Comparison

Fake Book Index vs StringWise

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

Head to head
About

Fake Book Index

Quickly find jazz standards across numerous fake books and play-along series. Search by title or composer, filter by owned books, and browse titles by page. Works offline, ideal for musicians.

Highlights
  • Search 10,000+ jazz standards
  • Works offline
  • Search by composer
  • Filter by owned books
  • Browse titles by page
  • Supports custom book imports
  • Multi-language support
Features
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The fastest way to find which fake book a jazz standard is in — and on which page. Search 10,000+ jazz standards across 90+ books at once: Real Book, New Real Book, Sher Music, Hal Leonard, Aebersold Play-A-Long, and many more. No signal at the basement venue? No problem. Fake Book Index works fully offline. Perfect for late-night jam sessions, anywhere. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. SEARCH Start typing and results appear instantly. No internet, no waiting. Search by composer too: type “Parker” to see every Charlie Parker title in your collection. FILTER AND BROWSE Select only the books you own to narrow your results. Pick any book and tap Browse to see all its titles sorted by page. Ideal on the bandstand. PLAY-ALONG SERIES Aebersold and Hal Leonard Jazz Play-Along volumes are listed individually, so you can quickly find the right tune and work on your standards with accompaniment. YOUR BOOKS Add any fake book that isn’t in the list. Enter titles manually or import a JSON index. Your books are saved and searchable alongside the others. Available in English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian. The index is updated regularly — new books and titles are added without requiring an app update. A BOOK IS MISSING? If you own a fake book that isn’t in the app, feel free to get in touch. I’ll happily add it.

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

Fake Book Index4 screens
StringWise3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StringWise at Free against Fake Book Index's $2.99. Fake Book Index's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). On 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

StringWise is free to download; Fake Book Index costs $2.99 up front. StringWise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Fake Book Index asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fake Book Index ships an update every 5 days, StringWise every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Fake Book Index versus StringWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFake Book IndexStringWise
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArmel CourreeVikram Joshi

In-app purchases

None

Fake Book Index

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 Fake Book Index free?
Fake Book Index costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StringWise free?
StringWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fake Book Index or StringWise have ads?
Neither Fake Book Index nor StringWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fake Book Index or StringWise?
Fake Book Index ships an update every 5 days, and StringWise every 10 days. Most recently, Fake Book Index was updated on October 28, 2026 and StringWise on October 25, 2026.

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