DroneTones
The Soul Animal of your Scales
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A steady, warm cello drone to help you play in tune. Pick a note, press play, and tune your ear to a rock-solid reference pitch — for any instrument or voice.
Practicing with a drone is the fastest way to fix intonation. Instead of chasing a needle on a tuner, you train your ear against a continuous reference tone and learn what "in tune" actually feels like. Scales, long tones, improv, warm-ups — a drone makes all of it sharper.
DroneTones gives you a rich, natural cello timbre across all 12 chromatic notes, so the drone sits comfortably under whatever you play or sing.
WHO IT'S FOR
• Strings — violin, viola, cello, bass intonation
• Voice & choir — match pitch and hold a tonal center
• Brass & woodwinds — tune long tones to a reference
• Any musician working on playing in tune
FEATURES
• Warm, natural cello drone tones
• All 12 chromatic notes
• Clean, distraction-free interface
• Completely free — no time limits, no lock-outs
• Optional tip jar if it helps your practice
No ads. No subscription. Just a clean reference pitch whenever you need one.
Thanks to thoughtful user feedback, DroneTones now includes an optional “Keep screen awake” setting for practice sessions. Turn it on from the practice garden to prevent your screen from dimming while you’re playing with a drone.
Thank you to everyone who writes in with wishes, ideas, and practice needs. Those notes directly shape the app.
The developer, Thanh Nguyen, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Thanh Nguyen
- Size
- 259.3 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Standing Ovation $9.99
- Crescendo $4.99
- Grace Note $1.99
- Copyright
- ©2026 by NguyenInDoubt