Comparison

Capo vs Basic Pitch

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

Head to head
About

Capo

Learn songs by ear without needing sheet music or tabs. This app analyzes your music to identify beats, chords, and key, allowing you to slow down playback, isolate instruments, and edit chord progressions to master any song.

Highlights
  • Identify chords, beats, and key
  • Slow down playback and loop sections
  • Isolate instruments and vocals
  • Edit detected chords and time signatures
  • Save projects and sync across devices
  • Display chord diagrams for multiple instruments
Features
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Learn your favorite songs without tabs or sheet music. Whether you play for the world or yourself, all musicians need a good ear for harmony, melody, and rhythm. Using the songs in your music collection, Capo guesses the beats, chords, and key of songs to help you break them down to their individual parts. Capo’s unique technology helps you to learn your favorites quickly as you improve your ear along the way. Capo is simple and yet so, so good, even the professionals use it: “Capo is AMAZING!!! Very clutch. Especially when parts are kinda tough in the mix that I can’t make out easily. With other apps you lose quality, this still sounds correct.” - Omar Edwards: Keyboardist/Music Director for Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Eminem, and more “When I sat down and started using Capo for the first time, I was amazed at how big a punch this little app packs! It's intuitive, convenient, and high-quality.” - Rebecca Lovell: Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Piano for Larkin Poe (Read more at capoapp.com/testimonials) *** HEAR THE SONG *** Slow down playback, scrub to hear specific notes, and easily create regions that loop as you learn to play the tricky parts. Use Capo’s tools to isolate specific instruments and even vocals to learn any part of a song. With a couple simple switches, you can focus on the piano or eliminate everything to practice the guitar solo and make transcription easier. *** BREAK IT DOWN *** Capo automatically detects chords, beats, and the key of songs to get you started. Change, add, or remove the detected chords easily with a few taps as you identify alternate chords and voicings. Use Capo's structure song view to edit Capo's beat grid for songs with changing, or uncommon time signatures. *** PAUSE THE SESSION (PRO) *** With an active subscription, Capo saves the loop regions you set, chord changes, and even the playback position into Projects. Learn songs at your own pace and revisit them on all your devices using iCloud. *** SO MUCH MORE *** * Transpose songs to different keys * Rename regions to keep organized * Beat detection estimates the tempo and helps snap regions * Edit chords one at a time or globally * Display chord diagrams for Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Bass, and now Piano * Rock on southpaws! Capo has a left-handed chord box option * Five different metronome sounds * Learn more about Capo touch Pro below! **NOTE**: Capo works with music you own, but cannot access streaming tracks from Apple Music, Spotify, etc. * If you don’t own a particular track, Capo makes it simple to buy a DRM-free copy on the iTunes Store *** GO PRO *** Without an active subscription, Capo touch will not save your edits to the chords, beats, regions, markers, or sections in your Projects. For $19.99 per year, Capo touch Pro: * Saves all your changes to Projects, which are synced across your devices * Provides full access to upcoming features and improvements * Helps support future development of the product *** GO PLATINUM *** For $49.99 per year, Capo Platinum gives you everything in Capo touch Pro *plus* the ability to unlock all the features in Capo for macOS. All prices shown in this description are in USD. Exact prices may vary by region based on current exchange rates. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off from Settings after purchase. Our Privacy Policy can be found at https://supermegaultragroovy.com/legal/privacy, and our Terms of Use at https://supermegaultragroovy.com/legal/tou.

About

Basic Pitch

This app makes music education engaging for all skill levels. It offers a gamified approach to ear training and sight-singing, essential skills for musicians. Learn to identify pitches, intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms through interactive exercises.

Highlights
  • Gamified music education
  • Ear training exercises
  • Sight-singing practice
  • Learn music theory concepts
  • Identify pitches and intervals
  • Chord and rhythm recognition
Features
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Basic Pitch builds internal pitch awareness through simple, game-like listening, matching, and singing.

Screenshots

Capo4 screens
Basic Pitch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Capo at Free against Basic Pitch's $1.99. Capo also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 11). Basic Pitch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads 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

Capo is free to download; Basic Pitch costs $1.99 up front. Capo sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Basic Pitch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Pitch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Capo has 1.1K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Capo's written reviews are positive against 67% of Basic Pitch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capo ships an update every 3 months, Basic Pitch every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Capo versus Basic Pitch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapoBasic Pitch
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuperMegaUltraGroovy, Inc.Carlos DeSoto

Customer experience

Capo

All ratings1,124 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews299 reviews
Positive52.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative38.5%

Basic Pitch

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Capo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when loading songs
  • Fails to restore previous purchases
  • Sluggish performance on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Spotify integration
  • Implement a tab/notation view
  • Allow custom tuning adjustments
  • Improve chord visualization
  • Add a metronome feature

Basic Pitch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Capo

Subscriptions6
  • Capo touch Pro - Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Capo touch Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Capo touch Pro - Upgrade$9.991 Year
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  • Capo touch Pro - Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Capo Platinum - Upgrade$39.991 Year
  • Capo Platinum$49.991 Year
None

Basic Pitch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Capo free?
Capo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Pitch free?
Basic Pitch costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Capo or Basic Pitch?
Basic Pitch is rated higher. Capo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Basic Pitch averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Capo or Basic Pitch have ads?
Neither Capo nor Basic Pitch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Capo or Basic Pitch?
Capo ships an update every 3 months, and Basic Pitch every 5 weeks. Most recently, Capo was updated on October 15, 2026 and Basic Pitch on October 15, 2026.

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