Comparison

ScaleCoach Pro vs Essential Grooves

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Essential Grooves

This app offers an interactive music listening experience, allowing users to control individual instrument stems. Adjust levels, tempo, and loops to create personalized mixes for singing and playing along. It provides an immersive way to engage with music albums.

Highlights
  • Stem control (mute, solo, pan, fade)
  • Tempo control
  • Looping functionality
  • Lyrics display
  • Adjustable instrument levels
  • Immersive audio experience
Features
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‘Essential Grooves’ is a MYXSTEM app release, allowing users to completely control the listening experience. The app features mute, solo, pan and fade for each stem along with tempo control, looping and lyrics. By adjusting the levels of each instrument (stem), musicians can build the perfect mix to play- and sing-along. All album-as-an-app releases from MYXSTEM deliver interactive audio to create an immersive musical experience.

Screenshots

ScaleCoach Pro4 screens
Essential Grooves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Essential Grooves at 100% against ScaleCoach Pro's 50%. Essential Grooves also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0). ScaleCoach Pro's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

ScaleCoach Pro costs $3.99 and Essential Grooves $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Essential Grooves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ScaleCoach Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Essential Grooves's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScaleCoach Pro ships an update every 36 months, Essential Grooves every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ScaleCoach Pro versus Essential Grooves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScaleCoach ProEssential Grooves
Price$3.99 — better$9.99
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 25 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHans Toft-OlsenMyxstem

Customer experience

ScaleCoach Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Essential Grooves

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ScaleCoach Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Essential Grooves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScaleCoach Pro free?
ScaleCoach Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Essential Grooves free?
Essential Grooves costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ScaleCoach Pro or Essential Grooves?
Essential Grooves is rated higher. ScaleCoach Pro averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Essential Grooves averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ScaleCoach Pro or Essential Grooves have ads?
Neither ScaleCoach Pro nor Essential Grooves shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScaleCoach Pro or Essential Grooves?
ScaleCoach Pro ships an update every 36 months, and Essential Grooves every 25 months. Most recently, ScaleCoach Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Essential Grooves on November 3, 2026.

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