Scale vs upScale Guitar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scale
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Scale-Up! is intended for music players who want to learn scales efficiently. It offers a simple and clean interface, making sure you stay focused while practicing. - Create and play short scale patterns easily. - Supports guitar, bass, ukulele, and keyboard, with various sound banks and custom tunings. - Connect MIDI instruments. - Customize your interface using custom color sets, just the way you like it. Additionally, connect with other users to share your patterns through an optional networking platform.
upScale Guitar
Learn music by creating it with an interactive platform that offers infinite scales and chord progression building. Customize your instrument and save your unique patterns for improvisation and composition.
- Discover infinite scales (modes, pentatonics, exotic, symmetric)
- Build unique chord progressions
- Create and save custom patterns
- Customize instrument setup (4-8 strings, custom tuning)
- Built-in metronome
- Random Play for improvisation
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upScale is an interactive music creation platform where learning becomes composing. Discover infinite scales — modes, pentatonics, exotic, and symmetric. Build unique chord progressions. Create and save your own patterns. Customize your instrument setup from 4 to 8 strings with custom tuning options for guitar or bass. Use the built-in metronome and save your rhythmic patterns. Hit Random Play to generate unexpected scales and chord progressions for improvisation exploration. You don't feel like you're studying, you're creating. upScale isn't practice. It's pure creation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: upScale Guitar at every 8 days against Scale's every 5 weeks. upScale Guitar also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scale ships an update every 5 weeks, upScale Guitar every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scale | upScale Guitar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomas Fernandes | Christophe Novalet |
In-app purchases
Scale
No in-app purchases
upScale Guitar
No in-app purchases
