Comparison

KORG cortosia vs Étude

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

Head to head
About

KORG cortosia

This app helps musicians improve their sound quality by analyzing five key elements of performance in real-time. It provides instant feedback, tracks daily progress, and allows users to compare their skills globally. Ideal for beginners and intermediate players seeking to refine their technique.

Highlights
  • Real-time analysis of five 'good sound' elements
  • Instant scoring on a 100-point scale
  • Daily practice recording and progress tracking
  • Global ranking for 'good sound' competition
  • Supports multiple wind and string instruments
  • Model tone comparison
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KORG cortosia, the tuner app that makes it enjoyable to practice the basics Learn “good sound” and enjoy “good performance”! *This app can evaluate only flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, cello, saxophone, trombone and euphonium performances. (Operating Requirements) iOS8 or later iPhone 5 or later, iPod Touch 5th Generation or later KORG has answered the question: “Can a tuner recognize good sound?” With the KORG cortosia you'll see what's missing from “good sound” with just a glance. Even practice that's slightly boring (such as practicing the production of single notes) will become enjoyable. The cortosia is a completely new type of interactive tuner app designed to improve the overall quality of sound produced by the artist. * Analyzes five elements of “good sound” and rates them in real time * Automatically records “good sound” so you can check your daily improvement in technique * Lets you compete against the world in “good sound” and vie for ranking * Supports flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, cello, saxophone, trombone and euphonium Analyze five elements of “good sound” and rate them in real time: Just what is “good sound”? Beautiful sound, pleasant sound, sound that resonates in the listener's heart. Perceptions of “good sound” differ between people, but could there be some commonalities? Through cooperative research with Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, under the direction of Professor Xavier Serra, Korg has arrived at a technology “Artistry” (*1) for evaluating “good sound” based on five elements. 1: Pitch Stability 2: Dynamic Stability 3: Timbre Stability 4: Timbre Richness 5: Attack Clarity Simultaneously with the tuner display, a radar chart shows the results of analyzing these five elements in real time, and scores them on a scale of 100 points. While tuning, you can see at a glance what aspects of your tone are lacking. You can also listen to a model tone and hear how it differs from your own sound. This is highly recommended for beginners who have just started a musical instrument, as well as for intermediate players who want to advance to the next level. *1: Automatic Rating Technology for musical InSTRument plaYers Automatically record “good sound,” and check your daily advances in technique: Data is automatically recorded and kept when tuning and scoring. You can audition the accumulated recording data or recall a radar chart for it, and you can also check the number of hours you practiced and your best score for each day. By looking at your past results, you can see how you are progressing. In addition, you can post your score to a social networking service such as Facebook or Twitter allowing you to record or upload your daily progress (or backsliding) as if you were writing a diary. Whether you use this to compete with your friends or to give encouraging comments, it's a great way to improve your skill while enjoyably sharing information. Compete with the world for “good sound”: Your ranking is compiled by averaging your highest score for each note, and displayed. You'll be able to see your current position among performers around the world who use cortosia. Supports flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, cello, saxophone, trombone and euphonium. A full range of basic functionality including tuner, metronome, and level meter: In addition to a chromatic tuner that benefits from Korg's forty years of know-how in tuner development, there's a metronome that supports tap tempo, and even a level meter, making cortosia a great partner for performance or practice.

About

Étude

Features
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Most pianists stop playing. Not because they can't play — because nothing tells them they are getting better, and after a while they decide they never will. Progress is too slow to hear. Day to day, nothing changes. You are inside your own playing, and you have nothing to compare it to except the memory of yesterday, which is a bad witness. Étude fixes that one thing. WHAT IT DOES Every take, kept Put your phone on the piano and play. Each take is recorded, dated, and drawn as a trace — a shape made from the sound you actually produced. Nothing to fill in, nothing to rate. Day 1 against today Your first recording of a piece and your latest one, laid over each other and played back to back. Not a chart telling you what to think. Your own playing, months apart, one after the other. Three months on one screen Every trace of a piece in a single grid, oldest to newest. Pick any two and compare them. Share the difference Export a still card with both traces and both dates, ready to send to whoever has been asking how it is going. WHO IT'S FOR Adults coming back to the piano after years away. Students between lessons. Anyone who practises alone and has no idea whether it is working. HOW IT WORKS Put your phone on the piano. Press record. Play. Name the piece afterwards. That's it. PRIVACY Your recordings stay on your device. No account, no sign-up, no upload. You can delete everything at once from Settings. ÉTUDE FULL Recording, traces and playback are free and unlimited, forever. Étude Full adds two things: comparing takes of a piece beyond the first ten, and the export card without the Étude mark. $14.99 a month, or $119.99 a year with a one-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maestria-inc.github.io/etude/privacy.html

Screenshots

KORG cortosia4 screens
Étude4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Étude at Free against KORG cortosia's $9.99. KORG cortosia's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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

Étude is free to download; KORG cortosia costs $9.99 up front. Étude sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. KORG cortosia asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
KORG cortosia versus Étude: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKORG cortosiaÉtude
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKORG INC.Gael Homere

In-app purchases

None

KORG cortosia

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Étude

Subscriptions2
  • Étude Full, Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Étude Full, Yearly7 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is KORG cortosia free?
KORG cortosia costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Étude free?
Étude is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KORG cortosia or Étude have ads?
Neither KORG cortosia nor Étude shows ads.

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