Comparison

Ukulele Lessons & Learn vs 3D Ukulele Notes

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

Head to head
About

Ukulele Lessons & Learn

Learn to play the ukulele with structured lessons and interactive practice routines. Improve your technique with visual aids, adjustable tempos, and a variety of exercises designed for all skill levels. Create custom practice sessions to focus on specific areas.

Highlights
  • Structured lessons for all skill levels
  • Interactive practice routines
  • Visual fretboard, score, and tab notation
  • Adjustable tempo
  • Customizable lesson schedules
  • Over 90 included routines
Features
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Purely Ukulele is designed to help you become a better ukulele player. By repeatedly practising the routines and lessons included in the software, your playing technique will improve over time. The advanced visual interface adds an extra dimension to your ukulele practice, so you can see and hear how the music plays. Content includes scales, arpeggios and rhythm accompaniments. Play along with Purely Ukulele, with the help of a fretboard, animated musical score and tab notation. Live animation makes it easy to follow the music, so you can practise in a way that suits you - whatever your skill level. See upcoming notes and hear how the piece should sound. Choose to hear synthesized music or a metronome rhythm - or a combination of both, if you prefer. This lets you engage in a listen-try approach to practice. Structured lessons to improve your playing technique - from beginner to advanced. Purely Ukulele includes lessons for all abilities, with new lessons available to download. Don't get stuck in a rut - Purely Ukulele gives structure to your ukulele practice. Variety is the key to improving your playing technique! Variable tempo to suit your skill level, allowing you to speed up or slow down each routine as required. Create your own tailor-made lessons to suit your individual needs, by combining the existing routines into new lessons. This allows you to build up your own practice 'playlist', if you prefer to focus on certain areas. Over 90 routines. Choose from one of 90 routines included in the software, which have been specially designed to improve your playing technique from the moment you begin. All routines have been created by a professional musician with the aim of improving skills for all abilities, whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced player. Everyone knows that practice makes perfect, but it's easy to get stuck in a rut practising the same routines over and over again. Purely Ukulele gives structure to your practice, guiding you through sets of lessons that will help you to progress to the next level. What's more, you can keep your practice fresh by downloading content updates for a whole year. Build your own tailor-made lesson schedules by simply using drag-and-drop to arrange the existing content into groups of your choice. Choose a tempo to suit your individual needs for each lesson or routine. Switch between hearing the music, the metronome or a combination of both to aid your learning. Play along with a stand-alone metronome to provide a customised tempo. Choose a constant tempo with adjustable accent (measure length) and visual display. In App Purchases: - Purely Ukulele "Full Content Pack" is offered as an in app purchase. - Subscription is for one month and charged monthly. - Cost is $2.99 or local equivalent. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off 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, renewal costs $2.99 or local equivalent. - Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off by going to the Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.

About

3D Ukulele Notes

Learn to play the ukulele with interactive 3D models that show finger positions. Hear the sound of each note and access dedicated lessons to master the instrument. This app focuses on individual notes rather than chords.

Highlights
  • 3D finger position demonstrations
  • Individual note sound playback
  • Ukulele lesson section
  • Fretboard note visualization
  • Focus on single notes, not chords
Features
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Ukulele fretboard notes - no chords. 3D Ukulele Notes - How To Play Ukulele - Fingering shows you the position of the fingers on the instrument. You can hear the sound of each musical note. There is a demonstration by 3d models, so you will learn how to play ukulele. There is a section with ukulele lessons.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 3D Ukulele Notes at 100% against Ukulele Lessons & Learn's 0%. 3D Ukulele Notes also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). Ukulele Lessons & Learn's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 64 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. Ukulele Lessons & Learn sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 3D Ukulele Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3D Ukulele Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D Ukulele Notes has 62 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Ukulele Lessons & Learn's written reviews are positive against 100% of 3D Ukulele Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ukulele Lessons & Learn ships an update every 2 months, 3D Ukulele Notes every 64 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Ukulele Lessons & Learn versus 3D Ukulele Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUkulele Lessons & Learn3D Ukulele Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings262 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 64 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2021 Inc LTDDENYS BELIAEV

Customer experience

Ukulele Lessons & Learn

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

3D Ukulele Notes

All ratings50 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Ukulele Lessons & Learn

Subscriptions4
  • Full Content Pack Subscription$3.991 Month
  • American Content Pack Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Irish Content Pack Subscription$3.991 Month
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  • Complete Content Pack Subscription$8.991 Month
One-time4
  • Full Content Pack Purchase$13.99
  • Irish Content Pack One Off$13.99
  • American Content Pack One Off$13.99
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  • Complete Content Pack One Off$32.99
None

3D Ukulele Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ukulele Lessons & Learn free?
Ukulele Lessons & Learn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 3D Ukulele Notes free?
3D Ukulele Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ukulele Lessons & Learn or 3D Ukulele Notes?
3D Ukulele Notes is rated higher. Ukulele Lessons & Learn averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while 3D Ukulele Notes averages 4.0 from 62 ratings.
Do Ukulele Lessons & Learn or 3D Ukulele Notes have ads?
3D Ukulele Notes shows ads; Ukulele Lessons & Learn does not.
Which is updated more often, Ukulele Lessons & Learn or 3D Ukulele Notes?
Ukulele Lessons & Learn ships an update every 2 months, and 3D Ukulele Notes every 64 months. Most recently, Ukulele Lessons & Learn was updated on October 24, 2026 and 3D Ukulele Notes on October 24, 2026.

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