Comparison

Scale Ètude vs Flashcard Maker

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

Head to head
About

Scale Ètude

Master musical scales through interactive ear training and note identification exercises. Learn to recognize, spell, and build scales in any key, with detailed explanations and practice modes. This app works offline and requires no account or ads.

Highlights
  • Identify scales by ear
  • Build scales by tapping notes
  • Strict music theory spelling
  • Browsable library of 11 scales
  • Interactive interval wheel
  • Adaptive mastery tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Scale Etude helps you truly learn your scales — not just memorize shapes, but hear them, spell them, and own them in every key. It's built for any instrument: everything is by ear and by note name, so it works whether you play guitar, piano, sax, or anything else. TWO FOCUSED DRILLS • Identify by ear — hear a scale played and name which one it is. Train your ear to recognize the sound and color of each mode. • Build the scale — given a scale and key, tap every note that belongs. Learn the correct spelling of any scale in any of the 12 keys. Everything uses strict music-theory spelling, so you learn scales the right way — A Phrygian is A, Bb, C, D, E, F, G (never A#), with each degree getting its proper letter name. EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND • A browsable library of 11 scales — the 7 modes (Ionian through Locrian), major and minor pentatonic, and major and minor blues. • A detail view for every scale with an interactive interval wheel, a note-by-note breakdown, step formulas, and the character of each scale. • Hear any scale or single note played on a clean, sampled instrument. PRACTICE YOUR WAY • Focus on exactly what you want — a whole family, a handful of scales, or a single scale drilled across all 12 keys. • Turn on Race the Clock to answer against a timer and build fluency under pressure. • Adaptive mastery tracking surfaces your weakest scales first, so every session targets what you actually need. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE • No account, no sign-up, no ads. • Works fully offline and keeps all your progress on your device. Whether you're a student nailing your modes, a guitarist breaking out of the pentatonic box, or a jazz player internalizing every key, Scale Etude makes scale practice focused, fast, and genuinely effective.

About

Flashcard Maker

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Your Anki collection already holds hours—or years—of work. StudyDaily helps you keep it, then turns it into a calmer daily system for remembering what matters. Import Anki APKG and COLPKG packages with your cards, media, deck presets, scheduling data and review history. Bring Quizlet exports through CSV or TSV. Then continue with FSRS-6 spaced repetition, offline study and optional cross-device sync. Keep the knowledge. Upgrade the routine. Move from Anki without starting over • Import APKG and COLPKG packages created by Anki • Preserve card content, formatting, images, audio and MathJax • Keep cloze notes, image occlusions, deck presets and review history • Choose whether to import scheduling data and presets • Export back to APKG, COLPKG or CSV whenever you want Coming from Quizlet? StudyDaily detects Quizlet-style tab-separated exports and helps map terms and definitions correctly. Know exactly what deserves attention today FSRS-6 spaced repetition builds a daily queue around the memories most likely to fade—not around busywork. • See today's new cards and reviews before you begin • Get a realistic session-time estimate • Choose Again, Hard, Good or Easy • Undo a mistaken answer without breaking your flow • Adjust desired retention, new-card limits and review limits Study wherever life happens StudyDaily is local-first. Create cards and complete reviews without an account or connection. Optional StudyDaily Premium sync keeps cards, media and review history aligned across your signed-in devices. Review on your phone, continue on your tablet, and let offline changes sync when the connection returns. Stay consistent without paying for a missed day • Holiday mode shifts the plan instead of creating an instant backlog • Backlog recovery spreads overdue reviews across manageable days • Local reminders show what is waiting without demanding attention all day • A home-screen widget keeps today's plan visible Build cards for the subject in front of you Create cards with text, images and audio. Use cloze deletion, image occlusion and bundled MathJax. Organize large collections with tags and search. Track retention, study time, card states and upcoming workload. Find the cards you need Browse and search cards inside a deck and its subdecks. Add a card from the deck menu or add a catalogue deck from its detail page. Mark a card while studying, find it in the library and review only marked cards. Start with a plan that fits Your available time sets daily limits; your subject brings relevant catalogue decks forward. Choose your app language, light or dark theme, and a local daily reminder time. Your collection stays yours Local study does not require an account. Cloud sync is optional and requires StudyDaily Premium. Import and export tools keep an open path into and out of StudyDaily. If Anki got you this far, you do not need to abandon it or rebuild everything. Bring the collection you trust and make it easier to live with every day. Anki is a trademark of Ankitects Pty Ltd. Quizlet is a trademark of Quizlet, Inc. StudyDaily is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Ankitects or Quizlet. Apple Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Scale Ètude4 screens
Flashcard Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scale Ètude at none against Flashcard Maker's 3. Flashcard Maker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Flashcard Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Scale Ètude asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Scale Ètude versus Flashcard Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScale ÈtudeFlashcard Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB54 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCharles ParisiLIFTOFF

In-app purchases

None

Scale Ètude

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Flashcard Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Scale Ètude free?
Scale Ètude is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flashcard Maker free?
Flashcard Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scale Ètude or Flashcard Maker have ads?
Neither Scale Ètude nor Flashcard Maker shows ads.

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