Comparison

TuneWise Violin Lessons vs StringWise

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

Head to head
About

TuneWise Violin Lessons

This app is a comprehensive practice tool for violinists, offering features like music reading, tune playing, tuning, and song composition. It includes a song library, a game for performance practice, and tools for songwriting and learning. Designed for daily practice, it supports users from beginner to intermediate levels.

Highlights
  • Music reading and notation
  • Interactive song learning with playback controls
  • Audition game for performance practice
  • Songwriter studio with chord editor
  • Backing tracks in various genres
  • Flashcards for note identification
  • Chromatic violin tuner
  • Metronome with tempo and time signature options
Features
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TUNEWISE VIOLIN LESSONS Your complete violin practice partner. Read music, play tunes, tune up, keep time, and write your own songs, all in one app, designed for everyday practice. NEW: DIFFICULTY TIERS Featured songs now come in three levels ,Beginner (clean melody, Intermediate with grace notes and ornaments and Advanced with double-stops and harmonic foundations. Same tune, three ways to play it. Available on Amazing Grace, Wildwood Flower, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, and St. Anne's Reel and more coming. SONG LIBRARY and SONG LEARN A curated library of fiddle tunes, hymns, gospel, folk, Celtic, and old-time standards. Listen to the full melody with highlighted notes, then switch to Song Learn for measure-by-measure walkthroughs with tab and standard notation. Loop a measure, slow it down to half speed, and toggle a backing track to practice with the band. THE AUDITION GAME Two progressively challenging levels take you from School Orchestra to Youth Symphony. The app listens through your microphone and detects every note you play completely hands-free. No buttons, no tapping. Just play your violin and the game responds. Perfect for recital preparation. SONGWRITER STUDIO Built-in songwriter with ChordPro editor, type lyrics with chords inline and the app plays them back as a full arrangement. 4 drum kits, 6 backing-track genres, set lists, and Performance Mode for full-screen live playback. BACKING TRACKS 6 new genres added — Reggae, Bossa Nova, Calypso, R&B, Swing, and Funk alongside the originals. Practice your fiddle lines over a real-sounding band. FLASHCARDS See a note on the staff, identify it, then reveal the finger position. Build your note-reading skills one card at a time. All ranges, free. VIOLIN TUNER Built-in chromatic tuner. Play each string and watch the needle — green means you're in tune. A440 standard tuning. METRONOME Tap tempo, BPM slider up to 240, presets to 200, and time-signature selection. Keep steady time while you practice. DESIGNED FOR DAILY PRACTICE From open strings to recital prep — every feature is built to fit into a real player's daily routine. Whether you're a beginner working on first scales or an intermediate player working up Celtic reels, TuneWise gives you what you need without padding. Tune. Read. Practice. Daily.

About

StringWise

Features
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StringWise is a beautiful, accurate violin tuner and a practice coach for your intonation, in one focused app. TUNE INSTANTLY - A live tuner shows the note you are playing, a -50 to +50 cent meter, and clear flat / in-tune / sharp feedback in real time. - Your four strings (G, D, A, E) are one tap away, with the nearest one highlighted as you play. - Set your reference pitch (Concert A) to match your ensemble. TRAIN YOUR EAR - Play along with a steady reference drone and tune your intonation by sound, the way string players really practice. - A clean, adjustable metronome is built in. PRACTICE WITH PURPOSE - Short guided exercises walk you through scales and arpeggios, listen as you play, and score how in-tune you were, note by note. - Insights track your accuracy, your sessions, and a daily practice streak, so you can watch yourself improve. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no ads, no tracking. Your practice data stays on your device, with optional private iCloud sync. - The microphone is used only to detect pitch, live, on your device. Audio is never recorded or sent anywhere. FREE AND PRO The tuner, drone, metronome, practice streak, two guided exercises a day, and your history are free forever. StringWise Pro unlocks unlimited guided exercises, the full scale and arpeggio library, advanced insights, and home-screen widgets. StringWise Pro subscription options: - Weekly: $4.99 per week - Annual: $59.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial - Lifetime: $99.99 one-time purchase Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stringwise-tuner.vercel.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

TuneWise Violin Lessons4 screens
StringWise3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TuneWise Violin Lessons at none against StringWise's 3. TuneWise Violin Lessons also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). StringWise's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StringWise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. TuneWise Violin Lessons asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TuneWise Violin Lessons ships an update every 2 months, StringWise every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TuneWise Violin Lessons versus StringWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuneWise Violin LessonsStringWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOSEPH S BAILEYVikram Joshi

In-app purchases

None

TuneWise Violin Lessons

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StringWise

Subscriptions2
  • Intonia Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Intonia Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Intonia Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is TuneWise Violin Lessons free?
TuneWise Violin Lessons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StringWise free?
StringWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TuneWise Violin Lessons or StringWise have ads?
Neither TuneWise Violin Lessons nor StringWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TuneWise Violin Lessons or StringWise?
TuneWise Violin Lessons ships an update every 2 months, and StringWise every 10 days. Most recently, TuneWise Violin Lessons was updated on October 1, 2026 and StringWise on October 9, 2026.

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