Comparison

Bass Hammer vs Know the Notes

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

Head to head
About

Bass Hammer

This app offers advanced bass tone shaping with adaptive gain sculpting, a six-band graphic EQ, and versatile cabinet simulations. It includes a recording chain emulation and a noise gate, functioning as a standalone app or an audio effect.

Highlights
  • Adaptive Gain Sculpting (AGS)
  • Six-band Graphic EQ
  • Versatile cabinet simulations
  • Recording chain emulation
  • Custom noise gate
  • Standalone, AUv3, and IAA support
Features
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"Advanced Tone Sculpting Bass Amplifier" The Nembrini Bass Hammer plugin, modeled on the Aguilar Tone Hammer*, is engineered for advanced bass tone shaping, featuring Adaptive Gain Sculpting, comprehensive EQ adjustments, and versatile cabinet simulations. AGS AGS (Adaptive Gain Sculpting) transforms your signal’s EQ curve and gain structure, altering the behavior of the MID parameter. GRAPHIC EQ Six bands centered at 125 Hz, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, and 4 kHz, enabling nuanced sculpting across the bass frequency range. Bass Hammer Bass Amplifier includes a complete recording chain emulation and our custom design noise gate circuit. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect Legal Disclaimer: Tone Hammer is a registered trademark of Aguilar Amplification LLC. Bass Hammer was developed by Nembrini Audio SRL based on its own modelling techniques. Aguilar Amplification LLC has not endorsed nor sponsored the Bass Hammer in any manner, nor licensed any intellectual property for use in this product.

About

Know the Notes

Features
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Unlock your musical potential with Know the Notes, the ultimate ear training companion for musicians of all levels. Whether you're a beginner learning to identify notes or an advanced player refining your pitch, our app offers a responsive simple to use practice environment. Realistic Audio Experience Forget static, low-quality samples. Know Your Notes uses advanced real-time audio synthesis to generate sounds instantly. Piano: Rich, synthesized piano tones. Guitar: Plucked strings using the Karplus-Strong algorithm. Tone: Pure sine waves for focused frequency training. Practice Mode: Freely explore notes on an interactive keyboard with immediate visual feedback. Track your streaks and improve at your own pace. Quiz Mode: Test your skills with customizable quizzes. Choose your quiz length and difficulty. Delayed Feedback enhances real ear-training exams by hiding results until the end of the quiz. Customizable and Learning Difficulty Control: Toggle sharps and flats (black keys) to match your skill level. Settings: Adjust quiz lengths and feedback styles to suit your learning preference. Stop guessing and start knowing. Download Know Your Notes and tune your ear today!

Screenshots

Bass Hammer1 screens
Know the Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Know the Notes at $1.99 against Bass Hammer's $19.99. Know the Notes also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 30 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bass Hammer costs $19.99 and Know the Notes $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bass Hammer ships an update every 30 months, Know the Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bass Hammer versus Know the Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBass HammerKnow the Notes
Price$19.99$1.99 — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNembrini AudioDAVID MAYR LERNER

In-app purchases

None

Bass Hammer

No in-app purchases

None

Know the Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bass Hammer free?
Bass Hammer costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Know the Notes free?
Know the Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bass Hammer or Know the Notes have ads?
Neither Bass Hammer nor Know the Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bass Hammer or Know the Notes?
Bass Hammer ships an update every 30 months, and Know the Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Bass Hammer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Know the Notes on October 25, 2026.

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