# Banjo Tuner — user reviews > 92 indexed App Store user reviews of Banjo Tuner by Alvin Yu, rated 4.40/5 from 386 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/banjo-tuner/id341018597/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/banjo-tuner/id341018597.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 271 · 4★ 57 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 31 ## What do users think of Banjo Tuner? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Simple and easy to use interface - 🎵 Plays correct tuning notes accurately - 💰 Free app with no cost - ⚡ Quick and lightweight download - 🎧 Blind-friendly and accessible with VoiceOver - 🎯 Does exactly what it claims to do - 📱 Portable tuning solution on mobile device **Cons** - 🐛 App frequently doesn't work or produce sound - ⏱️ Notes cut off too quickly to adjust tuning - 📢 Excessive ads cluttering the interface - 🎚️ Only supports standard tuning, no alternatives - 👂 Requires good ear training to use effectively - ❌ Does not listen to instrument or detect pitch - 🔊 Audio quality is poor and tinny - ⚠️ Unreliable and inconsistent performance - 🎹 Not a true tuner, just a reference note player **Commonly reported bugs** - No sound output despite app being enabled - Buttons do not respond when pressed - Audio cuts off mid-note - Multiple notes playing simultaneously - Pitch notes are flat or inaccurate - App depends on ringer volume instead of app volume - Sporadic functionality - works sometimes, not others - Scam pop-ups offering iPad giveaways **Most requested features** - Add microphone input to detect instrument pitch - Support for alternate tunings (tenor, Irish tenor, etc.) - Continuous note playback instead of single play - Visual feedback for tuning accuracy - Ability to customize tunings per string - Better audio quality and longer note sustain - Remove or reduce advertisements - Auto-repeat note functionality - Compatibility with different string instruments ## Newest reviews (12 of 92) ### 4/5 — Alan *2026-07-09* Found it easy to follow would recommend it ### 2/5 — Banjo tuner app *2024-01-20* It doesn’t even work half the time and is very hard to know what you are supposed to do ### 4/5 — Ok *2020-01-25* Ok for people who have good hearing, but not good for use in noisy environment. Lacks a visual. ### 1/5 — Garbage *2017-06-23* Don't waste your time down loading. There's no microphone use within the app to read your tuning. ### 2/5 — Its ok *2017-06-12* It's ok, I don't have great hearing. It was difficult for me to here each tone! ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2016-11-10* Garbage ### 1/5 — Bad *2016-09-14* Sound cuts off ### 1/5 — Don't download *2016-08-06* Pitch is off and the note stops playing before you can adjust your knob. ### 1/5 — Does what it says, but why does it exist? *2016-04-24, version 1.5* As stated, it plays the 5 notes, which sound like they were recorded with an original iPhone. There is a photo of a banjo in the background, so it's kinda banjoish. However, this useless piece of cr-app appears to only exist to run ads. ### 1/5 — Not a tuner *2016-01-21, version 1.5* This app does not work as a tuner, it only plays the notes of each string on tap, so you can only tune if you have three hands and an ear for notes. ### 2/5 — Garbage - even for being free *2015-11-20* The notes sustain for about half a second and you have to keep pressing a button to ring the note again; there's no time to get back to the banjo to adjust in time. Also, there's more than one note being played at a time. Second star is for aesthetic appeal - simple design is nice but functionality executed horribly. ### 1/5 — Beware *2015-08-10* Downloaded this free app and was scammed through a chance to win an iPad. Do not respond to any messages! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Rarely works but does have ads! *2025-10-04* It worked the first few times but you have to tune by ear. Last few months it just doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — No sounds *2025-07-08* Made no sounds when a string was selected. Useless unless I’m missing something… ### 1/5 — Worthless *2025-04-28* Does not do any tunings other than G. Even that feature was not good. Ads in the way. Skip this garbage. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-11-06* On my iPhone, this is a picture of a banjo with the standard tuning open string notes beneath it. Pressing the open string notes does nothing. It seems like it primarily exists to serve up ads across the bottom and on the info screen. If those buttons actually worked, I still wouldn’t call this a tuner - it would be a tuning reference, much like the recorded reference notes that start off a lot of banjo tutorials. ### 1/5 — 👎 *2023-06-17* only plays pitch ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2023-01-23* No audio in or out. Totally pointless. ### 1/5 — Boo *2021-10-11* No mic no tune track all notes are flat fix these problems immediately ### 1/5 — Hot garbage *2021-08-27* Useless ### 1/5 — Rubbish for beginners *2019-05-11* The app plays a sound you have to match. Hard to match the sound for beginners. Does not listen to the banjo. Rubbish. ### 1/5 — The notes dont ring long enough *2017-08-04* Shame ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Review *2021-11-02* All I need is a tuner that works… this works for me… it plays the pitch… it may not work for those who can not keep the pitch in mind as your string is played… but years of accapelo singing allows me to keep pitches in mind… it may not work as well for others but to me it’s all I need. ### 5/5 — De *2021-10-04, version 1.8.0* Génial ### 5/5 — Very Helpfull *2019-03-02* Easy to use. ### 5/5 — Banjo tuner *2018-10-30* Easy to use. Tone is right on. ### 5/5 — Tuner *2016-11-25, version 1.6* I downloaded and it worked Pleased ### 5/5 — Perfect *2016-08-14* Great little app that is small and functional. Basic is best and this little application is all you need whether you are a beginner or advanced. Well done... ### 5/5 — Just a farmer *2016-06-06, version 1.5* Use it everyday! ### 5/5 — Simple & effective *2015-12-07, version 1.5* Love it and use it constantly. I need the note to cut off so I can tune properly so no complaints on the duration of the note played ### 5/5 — Amazing!! *2015-05-29, version 1.4* Banjo tuner is incredible and so simple. Just click and tune. Couldn't be better and always gets my banjo (Sara) back on track. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Simple and easy to use *2014-12-30* Provides you with the notes, but does not "listen" to your instrument and tell you if you're sharp or flat. This was fine for my needs. Easy to use and nice design. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*