Comparison

Phiora vs Music Theory Maestro

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

Head to head
About

Phiora

This app helps you explore and apply the Golden Ratio to your photos and real-world compositions. Use overlays like the Golden Spiral and Phi Grid on your camera or existing images to understand natural patterns and enhance your creative work.

Highlights
  • Golden Spiral and Phi Grid overlays
  • Live camera composition guide
  • Artwork and architecture analysis
  • Adjustable overlay resizing and rotation
  • Save analyzed images
  • Dark, distraction-free interface
Features
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Description: Phiora – Where Composition Meets Natural Perfection The Golden Ratio has guided the greatest artists, architects, and scientists in history. Now it's in your hands. Phiora is the ultimate tool for exploring, applying, and understanding the Golden Ratio — the mathematical principle found throughout nature, art, and the cosmos. Whether you're a photographer perfecting a shot, an artist analyzing a masterpiece, or a curious mind uncovering the patterns hidden in the world around you, Phiora transforms the way you see. What You Can Do Overlay the Golden Spiral and Phi Grid on any photo from your gallery Use your live camera to compose shots in real time with the Golden Ratio as your guide Analyze artwork, paintings, and architecture with precision overlays Resize, rotate, and flip the overlay to match any composition Save your analyzed images directly to your photo library For Creators & Curious Minds Use it to study the compositions of the great masters, improve your own project, or simply explore the elegant mathematics woven into the natural world. The Golden Ratio, Perfected Phiora's clean, intuitive interface keeps the focus where it belongs — on your subject. The dark, distraction-free design lets the spiral speak for itself. Discover the ratio. Master the composition. See the world differently.

About

Music Theory Maestro

Features
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Music Theory Maestro is the complete, interactive way to learn music theory on iPhone and iPad — from your very first note to advanced harmony. LEARN FROM BASIC TO ADVANCED • Reading the staff, ledger lines and note names • Treble, bass and alto clefs • Note values, rests, dotted notes and ties • Bars, bar lines and time signatures • Tones, semitones and every interval • Major, minor, modal, pentatonic, blues, whole-tone and chromatic scales • Key signatures, harmony, triads, seventh chords, inversions and cadences • Modes, transposition, ornaments and modulation SEE AND HEAR EVERYTHING • Real music notation you can play back • An interactive piano keyboard • The Wheel of Scales — an interactive Circle of Fifths SCALES & CHORDS • Explore every key and its relative minor • Build any scale or chord and hear it ascending, descending or arpeggiated GRADE 1–8 MOCK EXAMS • Graded multiple-choice tests with notation-reading questions • Instant explanations, scoring and progress tracking • Topic drills and quick mixed practice MUSICAL STYLES • How jazz, blues, R&B/soul and classical each apply theory • Signature chord progressions you can play Perfect for students preparing for graded music exams, self-taught musicians, songwriters and teachers. No account required and everything works offline.

Screenshots

Phiora4 screens
Music Theory Maestro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phiora at 5.0 against Music Theory Maestro's 3.0. Phiora also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Music Theory Maestro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Phiora sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Music Theory Maestro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phiora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phiora versus Music Theory Maestro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhioraMusic Theory Maestro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichelle FeldmanAlfred Ang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Phiora

One-time1
  • Phiora Premium$7.99
None

Music Theory Maestro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phiora free?
Phiora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Music Theory Maestro free?
Music Theory Maestro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phiora or Music Theory Maestro?
Phiora is rated higher. Phiora averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Music Theory Maestro averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Phiora or Music Theory Maestro have ads?
Neither Phiora nor Music Theory Maestro shows ads.

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