Scale vs Jazzlore Scales
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ 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.
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Scale | Jazzlore Scales |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomas Fernandes | Aurelien Fontaine |
In-app purchases
Scale
No in-app purchases
Jazzlore Scales
No in-app purchases









