StringMaster Pro vs XenoVerb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StringMaster Pro
This advanced music app helps musicians of all levels learn and master fretted instruments. It offers tools for chords, scales, songwriting, and includes a tuner and fretboard learning system. Supports a wide range of instruments and integrates with wireless Fretlight Guitars.
- Chord building and detection
- Fretboard learning system
- Advanced songwriting tools
- Chromatic tuner and metronome
- Instrument comparison
- MIDI output
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Introducing StringMaster Pro – the pinnacle of advanced music applications for iPad and Mac, tailored for musicians ranging from relative beginners to seasoned guitarists & other fretted instrument musicians. The StringMaster family has five versions catering to diverse needs with StringMaster Pro seamlessly integrating all features, making it the ultimate companion for any fretted instrument including wireless Fretlight Guitars. Unlock a world of possibilities with support for chords, chord tones, scales, and songwriting, backed by a chromatic tuner, fretboard learning, instrument comparison, and more. The StringMaster family boasts over 150,000 users and having held the #1 Music App position in 34 countries. StringMaster Pro supports an array of instruments, from acoustic and electric guitars to bass guitars, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, pianos, and even balalaikas. Dive into a rich sound library with distortion, reverb, or piano options for any instrument. Whether you're a guitarist, bassist, or multi-instrumentalist, StringMaster Pro has you covered. Key features include chord building and detection, a comprehensive fretboard learning system, advanced songwriting tools, and flexible alternate tuning and capo support for any instrument in any orientation. StringMaster 4 introduces piano keyboard support, allowing seamless mapping of guitar chords to the piano keyboard. Explore the robust capabilities of StringMaster Pro: * Play and discover chords and fingering with natural tones. * Display and play scales, including scale runs up the fretboard. * Visualize chord notes, suggested fingering, and Chord Tones. * Utilize the unique Note Finding capability to learn notes and their relative positions on the fretboard. * Benefit from the integrated Chromatic Tuner and Metronome, playable in the background. * Leverage StringMaster's chord-naming algorithms based on finger positions. * Unleash your creativity with the Song Writer, recommending chord progressions and facilitating songwriting. * Master instruments by comparing chords, patterns, and fingerings across a variety of instruments. * Output MIDI from played notes and play along with MIDI tracks from the built-in library. Experience the next level of musical exploration and education with StringMaster Pro – where versatility meets excellence. Join the global community of musicians who have made StringMaster their go-to app for musical innovation. Download StringMaster Pro now and elevate your musical journey to new heights! Note: Fretlight Ready™ designates that an app can send its data over Bluetooth to a Fretlight® guitar and light its fretboard. To learn more about Fretlight guitars go to www.fretlight.com This Application is developed and maintained by Great Apptitude, an independent app developer for use with the Fretlight Guitar. Optek Music Systems, the owner of the Fretlight Guitar brand, accepts no responsibility for the development, maintenance or support for this Application.
XenoVerb
Explore a wide range of classic and creative reverb effects with a clean interface. Offers 13 distinct algorithms, from realistic room and hall sounds to unique shimmer and formant-based textures. Ideal for adding depth and character to any audio source.
- 13 distinct reverb algorithms
- Classic and creative soundscapes
- Clean and simple interface
- AUv3 plugin support
- Versatile for various audio sources
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XenoVerb is a versatile reverb processor featuring both classic and creative reverb algorithms delivering a wide range of reverbs with a clean and simple interface. MULTIPLE ALGORITHMS - ROOM: A flexible room algorithm useful to create classic environments ranging from small studios to large dancing clubs. - ROOM B: A smoother revision of the ROOM algorithm. - HALL: A classic yet versatile hall reverb ranging from small concert venues to huge canyons. The smooth reflections and soft building tail are beautiful on pianos, drums and vocals. - LARGE HALL: A bright large hall inspired by late ‘80s Japanese studio reverbs. The smooth tail works like a charm on drums, vocals and synthesizers. - PLATE 1: A simplified version of a classic plate algorithm found in late ‘70s hardware processors. - PLATE 2: An extended version of a classic plate algorithm found in late ‘70s hardware processors. Very smooth, great on vocals, drums and pads. - PLATE XL: A huge and dense plate algorithm with a pitch shifting vibrato as modulator. Perfect for ambient synths, pads, guitars and vocals. - SPRINGY: A fully algorithmic spring tank reverberator. Dirty, ringing and metallic, great on guitars and to add sparkle to synth and percussions. - GLASS (FDN): A modern highly diffusive and transparent reverb. This versatile algorithm can be used on any source material and can range from small ambiences to outer world spaces. - FLOW: A lush, smooth, hugely diffusive creative reverb based on the ‘90s hardware processors, where a lot of allpass blocks were used to create dense late reverberation. The result is a lush, soft building reverb, great for pads, guitars, voices and creative sound design. - SHIMMER: A smooth reverb with a dual pitch shifter in a feedback loop creates an evolving harmonizing soundscape. That’s a classic effect pioneered by Eno, Lanois and U2’s The Edge. - BODE: A weird sound design oriented algorithm made by placing a frequency shifter in the reverb feedback loop. Useful to create metallic resonances and drones. - FORMANT: A creative reverb algorithm featuring a formant filter before the reverb tank.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XenoVerb at 5.0 against StringMaster Pro's 4.5. StringMaster Pro's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, 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
StringMaster Pro costs $14.99 and XenoVerb $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
XenoVerb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StringMaster Pro has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | StringMaster Pro | XenoVerb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Great Apptitude Pty Ltd | Audiority Srl |
Customer experience
StringMaster Pro
XenoVerb
In-app purchases
StringMaster Pro
No in-app purchases
XenoVerb
No in-app purchases
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