tonality Visualizer at none against GrandScore's 1. Tonality Visualizer also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). GrandScore's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GrandScore sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Tonality Visualizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GrandScore ships an update weekly, Tonality Visualizer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
GrandScore versus Tonality Visualizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrandScoreTonality Visualizer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrescend, Inc.Yusuke Yoshida

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GrandScore

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$5.991 Month
None

Tonality Visualizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GrandScore free?
GrandScore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tonality Visualizer free?
Tonality Visualizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GrandScore or Tonality Visualizer have ads?
Neither GrandScore nor Tonality Visualizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GrandScore or Tonality Visualizer?
GrandScore ships an update weekly, and Tonality Visualizer fortnightly. Most recently, GrandScore was updated on September 22, 2026 and Tonality Visualizer on September 20, 2026.

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