Reviews of Violin Lessons by tonestro

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List of user reviews and ratings for Violin Lessons by tonestro

Total ratings

4.22 (Rating count: 14,465)

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Review summary

The app is praised for being beginner-friendly and offering motivating, practical lessons with solid educational value. However, users repeatedly cite friction with pricing (hidden costs, misrepresented freebies, auto-charges) and billing/support problems. Technical issues like inaccurate tuning and microphone hearing bugs also recur, sometimes causing string breaks. Some request more free content or additional songs/scales. Overall, strong learning potential for newcomers is offset by subscription hassles, customer service shortcomings, and tuning reliability concerns.

Pros

Beginner-friendly and easy to start learning violin.
Motivating, practical lessons with helpful tips.
Strong educational value for gradual violin practice.
Fun to learn songs and practice with the violin.
Overall positive entry point for new players.

Cons

Pricing and subscription model is confusing or paywalled, with misrepresented free offers and automatic charges.
Billing and account issues, including charges after trials and poor customer support.
Tuner and microphone problems: inaccurate tuning and risk of string breaks.
Content limitations due to premium requirements or requests for more songs/scales.
Bugs or UX problems that block progress or disrupt usage (UI/payment flows, inability to hear the instrument).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20

All time rating average: 4.22

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28% (65)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-28	Ja*****	helpful
helpful
2026-07-28	Ri*****	I downloaded the app, selected the 7 day trial, then found out later that instantly, on day 1, they charged me the full 1- year subscription rate of $99.98. I was denied refund from Google after explaining what happened.
I downloaded the app, selected the 7 day trial, then found out later that instantly, on day 1, they charged me the full 1- year subscription rate of $99.98. I was denied refund from Google after explaining what happened.
2026-07-27	br*****	so basically I've been playing violin for 2 years and downloaded the app out of curiosity to play more songs and u have to pay.
so basically I've been playing violin for 2 years and downloaded the app out of curiosity to play more songs and u have to pay.
2026-07-26	Ng*****	It's pretty good not as good as a physical tutor
It's pretty good not as good as a physical tutor
2026-07-23	Ai*****	great
great
2026-07-22	mi*****	I was tuning my notes and on the G String It said that needed to go up so i pushed it up and guess what it just snap off I'm voting this app one star and don't use it because now I have to go get my violin repaired. I advised you to not get this app it will destroy your desire playing a violin and will destroy your violin I tried playing some notes like d but it just told me to keep d even though I was playing it psychic playing it and then when I tried a it said correct and now I'm confused
I was tuning my notes and on the G String It said that needed to go up so i pushed it up and guess what it just snap off I'm voting this app one star and don't use it because now I have to go get my violin repaired. I advised you to not get this app it will destroy your desire playing a violin and will destroy your violin I tried playing some notes like d but it just told me to keep d even though I was playing it psychic playing it and then when I tried a it said correct and now I'm confused
2026-07-20	dj*****	awful app absolutely terrible lessons lack of variety and severally overpriced subscription it's not even worth the free download but if you use the free trial make sure you cancel it before it drains your bank account.
awful app absolutely terrible lessons lack of variety and severally overpriced subscription it's not even worth the free download but if you use the free trial make sure you cancel it before it drains your bank account.
2026-07-18	Ad*****	It helped me learn more better than what I had learnt before.
It helped me learn more better than what I had learnt before.
2026-07-18	Ma*****	stop doing private lessons try this app it's very good
stop doing private lessons try this app it's very good
2026-07-16	Ba*****	عالی
عالی