FingerLinga
Trumpet finger drill
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
No mic. No trumpet needed. A two-hand fingering trainer with ms-accurate judgment, 13 patterns x 12 keys x 4 levels, plus 4-beat latency calibration. Fully offline, free.
FingerLinga is a fingering trainer for brass players. No microphone. No trumpet. Just your fingers and the screen.
Three on-screen valves let you practice anywhere - on the train, in bed, or any place you cannot pull out your horn. Notes flow across a staff and your taps are scored with millisecond accuracy, so you can finally see which transitions are slowing you down.
KEY FEATURES
[Train both hands]
Switch the dominant-hand mode in settings, and after each session you can also challenge yourself with the other hand. Training your non-dominant hand also makes your dominant hand smoother. Working the left hand at the same time helps the right hand move more freely too.
[No mic, no instrument]
Judgment is by touch, not by sound. Practice silently anywhere.
[Millisecond-accurate tap judgment]
Taps are sampled at 5 ms intervals with three-sample stability filtering, absorbing finger jitter while still measuring true reaction time.
[13 patterns x 12 keys]
Major, Natural / Harmonic / Melodic minor, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian, Chromatic, Broken thirds, Arpeggios, Dominant 7th. All 12 keys with alternating up/down passes.
[4 difficulty tiers]
Beginner (BPM 40-79) / Intermediate (80-119) / Advanced (120-159) / ONI (160-210). Judgment windows tighten with each tier.
[4-beat latency calibration]
A 4-beat tap calibration compensates for device and Bluetooth earphone latency, giving free-app precision rivaling pro tools.
[Trumpet type switching]
B-flat / C / E-flat soprano trumpet. Display, transposition, and key signatures stay in sync. Great for transposition reading drills.
[A = 442 Hz default]
Wind ensemble standard 442 Hz as default. Slider for any reference tuning you prefer.
[Fingering Report]
Aggregates transition timing (for example, 1+2 to 2+3) and graphs your weakest finger movements. A unique feature from a control engineer who happens to be an amateur trumpet player.
[MIDI import + bundled melodies]
Drop in any .mid file as your practice tune. Ode to Joy, Twinkle Twinkle, and Mary Had a Little Lamb are bundled.
[Long tone practice]
Half-note long tones in C, F, and B-flat. The sound plays, but it is the silent finger discipline that builds embouchure habits.
[Visual metronome + tutorial]
A treble-clef flash visual metronome keeps the beat. The first-launch tutorial can be replayed any time from Settings.
[3 languages + light theme]
Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese. Light and dark mode.
GREAT FOR
- Beginners drilling fingerings and chromatic scale practice
- People who have never played trumpet, and seniors keeping their fingers limber
- Visualizing which finger transitions slow you down, for efficient practice
- Finger warmups on the go, or before practicing on cold days
- Training the left hand alongside the right for smoother right-hand movement
WHO IT IS FOR
- Wind band students wanting to drill on the way to school
- Pre-warmup before opening the horn case
- Quiet practice at home or in a hotel
- Older players or seniors training their non-dominant hand for brain workout
- Anyone struggling with transposition reading
- Anyone curious about picking up a brass instrument
PRIVACY
No network requests. No microphone. No accounts. All practice data lives only on your device.
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Information
- Provider
- Daisaku Seto
- Size
- 37.9 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.4 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.4 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Daisaku Seto