Comparison

Speedy Note vs Stringcalculator

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

Head to head
About

Speedy Note

Learn to read the Alto Clef with an interactive and competitive music game. Master six levels at your own pace, choosing difficulty and notation style. MIDI compatible with CD quality piano sounds.

Highlights
  • Interactive Alto Clef learning
  • Competitive game environment
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • MIDI compatibility
  • Alphabetic and Solfege notation
  • CD quality piano sounds
Features
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Speedy Note: Alto Clef teaches you to read the Alto Clef (C Clef) in an interactive, fun and competitive game environment. Great for beginners to advanced, children or adults. Master the six levels and you have mastered the Alto Clef! Compete with yourself or with your friends. Speedy Note tracks your scores and lets you know how you are doing. Speedy Note also allows you to learn at your own pace – you decide the level of difficulty and when to advance to more difficult levels. Speedy Note: Alto Clef is very intuitive. It only takes a few moments to learn how to use (even for young children).  FEATURES: Speedy Note is MIDI compatible. You can use your midi instrument to play the game and learn the notes. (Requires a MIDI interface connected through the lightening port or a Bluetooth LE MIDI device.) CD quality piano sounds. Can be used silently allowing you to practice learning notes anywhere, any time. (No need to turn down or off your device’s volume.) You can learn both alphabetic notation (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) and/or Solfege notation (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si). Created by Bienelle Music

About

Stringcalculator

Calculate string properties for various instruments. Determine diameter, tension, and tone based on material, frequency, and scale length. Supports multiple units of measurement.

Highlights
  • Calculate string diameter, tension, and tone
  • Supports gut, nylgut, carbon, Tynex, and nylon strings
  • Set custom frequencies
  • Calculate in cm, mm, or inches
  • Adjustable scale length
Features
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A string calculator to calculate single strings for historical (or modern) stringed instruments. Calculates strings from gut, nylgut, carbon (PVF), Tynex and nylon. Diameter, tension, tone and scale can be calculated. You can set any frequency instead of the chamber tone a'. Calculates in cm, mm or inch.

Screenshots

Speedy Note4 screens
Stringcalculator1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stringcalculator at 100% against Speedy Note's 44%. Speedy Note's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Speedy Note costs $1.99 and Stringcalculator $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speedy Note ships an update every 15 months, Stringcalculator every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Speedy Note versus Stringcalculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedy NoteStringcalculator
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating2.8 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian HughesMartin Uhlig

Customer experience

Speedy Note

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Stringcalculator

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Speedy Note

No in-app purchases

None

Stringcalculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speedy Note free?
Speedy Note costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stringcalculator free?
Stringcalculator costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speedy Note or Stringcalculator have ads?
Neither Speedy Note nor Stringcalculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speedy Note or Stringcalculator?
Speedy Note ships an update every 15 months, and Stringcalculator every 16 months. Most recently, Speedy Note was updated on October 25, 2026 and Stringcalculator on October 15, 2026.

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