Comparison

Fifths vs DroneTone

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

Head to head
About

Fifths

This app helps musicians practice by creating custom drone progressions, exploring harmonic relationships, and turning video lessons into practice loops. It offers a metronome, a library of chord progressions, and various sound options to enhance ear training and improvisation skills.

Highlights
  • Create looping drone progressions
  • Explore harmony via circle of fifths
  • Turn YouTube lessons into practice loops
  • Built-in metronome synced to drones
  • Library of chord progressions
  • 100+ instrument sounds
  • Daily music theory questions
Features
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Fifths is built around one idea: practicing with musical context, not just isolated exercises. Create moving drone progressions, explore harmony through the circle of fifths, and turn YouTube lessons into focused practice loops. Build the exact practice environment you need for intonation, improvisation, fretboard awareness, phrasing, ear training, and learning real songs section by section. When you want a fixed reference, Fifths also works as a focused single-note drone, or a continuous tanpura for a rich harmonic center. Use Fifths to: - Build looping drone progressions for scale, melody, and improvisation practice - Create single-note or multi-note drone steps to outline changing harmonic centers - Hold a single drone when you want a stable key center for ear training or intonation work - Practice in time with a built-in metronome, synced to your drone progressions - Load ready-made chord progressions from a library of pop, rock, minor-key, blues, jazz, and classical examples, organized around the circle of fifths - Turn YouTube lessons into saved practice loops, and share loops with other Fifths users - Slow down difficult sections, set rep targets, and let Fifths automatically ramp up speed as you progress - Fine-tune loop start and end points and adjust volume - Quickly search for a song's key and BPM while you practice - Explore the circle of fifths visually and hear key relationships instantly - See key signatures, relative keys, parallel keys, and scale notes at a glance - Train faster with daily questions, streaks, and multiple quiz difficulties - Add the Music Theory Daily widget to keep a fresh question on your Home Screen - Practice with 100+ sounds including strings, choir, organ, guitar, winds, pads, and synth textures - Save presets, favorite sounds, loops, and sounds tailored to your workflow - Customize note naming, reference pitch, octave range, fade time, and quiz length - Keep practicing alongside other audio apps Fifths Pro unlocks unlimited saved loops, longer drone progressions, the full sample progressions library, the full sound library, and Medium and Hard quiz difficulty. Whether you are working on intonation, improvisation, key signatures, modes, intervals, songs, or general musicianship, Fifths gives you a practice tool that is immediate, musical, and built for repetition. Privacy Policy: https://fifthsdrone.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DroneTone

Features
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This app plays sustained, hand-tuned drone notes that fill the room with deep ambient resonance. Pick any pitch across the full chromatic range and hold it as long as you need โ€” no loops, no seams, just a perfectly steady note with warm overtones. Blend waveforms, soften the attack, and dial in detuned layers to shape the texture. Set a gentle fade timer and let a single tone carry you into stillness. Background audio, AirPlay, and headphones โ€” your drone keeps glowing wherever you go. Perfect for meditation, breathwork, deep focus, sleep, and musical practice or tuning. โ€” SUBSCRIPTION โ€” Premium unlocks all features. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Fifths4 screens
DroneTone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fifths at every 8 days against DroneTone's every 6 weeks. DroneTone's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Fifths sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and DroneTone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fifths ships an update every 8 days, DroneTone every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Fifths versus DroneTone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFifthsDroneTone
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 8 days โ€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size74 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard ChirinoPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fifths

Subscriptions2
  • Fifths Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Fifths Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fifths Pro Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

DroneTone

Subscriptions2
  • Drone Note Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Drone Note Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Fifths free?
Fifths is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DroneTone free?
DroneTone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fifths or DroneTone have ads?
Neither Fifths nor DroneTone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fifths or DroneTone?
Fifths ships an update every 8 days, and DroneTone every 6 weeks. Most recently, Fifths was updated on September 8, 2026 and DroneTone on September 23, 2026.

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