Comparison

Lesson Studio 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

Lesson Studio

Features
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Lesson Studio is the all-in-one studio management app for private music teachers. Your students practice more when someone's watching — and now you'll always be watching. PRACTICE LOGGING Students log every session right from their phone — instrument, duration, and what they worked on. You see every entry in real time, so you walk into every lesson prepared. POINTS & REWARDS Build a custom rewards catalog your students actually care about — a free lesson, new sheet music, stickers, whatever motivates them. Students earn points for every session they log and redeem them on their own. LESSON SCHEDULES Set recurring lesson times for each student. Everyone always knows when their next lesson is — no more reminder texts. MESSAGING Send quick messages directly to your students inside the app. Keep all your studio communication in one place. ASSIGNMENTS & ROUTINES Send one-off assignments with links or instructions, or build repeating weekly practice routines your students follow every week. PARENT PORTAL Give parents their own login to follow along. They see practice history and progress — without having to ask you. Whether you teach piano, guitar, violin, or voice — Lesson Studio gives your studio the structure it deserves. Free plan included. No credit card required.

About

Music Theory Maestro

Learn music theory interactively from basic concepts to advanced harmony. Explore scales, chords, and practice with mock exams. Features real notation playback and an interactive piano keyboard, all accessible offline.

Highlights
  • Interactive staff and note reading
  • Treble, bass, and alto clef support
  • Scale and chord exploration with playback
  • Mock exams for Grade 1-8
  • Interactive piano keyboard
  • Offline functionality
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

Lesson Studio4 screens
Music Theory Maestro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lesson Studio at 15.0 against Music Theory Maestro's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Lesson Studio versus Music Theory Maestro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLesson StudioMusic Theory Maestro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTennison HubbardAlfred Ang

In-app purchases

None

Lesson Studio

No in-app purchases

None

Music Theory Maestro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lesson Studio free?
Lesson Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Music Theory Maestro free?
Music Theory Maestro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lesson Studio or Music Theory Maestro have ads?
Neither Lesson Studio nor Music Theory Maestro shows ads.

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