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TONALY: Songs, Scales & Theory

Christian Hengst Daniels · Music · United States store
NOT IN TOP 100 HERE
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$7.3K
Likely $2.4K to $21.9K
▼ 42.5% in 16 days
New ratings
+7
in 3 days, 10.2K in total
Rating
4.8 of 5
6.4K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
2
was 3 on Oct 19, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 26, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$87.4K
No Google Play version found
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
223.3K to 638.1K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • Italy #91 Music$6.5K · 90%
  • Portugal #85 Music$739 · 10%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (96 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
6.4K
AVG RATING
4.77
PRICE
Free
AGE
8.9y
LAST UPDATE
12d ago
VERSION
3.8.5
SIZE
61 MB
AGE RATING
4+

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart and daily ratings counts.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
21 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
2 (was 0)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 3 DAYS
+7
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · APP STORE EST
Show daily values
Sep 27, 2026not in a grossing chart
Sep 28, 2026not in a grossing chart
Sep 29, 2026not in a grossing chart
Sep 30, 2026$269.8K a month
Oct 1, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 2, 2026$48.4K a month
Oct 3, 2026$14.7K a month
Oct 4, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 5, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 6, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 7, 2026$15.9K a month
Oct 8, 2026$32.8K a month
Oct 9, 2026$37.8K a month
Oct 10, 2026$12.7K a month
Oct 11, 2026$693 a month
Oct 12, 2026$20.5K a month
Oct 13, 2026$6.7K a month
Oct 14, 2026$20.1K a month
Oct 15, 2026$12.1K a month
Oct 16, 2026$13.3K a month
Oct 17, 2026$11.9K a month
Oct 18, 2026$891 a month
Oct 19, 2026$17.1K a month
Oct 20, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 21, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 23, 2026$8.1K a month
Oct 24, 2026$7.3K a month
Oct 25, 2026$7.3K a month
Oct 26, 2026$7.3K a month
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 27, 2026: not ranked. Now: #85 Music · PT.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
Show daily values
Oct 23, 202610.2K ratings
Oct 24, 202610.2K ratings
Oct 25, 202610.2K ratings
Oct 26, 202610.2K ratings
10.2K on Oct 23, 2026, 10.2K on Oct 26, 2026. New ratings track new downloads, even outside the charts.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
9 purchases listed
  • Annual$29.99
  • 80+ Scales$3.99
  • Weekly$2.99
  • PDF lead sheet export$5.99
  • Annual$39.99
  • Lifetime$79.99
  • Supporter$19.99
  • Supporter$29.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.9 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average4.1 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share15%
From the latest 411 written reviews, covering 3231 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
3 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases21 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
6.4K ratings
5★87%
4★8%
3★2%
2★1%
1★2%

What users want

From the latest 411 reviews on the United States App Store, Dec 21, 2017 to Oct 16, 2026: 15% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription27%

16 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ this isn't what I paid for, also subscription?
★★★★★ Subscriptions promises were not true
★★★★★ But zero chance I would pay a subscription for it.
Limits, credits, locked features10%

6 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I paid for the extra scales, the next day I opened the app and they are locked again..👎
★★★★★ Limited chord extension choices
★★★★★ However after renaming a song I had been working on, the app hard locked where it just turned to a dark grey screen.
Wrong or poor results8%

5 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ When I write a song, I don't strum one chord once per measure, so this midi info is useless.
★★★★★ Theory is about describing and articulating these things, not right and wrong.
★★★★★ This is basically a useless feature to me if I cannot play along to the chords.
Lost data, sync, backup7%

4 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ For the last few weeks the individual notes portion is way off - doesn't match the chords in the wheel or real life - i deleted the app and reinstalled - no change
★★★★★ Ive gone through numerous steps and I still can't figure out how to unsubscribe.
★★★★★ It's a scam and you will lose your $10 if you buy it.
Bugs, things not working5%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ chord extensions with guitar option enabled have buggy playback.
★★★★★ Been loving this app. However after renaming a song I had been working on, the app hard locked where it just turned to a dark grey screen. Cool, apps crash. Close app and reopen it. Shows TONALY logo then goes…
★★★★★ Really need to work out the bugs.
Slow, laggy, battery5%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The interface is very slow and difficult to work with.
★★★★★ The app runs very slow, and the navigation is not simple.
★★★★★ There must be some technical issue, for some reason it ran down my battery with 5 hours of background activity.
Worse after an update5%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ UPDATE 5/5/21: A closer look into their data policies reveals that they provide our personal data to at least 3 other companies, each with their OWN privacy policies.
★★★★★ ...Das neue Update „Tonaly“ hat mir die ganze App zerschossen...jetzt kann ich das Programm leider gar nicht mehr nutzen...mein IPhone ist aktuell...schade
★★★★★ Habe sie deinstalliert - das wofür ich sie kaufte wurde weg ge Update et.
Missing features5%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ This wouldn't be a problem if many common fascinating and wonderful chord varieties weren't just missing.
★★★★★ Again- PLEASE tell me if I'm just missing something.
★★★★★ It seems, unless I am mistaken, that you can't have more than 2 chords to the bar for a song — I was using this as a novel way to create song charts and then the second I needed to have more than 2 chords to the bar,…
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • If I could suggest a couple of updates for a future release, it would be amazing to see support for more complex voicings: 4★, Jun 18, 2026
  • However, I wish I could have arpeggio textures on the sound, or something to make it only strum once per time interval. 4★, Aug 17, 2025
  • in future updates I would love to see the notes in the guitar scales light up as the scale is played with notes from a guitar rather than a piano. 4★, Mar 13, 2025
  • I wish I had this years ago! 5★, Aug 8, 2024
  • One request- when looking at scales on splitscreen on the iPad, please make it possible to scroll the guitar neck so that we can see the lower parts of it. 5★, Jun 4, 2024
  • It would be nice to have some drumming features, like very basic 4/4 or 3/4 background drumming, and maybe the ability to have a simple bass sound follow the chords. 5★, Mar 27, 2024
  • I wish there was something similar for melody writing, yt so far all the AI melody apps I tried have not impressed me, and maybe that's a good thing. 5★, Mar 27, 2024
  • They need to add a color scheme or dividers on the guitar scales cause I can't tell when they start and stop. 3★, Mar 18, 2024
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
wrong chords3
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Useful, it helps17%

53 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Especially useful for beginner songwriters who may be doing it by trial and error.
★★★★★ Very helpful in practicing scales.
★★★★★ I don't know how easy this app may be for a beginner, but for someone like me, with some basic knowledge (but poor memory) this app is incredibly useful.
Easy to use12%

38 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The current feature set is fantastic, making it incredibly intuitive to map out progressions and build out track ideas.
★★★★★ I don't know how easy this app may be for a beginner, but for someone like me, with some basic knowledge (but poor memory) this app is incredibly useful.
★★★★★ I love it, I'm not a pro just a dad of two kids who loves playing electric guitar with a looper and drums , I always struggled to search for proper scales and save pictures and learn but this app makes everything so…
Looks great8%

24 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The polished design, the intuitiveness of it all.
★★★★★ The level of detail and depth presented in such a visually beautiful and intuitive interface makes this app worth every penny.
★★★★★ Despite all of that I do believe this app is brilliant with its features on not only being able to exercise your knowledge in music theory by creating beautiful chord progressions, but also teach music theory to…
Fun, addictive5%

17 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The app is very promising and fun to use, it feels some areas are incomplete… so close but missing something.
★★★★★ It's useful and fun, It's a musical secret weapon.
★★★★★ I really enjoy this app it is very intuitive its a one of a kind app I love that it gives you everything you need to be creative in the lab (STUDIO) I write everything from Gospel to jazz to Prog Rock this little…
Great support5%

15 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ If I could suggest a couple of updates for a future release, it would be amazing to see support for more complex voicings:
★★★★★ Also, the support videos on YouTube are awesome as well.
★★★★★ Hey, schöne App. Ich habe das iPad in mein Gitarren-Rig integriert und würde Tonaly gern mit AUM nutzen. Bitte InterAppAudio Supporten, damit man den Output in den Mixer bekommt. Außerdem wäre es gut wenn das Tempo…

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Oct 16, 2026
scam?

It won’t let me pick guitar diagram no more! this isn’t what I paid for, also subscription? the dev sure wants to end like adobe, let’s see how far that gets you

★★★★★Oct 4, 2026
Key changes for different sections?

Hmm i was mainly looking for an app that can experiment key changes and transitions but it can't change the root key in the song in different sections....feels like thats a very common thing for song writing. It can borrow chords but it's hard to organize sections if its completely shift to a different key

★★★★★Sep 30, 2026
Es fehlt was!

Die App würde von mir mindestens vier Sterne beckommen wenn bei den Songgriffen der Songtext mit Einsätzen dabeistehen würde! Aber so, verliert man schnell die Lust.

★★★★★Sep 21, 2026
Bait and switch

Subscriptions promises were not true

★★★★★Sep 15, 2026
Why is this a subscription?

Would love to try it and buy it. But zero chance I would pay a subscription for it.

★★★★★Aug 26, 2026
Warning

This apps retrieves your public IP via api.ipify.org whoa. This is a trojan horse in your computer. Shame on you developer.

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Growth research

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Meta Ad Library ↗Active Facebook and Instagram adsTikTok Creative Center ↗Top performing TikTok adsTikTok creators ↗Organic videos mentioning the appInstagram ↗Reels and posts under its hashtagYouTube ↗Reviews, tutorials and ShortsDeveloper site ↗Landing page and pricing

ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title.

scales7tonaly5music theory5circle fifths5music4write songs3master scales3left hand3hand mode3theory3circle3fifths3songs3chords3built2write2master2interactive2musician2see2connect2keys2export2midi2

What's new in 3.8.5

I fixed an issue where the app was incorrectly resized when returning to it on iPad. I also corrected the part labels that showed wrong names in the PDF export. The app is updated regularly. Suggestions? Reach out to: support@tonaly.app

Released Dec 17, 2017. Current version shipped Oct 14, 2026.

Store description

Songwriting, scales & music theory — built around the circle of fifths. Tonaly helps you write songs, master scales, and finally make sense of music theory. Visual, interactive, and built for guitarists, pianists, producers, and every musician in between. ** #1 Music App in over 20 countries ** ** Loved by 250.000+ musicians ** WRITE SONGS THAT WORK Pick chords from the circle of fifths and combine them into songs that sound great. See how chords connect, change keys instantly, and export your ideas as MIDI to Ableton, Logic, or GarageBand. LEARN SCALES VISUALLY Master scales on guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, violin, viola, or cello — with left-hand mode. From major and minor to Dorian, Mixolydian, and 80+ additional scales. UNDERSTAND MUSIC THEORY See how keys, chords, and scales connect — instead of memorizing rules. Roman numerals, Nashville numbers, intervals, and chord structures, all explained visually. FOR EVERY MUSICIAN Whether you're starting out, finishing your first song, or teaching students — Tonaly adapts to your level and instrument. KEY FEATURES - Interactive circle of fifths - 80+ scales and modes - 7 instruments with multiple tunings - MIDI and PDF leadsheet export - Song templates (Pop, Jazz, Blues & more) - Time signatures: 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, 7/8, 5/8 - Transposed playback for Bb and Eb instruments - Color themes including a color blind theme - German note names (H/B) - iCloud sync - Left-hand mode START FREE Tonaly offers a free trial – cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: https://tonaly.app/privacy/app Terms of Service: https://tonaly.app/legal/terms-of-service

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