StringKing - String Gauge Calculator

[ItWillDo]

Google Play
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Hey all,

A while back I released an alpha version of an Android app to calculate string tension based on your criteria (string type, scale, note, etc..). My ambition is to make it as intuitive as possible, and in time abstract the "science" behind it away as much as possible and use intuitive indicators such as colors to indicate to the (average) user whether a string set will fit his preference or not.

Currently I'm still in the process of gathering user feedback and adding new features, and currently the following is already offered:

• Defining custom linear/multi- scale
• Support for 6-8 string guitars (electric guitar only for now, other instruments will follow)
• Full D'Addario electric guitar catalog (not just the ones from the string tension pdf from a few years back, but the whole catalog available on the web)
• Kalium electric guitar string sets (8 most popular sets for 6-8 string, and complete catalog of their singles)
• Tension preference selector (Balanced vs Progressive). In the future I hope to add the possibility to define a custom preference based on a preset.
• Creation of compound string sets (mixing different brands in a string set)

Aside from that, the following features are also still planned to be added before I make the first V1.0 production release:

• Support for more brands (GHS, Stringjoy, etc...)
• Support for (eletric) bass & acoustic guitar
• Supporting >8 string guitars
• Creation & saving custom presets (currently you can have 1 custom preset which is overridden once you select a default one)

The latter will mostly be driven by the feature request from the userbase so I expect it to change a lot more in the future.

An iOS version will also follow once the Android app V1.0 has been released.

Feel free to ask any questions you might have or use the Contact-option inside of the app to get in touch.

 

[ItWillDo]

So after a very, very long break I decided to actually update the app and functionality a bit so it got a complete architectural overhaul and cross-platform support. It's currently in a BETA state and allows for the creation of custom presets with D'Addario (DADD) & Kalium (KAL) sets. Please feel free to give it a shot and provide some feedback if you like (or don't!) and would like some additional functionality or context.

Android:

String King [BETA] - Apps on Google Play

Find your perfect guitar string set!

play.google.com

iOS (iPadOS & macOS support for M-chips):

‎StringKing‎

‎Let StringKing help you find your perfect ideal string set for your favorite guitar, using parameters such as: - (Multi)scale length - Tuning - String count StringKing will display the resulting tensions, and accompanying colors to visually indicate how balanced your composed string set is.

apps.apple.com

In its current state it's definitely good enough to keep track of all the basics, and should the engagement/analytics meet the right quota then I'll definitely look into introducing more features in the near future.

 

[Chri]

Just downloaded, and this is awesome! Thank you for putting this together and posting.

As an FYI, there is a paid app that tracks how often you change strings (I guess?) for iOS that populates first when searching StringKing in the store. The logo is obviously different, but maybe there is some way you could better differentiate yours? I have no clue if that's easy to do, or possible, but just thought it was worth bringing up.

Also, big ups for having the Ormsby multiscale in there as a preset!

 

[jwade]

So after a very, very long break I decided to actually update the app and functionality a bit so it got a complete architectural overhaul and cross-platform support. It's currently in a BETA state and allows for the creation of custom presets with D'Addario (DADD) & Kalium (KAL) sets. Please feel free to give it a shot and provide some feedback if you like (or don't!) and would like some additional functionality or context.

Android:

String King [BETA] - Apps on Google Play

Find your perfect guitar string set!

play.google.com

iOS (iPadOS & macOS support for M-chips):

‎StringKing‎

‎Let StringKing help you find your perfect ideal string set for your favorite guitar, using parameters such as: - (Multi)scale length - Tuning - String count StringKing will display the resulting tensions, and accompanying colors to visually indicate how balanced your composed string set is.

apps.apple.com

In its current state it's definitely good enough to keep track of all the basics, and should the engagement/analytics meet the right quota then I'll definitely look into introducing more features in the near future.

Hey, I'm on a Pixel 6 and if I try to change the scale length, the app fully crashes and shuts down.

 

[ItWillDo]

T

Just downloaded, and this is awesome! Thank you for putting this together and posting.

As an FYI, there is a paid app that tracks how often you change strings (I guess?) for iOS that populates first when searching StringKing in the store. The logo is obviously different, but maybe there is some way you could better differentiate yours? I have no clue if that's easy to do, or possible, but just thought it was worth bringing up.

Also, big ups for having the Ormsby multiscale in there as a preset!

Thanks for the feedback, rebranding is definitely still an option as this was mostly a working name and when I started a few years prior the App Store mentions were still empty.

I'll definitely look into it with time though!

Hey, I'm on a Pixel 6 and if I try to change the scale length, the app fully crashes and shuts down.

Yeah, sorry about this. I'm having some perpetual issues with my Pixel devices as well where sometimes it does fine and other times results in a crash. Will look into it the coming days to try and fix it.

 

[ItWillDo]

Hey, I'm on a Pixel 6 and if I try to change the scale length, the app fully crashes and shuts down.

Hey man, found that an external dependency was causing issues with some of the frameworks on Pixel devices. If you update to version 0.0.4 of the app, this should be resolved right now.