ScaleCoach Pro vs BlueNote2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScaleCoach Pro
This app helps musicians master scales and arpeggios with instant pitch detection. It offers various scale modes, custom scale programming, and a polyphonic piano with adjustable tuning. Users can test their intonation and receive feedback on accuracy.
- Major and Melodic Minor scale modes
- Custom scale and melody programming
- Polyphonic piano with 7 octaves
- Adjustable tuning (415-466 Hz)
- Built-in metronome
- Pitch detection and intonation feedback
- S.W.Y.P. (See What You Play) feature
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ScaleCoach is designed for instant pitch detection based scale/arpeggio training. ScaleCoach is a high-end app, that will help you master all the scales you need, in an easy and entertaining way. ScaleCoach is an important tool in teaching music. Train alone or challenge each other. Who can hit it spot on! ScaleCoach is your new musical best friend. On our website scalecoach.com you will find out more about this outstanding app and see a demonstration. FEATURES - Major modes - a collection of diatonic scales from the Major mode - Melodic Minor modes - collection of the scales from Mel. Minor mode - Symmetric + collection of symmetric scales and Blues, Pentatonic etc. - Program your own scales or melodies and save them. - 7 octaves of grand piano - Polyphonic piano - Master tuning from 415 - 466 Hz - Built-in metronome - Tempo conversion from 20-480 notes per minute - Note names on/off - Preplay note on/off - Play scales up or down // up-down or down-up - Move scales up - down - repeat - play once - S.W.Y.P. "See What You Play" either as single tone or multiple tones - S.W.Y.P. includes on screen Hz detector - Score 0-100 point - 7 languages ScaleCoach is the first and only app that lets you play all the scales and at the same time check your intonation. When you have learnt your scale you can test yourself and see if your intonation is correct. You will get feedback whether you sing or play either a false note or in tune. DESCRIPTION Intonation forms part of the basis in music when you're playing by yourself or with others. It is therefore very valuable to be able to test your intonation and with ScaleCoach you can test it with any instrument. That includes all fretless instruments as violin, chello, double-bass and all other instruments as trumpet, saxophone etc. The singers can learn how to sing in tune. ScaleCoach will support you regardless of your level and let you choose the tempo. In the S.W.Y.P (See What You Play), you will be able to see what you sing or play on the ScaleCoach piano. B or H? With ScaleCoach you can have them both. Play wirelessly from your device to your Apple TV and AirPlay-enabled speakers and share your masterpiece in coaching yourself and music buddies.
BlueNote2
This music app allows users to create sounds and chords by tapping on a visual representation of frequencies. It offers a unique way to explore musical intervals and scales with a simple, intuitive interface.
- Visual frequency expression
- Tap to sound creation
- Explore musical intervals
- Major and minor chord generation
- Simple sign wave timbre
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BlueNote 2 is an instrument for the iPhone, born of the desire to listen to the sound between minor and major. The frequency of the chord is expressed visually. Tap two or more sounds, but the interval of the pressed point and the frequency of the sound are inversely proportional, so you can sound like the interval you pressed as the string of a string instrument. By the way, the timbre is a perfect sign wave. As everyone's reviews increase, we are going to make it evolve, so we appreciate your kind appreciation. *** How to use *** 1, tapping a certain place and tapping another place sounds. 2, It is not strict "C","D","E", but you can feel the scale by pushing the circumference from the outside in order. In the state of tapped 3 and 2 places the circle of the figure Tap on the intersection, a beautiful chord It will ring. The intersection of green and blue is major (major), red The intersection of blue and blue is minor. 4, tap the M mark on the top and tap two places in the figure, you will hear a major (big) sound. By the way, in the major code, the ratio of the sides of the triangle is 10: 12: 15
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BlueNote2 at Free against ScaleCoach Pro's $3.99. BlueNote2 also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 12 months vs every 36 months). ScaleCoach Pro's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On ratings volume, 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
BlueNote2 is free to download; ScaleCoach Pro costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlueNote2 holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of ScaleCoach Pro's written reviews are positive against 33% of BlueNote2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ScaleCoach Pro ships an update every 36 months, BlueNote2 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScaleCoach Pro | BlueNote2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hans Toft-Olsen | Yaneurabeya |
Customer experience
ScaleCoach Pro
BlueNote2
In-app purchases
ScaleCoach Pro
No in-app purchases
BlueNote2
No in-app purchases
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