String Note Tutor vs TuneWise Violin Lessons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
String Note Tutor
This app is a comprehensive practice tool for beginner violin, viola, cello, and double bass students. It offers interactive learning through flashcards, a virtual fingerboard, and rhythm building. It also includes a tuner and metronome to aid practice.
- Interactive fingerboard
- Note recognition flashcards
- Rhythm builder
- Instrument tuner
- Metronome
- Mastery-based progression
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String Note Tutor is a complete practice toolkit for beginner Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass students, and a helpful companion for parents and teachers. Practice note recognition with flashcards, explore the instrument, experiment with the interactive fingerboard for your instrument, learn how notes relate to the piano keyboard, and build rhythms with the rhythm builder. String Note Tutor also features flashcards that listen to your playing, with tuning support, so you can answer each flashcard by playing your instrument (for violin, viola, and cello). For daily practice, String Note Tutor also includes a tuner designed especially for young learners (and their parents), along with a built-in metronome to help you stay in tune and on time. Best of all, everything is included in one app: no ads, no data collection, and no subscriptions. It was developed by Lachlan Dent, who holds PhD (Music Performance), Master of Music (Performance), and Master of Teaching degrees, in collaboration with other professional string teachers and performers. String Note Tutor is made by strings teachers for students, teachers, and parents. It features: Gradual Note Introduction: Start with the basics and gradually progress through first-position notes, fingerings, and string identification, making it easy for beginners to follow. High-quality Note Recordings: Listen to clear, precise recordings of each note to develop a strong auditory reference. Instant, Detailed Feedback: Receive immediate feedback that highlights which parts of your answer were correct or need improvement, so you can learn more effectively. Adaptive Learning Levels: Mastery-based Progression: Advance through levels by achieving a set number of consecutive correct answers, ensuring you master each step before moving on. Targeted Revision: Flashcards answered incorrectly are reintroduced more frequently during revision sessions, reinforcing areas where you need extra practice. Fun Sound Effects: Engage with playful sound effects when errors occur, making practice sessions enjoyable. No Hidden Costs or Data Collection: There are no in-app purchases or subscriptions, and your privacy is fully respected. Download String Note Tutor today and start your musical journey with confidence!
TuneWise Violin Lessons
This app is a comprehensive practice tool for violinists, offering features like music reading, tune playing, tuning, and song composition. It includes a song library, a game for performance practice, and tools for songwriting and learning. Designed for daily practice, it supports users from beginner to intermediate levels.
- Music reading and notation
- Interactive song learning with playback controls
- Audition game for performance practice
- Songwriter studio with chord editor
- Backing tracks in various genres
- Flashcards for note identification
- Chromatic violin tuner
- Metronome with tempo and time signature options
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TUNEWISE VIOLIN LESSONS Your complete violin practice partner. Read music, play tunes, tune up, keep time, and write your own songs, all in one app, designed for everyday practice. NEW: DIFFICULTY TIERS Featured songs now come in three levels ,Beginner (clean melody, Intermediate with grace notes and ornaments and Advanced with double-stops and harmonic foundations. Same tune, three ways to play it. Available on Amazing Grace, Wildwood Flower, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, and St. Anne's Reel and more coming. SONG LIBRARY and SONG LEARN A curated library of fiddle tunes, hymns, gospel, folk, Celtic, and old-time standards. Listen to the full melody with highlighted notes, then switch to Song Learn for measure-by-measure walkthroughs with tab and standard notation. Loop a measure, slow it down to half speed, and toggle a backing track to practice with the band. THE AUDITION GAME Two progressively challenging levels take you from School Orchestra to Youth Symphony. The app listens through your microphone and detects every note you play completely hands-free. No buttons, no tapping. Just play your violin and the game responds. Perfect for recital preparation. SONGWRITER STUDIO Built-in songwriter with ChordPro editor, type lyrics with chords inline and the app plays them back as a full arrangement. 4 drum kits, 6 backing-track genres, set lists, and Performance Mode for full-screen live playback. BACKING TRACKS 6 new genres added — Reggae, Bossa Nova, Calypso, R&B, Swing, and Funk alongside the originals. Practice your fiddle lines over a real-sounding band. FLASHCARDS See a note on the staff, identify it, then reveal the finger position. Build your note-reading skills one card at a time. All ranges, free. VIOLIN TUNER Built-in chromatic tuner. Play each string and watch the needle — green means you're in tune. A440 standard tuning. METRONOME Tap tempo, BPM slider up to 240, presets to 200, and time-signature selection. Keep steady time while you practice. DESIGNED FOR DAILY PRACTICE From open strings to recital prep — every feature is built to fit into a real player's daily routine. Whether you're a beginner working on first scales or an intermediate player working up Celtic reels, TuneWise gives you what you need without padding. Tune. Read. Practice. Daily.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TuneWise Violin Lessons at Free against String Note Tutor's $2.99. String Note Tutor's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#184 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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
TuneWise Violin Lessons is free to download; String Note Tutor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
String Note Tutor ships an update fortnightly, TuneWise Violin Lessons every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | String Note Tutor | TuneWise Violin Lessons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #184 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lachlan Dent | JOSEPH S BAILEY |
Customer experience
String Note Tutor
TuneWise Violin Lessons
In-app purchases
String Note Tutor
No in-app purchases
TuneWise Violin Lessons
No in-app purchases
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