Comparison

Scale vs Jazzlore Scales

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

Head to head
About

Scale

Features
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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.

About

Jazzlore Scales

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The scales every jazz musician should know, drawn and played. Most scale apps are exhaustive โ€” every mode of every key, every exotic scale from every tradition, presented as a database to scroll through. Jazzlore Scales is the opposite: a focused reference for the scales that actually get played over jazz changes. Dorian, mixolydian, melodic minor, the bebop scales, the altered scale, the symmetric scales โ€” the vocabulary you need at your fingertips when you're soloing or comping. - Which scale, which chord. Every scale shows the chord context where it lives. Look up the scale to find the chord; look up the chord to find the scale. - Audio for every scale. Hear it played cleanly, in a register that lets you sing it back. Internalize the sound, not just the spelling. - Staff notation. See the scale written out, not just named. Reading the intervals matters. - Clean, distraction-free interface. Large, legible, dark by default. Made to sit on top of the piano while you work. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. Open the app, look up the scale, hear it, close the app, go practice. Part of the Jazzlore family of jazz reference apps. Free, open source, ad-free, made for musicians.

Screenshots

Scale4 screens
Jazzlore Scales4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Jazzlore Scales at 16.0 against Scale's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Scale versus Jazzlore Scales: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScaleJazzlore Scales
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size46 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomas FernandesAurelien Fontaine

In-app purchases

None

Scale

No in-app purchases

None

Jazzlore Scales

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scale free?
Scale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jazzlore Scales free?
Jazzlore Scales is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scale or Jazzlore Scales have ads?
Neither Scale nor Jazzlore Scales shows ads.

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