Comparison

Guitar Permutation Trainer vs Botsong

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

Head to head
About

Guitar Permutation Trainer

Features
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Guitar Permutation Trainer helps you practice finger permutations across your fretboard with a built‑in metronome and adaptive difficulty. Practicing permutation exercises on instruments like guitar, bass, and piano targets the small, intrinsic muscles of the hand and fingers, such as the lumbricals and interossei. These muscles are responsible for fine motor control, finger independence, and strength. Repetitive, structured movement patterns improve neuromuscular coordination by reinforcing neural pathways between the brain and fingers - a process known as motor learning. According to research in kinesiology and occupational therapy, consistent practice builds endurance and prevents overuse injuries by promoting balanced muscle development. For developing musicians, this foundation is essential for achieving speed, accuracy, and long-term technical reliability without strain.

About

Botsong

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Turn a musical idea into a complete song with BotSong, a MIDI and karaoke studio for iPhone, iPad and Mac. PLEASE NOTE The interface is currently in French and is designed for music descriptions written in French. An English localization is coming soon. DESCRIBE YOUR SONG Choose a style, mood, instruments, tempo, key and duration. BotSong creates a fully editable multitrack arrangement. COMPOSE AND ARRANGE β€’ Generate drums, bass, piano, guitars, strings, brass, synths and melodies. β€’ Import one or more inspiration MIDI files. β€’ Organize intros, verses, choruses, bridges and custom sections. β€’ Edit chords, time signatures, tempos, keys and modulations bar by bar. β€’ Edit pitch, timing, length and velocity in the piano roll. WRITE AND SING Add lyrics to each section, align the vocal melody and follow synchronized syllables in full-screen karaoke mode. MIX AND LISTEN Adjust every track, use solo and mute, and preview your song with the built-in General MIDI audio engine. SAVE AND EXPORT Keep complete projects in the BotSong library and exchange portable .botsong files. Export multitrack MIDI, synchronized .kar karaoke, WAV audio and JSON. LOCAL AND PRIVATE Composition, editing and projects remain on your device. No BotSong account, advertising or subscription is required. All creation and editing tools are free. Without a purchase, only MID and KAR exports are limited to 15 seconds. One lifetime in-app purchase unlocks their full duration. Privacy Policy: https://removesilencevideo.com/botsong/privacy.php?lang=en Terms of Use: https://removesilencevideo.com/botsong/terms.php?lang=en End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Guitar Permutation Trainer4 screens
Botsong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Botsong at Free against Guitar Permutation Trainer's $1.99. Botsong also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Botsong is free to download; Guitar Permutation Trainer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Guitar Permutation Trainer versus Botsong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar Permutation TrainerBotsong
Price$1.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS18.415.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin ChouinardDavid Paillot

In-app purchases

None

Guitar Permutation Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Botsong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guitar Permutation Trainer free?
Guitar Permutation Trainer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Botsong free?
Botsong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guitar Permutation Trainer or Botsong have ads?
Neither Guitar Permutation Trainer nor Botsong shows ads.

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