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- v3.5.6iOS
• FIXED: Gestures were misfiring in iOS/iPadOS 17.x.
- v3.5.5iOS
• IMPROVED: Numerous user interface refinements. • IMPROVED: Added Spanish Phrygian scale (8-note version) • IMPROVED: Expanded discussion of bebop scales.
- v3.5.4iOS
• NEW: Added Japanese "In" and "Yo" scales & descriptions. • IMPROVED: Expanded descriptions of several pentatonic scales, highlighting more interrelations. • IMPROVED: Added several alternate names for scales. • FIXED: Several typos.
- v3.5.3iOS
• NEW: COMMON SCALES category added at top of quick-access menu, making it easy to pull up the most popular scales. • NEW: Expanded discussions of PALINDROMIC SCALES. Added filtering option for them in the scales library. • NEW: Expanded discussions of SYMMETRICAL SCALES. Added filtering option for them in the scales library. • NEW: SCALE COVERAGE now includes writeups for Major Flat 6 Pentatonic & its modes, plus Messiaen Mode 3, Tcherepnin & others. • IMPROVED: Reorganized the SCALES QUICK-ACCESS menu, demoting some of the less important categories.
- v3.5.2iOS
• NEW: Progress Arrows during Circle Rotation Gesture make for a clearer, user-friendly experience. • IMPROVED: Top 10 / 20 / 30 badges** added to scale lists, indicating the most commonly encountered scales. • FIXED: Bug prevented making certain scale changes while playing scale. • FIXED: Corrected scale links links in Augmented Scale discussion.
- v3.5.1iOS
• IMPROVED: Expanded the "About" pages for greater clarity & content. • IMPROVED: Added discussion of the Double Harmonic Major scale. • FIXED: A few typos.
- v3.5iOS
• NEW: Drag any note on the Note Line to sharpen/flatten it in a scale • NEW: Rotate all notes on the Circle of Fifths by dragging any of them. This changes the mode of the scale without changing the key. (Rotating G major gives G Mixolydian, G Dorian, etc.) • NEW: Keyboard Shortcuts for common actions and settings. • NEW: Menu Bar offers "Actions" & "Options" & "Navigation" menus (on iPad & Mac) • NEW: Alternate names for Scales are shown in the Scales screen and in search results (for scales with multiple names). • NEW: Intuitive Animations whenever notes are added/removed from a scale. • IMPROVED: List of Actions is now placed in a popover, available by tapping the new [I] button. • IMPROVED: Spiffy new Darker/Brighter indicator around the circle of fifths. :) • IMPROVED: Better Animations when notes are respelled. • IMPROVED: App UI & Icon updated for iOS 26 "Liquid Glass" • IMPROVED: Better switching between portrait & landscape orientation (iPad) • FIXED: Squashed several bugs.
- v3.0.3iOS
• NEW: Optional "narration" when you transform a scale: ScaleMate describes its actions (transpositions, changes of mode, add/remove notes…) on the screen. Particularly useful for undo and redo commands. • NEW: Help buttons next to the complex settings. Tap one to explain what the setting does. • IMPROVED: Reduced memory footprint of the app. • IMPROVED: Adjusted layout for smaller devices. • FIXED: Squashed several bugs.
- v3.0.2iOS
• NEW: Additional scale filtering options - Top 10 & Top 20 scales - Scales containing a given note (such as minor 3rd or perfect 4th) • NEW: Launch Screen • FIXED: Squashed several bugs. - v3.0.1iOS
• NEW: New App Icon • NEW: New Scale filtering options: • specify more / less common scales. • specify rootless or conventional scales. • IMPROVED: Message sending handles more cases, reports on success. • IMPROVED: Version History available from the About tab. • FIXED: Reference information for Major Blues Scale was inaccessible. • FIXED: Important fixes to animations of scale manipulations. • FIXED: Several minor bugs. - v3.0iOS
• NEW: App UI now features Tabbed Navigation. You'll find it easier to get around the app and find things you want. • NEW: Scale Information Reference section gives more direct & flexible access to the dozens of built-in, cross-referenced articles about scales & harmony. • NEW: Filter Scales by a number of criteria to find just what you're looking for. • NEW: Search for scales by name. • NEW: The Scale Reference shows the notes of the scale in any example key you like (properly spelled, in addition to scale degrees). • NEW: Added backward & forward buttons for user to move through history of scale manipulations they have performed. • NEW: Added setting to disable device auto-lock so display can continue indefinitely. • IMPROVED: Preview tempo instantly, while you change playback tempo in Settings. • IMPROVED: IMPROVED: internal efficiency, for reduced battery usage. • IMPROVED: External links are now marked with "↗" to distinguished them from internal links between scales. • IMPROVED: Badge on suggestions tab tells you how many features you have left to explore. • IMPROVED: Miscellaneous additions & refinements to the content of the scale reference content. • IMPROVED: IMPROVED: layout of scale reference section. • FIXED: Removed some possible duplicate indicators on settings page. • … and many more small improvements and fixes.
- v2.1iOS
• NEW: Animations for when note added/removed from scale. Especially useful for teaching. • IMPROVED: Many additions to the scale descriptions & reference. • FIXED: Scale titles were sometimes needlessly truncated.
- v2.0iOS
• NEW: Built-in reference for 40+ of the most important scales—offers definitions & explanations, chord compatibility, scale comparisons, theory, usage tips, more. • NEW: "Tap to Play" mode. Play any note you see on the screen by tapping it. Features: - play multiple notes simultaneously - play while app is playing scales/melodies • NEW: Icons added to all options in Settings and Help screens • NEW: App announces new version & new features when updated. - Improved: Icon row at bottom now includes C-at-Top / Root-at-Top setting and Tap-to-Play toggle. - Improved: Custom-implemented the tap & press gestures to make them more responsive. - Improved: Option now available to hide the on-screen list of available actions. - Improved: Help screen now indicates which introduction pages you've seen. - Fixed: Audio interruptions such as phone calls could cause crashes.
- v1.0.4iOS
• NEW: Added "hide scale name" setting. When set, scale name is not automatically displayed. In its place is a button that can be pressed to reveal the name. Useful for students quizzing themselves and for teachers presenting to classes. • NEW: In "Show screen touches" mode, an icon now appears (lower left) to let you toggle "pointing only." This lets you use your finger as a pointer without any unwanted effects. Useful for teachers. • Improved: For Diminished 7 Chord (4-note "scale"), added automatic diminished coloring and dim7 spelling. • Fixed: app did not launch into presentation mode when it should have.
- v1.0.3iOS
• New: Audio output now transposable to match Bb & Eb instruments (sax, trumpet…) • Fixed: Updated note-spelling rules so that tritone is now considered b5 instead of #11 for certain dark, non-minor scales (e.g. altered dominant) • Improved: UI of menus modified a bit for clarity
- v1.0.2iOS
• New: Lightbulb icon offers suggestions of features you haven't tried. • Improved: Diminished coloring now has "auto" setting (in addition to "always" and "never") so that coloring applies only to diminished scales. • Improved: All user settings are now persistent between sessions. • Improved: Minor layout improvements.
- v1.0.1iOS
Layout improvements for certain device sizes and orientations.